Pokemon Rumble World

 3DS
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6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 101 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 101
  2. Mixed: 44 out of 101
  3. Negative: 21 out of 101
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  1. bazimon
    Apr 8, 2015
    0
    This game is, in its entirety, a cheaply made money making scam published by The Pokemon Company. It contains little to no 'entertaining' gameplay, which is riddled with microtransactions, and instead of rewarding players who wish to play more then 10 minutes of the game, they force you to sit back and wait for 40 odd minutes to three hours for a measly 3 minutes of actual gameplay.
    There    This game is, in its entirety, a cheaply made money making scam published by The Pokemon Company. It contains little to no 'entertaining' gameplay, which is riddled with microtransactions, and instead of rewarding players who wish to play more then 10 minutes of the game, they force you to sit back and wait for 40 odd minutes to three hours for a measly 3 minutes of actual gameplay.
    There is no strategy in the game besides mashing the A button and hoping the RNG is on your side, the player has little impact on what stages to select and Pokemon they wish to capture and the games visuals are entirely lackluster and bland.
    This game lacks the minimal amount of charm, reminiscent of 'Pokemon Trozei' found in The Pokemon Company's earlier 'freemium game', Pokemon Shuffle that made that game somewhat playable, and causes 'Rumble World' to flop as a whole.
    Even less entertaining then the 'Rumble U' game, 'Rumble World' slips face first into a pile of shredded glass and Pokemon droppings, only further reflecing the decline of quality in the Eshop's Free-to-Play market as a whole.
    Not worth the 110MB it takes up on the 3DS, rather get a 3DS theme... it will entertain you far more then this load of money-making garbage.    … Expand
  2. rubin
    Apr 15, 2015
    0
    Almost a complete copy-paste of 2009 game but with added annoying microtransations. Music, stage structure, character models - everything was copied 1 to 1 from the old Wii game. Oh sorry, there was one new addition - now you don't even have to press any buttons to attack, the game does it for you! Pathetic. So glad I didn't have to pay money for this garbage.
  3. Daego
    May 14, 2016
    1
    It was fun at first. It really do. But once 3DS has a new New3DS, the game for me just drop to a lower scale. some of these so called critics just simply stated that "this is how free to play transaction to pay should be". It was plainly stupid. Players can buy gems till the caps of 3000 and automatically get the mines that generate gem everyday. It was good... a very good mechanics. ButIt was fun at first. It really do. But once 3DS has a new New3DS, the game for me just drop to a lower scale. some of these so called critics just simply stated that "this is how free to play transaction to pay should be". It was plainly stupid. Players can buy gems till the caps of 3000 and automatically get the mines that generate gem everyday. It was good... a very good mechanics. But the problem lies when you want to upgrade your platform. The so called purchase caps suddenly poof. I know the transaction works like mobile game BUT this is a 3DS game and on top of that, all purchase have receipt data on their user account, they should just give the mine when people who have reach the caps get the mine whenever they start a new game. This is a really really bad move from nintendo.… Expand

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58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 16
  3. Negative: 2 out of 16
  1. Atomix
    Jun 5, 2016
    60
    Albeit really simple and easy to learn, Pokémon Rumble World is a game that quickly turns in something really monotonous and predictable. We can deny that its charm is something that will captivate many Pokémon fans but, after a few hours of gameplay, we felt that we had seen everything it had to offer.
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  2. LevelUp
    May 16, 2016
    65
    Rather than a game for the hardcore Pokémon enthusiast, Pokémon Rumble World feels like it was made for a casual fan that likes the beat'em up elements of the series better than its RPG traits. The other issue with Pokémon Rumble World lies in its graphical presentation, more akin to the first 2009 release than to a modern game. Something should be done about it.
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  3. Nintendo Enthusiast
    May 11, 2016
    45
    Pokemon Rumble World isn’t necessarily a bad game, but it’s not of the quality I would expect from Nintendo.
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