Battletoads
- Battletoads (1991 on Dedicated handheld)
- Battletoads (1991 on Game Boy)
- Battletoads (1994 on Arcade)
- Battletoads (2020 on Windows, Windows Apps, Xbox One)
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The Dark Queen has attacked and kidnapped (toadnapped?) your best buddy. To make matters worse, she nabbed the best looking girl around! So, what will you do? Cry? Whimper? Hide? Call the Starcops? NO! Cause you're a Battletoad! Battletoads don't cry, hide or call for help! And they certainly don't whimper! They get MAD then they get EVEN! So grab your blaster, hop on the Toadster and go get 'em!
You will control a battletoad through 13 levels (five of which are missing from the Game Boy port). Some are side-scrolling beat-em-ups, other are vertical drops down a shaft, fighting as you go, others have you riding a rocket or surfboard, shooting or avoiding enemies. At the end of each area, there is a boss. In some areas, about half-way through, you may have a mini-boss.
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- バトルトード - Japanese spelling
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Critics
Average score: 69% (based on 47 ratings)
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Average score: 3.6 out of 5 (based on 142 ratings with 7 reviews)
A funny, weird, aggravating, and quite difficult game
The Good
It's a funny game. The world of the game is very bizarre, but will make you laugh (if you're not pulling your hair out). The gameplay is also varied such that each level offers a different experience with different challenges, thus preventing the game from ever becoming repetitive.
The Bad
The worst part about Battletoads is that it's so very hard (and when you DO beat it after a very long, difficult time, the ending is very short and entirely unrewarding). Some of the levels are just too difficult (Volkmyre's Inferno, ahem). Also, clinger winger is impossible with 2 players (literally) because of a glitch that automatically kills the second player if you ever make it there (it's the 2nd to last level).
The Bottom Line
This a game that has a lot of good things going for it. It's fun to play for the most part, and it's quite a unique experience, with each level offering something new. Playing 2 player is always good for a laugh or a fight, since you can hit your friend on purpose or accidentally.
NES · by Feem (30) · 2005
The Good
The graphics are good. The game is longer than the usual platformer. The levels vary a lot: you've got beat 'em up sections, platform levels, 2D races and more.There is two player mode as well where you kill your friend half the time because you can actually hit each other, which is interesting. Oh, and the pause sound is amazing!
The Bad
The story is not very creative, but that can be said about almost any game of this type, so that's fine. But the game is just badly designed. The difficulty level is ludicrous and there's one reason for that: You have to memorize the whole game. There are dozens of situations (especially in the race stages) where even the most skilled players would fail because you simply have to know what to do. That's all, and that's no fun. Other games do that as well, but not 90% of the time. The fact that you only have limited continues does not help.
The Bottom Line
It's way too hard because of poor design. I don't want to play game where I have to learn patterns like vocabulary for school. If you want a next to impossible game, play Contra. Contra is hard as hell too, but I demands skills, not memorization.
NES · by Katharian Berg (17) · 2010
The Good
One of the great beat em-up games for the NES. The game is graphically advanced for the NES and the sound is pretty good for its time. You get to be inside vehicles, surf and fly in this game.
The Bad
The programming is nasty, i.e. in Volkamire's Inferno it's very hard right at the end of the flying part, and the Clinger Winger is also nasty if you are not perfectly following the direction of the bike. Huw Ward and Stephen Stamper must have been sleeping on the job when they playtested this game.
The Bottom Line
You should play this game, although the programming on a few levels makes it a bit tougher than it should be, its still worth your time.
NES · by Scott G (765) · 2005
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Music
On level 9 (Terra Tubes), you'll hear the same music as level 5 (Surf City) in the NES version, but you'll hear the same music as level 8 (Intruder Excluder) in the Genesis version. It's the only place where the musics doesn't match between the various versions.
Awards
- EGM
- 1992 Buyer's Guide - Best NES Game of the Year
- 1992 Buyer's Guide - Most Challenging
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The World of Battletoads
Fansite dedicated to the classic Rare/Tradewest game.
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Game added by Kartanym.
Game Gear added by Rogee. Amiga CD32 added by Martin Smith. Genesis added by Roedie. Amiga added by Katakis | カタキス.
Additional contributors: Guy Chapman, chirinea, Alaka, Bregalad, LepricahnsGold, Patrick Bregger.
Game added April 7, 2002. Last modified March 3, 2024.