Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Battle Nexus

List Price: $19.99 Discount Price: $14.12

Features:

• 4-player cooperative Story Mode or competitive Battle Nexus Mode.
• Combination moves allow for over 30 different types of attacks.
• Distinct characteristics and abilities for each Turtle in the game.
• Voiceovers from the TMNT animated series.

Accessories:
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Customer Reviews:

Brawlers are not platformers [Posted on 2005-12-17]
I'm actually playing through this series backwards. I bought the 3rd game despite it getting critically panned and I liked it, so I figured I'd give the second game a try too. Unfortunately, this game deserves its horrible reviews.

The thing that seperates this game from the third (and probably the first) is the platforming elements. Like a 3rd-person action game you'll be forced to hop across platforms, activate switches by jumping on them, etc. This part of the game fails miserably. Jumping is a stiff and painful affair, and you'll fall to your death several times in some of the levels. Making matters worse is that once you lose all your life, it's back to the beginning. No mid-level saves here to make things easier. Removing these platforming elements could have made the game a lot more enjoyable.

Really, Konami forgot they were making a brawler here. Horrible jumping sections aside, the levels aren't that populated with bad guys and the attack combos aren't satisfying. The old arcade game (which can be unlocked on this disc) was called a button-masher for a reason. It threw so many enemies at you that you were busy mashing buttons to stay alive. What TMNT 2 ends up being is neither a good adventure game nor a good brawler game. And in the oddest trick of all, it asks all players to share a life bar. I guess this was to encourage cooperation to protect less experienced players, but what it really does is put the burden on that player to not screw things up for everyone.

It's unfortunate the gameplay stinks, because the production values are decent. I like the cel-shaded look, they got the cartoon voice actors to reprise their roles, and use a lot of clips from the series. There's even some "new" animation in here, but its off-model and stiffer than a bad anime program. Whatever. And again, the inclusion of the classic arcade game is a huge bonus.

I really can't recommend TMNT 2, except it might be worth it if you unlock the arcade game, which is buried reasonably far in the main levels. Unless you collect all things Turtles, skip this one and grab the third one, which is a real button-masher and not this sorry excuse for fun.

kids still play the game 6 months later [Posted on 2006-07-10]
My boys 5 & 7 have enjoyed this game. We finally completed it after about 6 months of gameplay. I enjoyed the cooperative nature of the game and the shared lifeline ensures that they work together. This game required them to problem solve to determine which technique would allow them to advance levels. This game was sufficiently entertaining and challenging for small children, the presumable turtle market, and a challenge for novice gaming parents as well.

Review for "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Battle Nexus" [Posted on 2006-11-09]
This was a gift for a good friend, and she loves it!! It is fun for boys and girls!! :)

worth buying fun to play [Posted on 2006-11-20]
This game is good and I like when you hit someone it says somthing becaus you know you hit them and their is know bar showing how much life they have left. I hate thoes bars. The grafics are not as good as the third but you can unlock arcade games whitch is a cool featcher. Best about the game is you can play as splinter, CaseyJones, and April Oniel. Can you belive that April Onieal she can really fight. She is not the damsel in destress like in the movies. If you ar a TMNT fan this is a game for you.

Pretty Cool Game [Posted on 2007-11-30]
It's a pretty fun game! Granted, it isn't the best game I've played, but it is entertaining. I love the way that their voices are just like the TV series and the accuracy of the game to the series.

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