Pokémon Rumble World

Pokémon Rumble World

Developer(s) Ambrella
Publisher(s) The Pokémon Company
Distributor(s) Nintendo
Series Pokemon
Platform(s) Nintendo 3DS
Release date(s)
  • WW April 8, 2015
Genre(s) Action role-playing game
Mode(s) Single-player
Distribution Download

Pokémon Rumble World (Japanese: みんなのポケモンスクランブル Hepburn: Minna no Pokémon Sukuranburu, Everyone's Pokémon Scramble) is an freemium action video game in the Pokémon series developed by Ambrella and published by The Pokemon Company for the Nintendo 3DS. It is the fourth game in the Pokémon Rumble subseries, and features toy versions of all 719 creatures from the first six generations. The game was released worldwide exclusively as a download title on the Nintendo eShop on April 8, 2015.[1]

Gameplay

Gameplay of Pokemon Rumble World

Pokémon Rumble World is an action game with a top-down perspective that has players assume the role of their Mii character in the Kingdom of Toys, a land populated by toy versions of 719 distinct Pokémon species. At the behest of the King, the player must travel to various lands battling and collecting new Pokemon to increase their Adventure Rank, granting them access to new items and areas. By taking direct control of their Pokémon, they can engage other creatures in real-time combat.

The game uses a form of currency called Poké Diamonds, which can be obtained either through normal gameplay, purchased directly with real money through the Nintendo eShop, or exchanged through StreetPass.[2] A limit on real-world currency use in-game does exist, however, and players are allowed to purchase a maximum of 3,000 Poké Diamonds through this method.[3] After buying 3,000 of these, a mine will appear, granting 20 of them once per day. Poké Diamonds can be used to unlock features such as increasing the chance to find certain Pokémon, in-game travel, continuing to play a stage after a Pokemon's health has run out, or additional Pokémon storage. Challenges, which are missions with a specific set of goals, may also grant Poké Diamonds, in addition to cosmetic items such as clothing.

Development

The first mention of Pokémon Rumble World appeared in the game's entry on the Australian Classification Board content rating website in March 2015.[4] It was officially announced two weeks later by Nintendo on an April 1, 2015 edition of their Nintendo Direct broadcast, along with a worldwide release date set for the following week on the Nintendo eShop.[5]

Reception

Reception
Aggregate scores
AggregatorScore
GameRankings60.00%[6]
Metacritic54 / 100[7]

Pokémon Rumble World received mixed to average critic scores, earning a 60% rating from aggregate review website GameRankings[6] and 54 out of 100 from Metacritic.[7] Destructoid felt that the game's freemium pay model was a step up from Pokémon Shuffle, calling it "Not bad, actually", and that it would allow players to earn in-game currency through normal gameplay without being hindered by timers or required payments. However, the title was criticized for being too simplistic, calling it "fairly shallow but very fun in spurts," and that was too short and lacked replay value.[8] Metro similarly felt that the free-to-play system was "relatively fair", but that the overall game was "appallingly simplistic" and panned the title's "cheap production values" and "poor use of the pokémon mythos."[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Pokémon Rumble World". Pokémon.com. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. ↑ Swiader, Keith (April 1, 2015). "'Pokémon Rumble World' Marks the Second 'Pokémon' Game to Have IAP, Is this the Sort of Thing Nintendo will bring to iPhone?". TorchArcade. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ Brown, Mark (April 10, 2015). "Pokemon Rumble World won't let you become a free to play whale". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
  4. ↑ O'Brian, Lucy (March 17, 2015). "Pokémon Rumble World Shows Up on Australian Classification Site". IGN. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ Otero, Jose (April 1, 2015). "Pokémon Rumble World Announced, Free-to-play on 3DS". IGN. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Pokemon Rumble World for 3DS". GameRankings. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Pokemon Rumble World for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  8. ↑ Carter, Chris (April 7, 2014). "Review: Pokémon Rumble World". Destructiod. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pokemon Rumble World review". Metro.co.uk. April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

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