Overview

• The remaster is live on digital storefronts, with the Xbox Store listing it at £24.99 / $29.99 and a launch trailer highlighting the Nintendo Switch 2 version.
• Critics range from high praise to skepticism, with a PS5 Metacritic average of 76 and scores spanning DualShockers’ 9.5/10 to IGN’s 5/10.
• Playtonic’s update adds an art overhaul, tighter controls, expanded worlds, new moves and combos, a world map, and a challenges tracker.
• Presentation upgrades include a newly arranged orchestral score from Grant Kirkhope and David Wise, plus a new in-game currency and expanded tonics system.
• Xbox players can try a free demo, and owners of the original receive an automatic 30% discount, with a physical release planned for later this year.