Pokemon Sword / Shield: The Crown Tundra

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  • Summary: THE CROWN TUNDRA

    The Crown Tundra expansion is set in the snow-swept realm of The Crown Tundra. See for yourself the beautiful scenery of this shining, silvery landscape! In this frigid area, with its jagged winter mountains, people live in small communities where they support and rely on    THE CROWN TUNDRA

    The Crown Tundra expansion is set in the snow-swept realm of The Crown Tundra. See for yourself the beautiful scenery of this shining, silvery landscape! In this frigid area, with its jagged winter mountains, people live in small communities where they support and rely on one another. A certain person will appoint you as the leader of their exploration team in The Crown Tundra. You'll then be tasked with investigating the reaches of this frozen land. And remember the Pokémon Dens that you've only been able to glimpse during Max Raid Battles? Well, now you'll be able to explore their full depths!    … Expand

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    May 5, 2021
    85
    Your enjoyment of The Crown Tundra will largely depend on how much you like Legendary Pokémon. [Issue #50 – January/February 2021, p. 19]
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  2. MGG
    Oct 26, 2020
    83
    New features, new creatures and an adventure that deserves your time as much as the original Pokémon games campaign. A much better expansion than The Isle of Armor, but if you consider both expansion as a single offer it could be a great new game that deserves to be played.
  3. IGN Italia
    Nov 25, 2020
    80
    A good DLC that marks the ending for the new, experimental path chosen by Game Freak and Nintendo for the Pokémon saga. The second expansion included in Shield and Sword Season Pass adds lots of contents and legendary creatures to discover in a brand new area.
  4. Everyeye.it
    Oct 27, 2020
    78
    Quotation forthcoming.
  5. Ninty Fresh Magazine
    Dec 21, 2020
    75
    Pokémon fans now have some great new challenges, new Pokémon and more dynamic areas to explore. We wish it had been there from the start. [Issue #2, p.76]
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  6. The Digital Fix
    Oct 27, 2020
    70
    The Crown Tundra gives you a lot more engaging content than The Isle of Armor, but it's still a bit lacking in polish. If you like Legendary Pokemon though, this is the DLC for you.
  7. Metro GameCentral
    Oct 26, 2020
    60
    It features some of the best moments from this generation of Pokémon but this final slice of DLC still suffers from a lack of substance and ambition.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 52 out of 74
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 74
  3. Negative: 15 out of 74
  1. UltimaDanteri
    Oct 23, 2020
    10
    Luego de tanta polémica respecto a si estos DLC’s estaban justificados o no, después de jugar La Isla de Armadura, esta nueva zona jugable haLuego de tanta polémica respecto a si estos DLC’s estaban justificados o no, después de jugar La Isla de Armadura, esta nueva zona jugable ha resultado rebasar mis expectativas.… Expand
  2. HelenaPride
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    It's worth every penny, when you play the first half it doesn't look very promising, but when you play the second, you see how satisfyingIt's worth every penny, when you play the first half it doesn't look very promising, but when you play the second, you see how satisfying these new areas are and what they bring to the region in general.… Expand
  4. ScreenS
    Jun 5, 2023
    10
    Hormse!

    The best DLC ever made (so far), the max raid dungeon is the closest we’re ever getting to the return of rental battles and it    Hormse!

    The best DLC ever made (so far), the max raid dungeon is the closest we’re ever getting to the return of rental battles and it doubles as the most enjoyable way to shiny hunt. Even if you aren’t sold on the isle of armor this alone is worth the entry and gives SwSh a reason to come back to even as a solo player.    … Expand
  5. GloriaVic
    Oct 24, 2020
    10
    I have to admit it, they did amazing with this DLC!.
    I have no regrets for buying it.
  6. Kashmoney
    Nov 21, 2021
    9
    Intro: The Crown Tundra is definitely the better half of the Sword and Shield DLC. With a sizeable area, solid roster of re-added pokemon withIntro: The Crown Tundra is definitely the better half of the Sword and Shield DLC. With a sizeable area, solid roster of re-added pokemon with sprinkled in new ones, and the new Max Raiding activity to capture shiny and legendary monsters this is what a DLC for pokemon should be.

    The good: This DLC allows you to journey to the Crown Tundra, a new wild Area that is quite larger than Isle of Armor and the OG Wild Area. You will be tasked to look for discovering the myths and legends of the Area in three separate main events including Calyrex, the Legendary Birds, and the Regis. This DLC also helps bring back many old pokemon to the roster, while they should have already been there, but still is nice to see more pokemon coming back into the game. This DLC also includes Max Raiding, a new activity that helps players capture old legendaries and ultra beast, some in which are version exclusive mons that can be caught if you link up with other players if the have the opposite version of you, by battling through several dynamxed pokemon. This activity also helps players shiny hunt even more by going through the lair so that is always a plus.

    The Bad: I really wished that the story for this area was longer mainly. I felt while it did have enough content to last me around 6-7 hours, I just kept craving more things to get and do in this area. Other than that, this is definitely a better DLC than Isle of Armor by a long shot and was worth the bundle price of 30 dollars rather than being slapped onto a third game which is getting to be an outdated way of updating the game.

    Overall: I say that the Crown Tundra is worth getting it and Isle of Armor. Both DLCs as a whole are fun, but the Crown Tundra is definitely the better experience and I loved how Gamefreak handled this. I hope to see them do this more in the future while buffing up the future game's post game.    … Expand
  7. opnyx
    Jan 16, 2021
    7
    This new story is fun, and the background is nice. But it's way too short : it could have been much better with some extra hours of story.This new story is fun, and the background is nice. But it's way too short : it could have been much better with some extra hours of story. Most of this expansion is farming.… Expand
  8. Otts
    Dec 20, 2020
    0
    Unfinished product sold with cut content at a full price. Glitchy and disrespectful with its consumers and fanbase. A loveless cashgrab rushedUnfinished product sold with cut content at a full price. Glitchy and disrespectful with its consumers and fanbase. A loveless cashgrab rushed to the market from the highest grossing media franchise in the planet. Underperforming software for the current generation standards. Shameless and sad.… Expand

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