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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 TIKI THE 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 Phee-…

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67%Audience ScoreBased on 15 reviews
graphics4 positive mentions
music2 negative mentions

  • Updated HD graphics and vibrant animations bring a fresh, polished look while keeping the arcade spirit alive.
  • Introduction of a hit-point system and checkpoints lowers the barrier to entry compared to the original's one-hit death mechanic.
  • New content like an additional fifth world and revamped boss battles add fresh challenges and extend gameplay.
  • Gameplay and physics changes make platforming feel less precise and more frustrating than the original, with problematic hitboxes and collision detection.
  • Several technical issues including poor optimisation, frame skipping especially on Steam Deck, and inconsistent enemy behaviours hurt the experience.
  • The remake removes or dilutes many original game's charming details, has unbalanced level design, missing features, and generally lacks polish and faithfulness to the source material.
  • story

    11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    27% positive mentions, 46% neutral mentions, 27% negative mentions

    The story of this remake of New Zealand Story is generally seen as weak and lacking depth, often described as a thin or messy reinterpretation that fails to capture the charm of the original. While it aims to honor the classic, it struggles to engage new players and doesn't add meaningful new elements. Fans of the original are recommended to play the arcade archives release instead.

    • “The NewZealand Story: Untold Adventure is a beautiful, polished love letter to Tiki’s journey that manages to keep that 'hard as ever' DNA while making it feel right at home on a modern PC.”
    • “If you love the New Zealand story, just buy the arcade archives release of the original instead - you'll thank yourself later.”
    • “New players are likely to find the whole thing rather thrown together - the story is wafer thin, the physics are something of a mess and the gameplay lacks depth.”
    • “On reflection, New Zealand Story: Untold Adventure feels like a remake without a clear audience.”
    • “New players are likely to find the whole thing rather thrown together - the story is wafer-thin, the physics are something of a mess and the gameplay lacks depth.”
    • “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.’”
  • graphics

    7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    57% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 43% negative mentions

    The graphics are generally praised for being crisp, vibrant, and clean with modern 3D-engine visuals enhancing the 2D gameplay, though some users feel the art style appears cheap or reminiscent of outdated flash games. While many appreciate the visual update and boss fight changes, opinions on the overall graphic quality remain divided.

    • “Stunning modern visuals: the 3D-engine-meets-2D-gameplay looks crisp and vibrant.”
    • “The graphics are clean, the audio is good, and it performs well.”
    • “The graphics update is colourful and clean, I like the boss fight changes.”
    • “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, music player, and the option to switch between old and new graphics and audio.”
  • gameplay

    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    60% positive mentions, -20% neutral mentions, 60% negative mentions

    The gameplay features crisp, modern visuals blending 3D engines with 2D mechanics, offering a fresh look but suffers from inconsistent and broken mechanics that affect platforming and physics. New players may find the experience shallow and disjointed, with missing or malfunctioning elements detracting from overall depth and polish.

    • “This remake gives you the perfect excuse to finally sit down, master the mechanics, and see the adventure through to the end.”
    • “Stunning modern visuals: the 3D-engine-meets-2D-gameplay looks crisp and vibrant.”
    • “Multiple stages and game mechanics are broken or missing entirely, such as moving platforms warping the player, collapsing platforms not working consistently, ice floors no longer causing sliding, missing bouncy floors in level 5-4, and inconsistent multi-hit balloons due to hit detection issues.”
    • “New players are likely to find the whole thing rather thrown together - the story is wafer thin, the physics are something of a mess and the gameplay lacks depth.”
    • “A rather messy jumble of old gameplay in new clothes, this version of the New Zealand story is less ‘proud kiwi’ and more ‘ugly duckling’.”
    • “Multiple stages and game mechanics are broken: moving platforms sometimes 'warp' you down the map or you'll sometimes fall through them; collapsing platforms only collapse when they want to; some mechanics are missing entirely, such as ice floors no longer causing slipping and sliding, missing bouncy floors in 5-4, and inconsistent multi-hit balloons which take hits for every frame rather than having invincibility frames.”
  • music

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    0% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 100% negative mentions

    Users feel the music is lacking or absent and express a desire for more audio features, such as a music player and options to switch between old and new soundtracks.

    • “The music is off.”
    • “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.”
  • emotional

    2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The emotional experience is a mix of warmth from the vibrant, inviting art and heartwarming world, but is diminished by the loss of original game's unique, touching details and charm, making the remake feel more generic and less emotionally impactful.

    • “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.”
  • optimization

    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
    100% positive mentions, 0% neutral mentions, 0% negative mentions

    The game’s optimization is impressive, delivering visuals that match players' nostalgic memories while being enhanced for modern 2026 screens.

    • “It’s exactly how you remember the game looking in your head, just optimized for 2026 screens.”
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THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure is a arcade platformer game. Common tags for THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure include indie, 2d, exploration, family friendly, old school and others.

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 THE NEWZEALAND STORY: Untold Adventure for its graphics but disliked it for its story.

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

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