Battletoads

 Xbox One
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6.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 727 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 206 out of 727
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  1. NinAzrael
    Aug 23, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Achei o jogo muito interessante, as piadas muito bem colocadas, a personalidade dos personagens é bem interessante, Gameplay boa e bem lisa, e os gráficos Cartunescos caíram muito bem, só não dou nota dez pois poderia explorar um pouco mais os personagens, porém curti demais o game.… Expand
  2. GMSx
    Aug 23, 2020
    9
    Great game for what it is. Enjoy it more than I thought I would, especially with the funny cutscenes.
  3. Clovesasd
    Aug 23, 2020
    9
    Se você é saudosista e jogou os jogos antigos provavelmente não vai gostar desse reboot de battletoads
  4. vtroil09
    Aug 23, 2020
    10
    exelente juego, perfecto para la vieja escuela, moderno y divertido. Desde ya esperando el siguiente
  5. XxlockheedxX110
    Aug 23, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. O jogo é muito bom com base no estilo. Nem um pouco repetitivo como os do ps… Expand
  6. RICHTER99
    Aug 23, 2020
    9
    El juego esta bastante bien logrado, se nota el esfuerzo. pero no me agrada el tipo de arte.
  7. exablack
    Aug 23, 2020
    10
    Great old-school fun with friends in the couch sharing the same screen. I played with my son and my wife, like with my brother and friends long ago. There was everything I do remmember and much more, giving more dynamic to a very classic gameplay. We beat the game between 4-5 hrs, so, this is a family or friends game; a lot of lone-gamers will pass the game lossing the 75% of the fun.Great old-school fun with friends in the couch sharing the same screen. I played with my son and my wife, like with my brother and friends long ago. There was everything I do remmember and much more, giving more dynamic to a very classic gameplay. We beat the game between 4-5 hrs, so, this is a family or friends game; a lot of lone-gamers will pass the game lossing the 75% of the fun. There may be some disliking the new art, but the trailers was there 1 year ago, and some videos months ago...… Expand
  8. PrinceCHammer
    Aug 23, 2020
    8
    Generally surprised how decent it turned out to be, good mix of genre mini games
  9. pilero
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Todo un juegazo que viene del día de lanzamiento incluido en Game Pass. Lo único que no me ha gustado es que se me ha hecho muy corto
  10. Nova38
    Aug 24, 2020
    10
    Me parece un juego impresionante, no de 10 pero pongo 10 por los sonyers locos que se la pasan criticando juegos que no han jugado...
    Yo a este juego le doy un 8.5, los gráficos son excelentes, a veces la movilidad se siente un poco torpe pero te acostumbras después de un rato, en el gameplay es muy divertido y me gusta que no es un juego totalmente fácil, pero tampoco es el battletoads    Me parece un juego impresionante, no de 10 pero pongo 10 por los sonyers locos que se la pasan criticando juegos que no han jugado...
    Yo a este juego le doy un 8.5, los gráficos son excelentes, a veces la movilidad se siente un poco torpe pero te acostumbras después de un rato, en el gameplay es muy divertido y me gusta que no es un juego totalmente fácil, pero tampoco es el battletoads original, creo que es la dificultad adecuada para la época    … Expand
  11. Bitokas
    Aug 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Es lo que un juego debe ser rápido divertido,nada repetitivo, te deja con ganas de más, unas ideas muy frescas para darle dinamismo al gameplay y nunca te aburres, lastima que dura 5 horas, pero son 5 horas que disfrute mucho.… Expand
  12. DoomCaliberQ8
    Aug 24, 2020
    8
    Beautiful game, hilarious, we had a blast playing it together in the house we really need these type of fun games from time to time
  13. mttbanks29
    Aug 24, 2020
    8
    Challenging in spots but fun. Writing and animation are big highlights, some levels exceed their welcome.
  14. xLukas
    Aug 24, 2020
    9
    Jogo muito divertido e dificuldade no ponto certo, só não dou 10 porque fica repetitivo em algumas partes do jogo.
  15. xHobbs
    Aug 25, 2020
    10
    Buen juego, con un toque de humor y gran dificultad. Si buscas un juego para que te guste y repitas un nivel una y mil veces, este es tu juego.
  16. JotapeMagnus
    Aug 26, 2020
    9
    Saudosismo puro, gráficos cartunescos como referência ao jogo antigo, dificuldade habitual dos battletoads antigos e muito bom humor
  17. Crinkleroot
    Aug 27, 2020
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. As with many Rare titles for the Xbox brand, Battletoads (2020) was met with an unfair amount of scrutiny, ridicule, and low expectations upon reveal a couple years ago. Many bemoaned the art style and the decision to make the Dark Queen a bit less "sexed up." In the end, Battletoads (2020) is actually well-written, well-animated, and is a good beat-em-up when it decides to be one. Its problems appear in its short length, bad pacing, and the shocking amount of filler content given the extended development time.

