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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Blue Rescue Team (Nintendo DS)

from: Nintendo

November 10, 2006
I've never played a Pokemon game before, but was convinced by a work colleague to give it a bash. He was dismayed when I bought Pokemon "blue" as according to him it wasn't "a *proper* Pokemon game"!

Nonetheless I started it and enjoyed it, but it soon became clear that it was incredibly repetitive and not at all challenging. After a few hours of gameplay I felt I was getting nothing it. I was collecting items but never really having to use them, it was easy and there seemed to be no effort involved in advancing through the game.

The premise is simple enough, you are a Pokemon and you have a companion Pokemon. Together you go on rescue missions, which tends to involve going into caves and dungeons (all of which look ... Read More: