LBX: Little Battlers eXperience

 3DS
Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
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  1. IGN Spain
    Aug 19, 2015
    73
    Little Battlers eXperience is a too-simple JRPG, but it will delight anime fans. It shows its true potential in combat against other players.
  2. Nintendo Enthusiast
    Nov 17, 2015
    70
    LBX: Little Battlers Experience has an excellent core, I just wish that Level-5 swapped out a few of the materials to make the game truly worth owning.
  3. FNintendo
    Oct 25, 2015
    70
    Praise for Level-5, as it was about time to bring Little Battlers eXperience to the European market. Its fluid and fun combat, along with the degree of robot customization will bring many hours of fun, which could only benefit from an online multiplayer mode and from a more elaborate plot.
  5. Attack of the Fanboy
    Sep 25, 2015
    70
    Taking an eclectic blend of different gaming elements, LBX: Little Battlers eXperience does a good job at introducing US gamers to this new world, while also being a great handheld option for kids.
  6. NintendoWorldReport
    Sep 8, 2015
    70
    If you have any interest in battling, robots, or battling robots, LBX is worth a look, but it's not really hooking me in the way Pokémon does and Yo-Kai Watch later this year has the potential to.
  7. GameSpot
    Aug 27, 2015
    70
    With solid presentation, combat, and customization, LBX: Little Battler’s eXperience is a satisfying game that is more involved than it seems. It’s not without its faults, including unwieldy, sometimes tedious design, but to write it off as just another kid’s RPG would do it a massive disservice. Level-5 has created an action-RPG that--even with its faults--is still an entertaining offering.
  8. InsideGamer.nl
    Aug 23, 2015
    70
    Little Battlers Experience has a predictable story, but thanks to awesome anime cutscenes it does come to life. It is a lot of fun to customize the minirobots outside and inside. Too bad this game can only be played locally, cause it would have been a great online multiplayer experience.
  9. Vandal
    Aug 20, 2015
    70
    LBX is a good RPG, with tons of contents and very enjoyable. We've found its combat system quite limited but, apart from this, it does deserve a try.
  10. God is a Geek
    Aug 19, 2015
    70
    A decent game for those with an action RPG itch, but how much you like to repeat tasks will determine how much enjoyment you derive from it.
  11. Gameblog.fr
    Aug 19, 2015
    70
    It's a big, bad game for a supposedly Little Battlers eXperience, alas limited to a local multiplayer environment.
  12. Nintendo Life
    Aug 19, 2015
    70
    The storyline is immersive and genuinely well-delivered and will give gamers of all ages plenty to enjoy. The omission of online multiplayer is a huge downer though, and it stops this game from being something truly exceptional. There's a lot to love, but it'll be a largely solo eXperience.
  13. RPGamer
    Oct 21, 2015
    60
    LBX: Little Battlers eXperience is generally a fun game, but has a fair share of missed potential.
  14. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Sep 30, 2015
    60
    There's a lot of game packed into this little package, but it takes a long time to get going. [Issue #17 – September/October 2015, p.69]
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  15. Cubed3
    Dec 29, 2015
    50
    Despite the occasional clunkiness in battles, there is a well-developed battle system lurking beneath the surface that really just needed a bit more polish. Unfortunately, there's a lot of crippling little details between the battles, systems, and presentation that add up to a very lukewarm start for the series outside of Japan.

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#24 Best 3DS Game of 2015
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#14 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2015
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#9 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2015

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User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 59
  3. Negative: 10 out of 59
  1. InCryosleep
    Aug 25, 2015
    10
    This is a fantastic game, challenging battles, massive customization, decent story especially for a kids game, animated cut scenes, voiceThis is a fantastic game, challenging battles, massive customization, decent story especially for a kids game, animated cut scenes, voice overs>not full voice overs but during main events. Only downside is on the new 3ds it doesn't use the nub for the camera which can get stuck once in a blue moon.… Full Review »
  2. Himura
    Sep 10, 2015
    8
    Great game of my favorite producer of J- RPG nowadays ! Remembering much anime Medabots have a fun story , good dialogues and easy control! IGreat game of my favorite producer of J- RPG nowadays ! Remembering much anime Medabots have a fun story , good dialogues and easy control! I need now play Yokai Watch… Full Review »
  3. LobsterSurgeon
    Aug 25, 2015
    8
    LBX Scratches the itch that most mecha fans have had since there aren't any traditional Gundam games available on the 3DS stateside. The gameLBX Scratches the itch that most mecha fans have had since there aren't any traditional Gundam games available on the 3DS stateside. The game gives you a very satisfying variety of customization options in addition to lots of aesthetically pleasing robots to customize and battle. Combat is fun and pretty intuitive and while the IP it's based on is pretty generic it doesn't really detract from this spiritual successor to Medabots, Zoids, Custom Robo, And the arcade style Gundam games.

    Worth the price.    … Full Review »
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