Battletoads is a side-scrolling video game of the beat ‘em up genre. Released on Xbox One and Windows, it’s actually a full reboot of the original Battletoads series, which ran from 1991-1994 and consisted of seven games.

Here are some features:

     •   The game’s three main characters are anthropomorphic toads who are all named after skin conditions: there’s Pimple, Rash and Zit.
     •   You can play the game as a single-player, though the cooperative play is supported, and up to three people can play at any one time.
     •   The game favours hand-drawn graphics and is designed with more of a cartoon style of animation in mind.

The premise of the game is that the Battletoads have been spending the last twenty-six years locked away in a bunker (this is how long it’s been since the last Battletoads game was released in 1994). They break free and are determined to defeat the Dark Queen to regain their reputation. However, it turns out that there’s a bigger enemy to defeat: the Topians, an evil alien race who are responsible for trapping the Battletoads in the bunker.


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Although many people will remember 2020 as the year of the pandemic, thankfully, there have been plenty of exciting new video games to take our minds off the ongoing situation. Many conventional games have hit the market, though, as our list shows, there have been some rather quirky games coming out, too. If you’re after a new game to play, we recommend having a go at one of the entries on our list. Though the five games we’ve mentioned may be a bit bizarre, that doesn’t make them any less worthwhile.

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Going back to console video games, there are so many new ones that have come out this year, and there are plenty more still to come. Now is a great time to be a fan of these games, what with so many technically advanced, highly creative and thoroughly engaging games coming out. Even though the wider video game industry has been affected by the pandemic in some ways, overall, it’s still looking strong, and players have lots of brilliant new games to look forward to playing in the coming months and throughout next year.