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As usual with ''Battletoad'' games there are side scrolling action levels, rope repelling levels, and vehicle levels. Levels alternate with between themes of both games and contain enemies and bosses inspired by both. The standard action levels involve running from the start point to the finish, fighting enemies along the way. The repel levels involve going down some sort of shaft and moving your character to avoid obstacles while also fighting enemies that are in the way. The vehicle levels involve dodging obstacles also but on the bike levels the player can actually attack passing bikers with their feet, which is a first for the ''Battletoads'' series.
 
As usual with ''Battletoad'' games there are side scrolling action levels, rope repelling levels, and vehicle levels. Levels alternate with between themes of both games and contain enemies and bosses inspired by both. The standard action levels involve running from the start point to the finish, fighting enemies along the way. The repel levels involve going down some sort of shaft and moving your character to avoid obstacles while also fighting enemies that are in the way. The vehicle levels involve dodging obstacles also but on the bike levels the player can actually attack passing bikers with their feet, which is a first for the ''Battletoads'' series.
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==Versions==
 
==Versions==

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Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team
System(s): Sega Mega Drive
Publisher: Tradewest
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code
Sega Mega Drive
US 		T-97066
Sega Mega Drive
BR 		044950

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Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team is a 1993 action game developed by Rare Ltd. and published by Tradewest on the Sega Mega Drive. It is a crossover game which combines characters and environments from and inspired by the Battletoads and Double Dragon series. In addition to the Mega Drive version there were also ports available on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Boy.

Story

The story involves the Dark Queen and the Shadow Warriors teaming up against the Battletoads and the Lee brothers. The battletoads contact the Lee brothers after this union takes place and team up with them to take down both their opponents.

Gameplay

The gameplay is similar to the previous Battletoads games. There are five playable characters. This includes Billy and Jimmy Lee from Double Dragon and Zitz, Pimple, and Rash from Battletoads. There is an attack button and jump button. Despite there being only two buttons there are several moves which are pulled off with either button combinations or automatically depending on the situation. Weapons dropped by enemies can be grabbed and used; these weapons include a stick and sticks of dynamite. There are also capsules which contain various power-ups and point bonuses. In two player mode when a player loses all their lives and continues it starts both players at the beginning of the stage.

Levels

As usual with Battletoad games there are side scrolling action levels, rope repelling levels, and vehicle levels. Levels alternate with between themes of both games and contain enemies and bosses inspired by both. The standard action levels involve running from the start point to the finish, fighting enemies along the way. The repel levels involve going down some sort of shaft and moving your character to avoid obstacles while also fighting enemies that are in the way. The vehicle levels involve dodging obstacles also but on the bike levels the player can actually attack passing bikers with their feet, which is a first for the Battletoads series.

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Tail of the Ratship

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Blag Alley

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Ropes 'n' Roper

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Ratship Rumble

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Missile Mayhem

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Shadow Boss Showdown

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Armageddon II The Rematch

Versions

Differences from the SNES version

The graphics on the Mega Drive version are less detailed, more colorful, and has poorer sound quality. Plus, the SNES version runs smoother. However, the Mega Drive version features more music tracks (in akin to the original NES game), more sound effects, sharper sprites for the Battletoads and certain enemies (although the SNES version usually has the edge with sprite detail overall), more comical reactions from defeated opponents, color transitions on certain stages and more developed intro/intermission/ending scenes (also akin to the original NES game).

Magazine articles

Main article: Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

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Print advert in Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) #52: "November 1993" (1993-xx-xx)
also published in:
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Physical scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
42 №17, p45
39 №51, p58/59
Sega Mega Drive
 41
Based on
2 reviews
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
50
[4]
Cool Gamer (RU)
60
[5]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
40
[6]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5 (RU)
40
[7]
Mega (UK) NTSC-U
42
[8]
Sega Power (UK) NTSC-U
39
[9]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
64
[10]
VideoGames (US) NTSC-U
70
[11]
Sega Mega Drive
 51
Based on
8 reviews

Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team

Mega Drive, US
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Cover
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Cart
Mega Drive, BR
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Cover
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Cart

Technical information

ROM dump status

System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
Sega Mega Drive
✔
CRC32 8239dd17
MD5 78f3ea32bcb4f627e4f9bc9711e017b8
SHA-1 5b79623e90806206e575b3f15499cab823065783
1MB 1993-08 Cartridge (US)

References

  1. ↑ File:GamePro US 053.pdf, page 253
  2. ↑ Game Players, "Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1993" (US; 1993-1x-xx), page 64
  3. ↑ GamePro, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 232
  4. ↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 31
  5. ↑ Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 30
  6. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 294
  7. ↑ Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 5, "" (RU; 200x-xx-xx), page 112
  8. ↑ Mega, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-20), page 45
  9. ↑ Sega Power, "February 1994" (UK; 1994-01-06), page 58
  10. ↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 23
  11. ↑ VideoGames, "January 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 56



Double Dragon games for Sega systems
Sega Master System
 Double Dragon (1988)
Sega Mega Drive
 Double Dragon II: The Revenge (1991) | Double Dragon (1992) | Double Dragon 3: The Rosetta Stone (1992/1993) | Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team (1993) | Double Dragon V: The Shadow Falls (1994)
Sega Game Gear
 Double Dragon (1993)



Battletoads games for Sega systems
Sega Mega Drive
 Battletoads (1993) | Battletoads/Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team (1993)
Sega Game Gear
 Battletoads (1993) | Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (Cancelled)
Sega Master System
 Battletoads (Cancelled) | Battletoads in Battlemaniacs (1996)
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