Notably, you now respawn in place whenever you lose a life, no matter what the circumstances. Most of the levels are set up like the typical belt-scrolling beat-em-up: screen stops, you bash some guys, then continue onward. The general flow of the game has also been altered from previous entries in the series, taking after what the original Battletoads might have been without all of its gimmicks. Otherwise, the game engine is the same as the original but applied to the retooled mechanics: the only concession to Battlemaniacs is the choice of 2-player games A or B, where B will prevent you from harming your partner. In fact, there’s only one level where you can even fall to your death, most of the time you’ll simply end up hanging over the side, useful for attacking enemies that approach in that manner though leaving you vulnerable from overhead attacks. For starters, combat takes the fore while platforming and vehicle gimmicks take a back-seat, so that challenge is now almost entirely derived from handling enemies rather than memorizing movement patterns or completing precision jumps. Though some familiar elements do return, they’re implemented in a new way when they do, rather than appearing in a better-looking, slightly more complex coat of paint like in Battlemaniacs. More importantly, this is the first game since the original to introduce entirely new level ideas and a fresh take on the series’ formula. BT&DD is the first Battletoadsgame where all three Toads are playable characters, in addition to the Lee brothers, though the choice is largely inconsequential aside from the Dragons’ getting a jump kick.

Fittingly, the Battletoads team up with Billy and Jimmy Lee to put a stop to this.

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