• Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Oct 24, 2011
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 36 Critics What's this?

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

  • Summary: (Also known as "Super Pokemon Rumble") Pokemon Rumble blast is an action packed Pokemon adventure in 3D.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 36
  2. Negative: 9 out of 36
  1. Nov 8, 2011
    75
    Pokemon Rumble Blast is a somewhat shallow experience, but the simple action and short levels make it a good pick-up-and-play portable game. [Nov 2011, p.75]
  2. Oct 25, 2011
    72
    The lack of any real meaningful content beyond a linear action-based story mode does hurt this title, and makes it somewhat forgettable in the grand scheme of things. However, if you are just looking for a fun action game with some great 3D, Pokémon Rumble Blast fits the bill quite nicely.
  3. Jan 12, 2012
    70
    Great fun at first but gets repetitive. Can you stay interested for long enough to catch 'em all? [Feb 2012, p.87]
  4. Dec 21, 2011
    45
    With such a low production-value, it's hard to think to Super Pokémon Rumble as the first 3DS entry of the popular franchise. It lacks depth and its poor visuals reminds too much of its prequel released on WiiWare in 2009. Being a full-price 3DS cartridge, we cannot reccomend it to even the most hardcore Pokémon fan.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is a wonderful Pokémon 3D game, I highly recommend the game for fans of this franchise and new players. It's a very fun and entertaining. It should not be based on the graphics if you see looks good or looks bad maybe there who appreciate the history, game mode (which is very good). This really recommended. Expand
  2. What a wonderful little action game. The graphics pop, the control is simple and any person could jump in and play. The music is big and full with an over world melody that will keep you going. The possibility of collecting 600 Pokemon without having to do the hokey pokey is also a nice, especially for busy gamers. And speaking of the actual little monsters, the models are cute and lend themselves to the toy theme. Pokemon Rumble Blast is a simple fun game that is addictive and straight forward. Expand
  3. Well after the amazing black and white as well as the amazing possibilities of what pokemon could look like on 3ds after seeing pokedex 3d i was hoping for a masterpiece from the 1st 3ds game, though I guess that was too much to expect from a spin-off not to say rumble blast is bad in fact its easy to say this is amongst the best spin-offs. It takes the franchise into the beat-em-up genere while still keeping the core of pokemon gameplay. It is a little button mashy but like I said the big deal was I had the taste of awesomeness from black and white still in my mouth even though i really enjoyed the wiiware origninal. So if you enjoyed the original or don't mind a spinoff while we wait for the 1st core 3d entry of pokemon get this game, but if you're a core series purist stick to black and white for now. Expand
  4. This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokemon Rumble Blast is the sequal to the 2008 Wiiware game, Pokemon Rumble. I love how all 646 pokemon are in this game as opposed to its precceder which only had pokemon from the first and fourth generation. Since all five generations are present, it means that the player will spend dozens of hours collecting all the available pokemon. It has a short story mode which can be completed in about 2-3 days. The difficulty level is very high as the game gets to the last levels and post game activities and the after game mostly consists of battle royales, team battles and collecting new pokemon that appeared after the final boss is defeated. The new battle additions, the Team Battles and Charge Battles are fun but can be very challenging. Charge Battles are very short and only last about a minute but are fast paced and require button mashing. They are much easier than Team Battles. Team Battles allow you to choose two other pokemon from your roster of pokemon to assist you in a series of battles that usually have 5-6 stages where you have to beat mini boss pokemon to progress and you are rewarded with a HP refill if you beat them. The final stage has a large boss like those seen at the end of every normal level. You usually get vital rewards that you need to progress in the game. Battle Royales are the same, but only in the post game do you face more than 7 boss pokemon at the end of the royale. The 3D in the game is excellent but does hurt my eyes so I advise you not to use it that much. There is an inability to take photos in the game, but now there is wifi compatability, so players can meet other players and fight their strongest pokemon, and if you win, the strongest pokemon in the collection will be able to assist you in 1 normal battle. There is another battle mode called the solo-battle, where you go into a level with only one rattata and you must defeat all the pokemon and the boss to win, which is hard to do. There is yet another battle mode called the Rumpus Room, which are supposed to be rare but I find them all the time during levels and are a major annoyence when one is legendary hunting. They consist of the levels pokemon in one tiny room and they are typicall stronger than the normal pokemon in the level you are currently on and always give you gold coins when you defeat them. there are two kinds of Rumpus Rooms, the normal version and the special version, where there are 4 mini boss pokemon (which are evolved forms of the most common pokemon in the level) if you defeat all four then you can go back to the normal level. Overall, i like how all the pokemon are in the game, but both pokemon rumbles just aren't good enough to compete with higher class games such as Kirby and Mario games. Expand

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