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Battletoads Review - IGN

This reboot of the legendarily unfair beat 'em up is toadally radical.

King_Noctis2082d ago (Edited 2082d ago )

Another good game on Gamepass.

TheProblem2082d ago

Oof. Currently sitting at a 68 on metacritic. No wonder reviews didn’t hit until release day.

When are Microsoft going to start putting out quality software for Xbox?

King_Noctis2082d ago (Edited 2082d ago )

Ori which got 88% Metacritic? Gears 5 which got 84%? MS Flight Simulator which got 93% on PC and will be releasing on the Xbox One as well? Or another upcoming game this month, Tell Me Why, which is being developed by renounced developer DontNod?

TheProblem2082d ago

@king

Your list is nothing to brag about

Compared to PlayStation it’s a very small list of games that have hit a metacritic of 85 and above

Zeref2082d ago

Imagine thinking metacritics are the be all end all.

68 is not even a bad score.
A lot of people are going to enjoy it.

As for your last point. They literally just released flight Simulator which is sitting at a 93

Tedakin2082d ago

well i mean flight simulator has a 93 on metacritic....

Palitera2082d ago

Then brag about Flight Simulator (ugh!), not Battletoads.

aconnellan2082d ago

@TheProblem

From your first comment:

It has more 8/10 scores than any other single score on metacritic though. Doesn't seem that bad to me, and neither does 68/100 as a score (let's be real, it's pretty much 7/10).

Scores from the 22 current reviews:

9/10 - x2

8.5/10 - x2

8/10 - x6

7.5/10 - x2

7/10 - x4

6/10 - x1

5/10 - x4

4/10 - x1

"When are Microsoft going to start putting out quality software for Xbox?"

I'm going to let the other replies answer that.

From your second comment:

"Compared to PlayStation it's a very small list of games that have hit a metacritic of 85 and above"

I didn't realise we were in the comparison period now. Didn't you ask "When are Microsoft going to start putting out quality software for Xbox"? I don't recall you asking to compare with PlayStation titles.

To that point, is Animal Crossing 2 a bad game because Nintendo hasn't released as high a number of well-reviewed games as PlayStation?

343_Guilty_Spark2082d ago

@TheProblem

Why does it bother you what goes on in Xbox land. Play your high quality games on PS. My kids and I will love Battletoads....and it doesn't have to be hyper realistic or cinematic to be a good game.

Games1st2082d ago (Edited 2082d ago )

69 Metacritic, more filler. Flight simulator doesn't even have a release date for xbox.

Imortus_san2082d ago

When is the next Sony game realease on PS4 .............................. .

King_Noctis2082d ago (Edited 2082d ago )

“ Compared to PlayStation it’s a very small list of games that have hit a metacritic of 85 and above”

Flight Simulator got 93% on Metacritic which similar to TLOU Part 2 (94%). Forza Horizon 4 scored 92% on Metacritic which is similar to God of War (94%). Ori 2 score 90% which is also comparable to Horizon (89%). Gears 5 score 84, also similar to Ghost of Tushima (83%).

Just because MS fan don’t scream out of their lunge proclaiming an exclusive game is GOTY material as soon as it hit 70%, that doesn’t mean there aren’t good games on MS platform.

NeoGamer2322081d ago (Edited 2081d ago )

Not every game will be 9's or 10's.

Flight Simulator 93
Ori Will of the Wisps 90
Gears Tactics is 81
Minecraft Dungeons 74 on XBO (LOL 78 for PS4)
Bleeding Edge 66
Battletoads = 72

AVERAGE = 79.3

Sony this year:

TLOU2 = 94
Ghosts = 83
MLB 20 = 83
Nioh 2 = 85
Predator Hunting Ground = 56
Dreams = 89
Patapon 2 = 81
Iron Man VR = 73

AVERAGE = 80.5

I guess you should also be talking to Sony about their quality because they are only had by 1.2 average!

