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DuckTales: Remastered

DuckTales Remastered takes the classic Disney platforming adventure to a whole new level. All of the visuals from the 8-bit game have been beautifully re-created as hand-drawn and animated sprites, across a…

75 13 August 2013

DuckTales: Remastered is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 13 August 2013 on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Android. The main story takes about 5 hrs to finish.

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What DuckTales: Remastered is

DuckTales: Remastered is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2013. It is available on Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Phone. It runs on WF Engine.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The Beagle Boys attempt another raid on Scrooge's money bin, with Baggy, Burger and Bouncer Beagle capturing Huey, Dewey and Louie. After Scrooge rescues them, he finds Big Time Beagle in his office with a painting in his hands. With the help of Duckworth, Big Time is defeated and retreats. The painting reveals the locations of five treasures, and Scrooge wastes no time to set out for them. Scrooge and Launchpad visit the Amazon to find the Sceptre of the Incan King. Using eight golden coins, they uncover the hidden temple of Manco Capquack, but the sceptre is lost and the temple is destroyed by its guardian statue. The chief of the natives then approaches Scrooge and Launchpad and thanks…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, comedy and kids. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 20 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Donald Duck series

DuckTales: Remastered is the 35th of 39 entries we hold in the Donald Duck series. The next entry was Kingdom Hearts III in 2019. Its critic score of 75 is almost exactly the series average of 75. The highest-rated entry is Kingdom Hearts III at 90.

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How it was received

DuckTales: Remastered holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 76, across 115 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 5 hrs.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel™ Pentium 4 2.4 ghz with Hyper Threading, 1 GB RAM and NVIDIA® Geforce 9600GT, AMD® Radeon™ HD 3870 or higher (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 512MB of display memory.. At 1GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 1GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

DuckTales: Remastered launched on 13 August 2013, within three weeks of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers, Please, Rayman Legends and Saints Row IV. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Papers, Please, Rayman Legends, Saints Row IV.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for DuckTales: Remastered yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer

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Screenshots

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Characters

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Quick answers

DuckTales: Remastered — frequently asked questions

When did DuckTales: Remastered come out?
DuckTales: Remastered was released on 13 August 2013 for Wii U, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Android, iOS, PC (Microsoft Windows) and Windows Phone.
What are the minimum PC requirements for DuckTales: Remastered?
At minimum, DuckTales: Remastered needs Intel™ Pentium 4 2.4 ghz with Hyper Threading, 1 GB RAM, NVIDIA® Geforce 9600GT, AMD® Radeon™ HD 3870 or higher (it must be able to manage Pixel Shader 3.0) with at least 512MB of display memory. graphics, 1 GB available space of storage.
How long does it take to beat DuckTales: Remastered?
The main story of DuckTales: Remastered takes around 5 hrs.
How many GB is DuckTales: Remastered?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "1 GB available space" and the recommended line says "2 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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