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Chipmonk! Looks Like Battletoads With Chipmunks

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Published: Sep 29, 2023 03:47 pm

A trailer for Chipmonk! has been released online, and it a retro-style beat ’em up that reminds me a ton of my childhood nemesis: Battletoads.

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You can watch the trailer below for Chipmonk!, which was released by ID@Xbox on YouTube. The footage shows off a beat ’em up in which players take on the role of chipmunks as they battle through hordes of enemies using a variety of different weapons. I could just as easily compare what I’m seeing to something Double Dragon, but saying Chipmonk! looks like Battletoads feels particularly apt, mostly because in both you take on the role of animals.

Related: No Straight Roads & Battletoads – Zero Punctuation

While the beat ’em up genre has ever quite had the prominence it did in the early eras of gaming, I’m still always delighted to see new games of this style releasing. I’ve always found them to be a lot of fun to play with friends, as they’re specifically quite good for talking to someone while doing a relatively repetitive action. Finding out the tricks to winning them is also always a lot of fun. Basically, I like beat ’em ups. Make more beat ’em ups.

Chipmonk! is available now on Xbox Series X/S,  Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation consoles. The game was developed by QUByte Interactive.

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Liam Nolan has been the Managing Editor at The Escapist since August 2023, during which time he's covered Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Starfield, and several other major releases. After getting his Master of Arts in English in 2016, he began writing about comics, television, movies, and video games, with his work appearing at such outlets as Marvel.com, CBR, and The Mary Sue. When he's not writing on pop culture, you can find Liam working on his creative projects or traveling. You can follow him on Twitter @LD_Nolan or on Bluesky @ldnolan.bsky.social.