Battletoads

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 727 Ratings

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  1. 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 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 enticedBattletoads 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.    … Expand
  2. 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
  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 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    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.    … Expand
  4. BreakingBadBR
    Sep 3, 2020
    0
    Esse jogo é uma vergonha, um tapa na cara dos fãs de battletoads.

    MEDIOCRE É POUCO PRA DESCREVER ESSE EXCREMENTO EM FORMA DE JOGO.
  5. FarkyJTV
    Aug 30, 2020
    4
    wow just bad and mediocre.try it on gamepass.
    you got way better beatmups these days.streets of rage is better.mother russia bleeds is still superb.
    what a disgrace to the franchise and it shows that rare is just a weak shadow of formet self.
  6. owenmontana04
    Sep 21, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is the real piece of crap! Horrible gameplay bad control, horrible graphics… Expand
  7. marcossblack
    Aug 25, 2020
    1
    o jogo não tem nada de novo , não tem online,joguei três horas e é muito repetitivo, decepcionante microsoft
  8. jyd1626
    Jan 15, 2021
    8
    Its a great game to pass the time. Overall even when some part of the story is not near to perfect. The puzzles and mecánica works just fine. Great 8
  9. Rafael021
    Dec 14, 2020
    0
    Jogo muito sem graça, esperava que fosse parecido com os antigos, mas é muito ruim. As histórias eram muito melhores antes
  10. adidab14
    Aug 25, 2020
    5
    I wanted to really like this game but the fact is, it's just not that great. The controls are pretty snappy but the hitboxes of the enemies and the combo system just don't give the player enough feedback to be really enjoyable. The whole thing just seems kind of flat and uninteresting. Perhaps I would have a different opinion if I hadn't played Streets of Rage 4 before this. Battle ToadsI wanted to really like this game but the fact is, it's just not that great. The controls are pretty snappy but the hitboxes of the enemies and the combo system just don't give the player enough feedback to be really enjoyable. The whole thing just seems kind of flat and uninteresting. Perhaps I would have a different opinion if I hadn't played Streets of Rage 4 before this. Battle Toads feels like it is trying to be Streets of Rage 4 but fails in every single aspect.… Expand
  11. Eneas_frazao
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Um jogo muito simplório, que não justifica o rempo de desenvolvimento. Ou a Microsoft acorda, ou a sony vai engolir ela com o playstation 5.
  12. darkblazer
    Aug 31, 2020
    0
    Terrible. The most annoying game that I have ever played. I created an account just to express how lousy this game is...
  13. joacko1990
    Sep 4, 2020
    0
    You erased my review just because you hate the truth : You can be sue .Be very aware about what you are doing. I finish this game and now every piece of information makes sense. The designer of battletoads 2020 said this in a conference:

    Veteran freelance artist Lucy (Loukia) Kyriakidou addressed the need for more diverse bodies in games during her talk at Develop:Brighton yesterday.    You erased my review just because you hate the truth : You can be sue .Be very aware about what you are doing. I finish this game and now every piece of information makes sense. The designer of battletoads 2020 said this in a conference:

    Veteran freelance artist Lucy (Loukia) Kyriakidou addressed the need for more diverse bodies in games during her talk at Develop:Brighton yesterday. If you look at the main characters from the best selling games of 2018 (which she did, see below), it’s interesting to see how they’re not very different from one another and mostly show the same body types.

    Currently working on Battletoads’ characters and having extensive experience in character design, Kyriakidou explained simply why change is needed: “It is the right thing to do and it is what players want,” she said. “Studies have shown that players do want more diversity in games – and that’s general diversity, not just bodies. More than 50 per cent of gamers do believe that it’s getting better but we need to do more than just try to tick a box. Games have a social responsibility. We’re responsible for a lot of screen time in people’s lives so to not hold yourself accountable for the impact games have on people’s lives is no longer an option.

