The official gameplay for Toxic Crusaders is here with a look at what we can expect from Toxic Crusaders when it launches later this year
Every new update for Toxic Crusaders gets me pumped up. Partially to see what Retroware is crafting together for this classic IP and going to be able to bring back into the zeitgeist. Also, partially to hear what Psychostick has put together for the music of the game. That band is rather near and dear to myself and a few around the office. All of this to lead into the fact we are one step closer to all of this with some new gameplay for Toxic Crusaders and a timeline we can expect to see the game out there. It is a general one, but it looks like Q3 of 2025 is when we can expect to see the game on the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, presumably Switch 2, and PC. Enough of all of that, let us see how they are going to bring all of this into the action space for us.
It is going to feel like we have seen a bunch of this for Toxic Crusaders before, but not much of it in gameplay motion. Like, we knew we were going to get seven playable characters, but did not truly know how they were going to be able to be swapped during the live gameplay. It was also known that each of the characters would have their own special moves and attacks, and now we get to see more of that in motion here. All as we get teasers of the various Troma-inspired levels, we are going to be fighting the good fight through. A fight that is going to play like many of the brawler games we had in the ’80s and ’90s out there. Along with that, fully voiced and animated scenes to help tell the story, all using the same style as the Toxic Crusaders cartoon from long ago. A nice little touch when you know that the original will be part of the release of this game, too. So many fun things to see, and you can do some of that just a little lower down the page now.
Toxic Crusaders — Official Gameplay
The Toxic Crusaders (hottest heroes of 1991) have returned for a radical, radioactive romp for a new era, featuring awesome action, crushing combos, and more toxic waste than you’ll know what to do with! Developer and publisher Retroware has teamed up with Troma Entertainment to bring the Toxic Crusaders back, for an all-new, all-action beat ’em up for one to four players! Grab your mop, tutu, and attitude, and get ready to clean up the mean streets of Tromaville, one radioactive goon at a time!
Battle across seven disgusting levels rendered in vibrant pixel art as you defend Tromaville from hordes of Radiation Rangers, mutated thugs, and zombie chickens. The odds might be stacked against you, but with awesome powers, a winning personality, and up to four players on your side, the Smogulan Empire’s days are numbered!
Choose from seven playable characters, including Toxie, No-Zone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, and Headbanger – plus, for the first time, play as Toxie’s musically “gifted” girlfriend Yvonne, and the mother of all mothers, Mrs. Junko, Toxie’s mom!
Take a deep breath and dive deep into an action-packed, pun-filled adventure that drags you kicking and screaming through the wonderful world of Troma Films! Enjoy cameos from gore-filled classics such as Class of Nuke ’Em High, Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead, and Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D. – reimagined in the Saturday morning cartoon style that made this franchise so unforgettable!
When the evil Dr. Killemoff attacks, only one team of hideously deformed creatures of superhuman size and strength stands between him and his plans for global pollution: the Toxic Crusaders, Earth’s last, greatest, and ugliest hope for survival!
Features:
- The triumphant return of the Toxic Crusaders, just when we needed them most!
- Pulse-pounding beat ’em up action for up to four-player local co-op
- Gorgeous full-color pixel art graphics
- A stunning soundtrack that’ll make you party like it’s 1992
- Amazing comic book cutscenes featuring the voices of TeamFourStar (DragonBall Z Abridged)
- Seven playable characters, each with their own unique moves and powers
- Seven unique stages taking you from the streets of Tromaville to Planet Smogula and beyond!
- Surprise cameos (each more surprising than the last) from across the Troma Cinematic Universe!
Are you just as pumped up for Toxic Crusaders to finally be coming out and seeing how the game is going to flow in our hands? Is it more about the musical styling of Psychostick that is going to pull you into this fun little game here? What do you think about the character swapping and special abilities we have to look at here for the gameplay? Drop all of those thoughts down in the comment section, and then feel free to discuss them all as you so wish to do. If there is more to share for Toxic Crusaders in any way, you know we will do it all here. Please keep on checking back for all of those updates and the various others here or on our social channels out there. There is still a way to go for this one, so we know it is going to be a silly ride all the way until it launches out there.