![]() The main reason to play this on the SNES instead of the other three systems it was released for (NES, Genesis, and Game Boy) is the audio/visual experience. This is a trial you must suffer through to continue on the good stuff and oh does it get good. The controls are terribly awkward, and this level may single handedly obliterate your 1up reserve. The level is a direct ripoff of classic Asteroids with the addition of homing missiles, flying saucer dogfights, and a boss battle. The only level that may prove to be a sticking point is level 4, in which you fight the Rat ship from a space pod. Make no mistake, though, seeing the end credits requires considerable effort, but it’s nowhere near as punishing as before. This game wisely scales back the difficulty, making it considerably more fun to play. The original game is considered to be one of the hardest on the NES (even more-so with two players) which definitely limited its appeal. One area that was thankfully adjusted was Battletoads’ maddening difficulty. It may lack Double Dragon‘s complexity, but it plays smoother than any game that franchise ever had. Even the play control is classic Battletoads with a regular attack combo, jump attack, and rushing attack. This variety keeps the surprisingly long stages interesting since you’re rarely doing the same thing for too long. The game’s seven levels consist of traditional brawling interspersed with speed biking, rappelling, and shooter sequences. A story like that would be laughed at in today’s gritty, ultra-realistic gaming culture but in 1994 it was par for the course.Īt its heart, BT/DD is more Battletoads than Double Dragon and, like its predecessors, it’s not content to be JUST a brawler. In order to save the planet, the Toads pick up Billy (not Bimmy) and Jimmy Lee in a toad shaped helicopter and fly to a rat shaped space ship to combat the new threat. The Battletoads‘ nemesis, the Dark Queen, teams up with the Shadow Boss to take over Earth. The game’s story is as simple as it is ridiculous. In ’93, being on the cover of Nintendo Power made you kind of a big deal.
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