It’s perhaps surprising that the most striking news regarding the newBattletoadsgame is how little news aboutBattletoadshas been shared over the past several months. To be fair, the game was heavily criticized following its announcement, butBattletoadsis still an exciting brand that Xbox fans were interested in hearing more about. Now, suddenly, the drought has ended in a big way. A new trailer has been released forBattletoads, as well as the game’s surprisingly near release date.
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InBattletoad’s official release date trailer, prospective players are shown a mix of animated cutscenes from the game as well as a diverse range of gameplay. The animated cutscenes are done in a very90s Saturday morning cartoonstyle. Presumably, these cutscenes will play between chapters inBattletoads.
The animated style carries over very well to gameplay, whereBattletoadsdiversifies into a wide range of different genres. Like the classicBattletoads, it seems that for everyCastle Crasherstype beat ‘em up level there will be a level of an entirely different genre. There areTurbobike racing stageslike in the original game, though it’s from behind instead of the side. There’s a platforming stage much likeRayman Legends, a SHMUP level, and much more.
It’s a lot to take in for a trailer that’s less than two minutes long, but the message is clear. ThisBattletoadsis absolutely different than the original game, but it’s still inspired by the original in many ways. That may be enough to enticeclassicBattletoadsfans to come back and give the new game a chance.
However, there’s also another message that can be read into from this announcement. It’s the fact thatBattletoadswasn’t featured during any of theXbox summer eventsso far. It’s thatBattletoad’s release date was revealed with virtually no fanfare on a Friday morning. That could signal a lack of confidence in thisBattletoadsand fans of the franchise will recognize that. Nevertheless, the game is almost finished and soon players will be able to judge it for themselves.
Battletoadsreleases August 20 on PC and Xbox One.
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