Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
March 6, 2020
WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WOKE UP ONE MORNING…AND YOU WERE A POKÉMON?! Get ready to explore a beautiful, reimagined world in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX – a remake of the original Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance titles. Build your rescue team from the likes of …
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"Complex mechanics wrapped in a overly-childish shell leaves the latest entry in the Pokemon series feeling like a missed opportunity with no clear target audience. From it&s;s dire gameplay, to its tedious mechanics and terrible story, there&s;s little to love …"
Read original review"Pokémon Mistery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX brings back the dungeon-crawler, roguelike type of gameplay of this series, with a new and charming presentation and lost of improvements, although some of the biggest problems of the original game remains. If you&s;ve …"
Read original review"Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX has a few repetitive frustrations but is still charming, addictive fun and lovely to look at."
Read original review"Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX recreates the strange pair of Pokemon spin-offs from over a decade ago with style."
Read original review"Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is a pleasant remake of a pair of dungeon crawlers that, as I can see now, are a bit more dated than I originally thought they&s;d be. There is still a lot to love …"
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30.0
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50.0
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60.0
"Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Rescue DX may be nostalgic to true believers of the original Blue and Red Rescue Team games, but it&s;s a more shallow experience for everyone else that makes for an entirely forgettable experience."
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75.0
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80.0
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70.0
"Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is a delightful update to a classic, and just the kick in the pants the series needed. It&s;s a return to what made the spinoff so beloved in the first place, from the emotional …"
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85.0
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85.0
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80.0
"Get ready to explore a beautiful world reimagined in Pokémon Mysterious World: DX Rescue Team, a review of the original Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance games. Starting from Pikachu, Eevee and Charmander, you can create a rescue team with …"
Read original review"Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX&s;s graphical style, story, and music help carry the repetitive gameplay, but the experience can start to wear on you after hours and hours of monotonous dungeon crawling.""
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65.0
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68.0
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72.0
"As a remake, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon DX succeeds in recapturing the essence of the originals. I still felt a sense of urgency and stress when I was on the final floors of the Sky Tower trying to get to Rayquaza."
Read original review"We hope this is a new beginning for Mystery Dungeon: a stylistic starting point on which to build future titles, which will have to add some more playful variation to the mix to be able to speak to a wider …"
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80.0
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78.0
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85.0
"Another handheld classic rescued from time."
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50.0
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40.0
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60.0
"Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX squanders its charming premise with repetitive gameplay."
Read original review"If you’re someone who has not played a Mystery Dungeon game before and are looking for a chill and passive dungeon-crawler to sit back and relax while listening to a podcast or watching a television show, this will work wonders …"
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60.0
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65.0
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80.0
"Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is the greatest versions of this portable games."
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50.0
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65.0
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70.0
"As a roguelite dungeon crawler for young players it’s really impressive, but genre purists might be let down. Beyond that, this is yet another delightful game which works a treat on Nintendo Switch."
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90.0
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95.0
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88.0
"For newcomers and veterans alike, Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX offers a near-perfect overhaul of the classic dungeon crawling experience."
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62.0
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71.0
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68.0
"Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is exactly what you expect it to be: it&s;s a fun dungeon crawler with a cute art style, all your favourite Pokémon and an overarching message of love and friendship that is generally best …"
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30.0
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30.0
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30.0
"Many fans felt as though this wonderful spin-off series had seen its last entry with Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon. This remake is not only fantastic but has revitalized what made the series so memorable to begin with."
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60.0
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80.0
"Fine to fill time or bring existing pokemon fans to other styles of games, but not for much more."
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80.0
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75.0
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70.0
"An addictive dungeon crawler with typical Pokémon charm, but which takes some time to unfold."
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85.0
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65.0
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70.0
"Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX tells a good Pokemon story from a unique angle and with visuals that help enhance the storybook feel. However, gameplay that might have held up in 2005 has not aged well."
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65.0
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72.0
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88.0
"Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX brings new life to the original games, confirming it as a good entry point into the world of dungeon crawlers for a generation of young adventurers."
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65.0
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70.0
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65.0
"Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Rescue Team DX is an entertaining and quirky adventure that serves well to fill a gap between the next major title release – with revamped and vibrant visuals that accompany a different take on a Pokemon game. …"
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72.0
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68.0
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64.0
"Die-hard Pokemon fans won’t have too hard of a time deciding whether to purchase this game, but for everyone else, there is currently a demo on the eShop in which progress carries over."
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68.0
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72.0
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"Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX doesn&s;t really set out to bust expectations. It&s;s a decent little remake of a decent little game. While a lack of challenge, so-so presentation, and an unsatisfying approach to Pokémon collecting limits Rescue Team …"
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80.0
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35.0
"Mystery Dungeon DX is a well-executed remake to a game that may only have limited appeal among Pokémon fans."
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80.0
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"Rescue Team DX&s;s charming story and beautiful visuals aren&s;t good enough to carry the whole game by themselves, especially since the meat and potatoes here – the combat and dungeon crawling – are so repetitive and monotonous."
Read original review"Overall, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is a solid remake of a unique Pokémon spin-off."
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"...somewhat tedious endgame dungeons and overall repetitive dungeon-crawling probably won’t win over anyone who has previously not found the spin-off series compelling."
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