    “Also, accuracy is not an excuse not to have women and people of colour in your game. It’s not wrong to have muscular men and hourglass women bu we need to represent our audience better and the people who are actually playing our games. It’s great to have NPCs that are body diverse but it’s better to have the same for a protagonist.”

    “To not hold yourself accountable for the impact games have on people’s lives is no longer an option.”

    She shared her tips for artists who want to overcome projecting their own ideals: “The best way to get better is to review your work, see where you are now and see where you want to be in the future. I review my work every year.”

    Reviewing her earlier work she realised there was a “not a lot of diversity in anything” and she needed to leave her comfort zone: “You need to push yourself because no one is going to do for you.”

    Limited design skills can also be a factor as you end up “reaffirming you own ideals by creating a default for yourself” and always creating the same body shape over and over. Once again you need to push yourself to go beyond this default.

    Finally there’s also a personal aspect in this, which seems to have been the trigger for Kyriakidou to start championing body diversity in her character design: “I realised I wasn’t even representing myself in my art and I found that very hurtful. I had internalised that what I looked like needed fixing or stylised in order for the imperfections to go away.”

    Most of the main characters from the best selling games of 2018 show the same body type
    Among her tips for artists, she advised them to challenge their own biases by making researches on body types and find resources they can work from (one of them being ‘Olympics bodies’, as photographed by Howard Schatz for his Athlete book: you can see a few of these photos on this page).

    She also advised to create moodboards “to force yourself to do some research.” She highlighted that bodies don’t necessarily look the same depending on the culture as well, saying for instance that the ‘typical’ woman in Greece doesn’t look the same than the one in the UK – and neither does her body type.

    Character redesign exercises are also good practice: “Fan art is amazing – if you take a character that already exists and recreate it you can really understand the impact of their story on their body type,” and it allows you to practice different shapes.

    “Introduce body diversity to your personal work” as well, Kyriakidou recommended. “Draw from personal experiences and relationships and always review your work to avoid stereotypes. Weight is NOT a personality trait. No, big characters are not always funny.”    … Expand
  14. guiletheguiles
    Aug 31, 2020
    2
    This game is absolutely atrocious!
    I won't waste my time telling you why. Just watch or play the last two acts and you'll understand. Not even the couch co-op could save it. Even the mini-games are dull as hell!

