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| Developer(s) | Ambrella |
| Publisher(s) | The Pokémon Company |
| Director(s) | Norio Matsumara |
| Producer(s) | Mikiko Ōhashi Toshio Miyahara Hiroaki Tsuru |
| Designer(s) | Miki Obata Yoshihiro Hatta Norio Matsumara Watanabe Hirotake Muneaki Ozawa |
| Programmer(s) | Nayuta Taga |
| Composer(s) | Miki Obata |
| Series | Pokémon |
| Platform(s) | WiiWare |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | beat 'em up |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer |
Pokémon Rumble (titled Melee! Pokémon Scramble (乱戦！ポケモンスクランブル, Ransen! Pokemon Sukuranburu) in Japan)[4] is a beat 'em up video game in the Pokémon series for WiiWare.
Gameplay[]
Screenshot showing Mew and Ivysaur fighting with the enemy Pokémon
The player controls Pokémon as they battle other Pokémon in a series of linear dungeons and enclosed arenas. The game features real-time melee-based gameplay, which has been likened to that of Smash TV.[5]
The game uses a Wii Remote held sideways by default, but also supports the Nunchuk, Classic Controller (Pro) and GameCube Controller.[6] [7] [8] Using one of the attachment controllers allows two players to share the same Wii Remote. Controllers can be changed at the Multiplayer booth in the Terminal area after finishing the first stage.
The player starts off with a low-level Pokémon with only one attack at their disposal. By battling wild Pokémon through a number of levels the player collects coins which can be used to buy new attacks or recruit more Pokémon. When the player obtains a high enough level Pokémon, the doors to the Battle Royale room open, where they take on dozens of Pokémon at a time in an enclosed arena. The player must defeat all of the Pokémon in order to rank up, eventually facing much stronger and even Legendary Pokémon.[9]
The game supports up to four players simultaneously in co-operative and competitive modes.[1] It also features a password system which unlocks certain Pokémon. Passwords have been found in Nintendo Power magazines, the official game website, or online.
Development[]
A free demo was available on the Wii Shop Channel. It included a number of functions including: The Normal Introduction, a few stages allowing the player to get the feeling of each stage. Pokémon can be recruited and the Terminal can be used. Once a Pokémon is recruited with Power Points of 100 or more (or they lose all their lives twice) a short video is displayed in which the Battle Royale doors open and then a screenshot appears stating that the demo is over.
Reception[]
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IGN rated the game as 6/10, saying that it is "mindless, but fun", but doesn't have enough depth to keep playing. They went on and criticized the developers for being lazy and reusing models from My Pokémon Ranch.[10] The game received an aggregated score of 59 on Metacritic, with a user score of 8.5.[11]
Sequels[]
On June 10, 2011, the Japanese Pokémon website announced a sequel, Pokémon Rumble Blast. The game was released in Japan on August 11, 2011, for Nintendo 3DS. In 2013, a second sequel for Wii U called Pokémon Rumble U was released. Pokémon Rumble World was released on April 8, 2015 through the Nintendo eShop as a freemium title for Nintendo 3DS. On May 22, 2019, a mobile sequel named Pokémon Rumble Rush was released globally for Android, with its iOS release happening on July 23.[12]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Try Before You Buy: Nintendo Offers 5 Game Demos to Guide Holiday Shoppers". Nintendo of America. 16 November 2009. Archived from the original on 19 November 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Gantayat, Anoop (16 June 2009). "Take Pokemon Pics in Pokemon Scramble". Andriasang.com blog. Tokyo, Japan: Andriasang.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Pokémon Rumble". Nintendo of Europe. Retrieved 19 November 2009.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Fletcher, JC (2009-09-03). "Get ready to Pokemon Rumble at PAX". Joystiq. Archived from the original on 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2009-09-03.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Melee! Pokémon Scramble announced for WiiWare". Wiiware.nintendolife.com. 2009-06-05. Archived from the original on 2010-12-28. Retrieved 2012-02-16.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "In-game software manual texture extracted from the JPN game version". Archived from the original on 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-15.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "In-game software manual texture extracted from the USA game version". Archived from the original on 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-15.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "In-game software manual texture extracted from the EUR game version". Archived from the original on 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-15.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "First Impressions: Melee! Pokémon Scramble". Wiiware.nintendolife.com. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2012-02-16.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Jack DeVries (November 16, 2009). "Pokemon Rumble Review - Wii Review at IGN". Archived from the original on March 11, 2010. Retrieved March 6, 2010.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ "Pokémon Rumble Reviews at Metacritic". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2010-02-23. Retrieved 2010-03-06.<templatestyles src="Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css"></templatestyles>
- ↑ Madnani, Mikhail (23 July 2019). https://toucharcade.com/2019/07/23/pokemon-rumble-rush-ios-android-free-download-released-now/ TouchArcade. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
External links[]
- Official website (English)
- Official website (Japanese)
