Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team

by Nintendo

• For the first time ever, the player is a Pokemon and speaks & interacts with other characters in a world populated only by Pokemon
• A deep, involving and dramatic story brings the player into a world of Pokemon not seen or experienced before
• Strategic battles enhance the adventure
• Randomly generated dungeons make every mission unique

Product Details

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• ASIN: B000FW9NE2
• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 5 x 0.8 inches ; 1.8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: September 18, 2006
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,290 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

You wake up one day, turned into a Pokemon. This land is being ravaged by a natural disaster so you decide to form a rescue team with a partner Pokemon. As a Pokemon, you can interact with many other different Pokemon on various missions while trying to uncover their true purpose and destiny. An engrossing story of adventure, redemption and, most of all, friendship. Numerous Pokemon can become your friends and can be called upon to join your rescue teams. Converses with other Pokemon for the first time using engaging graphics with various Pokemon expressions, accept various missions and try to help Pokemon in trouble. Go into many dungeons and strategically make your way through many floors. The layout of the dungeons is randomly generated, so they present a different challenge every time. Strategy and thinking are the keys to clearing the dungeons and completing the missions. Many rescue missions to conquer even after the main story reaches its climactic conclusion. The game starts off easy and advances in difficulty as it progresses. It will appeal to novice and expert Pokemon fans alike. For the first time, a Pokemon's moves can be linked and used together in one turn. This feature offers the player a strategic choice of attac

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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A fresh and new style of Pokémon game sure to keep you busy! September 25, 2006

A Kid's Review

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

So, you're thinking about purchasing Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red Rescue Force or Blue Rescue Force. Maybe this review will help you make up your mind. If you've been on the web, you may have noticed that Mystery Dungeon has been getting quite low scores for a Pokémon game. Well, I think those people are just afraid of change, underestimate the games, and expected something entirely different. Trust me; this is a very good game.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon goes where no Pokémon game has gone before--you finally get to become a Pokémon and see life through their eyes. You first take a simple personality quiz to determine what kind of Pokémon you best represent. After being told which one of the 16 possible Pokémon starters you are, you pick an appropriate partner. Then the real story begins, and you as a human are transformed into a Pokémon, you go on rescue missions, set up a rescue force, recruit new Pokémon, and learn why you have undergone these drastic changes.

The story and cutscenes of the games really surprised me. Being a fourteen year old, I expected the meat of the game to be a little corny, especially since it's such an interesting story that they've chosen. Boy, was I wrong, because the intriguing story and surprising turn of events really make the game stand out.

Since the two games are nearly identical, the graphics don't really differ between them. They are very good for Game Boy, and are still pretty good for Nintendo DS considering how huge the games are. The music suits the game very well, and I especially love the boss Pokémon tunes. As far as the replay value goes, the game takes anywhere from 14-20 hours to complete the main story, and another 20 or so hours to do the extra missions. Since there are always going to be missions for you to do from the Post Office and Message Board, the games literally never end.

The games, for the most part, hold true to the Pokémon theme, but put it into a different perspective. There are actually levels, commonly called caves or dungeons, which you traverse through and battle wild Pokémon in them. The battles are actually quite similar, but you stay on the same screen during battle and each move (attacking or walking) in the dungeon is one "turn". There are tons of new items, as well as classic ones, that add a new twist to the games. You need apples to keep from going hungry; rocks and sticks to throw at enemies as attacks; gummies to eat and increase IQ; accessories to change stats or allow certain abilities; seeds to eat and gain abilities or change stats. You can't "catch" Pokémon, you must recruit them by being a high level and having the appropriate "friend area" for them to live in. It takes a little bit to get used to, but once you've got the basics down, they stick with you.

The games are actually pretty difficult in the later levels, and require patience and strategy. Each floor of a dungeon is different, and they change every time you enter them (adding extra replay value), requiring you to traverse the entire floor to find the stairs to the next floor in some instances, or just walking a few steps to the stairs in others. Because it is so random, you should always be prepared! I hate it when I see other reviews saying that the game only has around 16 or so dungeons, because that is ENTIRELY wrong. If my counting is correct, I believe there are 43 or 44 different dungeons in the game. Some of the early ones have 3 or 4 floors, but some of the late ones have 99 floors! The bosses are yes, legendary Pokémon, and they are pretty hard. The boss battles are epic, and once you complete certain circumstances, you can go back, rebottle them, and even recruit them on your team! Hooray! (Once you beat the main story, you have the option to evolve your Pokémon, and play as other Pokémon other than your starter).

The Mystery Dungeon games have nothing inappropriate in them, aren't very violent at all, and shouldn't cause anything bad to enter your household. (Parents, you should pay attention to what your kids are playing!)

If you are trying to decide which version to get, here are some tips. The Red version is for Game Boy Advance, and the Blue is for Nintendo DS. If you only have a Game Boy, buy Red. If you have a DS, which can play Red and Blue, buy Blue because you can use the top screen to keep track of your map.

Overall, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Red and Blue are very good games, and should keep you Pokémon fans busy while you await Diamond and Pearl. Read more ›

23 of 26 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't expect a traditional pokemon game, but this game is wonderful! January 27, 2007

By Tom Batchelor

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

A wonderful collaboration of two series, with charming gameplay and 400+ hours of play if you really get into it.

