video game
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released for the
Game Boy Advance
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on October 16, 2005. The game is based on the television show ''
Teen Titans
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''. The game was going to be released in
Europe
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shortly after its release in
North America
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, though the European release was later cancelled.
Summary
Tired of the Teen Titans defeating him,
Brother Blood
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decides to make clones of them to do his bidding. The Teen Titans must hunt down his students and get their DNA back. The game features the five main characters from the show as playable characters, including: Robin,
Raven
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,
Beast Boy
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Cyborg
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Jinx
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Examples of "jinxing" in the 21st-century press include the suggestion a ship might be "jinxed". The connection was made wi ...
,
Mammoth
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, and Brother Blood.
Reception
The game was met with mixed reception upon release;
GameRankings
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gave it a score of 60.30%, while
Metacritic
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gave it 61 out of 100.
Sequel
A sequel, ''Teen Titans 2: The Brotherhood's Revenge'', often shortened to simply ''Teen Titans 2'', was released exclusively in North America for the Game Boy Advance on October 23, 2006. The sequel was met with mixed to negative reception, as GameRankings gave it a score of 62.50%, while Metacritic gave it 45 out of 100.
See also
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Teen Titans (2006 video game)
''Teen Titans'' is an Action game, action beat 'em up video game released in 2006 for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox (console), Xbox. A game under the Teen Titans (2005 video game), same name was released for the Game Boy Advance on October ...