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THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure

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44%Game Brain Score
emotional
graphics, story
73% User Score Based on 11 reviews

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THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure is a single player arcade platformer game. It was developed by bitobit and was released on February 27, 2026. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Relive the legendary story of TIKITHE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure is the official remake, developed by Bitobit under TAITO license, of the iconic 1988 platformer that made gaming history. Join TIKI, the brave little New Zealand kiwi, and embark on a breathtaking adventure through lush forests, rugged coastlines, mysterious caves, and labyrinths full of surprises. Your objective? Save Phe…

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73%
Audience ScoreBased on 11 reviews
emotional2 positive mentions
story3 negative mentions

  • The game offers a charming, colorful HD remake with smooth animations and quality-of-life improvements such as a health and hit-point system replacing the original's one-hit death.
  • It includes a new exclusive fifth world with modern gimmicks and a challenging boss, adding fresh content for longtime fans.
  • The remake maintains the classic challenging platforming gameplay and features upgraded bosses, preserving the intensity and fun of the original while lowering the entry barrier.
  • The remake suffers from several technical issues including inconsistent hitboxes, collision detection problems, and occasional bugs such as falling through platforms and invisible hitboxes.
  • The level design is mostly a direct port from the original without adequate adjustments for new physics and mechanics, leading to frustrating precision platforming and loss of some original charm elements.
  • There is a lack of options to switch between original and new art styles or additional features like concept art or music players, and the graphics and animations have been criticized as stiff and less appealing compared to both the original and other modern remakes.
  • graphics
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics receive mixed reviews, with some praising the colorful and clean update, especially in boss fights, while others criticize the art style as cheap and reminiscent of outdated flash games. Additionally, users expressed a desire for features like concept art, a music player, and options to switch between old and new visuals.

    • “The graphics update is colourful and clean, I like the boss fight changes.”
    • “For the price, I would have liked to see some additional features, like concept art, music player, and the option to switch between old and new graphics and audio.”
    • “The graphics appear to be divisive - some people love them but others compare them unfavorably to a flash game from the 2010s.”
    • “The art style looks cheap, kind of like a flash game.”
    • “The graphics appear to be divisive; some people love them, but others compare them unfavorably to a flash game from the 2010s.”
    • “For the price, I would have liked to see some additional features, like concept art, a music player, and the option to switch between old and new graphics and audio.”
  • story
    4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The story is seen as lacking innovation and fails to do justice to the original New Zealand Story, offering little new content or meaningful updates. Fans are advised to play the original arcade versions rather than this remake, which does not meet expectations for a worthy continuation or improvement.

    • “Well, it isn’t a bad game, but it’s a bad New Zealand Story, or let’s put it this way: it’s not the remake that this gem deserves. By supporting this, maybe we get another remake or even a sequel.”
    • “New Zealand Story Revolution on the DS wasn't exactly great, but at least it tried new things. This doesn't even commit to really adding much new stuff.”
    • “I would instead urge anyone interested in playing New Zealand Story to get the Arcade Archives version on PS4 or Switch, not this.”
  • emotional
    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The emotional atmosphere retains a heartwarming and welcoming feel through vibrant artwork and nostalgic world elements, but many original charming and meaningful details have been removed, resulting in a more generic and less touching experience.

    • “While preserving the heartwarming world where you adventure to rescue your friends, the stages, characters, and stills—redrawn with vibrant yet soft colors—warmly welcome the player.”
  • music
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Users feel the music aspect is lacking additional features such as a music player or options to switch between old and new audio, which would enhance the overall experience given the price.

  • gameplay
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay is marred by numerous technical issues, including erratic platform behavior, inconsistent enemy hit detection, and missing or broken mechanics like slipping on ice and bouncing floors, which negatively impact the overall experience.

    • “Multiple stages and game mechanics are broken: moving platforms sometimes warp you down the map or you sometimes fall through them; collapsing platforms only collapse when they want to; ice floors no longer make you slip and slide; the bouncy floors in 5-4 are missing; multi-hit balloons are inconsistent in how many hits they can take, seeming to take a hit every frame instead of having invincibility frames.”
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THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure is a arcade platformer game.

THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure is available on PC and Windows.

THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure was released on February 27, 2026.

THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure was developed by bitobit.

THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure has received mostly positive reviews from players. Most players liked this game for its emotional but disliked it for its graphics.

THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure is a single player game.

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