Digimon All-Star Rumble

 PlayStation 3
Metascore
49

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 12
  3. Negative: 6 out of 12
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  1. Gamestyle
    Nov 29, 2014
    70
    A fine game for younger audiences that can be enjoyed by parents too.
  2. 3DJuegos
    Nov 27, 2014
    60
    Fan service in a lackluster attempt to offer the same game design enjoyed by the Super Smash Bros. franchise.
  3. Digital Chumps
    Nov 11, 2014
    58
    Unfortunately, "Digimon: All-Star Rumble" is merely okay.
  5. COGconnected
    Dec 8, 2014
    50
    Unfortunately, this isn’t the Digimon game fans will be jumping up and down for nor is it something they deserve.
  6. Push Square
    Dec 2, 2014
    50
    With tempered expectations, fans could get something out of this, but for everyone else, there are better brawlers for better prices already on the market.
  7. Hardcore Gamer
    Nov 11, 2014
    50
    With bargain basement production values, mediocre visuals, boring gameplay and a substantial lack of features, there’s no reason to experience it. Adding salt to the wound is the fact that it’s for all intents and purposes a threequel to a mediocre clone of Super Smash Bros. Melee released the same month as the current-generation version of that series will debut.
  8. Worth Playing
    Dec 27, 2014
    45
    Even die-hard Digimon fans will find very little to relish in this western-only release. For everyone else, many other fighting games can provide a more satisfying experience.
  9. PlayStation LifeStyle
    Nov 19, 2014
    45
    I do appreciate the effort here, especially when you consider All-Star Rumble’s status as a Western exclusive. That said, the game’s conspicuous lack of quality seems almost suspicious.
  10. Gamers' Temple
    Dec 2, 2014
    42
    This is not the Digimon game that you've been waiting for.
  11. Atomix
    Feb 11, 2015
    40
    Although die-hard fans of the franchises could find it somewhat entertaining, Digimon All-Star Rumble fails so hard in becoming an enjoyable option in brawler games, even more when there are better options out there.
  12. Slant Magazine
    Nov 20, 2014
    40
    The result is a boilerplate brawler that's almost entirely devoid of original style, and of interest only for the most faithful of Digimon devotees.
  13. Digitally Downloaded
    Nov 16, 2014
    40
    Probably the most frustrating omission is the lack of any sort of online mode. It's hard to get this kind of game right in online play - Nintendo itself still hasn't achieved it, but a fighting game that doesn't at least try to go online is a dud from the outset.

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#67 Best PS3 Game of 2014
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#24 Most Discussed PS3 Game of 2014
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#25 Most Shared PS3 Game of 2014