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darthv722082d ago (Edited 2082d ago )

I like it. When it does leave GP I will buy it at a discount like I did SoR4 and Blazing Chrome. Love the art style... it just works.

King_Noctis2082d ago (Edited 2082d ago )

This is a first party game, so I doubt it would ever leave Gamepass unless there are copyright issue like the Forza Horizon series which I again doubt would happen to Battletoad.

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rainslacker2081d ago

I'm deducting two points for any review that makes some amphibious based pun in the title or writing of the review itself.

So, basically, every review gets 2 points deducted.

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Sciurus_vulgaris2082d ago

The reviews on metacritic are mixed ( https://www.metacritic.com/... I watched Skillup and ACG’s reviews of Battletoads (2020), a common complaint was that the game was short. I may give it a try via Gamepass later this month.

RpgSama2082d ago

Those games always were short, the thing is that they were incredibly difficult so it would actually take you a long time to actually finish it and even more to master it, I don't know if that's the same case with this game or they just kept the short length without the difficulty.

Sciurus_vulgaris2082d ago

Battletoads (2020) has 3 difficulty settings from easiest to hardest which are: tadpole, toad and battletoad. Apparently, toad is challenging for the most part. Whilst, the battletoad difficulty is meant to emulate the challenge of the older titles in the series. Lastly, tadpole is easy mode.

NeoGamer2322081d ago

Battletoads is a past IP with a very specific market of gamers. It is an XB cult classic. It is a arcade style brawhaller and very difficult but really fun to play. Downloaded it yesterday on my XBO X and thoroughly enjoyed it. To me better then Streets of Rage 4 which got 7/10 from IGN.

Tedakin2082d ago

The biggest shock is it's not terrible....

Double_O_Revan2082d ago

Yea. That first trailer looked awful. Good to see it's at least pretty good. Most of the review scores are around 8.0. We'll have to wait for accurate user scores though.

Tedakin2082d ago

I'm really liking it, I just wish it had coop... and some of the minigames do suck. The actual fighting is great though.

Sgt_Slaughter2082d ago

I've seen more 5/10 reviews on the current N4G latest page than any other score so I wouldn't be too sure of that. Not to mention the 68/100 average Meta score currently.

Tedakin2082d ago

I've been playing it tonight and I like it a lot actually.... so.

darthv722082d ago

it does have co-op though. I was playing it last night with my kids. Or do you mean online?

Hellcat20202082d ago

Oh yeah
Gamepass comes through yet again

Tedakin2082d ago

I just played the first level and yeah it's fun. I still wish they'd gone with an art style like Rash in Killer Instinct, but it is what it is.

gamer78042082d ago

Yah agreed, not a huge fan of the art style, still will give it a nostalgia whirl since gamespass is awesome

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kevco33788d ago

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...maybe that wasn't enough said. ;)

The_Hooligan788d ago

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shinoff21831212d ago

I personally think there's better on gamepass then what was listed. State of decay imo is better then anything listed. Recore seemed alright for what I played on there also.

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roadkillers1212d ago

Is Recore any better to play now?

Concertoine1211d ago

Yeah, especially on One X or Series X. It kinda feels like a PS2 platformer, but in a good way. I liked it.

KillBill1212d ago

Odd that he specified 'Game Pass Ultimate' instead of just 'Game Pass' just so he could include a relatively weak choice comparably in 'Alice: Madness Returns' which is available with EA Play. SoD was a far better overlooked game to have listed.

Crows901212d ago (Edited 1212d ago )

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MadLad1211d ago

I mean, as someone who games both on PC and Xbox, Ultimate makes a whole lot of sense. There's console exclusives and PC exclusives. And, at the end of the day, EA Play is still a perk of having Ultimate. When I open Gamepass, the EA Play catalogue is sitting right there for me. It's as much part of Gamepass as any other title I'm looking at, right?

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