Battletoads Review (Win 10/Xbox One)

The wait is over! Rash, Zitz, and Pimple are returning, at last, to smash-hit their way through an all-new action-packed adventure of choreographed chaos, and couch co-op may never be the same again.

Pros:

• Cartoon graphics.
• 10.59gb Download size.
• 1000 Gamerscore.
• Controller support on win 10.
• Graphics-fullscreen/borderless/Windowed, resolution, v-sync, gameplay Hud, and screen shake.
• Can rebind controls. They advise doing it in the main menu as it has spoilers but you can change them in the pause menu.
• Game settings-enemy attack tells invincibility availability, constant player markers, and tutorials.
• 3 save slots.
• Arcade beat-em-up gameplay.
• 3 difficulties-Tadpole/Toad/Battletoad. Each one affects–enemy health, enemy strength and respawn time.
• 3 characters to choose from-Zitz, pimple, and rash.
• 1-3 player local co-op.
• Combo system.
• Tag-when in single player you can swap between each Battletoad whenever you want.
• Fully voiced characters.
• Humor throughout.
• Five collectibles in each level.
• Each combat section has its own performance rank.
• End of level breakdown shows-time taken, score, collectibles, and a recap of all combat ranks.
• Flies-eat to regain health.
• Cartoon cutscenes.
• Subtitles-on/off.
• Mini-games in between games.
• Four acts in the story with levels in each.
• Drop on/out co-op.
• Can rewatch cutscenes.
• Does support mouse and keyboard.
• Hacking mini game-it’s a case of getting from one side to the other without getting hit. It plays out on a single bar and you are an icon.
• Callbacks to the original game.
• The story took 2 and a half hours to finish.
• If you get stuck on sections you can use invincibility.
• Different genres mixed into the game like side-scrolling platforming and shmups.
• Revive each other.
• Puzzle sections involving circuits. After a few tries, you can use a skip switch without penalty.
• Has shout outs and mentions of other Rare titles.

Cons:

• Tutorial pop-ups are far apart.
• Momentum is stop-start constantly.
• Can be hard to see enemies when bystanders are around.
• No online co-op.
• Just the one mode.
• Can’t have options for hitting/not hitting teammates.
• Controls are fiddly with hold LT the press or hold a button being the norm here.
• Replayability is just getting collectibles.
• Use invincibility and lower difficulty with no remorse.
• The camera can zoom out and make it hard to see what’s going on.
• Only a handful of enemy types and even then they reuse an enemy’s attack pattern but reskin them later on.
• Throughout the game, the music will lower and go kinda flat and suck all the energy from the game.
• Mini-games easily outstay there welcome.
• Underwhelming end of the game boss fight.
• No way to block or counter moves just a dash but that doesn’t always work with some attacks.