Platforms
- PCFeb 21, 20186.9playscore6.27 Critics6.793 Players
- PlayStation 4Feb 21, 20186.8playscore5.86 Critics7.8663 Players
- Xbox OneFeb 21, 20187.1playscore6.74 Critics7.468 Players
- Nintendo SwitchFeb 26, 2019NAplayscoreNA0 CriticsNA0 Players
25 critic reviews · 1 community reviews across all platforms
Critic Reviews
- Rad Rodgers: Radical Edition has the basic building blocks to be a good throwback platform shooter, but it doesn't put it together very well. The shooting seems fine until you realize that most of the enemies are there only so you have something to shoot. The platforming is fine until Dusty gets temperamental in deciding whether to climb a platform. The Pixelverse sections are frustrating, the presentation feels badly done, and the extras don't add anything significant to the game. On a system with so many other better options in this genre, it's difficult to recommend this one.
Cody Medellin · Jul 12, 2019 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Still, if you want to play a retro style platformer with humorous quips on the move, Rad Rodgers Radical Edition is worth a look. It’s not going to set your world alight, but chances are it won’t leave you regretting your purchase, either. Especially not with its newly added features and content. No compromises have been made bringing this title to Switch, which means it’s just as good a place to play the game as any.
Richard Seagrave · Mar 05, 2019 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Rad Rodgers Radical Edition serves up a hefty slice of side-scrolling shooter action and Metroidvania-esque exploration. While the optimisation for Nintendo Switch has dulled its colourful looks, it's still an attractive looking little adventure that happily dances between a Pixar-esque art style and some classic 8-bit pixelation.
Dom Reseigh-Lincoln · Mar 01, 2019 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - If you are looking for an uncensored, no punches pulled platformer with a healthy heap one-liners and fast flying bullets, Rad Rodgers: Radical Edition may just be your on-the-go ticket to the past. Be forewarned: it is a trippy ride with some bumps along the way. However, some experiences from the past are worth revisiting in all of their awkwardness and discomfort. They may just remind us how much we have grown… or how much we still love a good fart joke.
Damien Gula · Feb 25, 2019 Reviewed on SwitchRead full review - Rad Rodgers has a ton of potential and is overall pretty well executed. Having not played the original World One I can’t exactly compare how much it has improved, but from what I experienced it’s a solid title on its own. It’s definitely not without fault, however. The platforming could be tighter, the dialogue could use some more variety, and for the love of gaming please get some better AI. Despite those issues, I would still recommend Rad Rodgers for anyone who wants a silly, brash, and fun platformer.
Jordan Hawes · Mar 12, 2018 Reviewed on PCRead full review - I really do love the look of this game though. It is a modern take on a classic style and it works. The levels are bright and colorful, and the designs are top notch. It can be difficult sometimes discerning enemies as they blend into the background, but on the whole it works. While the jokes may fall flat it is always a good time when Jon St. John is doing voice work. His tones are always welcome in games and we truly need more of him.
Ken McKown · Mar 06, 2018 Reviewed on XB1Read full review - It's short, but it's also very affordable, and there's likely more to come from the developer anyway with World Two and further hopefully on their way soon. As it is, it's an entertaining throwback to a simpler time rife with silly adult humor and firepower. It's not entirely perfect, but it does exactly what it sets out to do, and I can respect that. At least it's not shareware, right?
Brittany Vincent · Mar 04, 2018 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Yet despite those great sections, I’m still overcome with a feeling of relief to have finished the game. For everything it does right, Rad Rodgers does three things wrong. I’ll remember the time I spent going through this game, but maybe not for the best reasons. Despite my love of the 90s and all its radicalness, I won’t be eagerly returning to this one, no matter how rad it may seem.
Matt Eakins · Mar 02, 2018 Reviewed on PCRead full review - Rad Rodgers is a good looking, fun, and comical adventure that will please just about anyone that gamed in the 90s. It’s short and suffers from some screen tearing issues, but for the most part, it holds its own ground well. This is one foul mouthed, entertaining, and well rounded nostalgic trip that you don’t want to miss out on.
Anthony Cole · Mar 01, 2018 Reviewed on XB1Read full review - You go through levels and move around the world map in classic Super Mario Bros 3 fashion. The platforming itself doesn’t feel as smooth as it probably could be but it’s classic nonetheless. There are no double jumps but it’s fun and inventive: you can move logs back and forth with your weight to close gaps and swing on rope-like structures to get more air and most everything is placed just so. Your basic blaster is enough to get you through most enemies but there are a variety of upgrades peppered throughout every level. Personally, I was a fan of the quickfire mode and loathed the grenade launcher. You can enter NPC’s “houses” as it were and speak to them to receive goodies like weapon upgrades, health, and gems. It’s a relatively short game, though full of charm, and I highly recommend it to fans of old-school platformers. I hope that’s a lot of you.
Zoe Weiss · Feb 28, 2018 Reviewed on PCRead full review
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Community Reviews
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About the game
Trailers & Screenshots:
Rad is a rambunctious but spirited young boy who maybe plays too many video games. After dozing off at the tail end of a long night of gaming, Rad awakens to find his dusty old console has turned itself back on. Suddenly a vortex emerges and he's sucked into his TV, where he finds himself the star in his very own video game adventure.
Dusty is Rad's good-hearted but foul-mouthed, now-sentient game console. His clock speed isn't what it used to be, but what he lacks for in megahertz he makes up for with experience and attitude! Rad & Dusty's adventure begins in the First World, taking them through seven dangerous stages of action-packed, humor-filled, hardcore platforming fun. This decaying jungle world has been infected by a fierce corruption, and it's up to the unlikely buddy-duo Rad and Dusty to save the jungle's inhabitants and restore the Elder Tree as guardian of the land.
Note: Buy Rad Rodgers contains both Rad Rodgers and Rad Rodgers: World One.
Developer: Slipgate Studios