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DuckTales was among the variety of instant classics made by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) back in the 1980s, allowing fans of the animated TV show to control Scrooge McDuck and go on all sorts of adventures.
After many years, the Japanese company decided to revisit the classic title and tasked developer WayForward with remaking the original game with current-gen graphics and adding plenty of new features.
Does DuckTales Remastered manage to successfully recreate the retro game or should Scrooge McDuck and the rest of his family and team stay retired? Let's find out.
DuckTales Remastered is a love letter to the original game and this is clear straight from the start screen, as gorgeous high-definition artwork is blended with retro chiptune music, playing the iconic soundtrack of the TV show.
Fans will also notice plenty of new cut scenes that aim at offering a better look at the plot of the game. The original title, due to the limitations of the NES, offered a barebone approach to story.
Here, it's pretty much embraced, as all the characters, from Scrooge, to Huey, Dewey, and Louie, are voiced by the original actors from the animated TV show.
While it's definitely fun to hear the characters talk, the actual story is clearly targeted at younger players, so those playing for nostalgia will probably skip them, which requires pressing several buttons, thus getting a bit tedious.
In terms of actual gameplay, DuckTales Remastered recreates the original mechanics from the first game, although some tweaks have been made to things like the core pogo mechanic, which can be performed much easily. Purists shouldn't worry, as the option to revert to the old setting is present.
While the game is quite functional, there are a few aggravating quirks and bugs, which stop Scrooge from going to certain locations or on top of certain surfaces.
What's more, collision detection between him and different enemies is also a bit wonky, so expect to receive damage even if you managed to narrowly avoid opponents.
Many locations have been modified, like the Transylvania stage, while all-new ones have been added, like a final boss level on Mount Vesuvius, which replaces the comeback to Transylvania that the original game used for its ending.
DuckTales Remastered works pretty well using a mouse and keyboard on the PC, but it really feels much better with a controller as you can deal with enemies in a more precise manner.
All the environments and visuals have received a lot of love in DuckTales Remastered, as WayForward went to great lengths in order to create high-definition textures and animations based on the crude assets from the NES game.
The soundtrack is also mighty impressive, basing itself on the chiptunes from the original title but adding a lot of new elements and constantly varying its songs to keep things lively.
The voice acting, however, truly shines and, even if Scrooge McDuck sounds a bit old, do remember that Alan Young, his original and current voice, is 93 years old. Besides him, Scrooge's three nephews, Huey, Dewey and Louie, are also present, as are an assortment of other characters.
Conclusion
DuckTales Remastered is a pretty great remake of the original DuckTales for the NES. It's definitely going to delight fans of the original who want to take a trip down memory lane. New additions such as the final level, not to mention great visuals, will make the trip a worthy one.
Sadly, new fans might not appreciate the simplistic mechanics, the constantly interrupting story, and the introduction of niche characters from the DuckTales series, so the game's appeal for them is rather limited.
