Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Konami
  • Release Date: Oct 19, 2004
  • Also On: PC
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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 29 Ratings

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  • Summary: The action is packed into another exciting series of adventures with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus. Run with the Turtle dudes as they show off their new Ninja abilities against all new opponents. Only the best can turn chaos into control with simultaneous play for up to fourThe action is packed into another exciting series of adventures with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus. Run with the Turtle dudes as they show off their new Ninja abilities against all new opponents. Only the best can turn chaos into control with simultaneous play for up to four players in both cooperative and head-to-head modes. Combination moves allow for over 30 different types of attacks. Distinct characteristics and abilities for each Turtle abound in the game. Voiceovers from the TMNT animated series are also employed. [Konami]… Expand
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 25
  3. Negative: 11 out of 25
  1. Game Chronicles
    70
    Battle Nexus isn't quite as fun as past games or even as fun as the show itself, but it is pretty solid game overall, and is worth picking up for old times sake, or for the new fan.
  2. Game Informer
    60
    There are even a few lame vehicular bonus stages thrown in for good measure, but none of the various stage types offer anything close to depth or originality. [Nov 2004, p.145]
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  3. Worth Playing
    54
    The fairly sloppy control made the parts where I was actually interacting with the game less than ideal.
  4. Game Over Online
    50
    Really, when all is said and done, if there was a way to just play the arcade version of TMNT without having to play through most of Battle Nexus first, then at least it would be worth it in a bargain bin.
  5. Gaming Age
    42
    Game play, while trying to recapture the essence of the old school arcade game, is excruciating, dull, and repetitive.
  6. PSX Nation
    40
    You know Konami has screwed-up royally when a 15 year-old beat’em up wipes the floor with their current batch of Turtles games.
  7. Official U.S. Playstation Magazine
    20
    The original arcade TMNT may reward your perseverance - but it's not worth the pain. And that says a lot. [Nov 2004, p.132]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 2 out of 4
  1. AouadMkh
    Mar 14, 2017
    10
    The negative reviews that this game got from the critics make no sense to me. The PS2 and PC versions of this game were awesome. The levelsThe negative reviews that this game got from the critics make no sense to me. The PS2 and PC versions of this game were awesome. The levels were unique and all playable characters were interesting. Playing this in co-op is even better. The only negative thing that could be said is that the game is relatively easy and probably the easiest TMNT game, but you can add more challenge by trying to get the highest rank in every level. I don't get to finish all the games that I start but this game was so good I finished it at least 4 times. This game was released back in 2004 and for that time it deserves 8-10.… Expand
  2. Shadow1
    Jun 5, 2016
    8
    Standard, but amazing bit am up . Graphics in this game is good for game with such view and in this game can game for Michelangelo, Leonardo,Standard, but amazing bit am up . Graphics in this game is good for game with such view and in this game can game for Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello . This game not much worse than Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Game) (2003), but good too . This is one of the best game about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and I think the best about TMNT is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2014 (Movie) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out of the Shadows (Movie) . TMNT 2 Battle Nexus is amazing bit am up game .… Expand
  4. dggt
    Jan 2, 2020
    2
    Another shame on the title, have little more interactive with game world than previous one, but anyway it's worse. Horrible camera, only 3Another shame on the title, have little more interactive with game world than previous one, but anyway it's worse. Horrible camera, only 3 different hits for each turtle (2 simple 1 heavy attack), no combos, and the best part is you can just go from start to finish without collecting useless gems or killing enemies and complete the level. In some levels game doesn't tell player what to do or how to do something, it's good that i have internet, what if i was played it in 2004?… Expand
  5. javaprof
    Sep 29, 2017
    1
    This games controller and camera is too bad but it has good boss figt and graphics are god for its time.charecter skills like otherThis games controller and camera is too bad but it has good boss figt and graphics are god for its time.charecter skills like other charecters.playing co op is good.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#54 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004