Back To The Future has, so far, been hailed by many game reviews as a masterpiece when it comes down to the development of the characters and featuring well-crafted voice over work for the characters.
Telltale decided to make a “point and click” adventure game based on the classic Back to the Future universe. Doc is stuck in the past, and Marty now must round up his resources to save him, as the pair messed up the timeline and have been trying to fix it ever since. The main character in the game is Marty, and you will have a ton of items to choose from in your inventory so that you can interact with different people in different ways. As far as visuals are concerned; Episode four did not have too much to add. Most of these environments are no surprise to any player who is coming back for a fourth time. There are, however, small additions to the inside of the citizen plus facility in alternate 1986 and to the front lawn of the Hill Valley High School, which has been decorated for a forthcoming science expo.
Although the first three episodes of Back To The Future were very entertaining, to those who were actually risky enough to go in and purchase the genre, Episode 4 can come across a bit boring at times. The previous installments were a bit of a scavenger hunt in themselves, but Episode 4 stretches this concept for gameplay throughout the entirety of the release. This episode stalls and stays on the lawn of a science exposition and in young Doc's lab. By the time the game is really over, everyone has felt like they haven't done anything much at all.
To promote the title, Telltale brought a mockup of the DeLorean time machine as part of their booth display to the 2010 Penny Arcade Expo which occurred shortly after the game's announcement. Prior to this release, Telltale Games published their first Facebook game entitled Back to the Future: Blitz Through Time, with mechanics similar to Bejeweled Blitz. Free copies of the first episode of the series were included in the 25th Anniversary Blu-ray release of the Back to the Future trilogy on October 26, 2010.
Back To The Future: The Game got positive reviews across the board as many who’ve watched the movie starring Michael J. Fox, can relate on some level to the video game now out on release for the PC. Most reviewers were critical of the episode's puzzles as being too simplistic and easy. Review aggregator Metacritic assigned the episode an average review score of 74/100. Now consistency goes a long way in the world of gaming as action, adventure, and spontaneity does not always cut the red tape for a decent release at the cash register.