Rare and Microsoft have announced that a grand total of 30 games from the Rare Replay catalogue will become available for Xbox Game Pass subscribers, as the British developer celebrates its 35th anniversary; giving players the chance to play some of their most critically acclaimed, classic titles.
As revealed by Rare, some of the games included in the Rare Replay are Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie, Killer Instinct Gold, Jet Force Gemini, Perfect Dark, some classic titles like Jetpac, Sabre Wulf, and R.C. Pro-Am, and even Battletoads and Battletoads Arcade; just in time for the release of the new Battletoads on Thursday the 20th of August.
Rare Replay has actually been available for Xbox Game Pass subscribers since June of last year, but Rare here is putting an emphasis on the Battletoads games very in particular, as the new Battletoads is the first game in the series to be released in 26 years.
As an interesting bit of trivia, Battletoads Arcade was the last title in the long-running beat 'em up series to release, and it is one of the games that Xbox Game Pass subscribers currently have access to; now is the perfect time to jump in and hone your skills ahead of the new game's release in just a few more weeks.
It's been quite a while – 26 years, in fact – but at long last, the Battletoads are ready to morph, leap and smash their way back into the limelight for an all-new adventure helmed by Dlala Studios and supported by series creator Rare, a partnership first teased during E3 2018's Xbox showcase. Whether this is your first time encountering the warty warriors or you consider yourself a Battletoads veteran, you won’t have long to wait until the trio burst back onto the scene.
Battletoads will release for the Xbox One, Xbox Game Pass, and PC(Windows 10, Steam) on Thursday the 20th of August.