Battletoads

 Xbox One
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 66 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 42 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 23 out of 66
  3. Negative: 1 out of 66
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  1. Ars Technica
    Aug 19, 2020
    The larger issue, arguably, is the lack of online multiplayer. Unlike Streets of Rage 4, Battletoads is offline-only, so if your ideal playmate can't get to your couch as of late, I'd recommend other superior beat-'em-up options. Should you have a good two- or three-person posse on your couch, and you already pay for Xbox Game Pass, expect a funny, brief, 10-and-older cartoon romp. But Dlala has implemented just enough obnoxious stuff between Battletoads' good bits to stop me, a pretty freakish Battletoads fan, from recommending that anyone buy it outright.
  2. Eurogamer
    Aug 21, 2020
    Battletoads is short. Really short. TOO short.
  3. Polygon
    Aug 19, 2020
    I stopped playing Battletoads with a sigh of relief. The difficulty and the relentless, tiresome jokes were too much. I’ll never see the ending of Zitz, Pimple, and Rash’s latest adventure, and my wife will never let me forget the night I made her play Battletoads. [Impressions]

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#85 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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#5 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2020

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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 727 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 414 out of 727
  2. Mixed: 107 out of 727
  3. Negative: 206 out of 727
  1. bumble_bee
    Aug 21, 2020
    1
    The creators, unlike the authors of Streets of Rage 4, simply did not understand what they were doing, or specifically finished off the franchise
  2. Xbox_Alive
    Aug 22, 2020
    7
    Battletoads is a beat 'em up video game developed by Dlala Studios under supervision of Rare and published by Xbox Game Studios. This yearBattletoads is a beat 'em up video game developed by Dlala Studios under supervision of Rare and published by Xbox Game Studios. This year beat 'em up kind of games are definitely trending and I can count the large number released this year in the same genre. It sounds weird to say, especially for this notoriously narratively light genre, but one of the biggest things that kept me enticed was the story.
    Presented in a great Saturday morning cartoon style, the Battletoad trio of Rash, Zitz, and Pimple have been trapped in a virtual reality hole, living out a life where they’ve been worshiped as heroes for the past 26 years. That gameplay variety has its drawbacks, though. While I loved the feeling of bouncing from one game genre to another, I found myself wishing there were more classic brawling levels. Beat-'em-up is the game's bread and butter, but comprises fewer than half of the levels. It's a much larger percentage of the actual gameplay time, though, as a fair number of minigame "levels" take just a minute or two. In the end Battletoads was a decent attempt at reviving the franchise. It's always difficult to keep fans and newcomers happy in a classic franchise such as this. It's most definitely worth at least a couple play throughs and I think there is enough here to recommend it in the end after all it is battle toads for your Xbox One. I think players will love (new comers) or love/hate (depending how fierce of a fan you truly are.    … Full Review »
  3. Wizzu
    Aug 22, 2020
    4
    This game is hate-letter to original Battletoads and fans of the classic.
    I don't gest it! Why make Battletoads if the new menagment clearly    This game is hate-letter to original Battletoads and fans of the classic.
    I don't gest it! Why make Battletoads if the new menagment clearly hate the franchise and loath fans? If it been called any other name - it would be okish game. Not the best, not the worst. Kind a in the middle for the genere. But if you are Battletoads fan, you will be personally attacked and mocked. And I don't like to pay for that, so game returned for me.    … Full Review »
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