Gaming Age GameCube
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Review, by Brian Peterson: "TMNT: Mutant Melee feels like a rush job to get one last buck from the eager turtle fans out there." [Grade: D+]
IGN GameCube
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Review, by Juan Castro: "Most players, should they spend 20 bucks to pick it up, will spend most of their time playing with friends in Melee Mode. But even this gets stale amazingly fast, since the characters aren’t that fun to play and stages lack engaging layout and overall variety." [Score: 5.5 out of 10]
GameSpot GameCube
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Review, by Alex Navarro: "Mutant Melee simply amounts to an extremely poor effort." [Score: 4.3 out of 10]
GameFAQs Xbox
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GameSpy GameCube
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Review, by Patrick Klepek: "While the multiplayer options are moderately enjoyable, only the youngest of gamers will find themselves with any longevity. For all the older TMNT fans, the wait for another decent game continues." [Score: 1.5 out of 5]
Game Industry News
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Reviewed by Michael Bechetti, score: 3½ out of 5.
GameSpy GameCube
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Review, by Abby Sandige: "Sadly, not nearly enough effort was placed into the game to make it stand proudly alongside its elder brother." [Score: 1.5 out of 10]
TeamXbox
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Review, by Dale Nardozzi: "I know this is a bargain children’s title, but I did expect more from an officially licensed TMNT product." [Score: 5 out of 10]
GameZone Xbox
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Review, by Matt Berner: "TMNT Mutant Melee is the culmination of meticulous gameplay, awkward controls, and dismal sound found within an arena-themed adventure game." [Score: 5.7 out of 10]
IGN GameCube
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Review, by Juan Castro: "Overall, this game is an improvement, but nowhere near the addictiveness of earlier NES and arcade games based on the Turtle license." [Score: 6 out of 10]
GameFAQs Xbox
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TeamXbox
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Review, by Matthew Fisher: "While it is a somewhat solid beat-em-up title the first time around, it is only logical that the lacking aspects from the original game should have been tweaked for a sequel. Sadly, almost too much revamping was done, resulting in an action title that has shoddy controls, a toiling battle system, and an overall mediocre effort." [Score: 6.6 out of 10]
GameSpot PlayStation 2
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Review, by Alex Navarro: "It isn't too often these days that you come across a sequel that manages to offend the senses as badly as TMNT2: Battle Nexus does." [Score: 4.6 out of 10]