Pokemon Rumble

 Wii
User Score
8.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 53
  3. Negative: 0 out of 53

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  1. JamesM
    Nov 21, 2009
    7
    Pokemon Rumble is a lot of fun. The levels tend to be a little on the short side and only the first and fourth generation Pokemon are in the game. I see a good side series for Pokemon coming out of this and I believe it is a good start.
  2. JamieLand
    Dec 16, 2009
    7
    Ok let me start out with the bad things. You can not evolve pokemon, you can not even level them. You only get two moves per character. The graphics(come on man I know it is only 15 bucks but you could have done better than that) The extreme lack of levels(again this is just lazyness). And last but not least the fact that it does not scale toughness correctly with number of people Ok let me start out with the bad things. You can not evolve pokemon, you can not even level them. You only get two moves per character. The graphics(come on man I know it is only 15 bucks but you could have done better than that) The extreme lack of levels(again this is just lazyness). And last but not least the fact that it does not scale toughness correctly with number of people playing(with one person it is not to hard but with 4 you never die). All that considered it is not a bad game for 15 bucks(specially being a wii game). It is incredibly intuitive, a D-pad and 2 buttons. The different moves I am very pleased with especially taking into account the number of moves you have and the fact that they are very true to the game. Side note disable is actually pretty useful when half the people you fight only have one attack lol. Also they do have quite a few Pokemon to collect and it takes a lot of runs to just see them all so you can put some time in this game. Overall I found I could sit down with a couple friends and just have some fun being able to go thru the game and button mash the crap out of people. You can even have some strategy, for example I was playing with one of my friends and he would use disable and I would thundershock and hopefully paralyze them so they could not even run away (good times) Anyway over all this game is worth it and I would highly recommend trying the FREEEEE demo before you buy it, You will really get a feel for what the game is like. P.S. One more note of annoyance, I should not be able to double slap a Gastly, or easily kill a water pokemon with a fire move. I am really really hoping they come out with a second rumble where they fixed alot of these issues. This has the potential to be a really really fun game.… Expand
  3. Radeen
    Aug 19, 2011
    6
    Pokemon Rumble is the second Pokemon spin-off released for WiiWare. The game-play of the game is a big change from previous games. The player control toy Pokemon as they battle other toy Pokemon in a series of linear dungeons and enclosed arenas. The game uses a Wii Remote held sideways. The player starts off with a low-level Pokemon with only one attack at their disposal. By battling wildPokemon Rumble is the second Pokemon spin-off released for WiiWare. The game-play of the game is a big change from previous games. The player control toy Pokemon as they battle other toy Pokemon in a series of linear dungeons and enclosed arenas. The game uses a Wii Remote held sideways. The player starts off with a low-level Pokemon with only one attack at their disposal. By battling wild Pokemon through a number of levels the player collects coins which can be used to buy new attacks or recruit more Pokemon. When the player obtains a high enough level Pokemon, the doors to the Battle Royale room open, where they take on dozens of Pokemon at a time in an enclosed arena. The player must defeat all of the Pokemon in order to rank up, eventually facing much stronger and even Legendary Pokemon. Although it is a nice change to see in a Pokemon game it is not enough to consider it a decent game. The graphics aren't well polished, the game-play is too repetitive and Ambrella was being lazy whilst developing the game. The game does a good enough job to give a decent amount of fun, but ultimately this wasn't one of the great Pokemon games.… Expand
  4. TheLurkingKing
    Jan 3, 2014
    5
    Pokémon Rumble is an interesting experience, it looks like a Pokémon Mystery Dungeon but with more focus on action and... that's it. Pokémon Rumble is a very repetitive game. The game is simple: go to a stage, find a Pokémon with power level X and beat 'em up some other Pokémon. The game gets repetitive after a while, since the game re-uses the stages but replaces the enemies. The game isPokémon Rumble is an interesting experience, it looks like a Pokémon Mystery Dungeon but with more focus on action and... that's it. Pokémon Rumble is a very repetitive game. The game is simple: go to a stage, find a Pokémon with power level X and beat 'em up some other Pokémon. The game gets repetitive after a while, since the game re-uses the stages but replaces the enemies. The game is very easy, you can beat it in 1 hour. The game, however, it is fun with a friend or two, or three! Nintendo knows how to make fun games to everyone, but if you are going to play it alone then it gets boring really fast.… Expand
  5. Dreadblocks
    Aug 14, 2018
    6
    The game is o.k. it feels better than my pokemon ranch. but the devoleper's we're kind of lazy for using the model's from that game.

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#28 Most Discussed Wii Game of 2009
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#19 Most Shared Wii Game of 2009

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Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 9
  3. Negative: 2 out of 9
  1. IGN
    60
    There's just not enough depth to the game to make it interesting to the older Pokemon fans, or really anyone that doesn't squeal excitedly when they see a Pikachu.
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  2. Nintendo Life
    80
    It's difficult to find much wrong with Pokémon Rumble: everything it does is done quite well, and one can really only take issue with the things the game doesn't do.
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  3. Cheat Code Central
    70
    The core gameplay is basic, yet all of Pokémon Rumble's component parts come together to make for a really great mixture of fun. The presentation is polished, but it's all just smoke and mirrors to try and hide the fact that you're not getting much for the whopping 1500 Wii Points being asked for this game.
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