Neo Blaster
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Battletoads Review Thread
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DynamiteCop!
Banned
It's already confirmed for Xbox...
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
Honestly who's surprised, it looked like shit from the initial reveal and never looked good.
Also LOL at people bringing up Flight Simulator like it somehow makes up for this game being shit or Microsoft has been swimming in highly rated exclusives this gen.
Also LOL at people bringing up Flight Simulator like it somehow makes up for this game being shit or Microsoft has been swimming in highly rated exclusives this gen.
Jaybe
Member
Me too.
"Really, none of that hit. How did it not hit."
Yeah, really enjoying it.
DynamiteCop!
Banned
Ummm... She didn't understand the attack pattern...
Rhazer Fusion
Member
This and even most Halo Infinite threads are still probably still more pleasant to read through than most of the TLOU2 threads and online reviews. I don’t think I ever witnessed so much hatred for anything gaming related in my entire life for the most trifling and even insignificant things. I doubt Battletoads will ever reach those historic levels at least.
Journey
Banned
Your a joke, go home, you’re drunk!
Battletoads
The Battletoads are Back. Rash, Zitz and Pimple are returning at last to Morph Attack their way through an all-new action-packed adventure of choreographed chaos, and couch co-op may never be the same again. 1-3 players take control of the Battletoads and team up to storm through wild and...
www.metacritic.com
JLB
Banned
I finished SOR4 the same day it was released on GamePass. Its a passable game at the most, never understood the praise for it.
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Rhazer Fusion
Member
I haven’t played Battletoads yet so I’m probably not the best source. I would imagine it’s because it’s very faithful to the old games. As a matter of fact, I think it could be the best main SOR to date which is a tall order.
The graphics are nice and colorful, the soundtrack is still great which is a challenge in itself, controls are responsive, all characters feel very different from each other with strengths and weaknesses, hidden retro characters with modifications, the combat has depth, nice animations, Blaze still looks faithful to her old self aesthetically, yet modernized(very important).
It’s just a fun game imo and even has online co-op as well that runs adequate most of the times. You can tell the developers of this game had unadulterated passion for the product and are fans of the old games. They even have the old sprites and pixel backgrounds if you don’t like the art style or want to go retro. I’ll probably try out Battletoads tonight to see how it compares.
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Kazza
Member
Isn't this game more of a mix of genres, rather than an out and out beat'em up like SoR4? I seem to remember platform and shoot'em up sections from previews. I'm not sure about the humour, but as you said it could be a nice little gamepass style game.
Golgo 13
The Man With The Golden Dong
So two player co-op is pretty fun? How hard is the game? I know you said your son played it with you but he could be 18 for all I know.
Lionel Richie
Member
Phil Spencer is an alpha chad and a ladies man, he got 69 on his mind alright.
I cannot grasp why they thought this art style was a good choice. Like, SOR4 gave me pause too when it was first revealed, but then we saw more from it and it made sense, you know? Battletoads never made sense.
JLB
Banned
Its at 77 on Metacritic as of now.
edit: and back to 69, what a rollercoaster ha.
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Lionel Richie
Member
RyanEvans21
Member
Your a joke, go home, you’re drunk!
Battletoads
The Battletoads are Back. Rash, Zitz and Pimple are returning at last to Morph Attack their way through an all-new action-packed adventure of choreographed chaos, and couch co-op may never be the same again. 1-3 players take control of the Battletoads and team up to storm through wild and...
That PC though
Iced Arcade
Member
Still remember the announcement. Instantly went from exited to complete stone face.
JLB
Banned
Its the exact same game on both platforms.
JLB
Banned
Yeah, I dont like what Im seeing. Its basically looks like a SOR4 part 2, just a bland uninspired beat 'm up.
Lionel Richie
Member
JLB
Banned
Nah, its just a passable game. Not at the same level of old classics like golden axe on DOSBox or something.
RyanEvans21
Member
Lionel Richie
Member
MasterDerico
Member
IGN;
Streets of Rage 4 - 7
Battletoads - 8
Streets of Rage 4 - 7
Battletoads - 8
Swift Hunta
Member
I actually really enjoy what I’ve played so far.
Flight sim got 10s, just saying .. not all games are great ...
And for everyone, reviewers are also people.
