[3][5] Trapped in a fantasy simulator bunker for 26 years, the Battletoads awaken to discover they are no longer intergalactic heroes and have fallen into modern-day obscurity.

The reboot[3] was developed by Dlala Studios with the assistance and supervision of series creator Rare.

[4] Prior to the game's announcement at E3 2018,[4] the Battletoads series had been dormant for decades[citation needed] and was last displayed in the 2015 retrospective compilation Rare Replay.

[3] The game received its first gameplay trailer at the June 2019 E3[4] and was playable at Microsoft's November X019 trade show.

[12] Chris Scullion of Pure Xbox gave the game 8 out of 10, praising the animation, dialogue, soundtrack and wide variety in difficulty, but was more critical of repetitive levels, limited moveset and puzzle sections.