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User Score
5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 44
  3. Negative: 15 out of 44
  1. thatshortycx
    Nov 14, 2014
    10
    This game is so good! Like come on you at least gotta enjoy it especially the story mode.Good job on the games, I really enjoyed itThis game is so good! Like come on you at least gotta enjoy it especially the story mode.Good job on the games, I really enjoyed it especially when i play with y little sister and she get's happy seeing Gatomon digivolve. Plus , the digivolutions are sooo cool ! :)… Full Review »
  2. sashadgt
    Nov 11, 2014
    0
    For past years we were all have been waiting for a new DIGIMON game to come to US and EUROPE,BANDAI NAMCO didn't release PSP Digimon AdventureFor past years we were all have been waiting for a new DIGIMON game to come to US and EUROPE,BANDAI NAMCO didn't release PSP Digimon Adventure Game, nor PSP/3DS Decode outside of japan, and haven't said anything about new Cyber Sleuth release either. Instead they have decided to release Digimon All-Star Rumble for us "to test the waters", and see if there was enough market for these games to be profitable. And here we are a couple days before release date, some of us have been able to get a copy early and see how the game is.
    Here is what I’m going to say to BANDAI NAMCO: Next time don't bother.
    Why?
    Because selling **** won’t get you any profits.
    This game is bad. We've all been expecting Rumble Arena 1,2 style game with good and fun gameplay and solid graphics, but this game doesn’t have any **** thing, its simply bad, and here is why:
    Story mode.
    The story mode looks like Digimon World 4 game but without weapons, you control your Digimon and have the same move sets as in battle mode.
    You are going around fighting some "filler” Dgimon to complete level and fight one of the primary Digimon and at the end of story mode you get the second evolution for your Digimon.
    It sounds fantastic until you play it, the map design and very simple, like three to five useless chests and one trap across the map, a couple of "filler” Digimon with their respective mini-bosses, and a playable Digimon as a boss, with whom you speak, then battle and unlock him. And this torture repeats like 8 times over and over at different areas. The enemy AI is null, thee mini bosses Digimon have one attack that’s very easy to evade, but thanks to game being **** buggy it doesn’t work all the time. It also has ZERO exploration.
    The worst part of it is that you have to repeat this boring piece of **** for every Digimon that has an alternate evolution. By the time you complete this mode first time you already want to kill yourself, or better kill the **** Developers behind this abomination.
    Graphics:
    Very little to say here, animations are very bad, level design like on the worst of ps2 games, with invisible walls, textures are very low resolution and there are noticeable frame drops from time to time in story mode.
    The only Good thing are the Digimon 3D models in which developers at least put 2 days of work.
    Character roster:
    Developers said that they have listened to fans while making character roster: I think they listened to the Pokemon fans. Because who in his right **** mind will put ExVeemon, Wargrowlomon and ****ty Shoutomon variations as evolutions instead of l’ets say Alphamon, AeroVeedramon, Beelzemon etc.
    Battle mode: This mode is the STAR of the game. There are six different battle modes, when you see them for the first time you say: This game will be very fun to play!! Well it’s **** not.
    The modes are very bad made, and have ZERO inspiration in them, every mode tries to be Rumble Arena-like and fails at it miserably. It pain in the ass to even explain them. Go look them up on Google see for yourself how incredibly GOOD and FUN they are.
    Battle-System:
    The battle system is very bad designed and balanced even worse, when your Digimon receives a combo and it’s on the ground you enter invincible mode during which no one can touch you. When you stand back it goes away but if opponent stars combo before invincibility is over or while you still on the ground, the combo will almost always hit you and nothing will save you. Controlling the Digimon is also very bad, sometimes after a combo you want to turn and attack but the attack goes in opposite direction and it **** ups everything.
    To digivolve during battle you have to fill special meter and then after you digivolved you have to fill it again to make a special attack, the worst thing about it is when you have evolved its that you can’t see anywhere how much time you have left to dedigivolve and you start hitting with you opponents with all you’ve got to fill the **** special attack meter.
    Battle balance is very bad, there are some overpowered and underpowered Digimon. Take as example ExVeemon, it’s almost impossible to make a good combo using him, or Tentomon who will **** you up spamming electricity every two seconds. And even guard won’t save you.
    There is also Naruto style button, that teleports you to enemy back if you hit it at the right time, but it fails many times because you end up facing opposite direction of enemy. In this case you do quick turn and attack but it doesn’t work because quick turn has about one or two seconds delay and you star attacking the wrong way.
    To resume BANDAI NAMCO simply doesn’t give a single **** about Digimon games in US and EUROPE, this game with zero effort on their part perfectly tells us that.    … Full Review »
  3. Tailor-DKS
    Nov 16, 2014
    5
    I have played Digimon Rumble Arena in the past and I loved it. I didn't expect the best game with Digimon All-Star Rumble, but man that was aI have played Digimon Rumble Arena in the past and I loved it. I didn't expect the best game with Digimon All-Star Rumble, but man that was a disappointment. Graphics look like PS2, Gameplay is worse than the original, technic is bad, the characters are unbalanced and story .... well, what Story? Altogether a bad game that should be bought on a big sale for a family or a couch coop night.

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