Battletoads Reviews
It’s great to see the Toads back. Hopefully it’s not another 26 years before they grace our screens again. Toadally awesome.
Battletoads has a notorious reputation among older gamers as both an incredibly challenging yet insanely wacky series. The franchise was one of Rare's smash hits but has been on a multi-decade hiatus and limited to cameo appearances until now. With Dlala Studios reviving the dormant franchise with a brand new entry that remains loyal to the original beat 'em up formula but with cartoonish hand-drawn visuals. Battletoads is a surprisingly amusing and lighthearted title with a charming story and fun combat and serves as a great new start for the franchise. If only it didn't release it with a major technical issue.
There as much to enjoy as there is to frustrate in this short, sparky revival of the cult classic.
Battletoads certainly hits it out of the park when it comes to playing with friends, and a good romp for solo players. It’s a nice little game for Game Pass members, especially for fans of beat em ups in general.
The Battletoads are back... and they did it in the best possible form for the current gaming landscape. The new production of Dlala Studios, in fact, is a solid and fun Beat'em up, able to entertain for hours the lovers of the genre, or fans of the series, and to restore the right luster to iconic characters who needed a new context to return in vogue.
Review in Italian | Read full review
It's a great title that constantly mixes styles and I say with full confidence that this is my favorite installment of Battletoads. The toads wanted to get out of oblivion, so I hope that they will succeed, and the brand will see the next installments it deserves.
Review in Polish | Read full review
Much like the NES original, Battletoads is an epic adventure with heaps of charm, fun combat and brutal challenge. While its fight system may be a little over convoluted, mastering it pays off with satisfying, hard-fought, snot-covered victory.
The return of Battletoads is a surprising and carefully crafted game in many ways. But the desire to do too much makes him lose lucidity and ends up watering down an adventure in itself too short.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Battletoads is back with a bang, and this time, everyone can enjoy it.
Battletoads delivers a fun and challenging 2D action experience with a good variety between fighting, platforming and other game styles, and with a great soundtrack. It unluckily ended up being a bit too short, and lack of online co-op is a real letdown.
Review in Italian | Read full review
The Battletoads have returned with a completely renewed title adapted to the times, a cartoon style that looks quite good and does not detract at all. The touches of humor will be present throughout the adventure and the mix of genres gives us a fairly balanced compendium, although lacking in content and excessively short.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
In no uncertain terms, Battletoads is the surprise that at this point probably no one would have expected: the unknown Englishmen of Dlala Studios have managed to give a whole new soul to a franchise that has remained obscure to most and abandoned for over twenty-five years, presenting themselves with a loud and hilarious playable cartoon that is hard to remain indifferent to. A cheerful video game, sometimes demanding and always deliciously summery, which is loved by the innate sympathy that is capable of inspiring both in terms of atmospheres (writing, aesthetics and above all animations are really perfect) as well as in terms of gameplay, with in particular, an original and satisfying scrolling fighting game system. Of course, there are some flaws in some passages, occasional mistakes of youth are seen here and there and the unjustified absence of online multiplayer weighs heavily ... defects that in any case do not compromise at all an experience more than ever recommended, which relaunch the trio of hilarious toads as little big new entries in the green Xbox galaxy. TOADSHAMBO !!!
Review in Italian | Read full review
Battletoads is a breath of fresh air to the saga and a successful beat'em up. Although it is repetitive in certain parts, especially in the beat'em up, it is a fun, fast and addictive proposal. Its charismatic characters will catch us from the first moment, inviting us both to continue advancing and to want to know the story until the end. It has been a whopping 16 years to enjoy a new installment of the saga, but the wait has been worth it. We hope it won't take that long to continue enjoying Rash, Pimple, and Zitz, because they deserve to stay long on Xbox Series X.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Battletoads is an excellent return for the series. It has stunning hand drawn graphics, a story that will make you laugh and backs it up with tight varied gameplay. It is a great game to play solo but really comes into its own with a friend playing and experiencing together.
Battletoads is back after more than 26 years with a very fun and diverse adventure. Even if its tone or artistic direction can alienate some, this is a great, fun and solid game.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
If you are new to the series, this Dlala Studios project can be a entertaining and varied adventure with a fun co-op mode and a spicy sauce of hardcore. But for classics' fans, such a "return" may seem as a complete dissapointment. In any case, sadly, campaign is terribly short.
Review in Russian | Read full review
For me, I've been waiting for the game since it was announced. I believe it was a fun and unique experience, especially nowadays. But it's flawed by the shortness of the game as a whole and the lack of Online Multiplayer
Review in Arabic | Read full review
Battletoads manages to stay true to the source material, all whilst offering an array of varied and fun gameplay mechanics that really spice up the experience. I had a good time battling through each level, whether that was when fighting in classic beat ‘em up action, racing through on a jet-bike, or sliding my way away from a big monstrous threat. Sure, a few mini-games can fall short of the mark at times and the difficulty could feel a bit forced, but it didn’t stop Battletoads from being a really enjoyable experience. It’s just a shame that there isn’t any online multiplayer included, with Battletoads really lending itself perfectly to playthroughs with friends. Of course, local play is possible, but with the game included in Xbox Game Pass it would have been perfect for online romps with other players. Hopefully, it’s something the developers might patch in sometime in the future because it feels like a missed opportunity right now…