Pokemon Ranger

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  • Summary: (Also known as "Pokemon Ranger: The Road to Diamond and Pearl") With the help of Pokemon, set out on a fun-filled adventure! You play as a Pokemon Ranger in the Fiore Region, where you work to preserve nature and protect Pokemon. Circle Pokemon using the Capture Styler with Nintendo DS(Also known as "Pokemon Ranger: The Road to Diamond and Pearl") With the help of Pokemon, set out on a fun-filled adventure! You play as a Pokemon Ranger in the Fiore Region, where you work to preserve nature and protect Pokemon. Circle Pokemon using the Capture Styler with Nintendo DS stylus control. Use each Pokemon's special abilities to clear obstacles and to help capture other Pokemon. Capture and interact with more than 200 of your favorite Pokemon. Work your way up the Pokémon Ranger ranks by succeeding at official missions throughout the Fiore region. Pokemon Ranger is unlike any Pokemon game you've played before. You control your character using the stylus, and all Pokemon are captured using a Capture Styler instead of a Poke Ball. Since you're a Pokemon Ranger and not a trainer, you must release each captured Pokemon back into the wild after they help you. [Nintendo]… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 21
  3. Negative: 1 out of 21
  1. eToychest
    94
    It’s simple without being easy, and it’s fun without being frustrating.
  2. NintendoWorldReport
    90
    This game is the best Pokemon spinoff I have ever played, and I dare tread into volatile territory and say this is the best Pokemon game I have ever played. It was fun every step of the way, even if I lost at times. I was always motivated to have “just one more crack" at catching the tricky ones, especially the ones at the Jungle Relic dungeon.
  3. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    80
    Pokemon Ranger isn't as deep and involving as the main Pokemon adventures, but as far as spin-offs go this is one of the best. A simple but fun adventure. [Apr 2007, p.85]
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  4. Nintendo Gamer
    70
    Narrow-minded and frustrating, but Pokemon Ranger demands genuine skill. It gets so many things right that the RPGs get wrong. Give it a whirl. [May 2007, p.67]
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  5. GameSpy
    70
    As was the case in Mystery Dungeon, it's nice to take another trip though this monster-infested world in a game that doesn't play like, well, 90% of the other Pokémon titles. I just wish that Ranger's gameplay didn't grow old so quickly.
  6. GamesRadar+
    60
    Pokemon Ranger is an enjoyable marketing sidequest, despite lacking depth or challenge. Pokemon fans will find it a satisfactory appetizer to tide them over until the main course arrives next year.
  7. netjak
    32
    Pokémon Ranger is one of the big misses in this franchise’s history. It can be entertaining for a short time, but uninteresting game mechanics and utter lack of difficulty will result in most players putting this game aside for good even before the relatively short story is completed.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 4 out of 13
  1. SamM.
    Jun 2, 2007
    10
    Top game! I'm half way through it. it has a top story line. you can unlock a manaphy egg for diamond and pearl. the game play is fun and Top game! I'm half way through it. it has a top story line. you can unlock a manaphy egg for diamond and pearl. the game play is fun and easy to pick up, but hard to master. all these things will keep me playing it for quite a while. i may even try to catch every single pokemon you can possibly catch.… Expand
  2. LaurenW.
    Jun 10, 2007
    10
    Wonderful! A MUST HAVE for Pokemon fans. It is a little short, but totally worth buying.
  4. kiank
    Jan 17, 2018
    10
    This began what I consider my favorite offshoot pokemon series. I loved playing this game so much and enjoyed the challenge of circling aThis began what I consider my favorite offshoot pokemon series. I loved playing this game so much and enjoyed the challenge of circling a pokemon and catching it. Some of my best memories was playing this with my sister!… Expand
  5. Chammy
    Feb 2, 2013
    7
    It's interesting because it's different and it's indeed fun! I like the fact that you actually see pokemons running around the field ratherIt's interesting because it's different and it's indeed fun! I like the fact that you actually see pokemons running around the field rather than hiding in the grass and that they interact with nature.… Expand
  6. Yojimbo2015
    Jun 5, 2023
    6
    Off-shoot of the Pokémon canon where you recruit Pokémon with specific abilities and use them to bypass traps and obstacles. A simplisticOff-shoot of the Pokémon canon where you recruit Pokémon with specific abilities and use them to bypass traps and obstacles. A simplistic arcade adventure that has little in common with the original Pokémon games, but it passes the time inoffensively enough.… Expand
  7. ShawnEXE
    May 3, 2019
    6
    Music: 2.5/5
    Game Play: 4.5/5
    Graphics: 3/5
    Story: 3/5
    Time-Value: 4/5
    Overall: 3/5
  8. BrianL.
    Nov 9, 2006
    1
    I really dont like the way that you get to ask your pokemon for help. i perfer just sticking to the same idea as all the other games, whereI really dont like the way that you get to ask your pokemon for help. i perfer just sticking to the same idea as all the other games, where you have to rely on your own skilsl to solve obstacles that get in your way.… Expand

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Awards & Rankings

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#33 Best DS Game of 2006
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#24 Most Discussed DS Game of 2006
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#17 Most Shared DS Game of 2006