    As the pejorative term "Cal-Arts Style" continues to be rampantly misused and over applied (most 90's animators went to Cal-Arts, nostalgia junkies); the animations in Battletoads (2020) are a high point despite what people have said online. The characters are fluid, a joy to control, and this can be seen in many of the toad's battle animations. The jokes land for the most part as well despite concerns that the game would be a "no fun ultra sanitized politically correct product.". Although, they do hit you with the worst gag fairly early on, and you'll likely know what I am referring to. There is an excellent jab at those offended by the Queen's outfit change, which was refreshing. I do enjoy seeing 30 year old, entitled gamers being poked at instead of accommodated. The beat-em-up portions of the game really give the player a sense that they are playing a cartoon, and the iconic turbo bikes feel fun and improved. The issue is that most of the game isn't turbo bikes or beat-em-up fun.

    A good chunk of the game's storytelling is dedicated to the biggest toad, Pimple, running off and seeking better friends or peace, or something. So, naturally, you don't have all 3 toads for couch co-op, beat-em-up fun. Instead of just simply making the Dark Queen her own move-set for the beat-em-up style gameplay while Pimple is gone; they decided to create a few half-baked mini games. This is when this game moved from maybe the best thing I'd played in 2020 to somewhat disappointing.

    Most of the game devolves into random mini games ranging from mildly amusing to IPhone shovel ware in quality. Some of these games are simple quick time events, one off gags with no consequence you cant even lose, or much longer than you'd like them to be. One such awful, and repeating, mini game consisted of some of the most boring and simplistic 2-D platforming I've experienced. It'd have been boring for a 2-D platformer created for Postopia.com in the early 2000's as a cereal tie in. It's laughably boring when cross compared to the brilliant indie platformers out there. Many of these mini games are forgettable and crush the stellar momentum the game started with.

    The game is broken into 4 Acts with a varying number of parts. Act 1 is largely speeder bikes and brawling, but Acts 2-3 , and some of 4, are made up of these half-baked mini games. I've never been left so mixed on a game and for none of the reasons I expected to be. I am not sure what budgetary, creative, or other issues may have caused the game to not be entirely beat-em-up focused; but the final product is shocking.