I will never understand why this game has recieved some mediocre reviews. The only problem I see with this game is its graphics. Nobody is going to like this game just for its graphics. In my opinion the very first pokemon RPGs had better graphics than this game, for one simple reason: In those games the pokemon characters could be seen as large, cute images. In this game you will never see your stars any way other than as small (but well drawn and well animated) sprites.

Everything else about this game just seems wonderful to me. One very good thing is that this game can be played absolutely at any speed you want to. The game has features to run through dungeons very quickly, but it will always let you stop and think things out, and believe me, by the time you save the world you will have had some scenarios come up where you'll want to think out the best course of action.

By the time you save the world in this game you will have played 25 hours and will have witnessed one of the most charming stories in any video game. But the game hasn't even hit its stride yet. I only play extras after the story is finished in games if I really like the game and feel compelled to, and oh yeah I wanted to see what this game had to offer! Many of the game's features don't even appear until after the storyline is complete. Don't misunderstand, saying "the storyline is complete" in fact is not true, because really nice scenes long after the storyline resolve things that never really finish in the main storyline (the first 25 hours).

Once you've played 80 or 90 hours your heroes will be extremely strong, and none of the ordinary dungeons will be any challenge for you. BUT, this game includes two wonderful features (neither of them making any logical sense but that's alright) that will keep the challenge up even after that. The first is missions where you have to escort a weak pokemon deep into a dungeon. If your client gets beaten it is just as bad for your team as if your heroes are beaten. The bigger and better challenge-increasing feature is the three dungeons where your characters lose all their advantages (level and special abilities) every time they enter. Don't worry, they'll get all their levels back after they leave the dungeon. These "level 1 dungeons" are a really special challenge the likes of which I have only seen in Lufia games.

And I haven't even mentioned some of this game's coolest features. If you know someone else with the game, or have internet access, you can have your defeated team saved by someone else and have another chance at the dungeon. That feature's so neat I hope other games pick up on it and add it to their series. And hey, this is a Pokemon game, with - get this - 413 varieties of pokemon that can join your cause! Well, 28 of those are different Unowns so there are really only 386 recruitable species, but still it's impressive. After completing the story you can return to earlier dungeons with tough legendary-pokemon bosses like Zapdos and recruit them. And some of the non-legendary pokemon, like Chansey, are even harder to recruit than the legendaries. Another neat feature is that it IS possible to steal items from shops in the game, but you REALLY have to know what you're doing not to be beaten (without the chance to even be rescued). If you're dedicated and lucky enough to recruit the shopkeeper, you'll have a decided advantage in those level 1 dungeons I mentioned before.

If you only play till the end of the main story, this game has 25 hours of gameplay. But I think it's a safe bet you'll want to play more than that. If you play long enough to complete all the dungeons it'll take a little over 100 hours. That's pretty good for an RPG, BUT, if you really like this game and want to recruit every single pokemon, and want to get into the internet friend-rescuing scene, this game has 400 hours of play!!! That's amazing. I've logged 425 hours, and I still want to play more. And the graphics only bothered me about the first one-fourth of an hour. Read more ›

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars This is an awesome game!! November 29, 2006

A Kid's Review

Fun: 5.0 out of 5 stars   

This is an awesome game. I love when you are able to recruit a whole bunch of pokemon, even legendaries. I have a Ho-Oh, Latios, Latias, and Kyogre, and I'm in the dungeon were Mewtwo is =D. Can't wait to recruit him. IF you defeat a legendary pokemon and didn't get him on your team, you can go again!! :D. Its a good thing because legendaries always have a low recruit rate. I recomend this game for all pokemon lovers, like me, but I already have it......

PS. I'm a girl, this is just for you sterotypes out there.

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice change from the usual Pokemon games November 23, 2006

A Kid's Review

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

Pokemon Mystery is a nice change from the original Pokemon games (I, personally, was getting tired of always being the trainer and never the Pokemon). This game puts a whole new twist to the games. You go to sleep as a trainer, and wake up the next moring as a Pokemon, in a world ravaged by natural diasters. You and your partner Pokemon go on rescue missions to save Pokemon hurt by these diasters. You can be one of fifteen diferent Pokemon: Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Treeko, Cyndiquil, Totodile, Mudkip, Torchic, Chikorita, Skitty, Meawth, Machop. Psyduck, Pikachu, and Cubone. The main story of the game is engrossing; I find it fun to go on rescue missions and save Pokemon. However, towards the end, I was tired of being a Mudkip and not being able to evolve. After I finally defeated the Sky Tower (beware of the Shuppets-they use Spite and take away all your PP), I was able to evolve and choose defeat leaders, as well as recruit legendary Pokemon. Thankfully, this isn't one of the games where it's boring after you finish it. Actually, it's more fun after you finish the main story. Also, I created a new game, this time with a Skitty, and found that it was still fun and enjoyable, even though I had already done it before! Some people have complained about how the dungeons are plain, bland, and always look the same, and I have to agree; they aren't exactly the most realistic, eye-popping graphics ever seen. The only other bad thing about this game is that two people that have Blue Rescue Team can't battle each other. Only people that have Blue and Red can, which I think is pointless. However, the game's story makes up for that. I'd have to say this game is just as fun as Gold Version, and that's saying something! I reccomend this game to all that have finally tired of the original Pokemon gameplay and are ready for a new game!