{"id":97483,"date":"2025-07-28T05:02:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/the-video-game-adaptation-of-cult-classic-toxic-crusaders-cartoon-finally-gets-a-release-date\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T05:02:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T05:02:32","slug":"the-video-game-adaptation-of-cult-classic-toxic-crusaders-cartoon-finally-gets-a-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/28\/the-video-game-adaptation-of-cult-classic-toxic-crusaders-cartoon-finally-gets-a-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"The video game adaptation of cult classic Toxic Crusaders cartoon finally gets a release date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The streets of Tromaville, New Jersey are calling once again as the video game adaptation of the off-the-wall cartoon series<em> Toxic Crusaders<\/em> gets a release date. Seen in an <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MVtgZyTnDmo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:official trailer;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">official trailer<\/a> from Retroware that was shown off during San Diego Comic-Con and shared online by IGN, the <em>Toxic Crusaders<\/em> game is releasing on December 4 on PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch and Steam.<\/p>\n<div class=\"caas-iframe-wrapper\" data-embed-anchor=\"4eadc66f-93d1-5c34-ac33-e7144584010f\">\n<div class=\"caas-iframe youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:56%\" data-type=\"youtube\">\n<blockquote data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVtgZyTnDmo?rel=0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" scrolling=\"no\"><p><noscript><iframe title=\"Toxic Crusaders - Gameplay Trailer\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVtgZyTnDmo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a true callback to the quirky cartoon from the &#8217;90s, the video game is designed as a side-scrolling beat &#8217;em up, all packaged in a fitting pixel art style. In <em>Toxic Crusaders<\/em>, you can select up to seven characters from the series, each with their own unique movesets and abilities, and join together for up to four players in local co-op. For <em>Toxic Crusaders<\/em> fans wanting more after the original series ended without a second season, this adaptation picks up where things left off. You&#8217;ll still run into some familiar faces, like the story&#8217;s main villain, Dr. Killemoff and his two bumbling henchmen.<\/p>\n<p>For followers of the franchise, it&#8217;s been a discouraging journey since Retroware first announced the adaptation for <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/bloody-disgusting.com\/video-games\/3754789\/retroware-announces-toxic-crusaders-beat-em-up-for-a-late-2023-release-trailer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:release in 2023;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">release in 2023<\/a>. It&#8217;s been delayed a couple of times, but the latest trailer finally offers a definitive date. If you can&#8217;t wait until December, you can catch <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HKe0pep35gQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Toxic Avenger;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\"><em>The Toxic Avenger<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em>film \u2014 which is a reboot of the original movie from 1984 that the <em>Toxic Crusaders<\/em> cartoon was adapted from \u2014 in theaters on August 29.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/the-video-game-adaptation-of-cult-classic-toxic-crusaders-cartoon-finally-gets-a-release-date-213050227.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The streets of Tromaville, New Jersey are calling once again as the video game adaptation of the off-the-wall cartoon series Toxic Crusaders gets a release<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":97484,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97483","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gadget"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97483","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=97483"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/97483\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/97484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=97483"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=97483"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/neclink.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=97483"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}