    After years of development the game is very short and so little of it is what fans love about the series in terms of gameplay. I still would say that I enjoyed what was there and I encourage Dlala studios and Rare to focus up in the sequel. There is a lot to like here. It is funny, a good beat-em-up, and there is a template for future success with mildly recycled assets to reduce development time. It may be best to just can the glorified browser games.    … Expand
  18. DaveArchetype
    Aug 27, 2020
    10
    It's a really fun game, full of jokes and different styles of gameplay, all levels are fun and different. The bad reviews on the game are made by boomers or snowflakes not able to cope with 2020's world or the jokes in the game.
  19. ozo1
    Aug 27, 2020
    8
    Battletoads (2020) is a great game. I was a huge fan as a kid playing the original and at first was very unhappy about the art style. However, most of the zeroes I see are people that can not have possibly played the game. It is a fairly true sequel I mean the driving scenes are still crazy hard. All I can say is the co-op is a blast and it can get hard sometimes but the instant spawn toBattletoads (2020) is a great game. I was a huge fan as a kid playing the original and at first was very unhappy about the art style. However, most of the zeroes I see are people that can not have possibly played the game. It is a fairly true sequel I mean the driving scenes are still crazy hard. All I can say is the co-op is a blast and it can get hard sometimes but the instant spawn to retry makes it feel less frustrating. This in my mind is a great thing, don't listen to the old school haters. Yeah it's not pixelated, yeah you don't run out of lives but it's fun so who cares. It's a new battletoads not a remake.… Expand
  20. Bananomar
    Aug 27, 2020
    8
    In an age where couch coops have become a neglected feature, this game comes to fill in that gap. While the ability for online coop would be great, it is nice to be able to play this while hanging out with friends and fam. I enjoyed some of the different genre features, others were cumbersome. All-in-all, this games, art style, script and game play combined into a fun experience, which IIn an age where couch coops have become a neglected feature, this game comes to fill in that gap. While the ability for online coop would be great, it is nice to be able to play this while hanging out with friends and fam. I enjoyed some of the different genre features, others were cumbersome. All-in-all, this games, art style, script and game play combined into a fun experience, which I plan to pop in and out of when I have people ovsr… Expand
  21. Colat
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Battletoads foi a melhor coisa que a Rare poderia fazer por mim, o jogo é maravilhoso em vários aspectos, e sim está muito bonito!
    O jogo faz homenagem ao jogo original e sem contar que está até mesmo engraçado!
    Nota q0
  22. Ericattack
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Very fun game from the first minute to the last. The Toads are brutal and cool.

    Sony fans you cant play this game so why give it a zero?
  23. MasMenno
    Aug 28, 2020
    8
    Battletoads are back! And so are the challenging levels, humor and jokes.

    The game isn't long with around 3-5 hours, but a game doesn't have to be long to be good. With the colorful and great art-style, funny humor and jokes and a lot of variety in gameplay, this game is a lot of fun to play! There is a lot of variety in gameplay, from Beatemup to Platforming, to space invaders,    Battletoads are back! And so are the challenging levels, humor and jokes.

    The game isn't long with around 3-5 hours, but a game doesn't have to be long to be good. With the colorful and great art-style, funny humor and jokes and a lot of variety in gameplay, this game is a lot of fun to play!

    There is a lot of variety in gameplay, from Beatemup to Platforming, to space invaders, puzzle-solving and sports.

    There have been moments that I definately had to laugh, and there have been moments that I had to be very focussed! Overall, I liked this game a lot!    … Expand
  24. DX_MOJO
    Aug 29, 2020
    8
    After 20 years away it's just a good bit of fun to be honest! It won't knock you out of the park but the varied missions and cutsenes do their job.
  25. TyTyGames
    Sep 3, 2020
    7
    I'd probably be one of the only people who could say that one of my first video game experiences in life wasn't Space Invader, Pong, Mario, Sonic or even Crazy Taxi. One of the first games I ever played was Battletoads. My father and I would team up on the SNES in Battletoads/Double Dragon and lose. A lot. I don't think we ever saw the 4th level honestly...
    Anyways, with the above in mind    I'd probably be one of the only people who could say that one of my first video game experiences in life wasn't Space Invader, Pong, Mario, Sonic or even Crazy Taxi. One of the first games I ever played was Battletoads. My father and I would team up on the SNES in Battletoads/Double Dragon and lose. A lot. I don't think we ever saw the 4th level honestly...
    Anyways, with the above in mind I gave this Battletoads a shot (currently free with gamepass).
    Overall, mixed feelings.
    There is a difficulty setting, which is nice for those who don't want the epic challenge that the original Battletoads was. The mindless enemies in tadpole mode shouldn't cause you much trouble.
    The game play features what I feel is a "close enough" style to what it was, with the big hits and the short combos, but it doesn't feel authentic to the style of the original games. Add the tag in out system, which I'm still not sure I fully understand.. and a few eye rollingly lame cut scenes and it just kinda feels like a drag to play.
    Basically, on tadpole mode for example, you are not playing a Battletoads hard game, it feels somewhat similar but not fully, and the story is not exactly exciting or enticing. Playing on one of the harder difficulties fixes this a little, but it's still not the same.