I can’t care less as I have GP. So I can sample it myself.
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Vaelka
Member
It's very good.
Very old school too tho, some people don't like that you can't run for example.
I can kinda see that being annoying but it does stay true to the old games which was the point.
There is a character that can dash tho.
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turtlepowa
Banned
Opencritic 71. Not too bad since everybody here loves Day Gone with 71 
Journey
Banned
So you don’t see the point? How can the score be so drastically different when it’s the EXACT SAME GAME!
People are just hating on Xbox, so they just focus on what they want to see. IGN gives it an 8/10, but their opinion doesn’t count, we want to focus on some low tier reviewers giving out unreasonable scores bringing down the average. The PC version has some good scores, but we’ll ignore that too, let’s forget all those on PC having a blast with the game because it’s all about the meta on the Xbox side despite them being identical... smdh
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Shmunter
Member
Just go and enjoy the game and turn that frown upside down.
In the meantime aggregate opinion will always be a quick glimpse into the quality of something. Can’t change it, only decide for oneself.
Kagey K
Banned
And if you don’t like either of those there are still 9 other day one launches on Gamepass this month.
phil_t98
#SonyToo
Funny how when “Days gone” was released and didnt review amazingly (i believe it is a good game but not played it yet) that reviews dont matter these days but when Microsoft game gets an average review then everybody is like reviews are important lol
not every game will be a 90+ review but does that mean the game isn’t enjoyable? No
not every game will be a 90+ review but does that mean the game isn’t enjoyable? No
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Punished Miku
Gold Member
Looks like it's just kind of bland. Nothing in it seems broken or bad, just kind of unmemorable.
Good review though.
Kagey K
Banned
That’s because one set of reviews was the SJW left attacking a great game.
And the other is the game getting what it deserves.
Its easy to spot the difference.
Metacritic? Isn't OpenCritic way better for games?
opencritic.com
It's at 71 on OpenCritic, which is fair.
Battletoads Reviews
Battletoads is rated 'Fair' after being reviewed by 114 critics, with an overall average score of 73. It's ranked in the top 44% of games and recommended by 60% of critics.
opencritic.com
It's at 71 on OpenCritic, which is fair.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
I’m actually enjoying it so far. How’s it compare to SOR4? Well, it’s different from it to be honest. I literally just started, but it seems rather promising. The fighting is fun and if you like the old games, you’ll probably like this one as well. They did retain one thing though. The game is quite challenging from what I played.
phil_t98
#SonyToo
That’s because one set of reviews was the SJW left attacking a great game.
And the other is the game getting what it deserves.
Its easy to spot the difference.
Again so reviews dont matter if you personally like the game but they do if you dont like the game or will never play it
maybe Days gone deserved the reviews to
Punished Miku
Gold Member
Kagey K
Banned
I only played through the first level and the bike level, but it felt like an old school beat em up with a modern twist in the storytelling and minigames.
Most reviewers probably blasted through it once and rated it, based on nothing.
I know with the first boss it took me a few times to get his visual cues (even though he telegraphs it) but it seems like the kind of game you should play through a couple times before making a judgement on it.
Like you could beat a Double Dragon back in the day by dying repeatedly and punching more quarters in the machine or you could get good enough to 1 credit clear it, that’s kind of the point of these games and one that is the antithesis to what game reviewing is.
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Craig of War
Banned
I give it a 7 out of 10 it was alright nothing special got to play it thanks to gamepass without spending extra money so always a plus.
Coulomb_Barrier
Member
This looked fucking awful from the start. An indie game but without any charm.
pasterpl
Member
they have released some games in 80-90 region as well
bellome
Member
You clearly have no idea about what Battledoads meant for many fans back in time.
The game lost all of its identity.
Sure kids and newcomers will like this, nonetheless they killed a franchise.
Rhazer Fusion
Member
Agreed. Yeah, honestly most reviewers from my experience never really particularly cared for beat-em-up style games. I’m a sucker for these types of games though, so maybe I’m a little biased. The further I get in Battletoads the more it seems like this is actually going to be a very solid to good game with the fighting, mini games, bits of comedy and little puzzle elements to break up the action. Despite its much less grittier aesthetics and more cartoony look, I personally think it still feels like Battletoads.
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