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Back to the Future: The Game - Episode I: It's About Time PlayStation 3
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75 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Summary: Telltale Games, the studio behind Tales of Monkey Island and the Sam & Max episodes, turns cult time-travel flick Back to the Future into an episodic adventure.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Game Revolution
    Jan 4, 2011
    91
    It's About Time sure lives up to its name. It's about freaking time we got to see a decent attempt at a game based on Back to the Future.
  2. Play UK
    Apr 21, 2011
    71
    An oversimplified but enjoyable counterpart to the Back To The Future films. [Issue#204, p.96]
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  3. Playstation: The Official Magazine (US)
    Mar 17, 2011
    40
    It's an adventure best left in our (forgettable) past. [April 2011, p.85]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 6
  3. Negative: 1 out of 6
  1. Rudy13
    10
    Excellent game. Great story. Nice time wasting with adventure like this, especially for "Back To The Future" fans. Thanks a lot Talltale - it's exactly what I wanted.… Expand
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  2. SpagSausage
    6
    Sweet plutonium piles, this time travel adventure is one hell of a trip down memory lane. It's got everything: Doc's real voice! The DeLorean! Einstein the dog! That score! Well, everything except real gameplay. This is more an extended cut-scene where you occasionally get to press a button, move between locations or chat to NPCs. There's no risk of failing puzzles, only of taking a really long time to solve them - and even that's unlikely seeing as they're more 'show the dog the shoe' than 'attach cheese doodle to fly paper and throw at crocodile'. Still, BTTF!… Expand
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  3. cjconnoy
    3
    Not happy here. Ep. 1 was pretty good. Doc and Marty looked and sounded legit. Music was from the movies. Characters seemed right. Story was just OK. I finished it but wouldn't go back and play it again. But now I can't seem to get Ep.2. Went to PS store and Telltale but no joy. Bad customer service from Telltale Games. Money back please. Sucks.… Expand
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