DUCKTALES: REMASTERED: A CHILDHOOD CLASSIC LIVES AGAIN

I have a love/hate relationship with Capcom.  I love that I hate them and I hate that I love their old properties.  After twenty-four years, Capcom somehow managed to maintain the rights to Disney's DuckTales, an action platformer originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System.  Fortunately, that's all the credit I have to give them as the recently announced DuckTales Remastered is being developed by WayForward Technologies.

The premise of the game is simple: Scrooge McDuck is a rich old duck with nothing better to do but travel the world in search of more riches.  Naturally he brings his plucky nephews, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, along for the ride in what I can only assume to be one of the most convoluted murder plots an anthropomorphic duck has ever schemed.

Players will visit all five familiar territories of the first game, crisply remade for your gaming pleasure.  From the Himalyans to Transylvania, you are armed with only a pogo-cane(TM), jacket, and top hat to battle a slew of mythological duck foes.  Because who needs pants when you're going on an adventure?

Comparison between the NES and HD version courtesy of IGN.

The original DuckTales has made it on numerous "Best of" lists for the NES, including #9 on IGN's Top 100 and #12 on GamesRadar Top 25, making it a prime candidate for a high-definition remake.  The only thing that could make it better would be to have the original voice cast return.  Oh wait, that's happening.  Get your nostalgia shoulder pads on because this game is going to blow you away.

DuckTales: Remastered will be released on Steam, the Nintendo eShop, and Playstation Network on August 13, 2013 for $14.99.  A retail version for the Playstation 3 will also be available same day for $19.99.  The game will also be released on the Xbox Marketplace September 11, 2013 for 1200 Microsoft Points.