- Publisher: Codemasters
- Release Date: Oct 3, 2006
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Rainbow Islands Revolution makes great use of the touch screen, aside from being a fun and addicting puzzler.
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NGC Magazine UKView this as a new game and not a remake of a classic one and you'll find some colourful, stylus-waving fun. [Apr 2006, p.47]
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Rainbow Islands Revolution will only appeal to fans of the original game who are accepting of the new changes. Other than that, it really doesn’t offer anything new when it comes to touch-focused games because other games, like Kirby: Canvas Curse, does it better and with more polish.
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The graphics, audio, and overall gameplay still come across as decidedly old school, but this touch-centric platformer does at least manage to revive a classic in a way that some people should find interesting.
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For a game of this calibur, you would need plenty of unlockables or other features, but sadly the game is lacking in that area. As another slap in the face, the original Rainbow Islands wasn't even included! [JPN Import]
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A massive improvement on the previous Taito-related DS efforts issued to date. As short-lived as it is, and despite some irritating control and level design issues it's a lot of fun.
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Fans of the original will no doubt like it more simply because it's based on Rainbow Islands and shares many of its virtues, but newcomers may find it somewhat lacking. [JPN Import]
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Rainbow Islands Revolutions is too simple and too short to be called either revolutionary or a classic.
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One of those games that lacks any flavor (or fun), it's sort of the stale saltine cracker of DS games.
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This is by far the most disappointing of the Revolution series to date. Whilst the changes made to the game have been done to accommodate the various features of the Nintendo DS, the fact is that it just doesn't feel like Rainbow Islands. Key elements are missing, including the all important strategy of the original.
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And the game requires players to buy their own copies of the game in order to take advantage of the multiplayer, which is unacceptable considering the game is far less system intensive than some other DS games that support the handheld's Download Play option.
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Anyone who thoroughly enjoyed "Yoshi’s Touch & Go" will find Rainbow Islands Revolution to be a worthy title in the vein of that game. The rest of us are left with an island that’s a little too monotonous to hold our interest.
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Wasted potential.
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Games Master UKAnd levels that bit wider than the DS screen? Irritating and just plain rubbish, a bit like this game. [June 2006, p.79]
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Nintendo PowerRIR is an interesting attempt at delivering arcade-style touch-screen thrills, but it falls short in execution. [Oct. 2006, p.90]
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A passing diversion, totally bereft of the addictive zeal of the original. In this case that's a step forward, if only a very tiny one.
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The game does try to differ with unique modes, including Story and Score Attack, but with the faulted gameplay and the basic presentation, the game never really gets over the rainbow.
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If this port/ remastering/ remake/whateveryou'dcallthis of Rainbow Islands Revolution was created with so little effort, I wouldn't recommend anybody make the effort to pull the box off a shelf and trade currency for it.
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Rainbow Island Revolutions is a joke.
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#68 Most Discussed DS Game of 2006
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Feb 13, 2022Bubbles are ALWAYS a plus in my book.
P.S: where are Kulun & Koron in here? They would look cuter in Bubbles. -
DREEOOct 15, 2006Colorfull, oldskool, touchscreen, straightforward, iceclimberlike. If you like the 80's arcades, this one is just for you.