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Battletoads Review | Not the return that fans have been waiting for | Attack of the Fanboy

Attack of the Fanboy: "The Nintendo Entertainment System was known for its large library of insanely difficult games, which led to the term “NES Hard” being coined by gamers over the years. There is zero question that Battletoads was one of those very games, which was a completely original IP that was trying to build off of the very successful Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise."

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solideagle1380d ago

I think it's an unfair score. 4/10 usually means broken mess.

potatoseal1380d ago

A tad harsh I'd say. But who knows, I will never play this game.

darthv721380d ago

Its pretty fun. Give it a try.

MetalProxy1380d ago

It looked like garbage in the beginning and it still is so it’s safe to say it’s garbage. NEXT

Donnie811380d ago

So I take it you have played it?

Retroman1380d ago

The character design look like they escape from Invader Zim concept art board.

Bobertt1380d ago

Its weird i have seen the reviews vary from 5-8/10. I think if you go into it as a battletoads fan you will be disappointed but if you never played the old ones you would think its a ok $20 game.

Gaming4Life19811380d ago (Edited 1380d ago )

Im a battletoads fan and i like this new one. What dont you like about it so far?

No online coop is stupid on games like this but cuphead did it, scott pilgrim did and they didnt get scored down so this shouldnt either.

Donnie811380d ago

The game is hovering in the mid 70 s on metacritic so it’s generally viewed as solid

Bathyj1380d ago

Regardless of if I have any interest in this game if not, I agree. 4 is a broken buggy mess. Reviewers shouldn't use a low score like that if they have an axe to grind or the game wasn't what they were hoping for or expecting. It should be purely a reflection of the quality.

GamerRN1380d ago

I couldn't agree more... But I expected unfair review scores. It's Xbox exclusive after all...

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chicken_in_the_corn1380d ago

What would you give a lower score to?

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Destiny10801380d ago

there's a reason why they call it gamepass

Bathyj1380d ago

I thought of this the other day. The game gets a pass.

sho0ok3601380d ago

"The game gets a pass. "

Oh wow, what an intelligent response. Very creative. /S

Bathyj1380d ago

Not trying to win any awards here.
Just like Microsoft studios

MadLad1380d ago

Finds the odd, overly negative review, as to make his subjective, negative point on a MS published game.

The game is averaging 8s and 9s, and is currently sitting at a respectable 75% on Metacritic, despite these questionably negative reviews.

Rachel_Alucard1380d ago

From the get go, people were negative towards the artstyle and the artist acted like a massive child with an ego in response. Good to see that karma worked out well.

Scissorman821380d ago

do you have a link for that? always love reading a good meltdown.

Rachel_Alucard1380d ago (Edited 1380d ago )

I had a collage showcasing her acting out but lost it. She ditched her account after the reveal because of people attacking her at some point I assume for the same thing. She got a new account after deleting all her tweets, but to summarize, she draws cringey tumblr art, follows feminist frequency and generally loves drawing ugly or unappealing characters and got called out for it, then she acted out like massive child.

I do have this archive however http://archive.md/iuqBs

RavageX1380d ago

The game is an insult to the classics with that art style. Sad that a game in this day and age looks worse than the originals.

Looks like a first grader did the designs.

Scissorman821380d ago

jesus i had no idea the dark queen looked so bad...holy crap.

Godmars2901380d ago

Why does it feel like its been stealth-dropped?

blackblades1380d ago

So its another MS exclusive F'up, looks like more bad reviews then good.

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Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie

Former Activision studio Toys for Bob partners with Xbox to publish its first game as an indie. This is something of a homecoming, as Microsoft owns Activision.

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Obscure_Observer4h ago

Very very early in development. Still, fantastic news!

Let´s GO!!!

Lightning772h ago

I guess.

How come they didnt either let them go or sell Tango and others to another publisher? Not saying Ubisoft, EA would be any better. (Capcome would of treated them right )

At least it wouldn't be MS of all ppl destroying them.

MS really should let go Tango go like they did TFB here.

darthv721h ago(Edited 1h ago)

one was under Bethesda (Tango) the other under Activision (TFB). Clearly each one handled the separations of their subordinates differently.

Obscure_Observer1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

"How come they didnt either let them go or sell Tango and others to another publisher? Not saying Ubisoft, EA would be any better. (Capcome would of treated them right )"

Perhaps because Zenimax and ABK handles such matters differently based on their own internal policies as "independent" publishers.

Whoever, chances are it´s simply because MS didn´t wanted Tango or Austin to be acquired by competitors and develop new bangers for them, giving MS a bad rep in a possible future. Which could also be the reason why they ensured an exclusive partnership with TFB and its new game, before anyone else.

Sad and disgusting. But it is what it is.

-Foxtrot3h ago

Manages to buy their freedom especially after all the shit Microsoft has been doing with its studios lately

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Goes right back to them as partners.

Okaaaaaay...

darthv721h ago

Id venture a guess that TFB working directly with MS was a better outcome than working through Activision to get to MS.

Sciurus_vulgaris1h ago(Edited 1h ago)

Xbox’s gaming division seems to still function as 3 semi-autonomous sub-divisions, Xbox Studios, Bethesda and ABK. The three main sub-divisions can seemingly shut down or build studios and set up partnerships independently. This would explain why Bethesda can recently shutdown studios, while ABK spins off one studio, while building a new one. Plus, Toys for Bob could be spun off by ABK, only to immediately re-partner with Microsoft.

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All Call of Duty Black Ops Games Ranked

The Nerd Stash: "Developed by Treyarch Studios, Call of Duty: Black Ops games are some of the best in the series in terms of gameplay, story, and -- of course -- Zombies."

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Report: Black Ops 6 to Be Another "DLC" Download for Call of Duty HQ; Same With MW3

It seems Black Ops 6 will be another "DLC" download added to the Call of Duty HQ app for all platforms when it launches later this year.

purple1015h ago

this news makes the choice easy, Concord it is, - totally different, but happy for a change, not played any other shooter for about 5-6 years now

Kaii4h ago

Yeah, they are adding more extensions to make the entire streamlined experience more convoluted.