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BurgerTime Party!
Peter Pepper's Burger is the hottest grill in town, thanks to its classic menu of award-winning puzzles and patties. But when retro gaming's master chef can't take the heat of inventing a brand-new burger, the ingredients that got chopped from Chef Peter Pepper's latest recipe take matters into their own comically oversized gloves. Out of the tras...
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BurgerTime Party! Reviews
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Burger Time Party! is an excellent example of how to modernize a classic from over 30 years ago and make it relevant again.
If you're a long-time gamer like I am then you probably recall playing BurgerTime at some point and now, the fun-filled formula is available in a brand new game. So, stomp on a bun and throw pepper in an egg's face and let's make some burgers!
When BurgerTime Party! was first announced at E3 2019, my WTMG colleagues reacted with a unanimous “what the heck is that thing?”. You see, BurgerTime is an old arcade game, so old that it was a killer app for the freaking Intellivision, a console released in 1982. I… actually had one of those at home, since my father was a sales rep for the system way before I was born. He was probably more excited for the release of a brand new version of BurgerTime for modern consoles than most young...
If you’re a younger gamer, you may well look at a game like this and wonder what the point is, just getting high scores and such. But this game hearkens back to the old days, where seeing your name on the high score list on the arcade machine and bragging to your friends was a big deal. I say give it a try anyway. With today’s super elaborate games and complex mechanics, sometimes a little simplicity can be very refreshing. BurgerTime might not be the most famous ’80s arcade game, but I...
The visuals seem to be inspired by classic Fleischer-era cartoons, and contemporary adaptations of this style such as Cuphead. There’s a somewhat lifeless feeling to it all, however, as the tweened digital animations feel somewhat static and robotic. The designs themselves are fine, it’s just the way they move and emote that feels hollow.
Burger Time Party! succeeds in providing Burger Time on the Nintendo Switch. Beyond that, there’s not a whole lot else going on to justify the 5-star price for the 2-star burgers it serves up. The list of things to do for solo players mostly boils down to chasing a 3-star rating on the various levels and aiming for the leaderboards (the only online functionality in the game). Burger Time Party! would be easier to recommend for fans if it were sold at a lower price, but what is on the menu here is tough to swallow. 5/10 pickle chips