The fourth level is where the beat ’em up game turns into a shooter, and the Dark Queen throws asteroids, mines, and UFOs at the spacecraft controlled by the player. The first level of the seven-level game takes place on the tail of Colossus, the second on the interior corridors of the ship in level two, the third in the ship’s base, and the fourth where the player attempts to destroy the ship from the outside while on a small space craft. The brothers agree, and all five immediately take off for the Colossus in a mission to stop this two-pronged threat. Deciding to even the odds, the Battletoads contact Billy and Jimmy Lee for help.

Apparently, the Dark Queen is back with another plan to dominate the galaxy, and she has allied herself with the Shadow Warriors (from the Double Dragon series) to supplement her forces. However, one day the Earth’s military is neutralized and the giant spaceship Colossus emerges from the moon. PlotĪfter she was defeated by the Battletoads, the evil Dark Queen flees to the outer reaches of the universe and the ‘Toads and their mentor get on with their lives. The game’s engine and design are directly based upon the Battletoads series. It is also the first Battletoads game to feature all three toads as playable characters. The game features the characters from the Double Dragon series, Billy and Jimmy Lee, two young martial arts experts also included are the three humanoid toad protagonists from the Battletoads game. The Ultimate Team is a crossover of both Technos Japan‘s Double Dragon and Rare’s Battletoads game franchises, although Technos had little or no credited involvement in production beyond the Double Dragon license. Retro-bit Publishing (under license from ARC System Works and Rare) has re-released the 8-bit NES version in early 2022 with plans to release the 16-bit versions later this year. It was originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and later ported to the Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NES, and Game Boy.

Battletoads & Double Dragon ( The Ultimate Team) is a 1993 beat ’em up developed by Rare and published by Tradewest.

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