Sights & Sounds
- Being a WayForward game, the visual style is excellent. It somehow manages to capture the crispness of the Shantae series while staying very true to the original DuckTales cartoon
- The music is also excellent. Capcom always does a good job with their soundtracks. The DuckTales theme (both the NES game and TV show versions) are the obvious highlights, but the rest of the music is some pretty great butt rock
- Unfortunately, you'll get really tired of the cane bounce sound effect
Story & Vibes
- The story is fairly straightforward. It's not like Scrooge McDuck is a waterfowl of diverse motives; he just wants more money. You just go around collecting gems and valuable macguffins, fight a boss, and move to the next world
- If you grew up watching the TV show in the early 90s or played the original NES game, be prepared for a wave of nostalgia
Playability & Replayability
- The gameplay is simple even by standards for platformers at the time. You really only jump, bounce, and hit rocks with your cane. That's the long and short of the controls
- It's a quick game, so there may be some appeal for completionists who don't mind a challenge getting achievements for higher difficulties. I'm not one of those people, so I'm not picturing a replay anytime soon
Overall Impressions & Performance
- It's not a graphically intensive game, so crank up the resolution to match your display and have fun
Final Verdict
- 6.5/10. An easy recommend for those who liked the franchise growing up. Otherwise, it's a fairly simplistic (but still enjoyable) remaster of an old favorite
- Being a WayForward game, the visual style is excellent. It somehow manages to capture the crispness of the Shantae series while staying very true to the original DuckTales cartoon
- The music is also excellent. Capcom always does a good job with their soundtracks. The DuckTales theme (both the NES game and TV show versions) are the obvious highlights, but the rest of the music is some pretty great butt rock
- Unfortunately, you'll get really tired of the cane bounce sound effect
Story & Vibes
- The story is fairly straightforward. It's not like Scrooge McDuck is a waterfowl of diverse motives; he just wants more money. You just go around collecting gems and valuable macguffins, fight a boss, and move to the next world
- If you grew up watching the TV show in the early 90s or played the original NES game, be prepared for a wave of nostalgia
Playability & Replayability
- The gameplay is simple even by standards for platformers at the time. You really only jump, bounce, and hit rocks with your cane. That's the long and short of the controls
- It's a quick game, so there may be some appeal for completionists who don't mind a challenge getting achievements for higher difficulties. I'm not one of those people, so I'm not picturing a replay anytime soon
Overall Impressions & Performance
- It's not a graphically intensive game, so crank up the resolution to match your display and have fun
Final Verdict
- 6.5/10. An easy recommend for those who liked the franchise growing up. Otherwise, it's a fairly simplistic (but still enjoyable) remaster of an old favorite