I used to be the biggest TMNT fan back in the early 90's, and one particular found memory about it was standing around with other kids of all ages for hours on end at the local video store as we all played the TMNT Arcade game. That game's only port to a home console was to the Nintendo, but it was not the same game... it's graphics weren't as good, the sound was different, it had extra stages etc, etc... I may have had the game on MAME for some time now, but I always felt this arcade game should have been released to a home console. Well, FINALLY, after so many years, it has finally happened. The Arcade Game is now something that can be unlocked as a bonus game with this installment of TMNT 2; Battle Nexus.

I didn't take a liking to this new version of the Turtles, so I basically just wanted to rush through the game to unlock the Arcade game. Unfortunately to do so, you have to reach level 9-1, and suffer through 100 other stages to get there. You learn to use hard and light weapon usage, dashes, wall jumps and super moves, but to be honest, by the end of the first few levels, I wished they had more moves to do, because I was so bored of the same thing over and over again that I just used a turbo pad to hold the button down and let the turtle swing away at enemies. You make your way through a 3D environment, to a certain point where you can clear the level. For the most part, all you are doing is making your way from the start to finish, you don't even need to touch the enemies. Then a couple of stages you do need to beat up every single enemy on the screen to open a door or advance... quite annoying if you ask me. Then there are a few boss stages, and a couple of almost bonus stage feeling games where you race along on space ships in a Star Wars kind of feel, trying to collect coins and dodge obstacles in the way.

It too me about 3 or 4 hours of the same thing over and over again to finally reach level 9-1, and I managed to get the arcade game open. There is still a couple of other stages I can play in Nexus after that, but to be honest, I don't want to, I did what I wanted to get, and the game was not that great of an experience that it made me wanna continue playing that version some more.

The port of the Arcade game plays just like the Arcade. Like I mentioned before, we stood around that machine for hours all those years ago, but I don't remember the game being so quick to be able to complete. It's probably because you have as many continues as you want here, where as we needed coins back in the day to keep going... even tho I clocked the game in 10-15 minutes last night, it probably would have cost me $50 had I been using money and not the O button to feed the game more coins.

I'm not disappointed with the purchase, Nexus is a game that repeats itself too much, but then again, I guess Arcade did that too. I probably would be more ok with NEXUS had I not had to spend so much time to unlock the Arcade. I really wanted a code to unlock it, but there is none. At least there is invincibility!
I used to be the biggest TMNT fan back in the early 90's, and one particular found memory about it was standing around with other kids of all ages for hours on end at the local video store as we all played the TMNT Arcade game. That game's only port to a home console was to the Nintendo, but it was not the same game... it's graphics weren't as good, the sound was different, it had extra stages etc, etc... I may have had the game on MAME for some time now, but I always felt this arcade game should have been released to a home console. Well, FINALLY, after so many years, it has finally happened. The Arcade Game is now something that can be unlocked as a bonus game with this installment of TMNT 2; Battle Nexus. I didn't take a liking to this new version of the Turtles, so I basically just wanted to rush through the game to unlock the Arcade game. Unfortunately to do so, you have to reach level 9-1, and suffer through 100 other stages to get there. You learn to use hard and light weapon usage, dashes, wall jumps and super moves, but to be honest, by the end of the first few levels, I wished they had more moves to do, because I was so bored of the same thing over and over again that I just used a turbo pad to hold the button down and let the turtle swing away at enemies. You make your way through a 3D environment, to a certain point where you can clear the level. For the most part, all you are doing is making your way from the start to finish, you don't even need to touch the enemies. Then a couple of stages you do need to beat up every single enemy on the screen to open a door or advance... quite annoying if you ask me. Then there are a few boss stages, and a couple of almost bonus stage feeling games where you race along on space ships in a Star Wars kind of feel, trying to collect coins and dodge obstacles in the way. It too me about 3 or 4 hours of the same thing over and over again to finally reach level 9-1, and I managed to get the arcade game open. There is still a couple of other stages I can play in Nexus after that, but to be honest, I don't want to, I did what I wanted to get, and the game was not that great of an experience that it made me wanna continue playing that version some more. The port of the Arcade game plays just like the Arcade. Like I mentioned before, we stood around that machine for hours all those years ago, but I don't remember the game being so quick to be able to complete. It's probably because you have as many continues as you want here, where as we needed coins back in the day to keep going... even tho I clocked the game in 10-15 minutes last night, it probably would have cost me $50 had I been using money and not the O button to feed the game more coins. I'm not disappointed with the purchase, Nexus is a game that repeats itself too much, but then again, I guess Arcade did that too. I probably would be more ok with NEXUS had I not had to spend so much time to unlock the Arcade. I really wanted a code to unlock it, but there is none. At least there is invincibility!