    Overall:
    It is a decent game to play, specially free on gamepass.
    It is a Battletoads game that feels just Battletoads-like enough to say it does.
    But anyone with Battletoads experience should know it's just not the same.

    It's not a terrible game, it just isn't truly Battletoads to me.    … Expand
  26. Evil_D
    Sep 3, 2020
    7
    Not as good as the original but its nostalgic and good at what its trying to accomplish.
  27. RUS_Yamaha
    Sep 4, 2020
    10
    Мне 33 года, и я фанат серии ещё с денди. Для меня это супер игра, прошёл на Максимальной сложности - это было реально сложно! Побольше бы таких игр, в которых невозможно заскучать. Жаль нет онлайн кооператива.
  28. BradfootGaming
    Sep 4, 2020
    8
    Great variety in the gameplay. It bounces between genres very often. The downside to this is that everyone will likely encounter a portion that they do not care for as much as the others. The difficulty was manageable, there were a couple of spots where you just have to keep dying until you get through it (mostly the on-rails platforming parts). Dialogue was great, story was okay.Great variety in the gameplay. It bounces between genres very often. The downside to this is that everyone will likely encounter a portion that they do not care for as much as the others. The difficulty was manageable, there were a couple of spots where you just have to keep dying until you get through it (mostly the on-rails platforming parts). Dialogue was great, story was okay. Overall, I recommend. 7.5/10… Expand
  29. Thathuman
    Sep 5, 2020
    9
    It's a good time with friends and family, downside no online play as of now, not enough beat em up levels, but it makes up for it by being sometimes a short cartoon show here and there, that's actually well voice acted and funny. It's still a game and a good one at that, with good art style and animation.
  30. Neelyry
    Feb 7, 2022
    4
    Whomever made this doesnt understand what battletoads is. There is hardly any first fighting toads, its mainly mini games when you get half way through. I havent had a melee fighting stage in at least a hour of gameplay. What frustrated me is some of the mini games are mind boggling boring, no fun boring waste of time. Meanwhile other minigames dare unrelentinglu difficult and fontWhomever made this doesnt understand what battletoads is. There is hardly any first fighting toads, its mainly mini games when you get half way through. I havent had a melee fighting stage in at least a hour of gameplay. What frustrated me is some of the mini games are mind boggling boring, no fun boring waste of time. Meanwhile other minigames dare unrelentinglu difficult and font understand the balance between difficult and cheap. Was playing this with a friend and he got tired of it and wouldnt play it anymore due to this. I beat 3 more levels solo before i decided i hate this game. The actual battle toads type combat youd expect is fun but rare, i enjoyed the first couple hours and despised the last couple.… Expand
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#85 Best Xbox One Game of 2020
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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
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 16, 2020
    70
    Juggling genres is the series’ trademark and the latest game offers much larger variety in that aspect than any of its predecessor. Most of the genres were tackled well enough, but not all ideas are spot-on and almost every part of the game could be improved. It is the best Battletoads game to date though and it would’ve scored higher if it wasn’t for one frustrating and infuriating section towards the end of the campaign. [11/2020, p.55]
  2. Gamer.no
    Sep 30, 2020
    60
    Easily digestible beat ‘em up action with some areas lacking.
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  3. Meristation
    Sep 25, 2020
    75
    The game certainly lives up to the original iconic classic: unbridled action, multi-genre not to bore, and pointless difficulty peaks.
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