Pokemon Battle Trozei

 3DS
User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 42 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 42
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 42
  3. Negative: 5 out of 42

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  1. zilch
    Mar 20, 2014
    3
    One would think that with Pokémon Battle Trozei (or "Link Battle" in Europe) standing in the tradition of Pokémon Puzzle League and Pokémon Puzzle Challenge and it now incorporating battles and catching mechanics, it would surely be a must-have. Turns out it's far from that.

    It plays like a mix of Puzzle League and Bejeweled. It more or less chooses the most lenient rules from both    One would think that with Pokémon Battle Trozei (or "Link Battle" in Europe) standing in the tradition of Pokémon Puzzle League and Pokémon Puzzle Challenge and it now incorporating battles and catching mechanics, it would surely be a must-have. Turns out it's far from that.

    It plays like a mix of Puzzle League and Bejeweled. It more or less chooses the most lenient rules from both games which makes for a very loose experience. There is a small difficulty spike, but overall the game is insultingly easy. The gameplay gets outright random when it comes to if a combo connects, especially when you get into the Match-2 combo mode. It has an extremely limited amount of modes (namely two: Singleplayer and Multiplayer) and the gameplay within those modes is stale, it doesn't really change no matter how far you progress.
    The presentation is also surprisingly lacking. The Pokémon for example don't give off their trademark voices.

    Can't really recommend this to anyone. Even (or maybe especially) Pokémon fans will be disappointed.    … Expand
  2. EmilyMonster
    Sep 24, 2016
    4
    A very nothing game. No story what so ever, not even a professor telling you to fill the pokedex. Extremely easy until about 3/4, where there is an extreme difficulty spike to pad out this really short game. Game play is boring, and if you aren't a huge fan of the Pokemon franchise, then the tiles mean nothing to you, which means you have no idea if your attack will be super/ not veryA very nothing game. No story what so ever, not even a professor telling you to fill the pokedex. Extremely easy until about 3/4, where there is an extreme difficulty spike to pad out this really short game. Game play is boring, and if you aren't a huge fan of the Pokemon franchise, then the tiles mean nothing to you, which means you have no idea if your attack will be super/ not very effective. This game makes me wish there was a way to return digital games.… Expand

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 23
  3. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    May 6, 2014
    74
    Lacks the oddball charm of the original. [May 2014, p.81]
  2. IGN Italia
    Apr 13, 2014
    70
    A decent Pokémon spin-off for all ages, sold at the right price but shamefully missing an online component.
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  3. Universo Nintendo
    Apr 12, 2014
    70
    It's fun for spend some time in lines without caring about some story, but it does not go much further than that.
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