<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
in	I-Application
Battlemaniacs	I-Application
is	O
a	O
1993	O
platforming	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Rare	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Tradewest	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
around	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
as	O
Battletoads	B-Application
&	I-Application
Double	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
,	O
another	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
follows	O
two	O
Battletoads	B-Application
,	O
Rash	O
and	O
Pimple	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
stop	O
Silas	O
Volkmire	O
and	O
the	O
evil	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
from	O
ruling	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
its	O
levels	O
are	O
enhanced	O
or	O
remixed	O
versions	O
of	O
levels	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Battletoads	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
and	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
in	I-Application
Battlemaniacs	I-Application
received	O
a	O
mostly	O
positive	O
response	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
receiving	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
from	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
begins	O
with	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
visiting	O
the	O
Gyachung-La	O
fortress	O
in	O
northern	O
Tibet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Battletoads	B-Application
finally	O
reach	O
the	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
in	O
her	O
tower	O
and	O
defeat	O
her	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
manages	O
to	O
escape	O
again	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bird	O
picks	O
up	O
Volkmire	O
on	O
his	O
scanners	O
and	O
finds	O
out	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
trying	O
to	O
escape	O
using	O
a	O
teleporter	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
leave	O
the	O
Gamescape	O
and	O
hop	O
into	O
the	O
Battlecopter	O
to	O
chase	O
after	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
unable	O
to	O
shoot	O
three	O
missiles	O
at	O
Volkmire	O
's	O
teleporter	O
,	O
he	O
gets	O
away	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
feel	O
dejected	O
knowing	O
that	O
Volkmire	O
is	O
free	O
and	O
the	O
Dark	O
Queen	O
wants	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
in	I-Application
Battlemaniacs	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action-platform	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
takes	O
place	O
inside	O
the	O
Gamescape	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
,	O
virtual	O
world	O
where	O
computer-generated	O
villains	O
created	O
by	O
Silas	O
Volkmire	O
run	O
amok	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
previous	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Battletoads	B-Application
series	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
has	O
their	O
own	O
combo	O
attacks	O
and	O
special	O
moves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rash	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
can	O
use	O
the	O
classic	O
"	O
Big	O
Boot	O
Block	O
"	O
move	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Battletoads	B-Application
,	O
where	O
his	O
foot	O
transforms	O
into	O
a	O
massive	O
,	O
spiky	O
boot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
stage	O
,	O
"	O
Khaos	O
Mountains	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	B-Application
beat	I-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
fifth	O
stage	O
,	O
"	O
Tracktors	O
"	O
is	O
a	O
racing	O
level	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
rails	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
the	O
stages	O
feature	O
unique	O
twists	O
on	O
gameplay	O
styles	O
,	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
stages	O
are	O
actually	O
enhanced	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
counterparts	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
Battletoads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
in	I-Application
Battlemaniacs	I-Application
also	O
features	O
a	O
handful	O
of	O
bonus	O
stages	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
earn	O
extra	O
lives	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battletoads	B-Application
in	I-Application
Battlemaniacs	I-Application
was	O
first	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
June	O
1993	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
October	O
1993	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
in	O
1993	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
barely	O
finished	O
state	O
by	O
Tectoy	O
in	O
Brazil	O
in	O
1996	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
an	O
unpolished	O
build	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
stages	O
not	O
having	O
music	O
and	O
minor	O
glitches	O
,	O
some	O
including	O
a	O
choppy	O
scrolling	O
floor	O
in	O
the	O
bonus	O
stages	O
and	O
invisible	O
obstacles	O
in	O
the	O
turbo	B-Application
tunnel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameRankings	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
review	O
aggregator	O
,	O
assigned	O
Battletoads	B-Application
in	I-Application
Battlemaniacs	I-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
an	O
averaged	O
score	O
of	O
78%	O
based	O
on	O
two	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Retrospectively	O
,	O
the	O
staff	O
of	O
GamesRadar	O
ranked	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
as	O
the	O
30th	O
best	O
game	O
on	O
the	O
platform	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
having	O
"	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
graphics	O
on	O
the	O
system	O
"	O
and	O
offering	O
"	O
one	O
hell	O
of	O
an	O
experience	O
,	O
"	O
stating	O
:	O
"	O
The	O
bosses	O
are	O
massive	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
is	O
rockin	O
 '	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ever-present	O
'	O
90s	O
attitude	O
is	O
in	O
full	O
effect	O
—	O
who	O
cares	O
if	O
it	O
's	O
a	O
cynical	O
knock-off	O
of	O
TMNT	B-Application
when	O
it	O
looks	O
and	O
plays	O
this	O
good	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Arcade	O
Sushi	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
fourth	O
best	O
retro	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Complex	O
listed	O
the	O
game	O
#39	O
on	O
their	O
The	O
Best	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Battletoads	B-Application
in	O
Battlemanaics	O
does	O
n’t	O
quite	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
’s	O
an	O
awesome	O
ride	O
all	O
the	O
same	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Andy	O
Smith	O
from	O
Sega	O
Power	O
gave	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
72%	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
varied	O
types	O
of	O
action	B-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
occasional	O
humorous	O
touches	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
"	O
mediocre	O
graphics	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
button-stabbing	O
tendencies	O
"	O
and	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
's	O
most	O
common	O
complaint	O
was	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
,	O
explaining	O
that	O
"	O
Battletoads	B-Application
had	O
shades	O
of	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Battlemaniacs	B-Application
just	O
has	O
shades.	O
"	O
</s>
