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. Bgakaze
    May 12, 2015
    9
    The game is fun, but to play for free you have to be really patient. Because it takes a long time for you to acquire the last balloons. I didn't want to wait so i bought around 1750 gems ($15.99), after playing for a week. Well, there's around 720 pokemons, so if you buy gems and start playing all levels you take around 1 month to finish. If you don't, you'll take a year.

    I think this    The game is fun, but to play for free you have to be really patient. Because it takes a long time for you to acquire the last balloons. I didn't want to wait so i bought around 1750 gems ($15.99), after playing for a week. Well, there's around 720 pokemons, so if you buy gems and start playing all levels you take around 1 month to finish. If you don't, you'll take a year.

    I think this game is worth a try, if you have a 3DS you should download and see for yourself.    … Expand
  2. JinxazuMarai
    Apr 9, 2015
    10
    Nintendo has slowly been introducing Free to Play games for a while now. And the first two being this and Pokemon: Shuffle. Now while I could go into detail about Pokemon: Shuffle, I am providing a review of this game and countering any hateful reviews beforehand. Now, Those upon going into the e-shop will see the words "Free-to-start" As iwata has already stated that he hates the term,Nintendo has slowly been introducing Free to Play games for a while now. And the first two being this and Pokemon: Shuffle. Now while I could go into detail about Pokemon: Shuffle, I am providing a review of this game and countering any hateful reviews beforehand. Now, Those upon going into the e-shop will see the words "Free-to-start" As iwata has already stated that he hates the term, "Free-to-play" This will come into play later and explain how nintendo has done micro-transactions right. You start out fine, Playing with a pikachu as part of a tutorial and the story is rather simple yet cute. The game features air balloons, that allow you to go to different worlds seperated by three-four lands. Each land features a total of 16 pokemon. You rely on a roulette system to make your choice, although alternatively you can still get the land you want if you know how you do it as the roation goes one way and the lands goes the other.

    Upon completing the level, The balloon must refill. In the meanwhile, you can complete challenges to gain more pokediamonds to unlock more balloons or clothing. There is a ranking system that increases by one for every pokemon you capture that is different, So if you catch a pidgey, You get one exp, Catch it again, It won't happen. But getting another pokemon that's different gets another exp. Every rank unlocks more features. There is also a password feature, allowing for furture special pokemon. Currently there are two, Smeargle and Pancham which give "Gift" traits identified by blue text. I won't spoil what they do, that's for you to find out. The biggest enjoyment is the collection. As you slowly fill up you collection, You have a limit but can purchase more and the amount and the cost is fair. Starting out by 2 gems and then 4 by then you would have around 340 and it's noticed. If you send off any unwanted pokemon, don't feel bad, they leave a gift behind of ten coinds each which helps get trees which act as passive abilites. Now, As I mentioned before, The game is free to start but there is a pay out option. When you purchase the 3000 gem pack, which is about 30 or dollars, you have infinite gems. You receive 20 gems per day to save up for future events or retries or anything. That's what anyone else will not tell you. You can purchase yourself out of the free to play model. Still have fun and really that's all to it.    … Expand
  3. SirKirbyThe4th
    Apr 10, 2015
    9
    Better than Blast! Every attack is faster, more Pokemon, & no pointless story! & of course, it is free to play. The main drawback from that is you have to wait anywhere from 30 minuets to several hours to play a certain level, depending on what balloon you bought. Balloons can take you to many different locations. 2 for each generation. You can get balloons by using Diamonds, which you getBetter than Blast! Every attack is faster, more Pokemon, & no pointless story! & of course, it is free to play. The main drawback from that is you have to wait anywhere from 30 minuets to several hours to play a certain level, depending on what balloon you bought. Balloons can take you to many different locations. 2 for each generation. You can get balloons by using Diamonds, which you get by playing the game. Or, you can be a stupid & buy some with real money. You can also use Diamonds to play a level w/out having to wait, which you should never do. But based on the core game-play, it's pretty legit.… Expand
  4. kintoki125
    Apr 11, 2015
    10
    This game is really fun. You control a toy Pokemon running around and beating other Pokemon. This game might be free to play but it really stops taking your money after you buy 3,000 jewels which is about $40 and gives you items that make it more like a full game you bought.
  5. asp5rtima
    May 17, 2015
    8
    Honestly, an amazing game I'd play often. The free-mium part of the gameplay dampens the experience a bit, otherwise an amazing game that deserves a play. It's free on 3DS, the gameplay is unique, the music is good, and while the story needs improvement.... ah, who am I kidding? It's Pokémon! It dosen't need a story to be great. Just check it out. You won't regret it!
  6. Garde_Mystik
    Apr 27, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. (Made this much shorter so this post can go through) This game has a rough start for those who purchase the free version like I did. It's slow-paced early on as there is a timer that prevents you from playing for long periods of time unless you have gems to spend. Despite this, when I got past that groggy part of the game and bought more balloons, progressing felt so rewarding and addictive! This became expanded once I bought the full microtransactions that equaled the full game. The entire world felt much more open once I had the full game perks. Additionally, the variety of special abilities each Pokémon could have gave every Pokémon more of their own chance to shine. Your best Pokémon in this game is more determined by the fate of what special abilities you get. They even all had the chance to get the Epic trait - six whole potentially powerful abilities that truly make your Pokémon feel special and unique. For a casual game this is all great. The combination of this game's ability system, 719 Pokémon and all of their formes being obtainable, boss fights being very rewarding, and the need to come up with a strategy to wobble Pokémon made this the most fun experience I've had in catching Pokémon and one of the best feelings of adventure I've had in a Pokémon game. Your own adventure really feels like yours in this game with this and your options to customize Mii settings really helped.

    The King's Requests weren't anything deep since let's be real all the Pokémon are toys, but they came up with some interesting boss fights I wish mainline games had. All in all for a spinoff game it gets the job done real smoothly but is held back by some drawbacks that make this game not for everyone. I still think this is a top level spinoff however.    … 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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