Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team
- September 18, 2006 11:41 AM PST
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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team is a spin-off title that looks like a Pokemon game, but doesn't quite contain the same sense of magic that was so evident in the originals.
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Gotta Catch... Some of 'Em
Many classic pokemon appear in the game.
Thanks to gameplay quirks, this title is sure to raise the ire of longtime fans. For example, the maximum number of Pokemon at your disposal has been cut from the normal six to four. You're also allowed to only add defeated Pokemon that are listed on the restrictive Recruitment Search menu. Often you're forced to pass on powerful Pokemon simply because they're not on the list.
The bright colors still don't make up for the watered-down gameplay.
Like most spin-off titles, Mystery Dungeon fails to capture the spirit and replay incentives that made the core products so irresistible to gamers of all ages. If endless dungeon crawling is your thing, then you should give this title a whirl. However, if monotonous gaming and skimpy Pokemon action aren't your thing, then this is one mystery that's best left unsolved.
Old school Pokemon strategies and attacks are still viable here.
