Purple team can utilize computer consoles (and Donatello can fire a laser instead of throwing shuriken). Orange team can reflect arrows with their guard (and Michelangelo can fly with his nunchaku). Red Team can lift and push certain heavy objects. Blue Team can attack while dashing, and cut through certain obstacles (grates, trees, bamboo, et cetera). Initially, only the four Turtles are available for their respective teams, but one other character will become available for play for each team as the game progresses - Slashuur on Blue, Casey Jones on Red, Karai on Orange, and Splinter on Purple.Įach team has their own specific abilities that can help players progress through the game. Every team must be present in the game, and any team not selected by a player initially will be available during the game to cycle through. Each player may select a "team" that is color-coordinated to represent each Turtle - Blue for Leonardo, Red for Raphael, Orange for Michelangelo, and Purple for Donatello. Unlike the 2003 TMNT game, Battle Nexus supports up to four players. The fourth, Battle Nexus Tournament, is based on the four part episode The Big Brawl.
The game also has 4 tournaments consisting of waves of enemy attacks. It features levels based on the episodes: Search for Splinter (Parts 1 and 2), Turtles in Space (Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5), Secret Origins (Parts 1, 2 and 3), The Ultimate Ninja, What a Croc!, Return to the Underground, City at War (Parts 1, 2, and 3) and Rogue in the House (Parts 1 and 2). Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus is a video game mostly based on the second season of the 2003 animated series. 8 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game.