    Everything is either VERY unbalanced or VERY boring. PLEASE, do not waste your time in it! I BEG you!
  15. Kratosss666
    Aug 30, 2020
    0
    Menuda mierda tio, si lo hacia PlayStation o Japan Studio seria una obra maestra, muy malo
  16. dabigred11
    Aug 21, 2020
    5
    It's... fine i guess. Nothing about it stands out in a positive way.
    A solid Meh from me.
  17. FrostormNidhegg
    Aug 25, 2020
    0
    Параша. Визуально - сами видите. Как игровой процесс? - да так же, как визуал. Хотите боевых жаб - Battletoads and double dragon на Денди - лучшее, что есть по данной вселенной. Игра до сих пор великолепна. А мусор покупать ни в коем случае. Даже бесплатно время не тратьте.Параша. Визуально - сами видите. Как игровой процесс? - да так же, как визуал. Хотите боевых жаб - Battletoads and double dragon на Денди - лучшее, что есть по данной вселенной. Игра до сих пор великолепна. А мусор покупать ни в коем случае. Даже бесплатно время не тратьте.
  18. Gustavo_Maximo
    Aug 21, 2020
    6
    Um salve para o grupo SANTUARIO/COLISEU DO FLAME WAR NO FACEBOOK, TMJ CARAIO KK
  19. TheHonestJack
    Aug 23, 2020
    6
    Battletoads is a stylish, grueling, flawed, but fun beat 'em up... one which is unfortunately buried under mounds and mounds of extremely mediocre alternate game modes. You're constantly just wishing for the bullethell/platforming/QTE sections to end so you can get back to the part of the game you actually want to play.
  20. TeddyKristensen
    Aug 26, 2020
    4
    About 4 hours from start to finish. But the Game feels rushed and under fundet.. Not even worth the download if you have gamepass.
  21. garmarfr
    Aug 22, 2020
    3
    This game is a game for kids that almost no one would have played if it wasn't at Gamepass. If you loved the original Battletoads, skip this because the spirit is not there. It's for kids, and it's short. And the art style is awful except for kids.
  22. Vini_johann
    Aug 25, 2020
    4
    This game did not honor Battletoads' past: childish design, little variety of enemies, short gameplay, dull jokes, polluted display. Deveriam ter deixado o jogo em seu repouso eterno se era para fazer uma sequência tão insignificante.
  23. AlexKidd
    Aug 24, 2020
    4
    Dissapointing. The artstyle is terrible and doesn't resemble the original Battletoads. It reminds me of an early 00's flash game. The story is boring and the voiceacting is cringey. Not a worthy successor.
  24. SergeiZ
    Aug 22, 2020
    3
    For players unfamiliar with the original: 9/10 is a good game.
    For players who played at least one of the original games - 4/10. The main complaint is a terrible visual style(good for children under 5 years old), reworked characters (the Dark Queen has become just disgusting), ugly levels.
    "Thanks" to Rare for spitting into my soul.
  25. Pierrotcaverna
    Aug 22, 2020
    0
    It's a sad, disgraceful and awful reboot of a lively franchise. The humorless story, a clunky gameplay and a cringe voice characterization. Disgusting.
  26. sumbodyshero
    Aug 23, 2020
    0
    This is not Battletoads in any way shape or form. This is a garbage, repetitive beat-em-up that looks like a Newgrounds Flash game. It has meaningless puzzles that don't make any sens in the world or gameplay. The entire game reeks of game school graduate. Even the walking animations are extremely amateur. I don't see a single redeeming value here. Microsoft is prooving, once again, thatThis is not Battletoads in any way shape or form. This is a garbage, repetitive beat-em-up that looks like a Newgrounds Flash game. It has meaningless puzzles that don't make any sens in the world or gameplay. The entire game reeks of game school graduate. Even the walking animations are extremely amateur. I don't see a single redeeming value here. Microsoft is prooving, once again, that it bought Rare just to piss off Rare fans.… Expand
  27. Justareviewer21
    Aug 21, 2020
    4
    this game is a complete meh, the art style and animations are fine, the beat em up sections and the bike are okay (not excellent, just okay), but the rest is between mediocre and bad, this game has a little of all, but does nothing particularly well, there's too many mini-games than are simply bad or meh that ruin the game and pacing of this one, and the humor is also bad.
    and i don't    this game is a complete meh, the art style and animations are fine, the beat em up sections and the bike are okay (not excellent, just okay), but the rest is between mediocre and bad, this game has a little of all, but does nothing particularly well, there's too many mini-games than are simply bad or meh that ruin the game and pacing of this one, and the humor is also bad.
    and i don't care if it's in gamepass, this game is not a $20 game, it's barely a $5 dollar game    … Expand
  28. andheibs
    Aug 25, 2020
    2
    The game presents funny jokes, but not. Sometimes the challege is boring, other times is to long and repetitive. It´s so frustranting. Lot of time wating this game and Battletoads is garbage.
  29. JayKWrlcK
    Aug 24, 2020
    1
    The perfect example of how you should not make a remake or revival of a game, it was much better forgotten, this installment is just a mockery of what Battletoads really is, I don't know if they hired the cartoonists of Uncle Grandpa or Clarence from cartoon network for this crap, avoid it at all costs.
  30. BillG83
    Aug 24, 2020
    2
    It's safe, boring, emasculated, and mediocre. What a waste of an IP. Little kids would probably appreciate the "humor" and art design, but they'll get bored with the repetitive gameplay almost immediately. This game is going to be completely forgotten in a year.
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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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