<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
is	O
a	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dlala	O
Studios	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	B-Device
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
reboot	O
of	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
entry	O
in	O
26	O
years	O
following	O
1994	O
's	O
Battletoads	B-Device
Arcade	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
original	O
Battletoads	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
three	O
players	O
can	O
play	O
cooperatively	O
as	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
;	O
Rash	O
,	O
Pimple	O
and	O
Zitz	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
distinct	O
playstyles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
obstacle	O
course	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
's	O
notoriously	O
difficult	O
Turbo	B-Application
Tunnel	I-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
side	O
view	O
,	O
the	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
reboot	O
has	O
the	O
camera	O
behind	O
the	O
bikes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
rebooted	O
sequence	O
retains	O
its	O
nostalgic	O
difficulty	O
,	O
with	O
its	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
screen	O
providing	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
messages	O
of	O
encouragement	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
also	O
features	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
selectable	O
difficulty	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Trapped	O
in	O
a	O
fantasy	O
simulator	O
bunker	O
for	O
26	O
years	O
,	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
awaken	O
to	O
discover	O
they	O
are	O
no	O
longer	O
intergalactic	O
heroes	O
and	O
have	O
fallen	O
into	O
modern-day	O
obscurity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dlala	O
Studios	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Overruled	O
,	O
a	O
platform	O
brawler	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
at	O
E3	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Device
series	O
had	O
been	O
dormant	O
for	O
decades	O
and	O
was	O
last	O
displayed	O
in	O
the	O
2015	O
retrospective	O
compilation	O
Rare	B-Application
Replay	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rare	O
's	O
intention	O
was	O
to	O
remake	O
classic	O
Battletoads	B-Device
gameplay	O
without	O
the	O
limitations	O
of	O
1980s	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
originally	O
anticipated	O
for	O
a	O
2019	O
release	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
exclusive	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
later	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Device
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aggregating	O
review	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
66/100	O
and	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
72/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Scullion	O
of	O
Pure	O
Xbox	B-Device
gave	O
the	O
game	O
8	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
animation	O
,	O
dialogue	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
and	O
wide	O
variety	O
in	O
difficulty	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
more	O
critical	O
of	O
repetitive	O
levels	O
,	O
limited	O
moveset	O
and	O
puzzle	O
sections	O
.	O
</s>
