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Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 1

Based on 34 reviews

Excellent:

11
Good:

12
Average:

5
Bad:

6

Pros

Decidedly Back To The Future in every way. A worthy next chapter.
Great visuals, Expert voice acting brings characters to life, Interesting story.
All your favorite characters, same wit as the movies
A very suitable followup to the classic trilogy, with plenty of callbacks; excellent voice acting and score; puzzles are clever without being confusing.

Cons

Short even for a Telltale episode, with simple handholding puzzles.
Puzzles offer little challenge, Only takes a few hours to finish.
A bit glitchy
The new characters are a bit bland; Hill Valley is claustrophobically small; some annoying anachronisms; cliffhanger is a bit lame.

By DarkZero on October 02, 2011

Published October 2nd 2011. Written by Jorge S. Fernandez. We all know that licensed videogames based on current film or television tend to be met with critical disdain, and for good reason: most of them are crap.But with licensed games based on older...

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By PC Gamer on August 15, 2011

Closer to a spinoff of the cartoons than the movies. No childhood-destroying licence though, just a wasted...

53
By ImpulseGamer on April 01, 2011

PC, Mac (Steam) & PS3 StoreIf you have seen the Back to the Future films, and you can’t help but have a big grin on your face at the thought of the DeLorean hitting the speed that will trigger the flux capacitor and send the car into time, leaving...

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By Game Observer on February 22, 2011

As a fan of the movies, I found the game (overall) to be fairly enjoyable. It had its up moments (the beginning) and some down moments (sections of the 1930s scenario). But since it’s mostly just an effort at fan service, the game is likely not...

70
By PC Gamer on February 07, 2011

A waste of time; dull and shoddy, Back to the Future fails to deliver on anything that made the movies so much...

45
By Fusion Mods on February 02, 2011

Developer: Telltale GamesPublisher: Telltale GamesPlatform: PC (review) , MacPrice: $24.99Telltale Games’ latest venture in their long reaching pedigree of point-and-click adventure games comes in the form of an episodic story existing within the...

70
By Game Chronicles Magazine on January 21, 2011

It’s hard to deny that Back to the Future games have had a sordid history. When the best game based on the series up until now was a Grand Theft Auto: Vice City mod, it doesn’t speak very well of the efforts that came before it. Still, with...

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By Blogcritics on January 10, 2011

At this point in time, Telltale Games' style is well established. They have become very successful in recent years putting out "seasons" of a game made up of several different "episodes." The games' style harkens back to the classic LucasArts...

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By Good Gear Guide on January 07, 2011

The first chapter of Telltale's new Back to the Future story has been released, changing the film franchise's history of subpar games for the better....

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By Hooked Gamers on January 06, 2011

The Back To The Future films hold a special place in many people’s hearts. Arguably the most perfect film trilogy of all time, it is understandable that all rumors of sequels get quickly dashed. It would take an utterly insane group of people to...

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