Back to the Future: The Game (2024)

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7.5Good Back to the Future: The Game - Episode II: Get Tannen! Review Reviewed on: PC The second episode of this clever adventure series is even better than the first.
7.5Good Back to the Future: The Game - Episode 1: It's About Time Review Reviewed on: PS3 Despite its short length and easy puzzles, this episodic adventure still captivates with strong storytelling and compelling characters.
7.5Good Back to the Future: The Game - Episode I Review Reviewed on: PC Despite its short length and easy puzzles, this episodic adventure still captivates with strong storytelling and compelling characters.

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  3. 8 (584)
  4. 7 (261)
  5. 6 (52)
  6. 5 (28)
  7. 4 (8)
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  9. 2 (5)
  10. 1 (15)

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  • Rating:8

    Like the movie and like the game

    By enzo2606 | Review Date: Nov 21, 2017 | PS4

    I glad I bought and play this game. It is a very unique game with a good story.The story starts right after the events seen in the last movie. During the game, it usually mentions part of the pasts. The story develops i... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

  • Rating:8

    Fun but flawed

    By deactivated-59aca989c9399 | Review Date: Aug 29, 2016 | XONE

    Audio:Fantastic voice acting with a good supporting sound track.Visuals:The game looks good but often times, The mouth's don't match up with the words when they are spoken. Also there are a few bugs that effect the game ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

  • Rating:2

    Great Scott...

    By sgcatte | Review Date: Dec 27, 2015 | XONE

    For the love of god, please do not entertain this abysmal entry to the tell tale series!! I along with my non gaming partner have been avid followers of the tell tale legacy, and as such have been thoroughly entertained ... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

  • Rather easy, but a great representation of a fantastic movie.

    By Suti64 | Review Date: Jan 26, 2014 | PC

    ‘Back to the Future’ is my favorite movie of all time for a few reasons. Not only is the film (as well as its two sequels) highly quotable and incredibly entertaining, but in execution it’s more than j... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

  • Rating:6

    An adventure game which acts as the fourth installment of the film franchise

    By Ignition_jammy | Review Date: Sep 20, 2013 | PC

    Telltales' Back To The Future is another episodic adventure game series which tells a story taking place after the iconic film series; so it's almost a fourth movie. Doctor Emmett Brown (Aka "Doc") hasn't been seen in si... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

  • Rating:8

    Back to the Future: The Game on Wii is a nice, strategic game and also a big improvement of the original NES game.

    By johnthegamegeek | Review Date: Jun 28, 2013 | WII

    Intro:Marty Mc-fly has a nightmare that Doc Brown has disappeared while testing the DeLorean time machine with Brown's dog Einstein inside. Marty wakes up, at first relieved it was nightmare then realizes it actually hap... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

  • Rating:8

    Back To The Future The Game doesn't reinvent the point and click genre but it is a very solid and fun game

    By toolzz360 | Review Date: Jul 20, 2012 | PS3

    Back to the Future the Game, released throughout 2011 in various episodes by Telltale Games, is a great cinematic point and click adventure game that really captures the BTTF universe well. The gameplay in BTTF is sta... Read Full Review

    1 of 1 users found the following review helpful

  • Rating:7

    Back to the Future: The Game is, if nothing else, entertaining.

    By Anonymoe | Review Date: May 23, 2012 | PS3

    Pros: Superb voice acting; Reasonably balanced puzzles; Largely faithful to the original series; Very funny at times Cons: Surprisingly bland and humorless at other times; Stiff animations and poor lip-synch; Pacing f... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

  • Rating:5

    Good game for true fans.

    By lenderman_k | Review Date: Mar 03, 2012 | WII

    This is a puzzle type game. You are given clues and expected to figure out what to do. Game play is OK, but seems more like you are going thru the motions than actually solving puzzles. Controls can be a bit funky at tim... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

  • Rating:8

    Back To The Future: The Game (review of all 5 episodes)

    By OmenUK | Review Date: Feb 24, 2012 | PS3

    If you are of a certain age you'll have fond memories of some of the films that game out towards the mid to late 1980's, and one of those has to be the Back To The Future trilogy of films. After so many years, and giv... Read Full Review

    0 of 0 users found the following review helpful

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