Battletoads
Overall: 8
The NES has some of the hardest games I have ever played. One of those games is Battletoads. It stands on that list for good reason, if you have played the game you know exactly what I am talking about. If not, do yourself a favor and pull it up on vizzed right now. Let us see how far you get. Just because it is FREAKING HARD does not mean it is not fun, or a bad game. It is simply just difficult. So why did it get the ratings I gave it? Lets find out!
Graphics: 10
This game has pretty decent graphics, you can go in just about any direction on screen. It is a side scroller making it impossible to go backwards once you have passed a point. There is a decent amount of detail in the actions, like when you boot a monster (or your team mate, that is always fun) you can see the "grooves" of the boot. Pretty amazing for the NES. The bosses have decent amounts of detail as well.
Sound: 6
Honestly, I do not care for the music. It was not obnoxious enough for me to mute it, but it gets pretty annoying. If you do not believe me, pause the game with the sound turned up. Just be prepared for a poor persons beat boxing. If a game has memorable music I find myself singing the tunes on occasion, that never happened with this game. Simply not impressed.
Addictiveness: 8
Even though this game is super hard, there are a number of things that make it addictive. The difficulty itself is one of those things. I sometimes simply want to see how far I can get (no I have never beat this game). My favorite thing to do though, is to play the game with a friend, my brother and I have this thing going where we will randomly turn on each other in the middle of the game. I'll be down on the ground with almost full life and he will come over to me, pick me up, and throw me into a pit. From that point on, it is all out WAR. We spend the next hour trying to get back at one another. I laughed a lot doing this.
Story: 6
The story is nothing amazing but most of the games on the NES follow the same suit. If you have played the NES for long you know that its many games are known for being FUN, not for the detailed story. Simply put, the story is kind of weak.
Depth: 10
There is only one way to go in this game, and that is forward. Even having said that there are a variety of things to do in the levels. One level you are side scrolling, the next you are repelling down a cavern. You surf, you ride on bikes (watch out for the random blocks of stone!). There is a decent amount of different things the toads do in this game. The question is, are you good enough to experience it all?
Difficulty: 10
This is a game that easily earns the 10 on difficulty. If I could rank the multi player I would rank it higher than that. If you think single player is hard, try doing it with two people. If one of you dies, you start over. There is no carrying the other through the levels. This continues to happen until you have almost NO LIVES. The monsters themselves really aren't a problem, it is the environment. Later levels you ride snakes, avoid spikes, there are just soo many ways to get one shotted.
Conclusion
In conclusion, this game is super hard. If you are up to a challenge, do yourself a favor and play this. I doubt you will be able to beat it, and if you are (without save states) you are simply one of the best video game players I have ever seen. We should all pay you some respect. This game is legendary, I still enjoy it to this day. My brother and I still duke it out on multi player from time to time (it is probably about time we did it again).
Pros: competition between two players, fun gameplay
Cons: Deaths too easy, unrealistic expectations for completion (especially multi player)
Please, let me know what you think. Thanks!
Greenage3348 Battletoads
Overall: 8
The NES has some of the hardest games I have ever played. One of those games is Battletoads. It stands on that list for good reason, if you have played the game you know exactly what I am talking about. If not, do yourself a favor and pull it up on vizzed right now. Let us see how far you get. Just because it is FREAKING HARD does not mean it is not fun, or a bad game. It is simply just difficult. So why did it get the ratings I gave it? Lets find out!
Graphics: 10
This game has pretty decent graphics, you can go in just about any direction on screen. It is a side scroller making it impossible to go backwards once you have passed a point. There is a decent amount of detail in the actions, like when you boot a monster (or your team mate, that is always fun) you can see the "grooves" of the boot. Pretty amazing for the NES. The bosses have decent amounts of detail as well.
Sound: 6
Honestly, I do not care for the music. It was not obnoxious enough for me to mute it, but it gets pretty annoying. If you do not believe me, pause the game with the sound turned up. Just be prepared for a poor persons beat boxing. If a game has memorable music I find myself singing the tunes on occasion, that never happened with this game. Simply not impressed.
Addictiveness: 8
Even though this game is super hard, there are a number of things that make it addictive. The difficulty itself is one of those things. I sometimes simply want to see how far I can get (no I have never beat this game). My favorite thing to do though, is to play the game with a friend, my brother and I have this thing going where we will randomly turn on each other in the middle of the game. I'll be down on the ground with almost full life and he will come over to me, pick me up, and throw me into a pit. From that point on, it is all out WAR. We spend the next hour trying to get back at one another. I laughed a lot doing this.
Story: 6
The story is nothing amazing but most of the games on the NES follow the same suit. If you have played the NES for long you know that its many games are known for being FUN, not for the detailed story. Simply put, the story is kind of weak.
Depth: 10
There is only one way to go in this game, and that is forward. Even having said that there are a variety of things to do in the levels. One level you are side scrolling, the next you are repelling down a cavern. You surf, you ride on bikes (watch out for the random blocks of stone!). There is a decent amount of different things the toads do in this game. The question is, are you good enough to experience it all?
Difficulty: 10
This is a game that easily earns the 10 on difficulty. If I could rank the multi player I would rank it higher than that. If you think single player is hard, try doing it with two people. If one of you dies, you start over. There is no carrying the other through the levels. This continues to happen until you have almost NO LIVES. The monsters themselves really aren't a problem, it is the environment. Later levels you ride snakes, avoid spikes, there are just soo many ways to get one shotted.
Conclusion
In conclusion, this game is super hard. If you are up to a challenge, do yourself a favor and play this. I doubt you will be able to beat it, and if you are (without save states) you are simply one of the best video game players I have ever seen. We should all pay you some respect. This game is legendary, I still enjoy it to this day. My brother and I still duke it out on multi player from time to time (it is probably about time we did it again).
Pros: competition between two players, fun gameplay
Cons: Deaths too easy, unrealistic expectations for completion (especially multi player)
Please, let me know what you think. Thanks!
Greenage3348
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