Battletoads
Rescue the Battletoads’ captured friends with punches, kicks and picked-up weapons, then adapt to stages that switch from on-foot combat to vehicle riding.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.6 / 10
About this game
The Battletoads set out to rescue Pimple and Princess Angelica from the Dark Queen. Fight her forces with punches, slams and kicks, pick up usable weapons and run into attacks by double-tapping a direction. Avoid obstacles as well as dealing with enemies. The journey does not stay entirely on foot: some stages put the action onto vehicles such as a speed bike or space board. The task therefore changes from arranging close combat to steering through hazards, while lives and energy remain separate resources.
Collected in series
Battletoads is a comic action series starring fighting toads with wonderfully exaggerated attacks. Brawling gives way to platforming, vehicle rides and other sudden changes of pace, so the next stage can feel like a fresh challenge.
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AI review
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For players who want action that changes its demands between stages.
Brawling and riding ask for different reactions. That variety can appeal when learning a new obstacle pattern is part of the attraction.
Strengths
- Stage changes put combat and vehicle control in the same adventure.
Who it is for: Players willing to learn different action situations across a rescue quest.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Vehicle stages make later progress depend on another kind of control. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Running attacks and found weapons expand the close-combat choices. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The exaggerated named punches reinforce the comic fighting premise. | Reviewed | 9.3 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Separate life and energy displays distinguish remaining attempts from current endurance. | Reviewed | 7.4 / 10 | Not provided |
Review sources
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Core information
- Developer
- Rare
- Publisher
- Tradewest
- Release date
- 1991
- Platforms
- Famicom / NES
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Fighting · Primary genre
- Tags
- Driving and RacingLocal Co-opPixel ArtHumorousPunishingPlatformingHigh DifficultyMelee Combat
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Co-opMultiplayerSingle player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Famicom / NESWorldwide1991
Game gallery
Sources
- www.world-of-nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.world-of-nintendo.com