Battletoads is finally releasing and coming on August 20
After being silent for another year, Battletoads finally has a release date and it is much sooner than you might have thought, with the game releasing on August 20.
Battletoads’ irreverent sense of humor pays homage to the stylish, self-aware cartoons of the late ’90s, with the new game opting for a distinctive hand-animated style to capture the exaggerated morph attacks and comic timing of the ’Toads. A cartoon also needs gags, which is why the game’s wild story – penned by award-winning writers – unfolds in several fully animated sequences featuring professional voice talent.
If you’re unfamiliar with the genre-busting gameplay of the Battletoads series, here are the essentials: Zitz, Rash and Pimple are three brawling bruisers from outer space who can morph parts of their bodies to dish out extra destruction. The targets of said destruction, are often the Dark Queen and her abominable allies, in action that takes place across a variety of beat ‘em up, platforming, and racing stages.
As a Microsoft game, it is included in Xbox Game Pass for both Xbox One and PC, though if you don’t have a subscription, you can buy it on its own. The game will also release on Steam the same day
