DS User Reviews

Pokémon Ranger is the typical Nintendo experiment designed for the curious fan, the one who has already beaten all the main games and is looking for any excuse to give their DS and stylus another go. It is a game that is actually aimed at those who are satisfied with trying something different within the Pokémon universe, even if that "something" ends up being a repetitive mechanic that quickly exhausts its **** you're the type who needs powerful stories, genuine exploration, or deep combat systems, you won't find any of that here. Pokémon Ranger is perfect for kids with lots of patience, collectors of weird spin-offs, or for anyone nostalgic for that DS era where everything was about experimenting with the touch screen, even if the result is just average. For the more traditional Pokémon fan, this game will likely be a disappointment, and for the demanding gamer, little more than a playable curiosity.

Otro juego de mi infancia, que a diferencia de otros, en este la nostalgia si me ha jugado una mala pasada. Pokémon Ranger innova en una franquicia con menos cambios que la ideología de mi abuelo. Propone una mecánica fresca de captura aprovechando el lápiz táctil de la DS (mecánica que aproveche como es debido rejugando el juego en mi antigua DS y no en un emulador). Sin embargo, la nueva propuesta se hace repetitiva pronto, ya que el juego no va más allá. Una historia mala (nada nuevo para pokémon), en un mundo vacío. El juego es bastante corto, y menos mal. Si eres un niño de 8 años te flipará.

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I played this primarily for the Manaphy Egg but I still find the game fun and replay it maybe once every one-and-a-half years. I find its take on gameplay interesting, though I think it would be better if there were more Pokemon you could send to the mainline games than just the Manaphy. Also, you can only send the Manaphy Egg once per CARTRIDGE, not once per save file, so if you transfer the Manaphy egg to Diamond/Pearl/Platinum you literally have to buy a new copy of this game to get another. Aside from that I like this game and it's fun if it's your taste.

Pokémon Ranger is an interesting spin-off and brings a new perspective to the franchise. Honestly, I love the Pokémon Ranger series, but this game did not bring me much enjoyment. The storyline is alright and the mechanics are cool at first, but it starts to get repetitive. I do like the lively animations of the game and find it cute, but overall, the game was not that fun for me. I recommend Pokémon Ranger Guardian Signs instead.

Off-shoot of the Pokémon canon where you recruit Pokémon with specific abilities and use them to bypass traps and obstacles. A simplistic arcade adventure that has little in common with the original Pokémon games, but it passes the time inoffensively enough.

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Music: 2.5/5 Game Play: 4.5/5 Graphics: 3/5 Story: 3/5 Time-Value: 4/5 Overall: 3/5

This began what I consider my favorite offshoot pokemon series. I loved playing this game so much and enjoyed the challenge of circling a pokemon and catching it. Some of my best memories was playing this with my sister!

I bought Pokemon Ranger because I always loved Pokemon and when I asked my father to buy it for my Nintendo DS he always said NO. Some months ago I decided that I wanted to try out Pokemon on my Nintendo DSi (I lost my Nintendo DS in holidays when I was a kid) because I always played it in my school laptop with a emulator. I bought it in a marketplace and after some days I was already playing it . The game isn´t like the classic ones. However , it´s still pretty enjoyable and fun to play. As a PC gamer , I don´t play it at home , but it´s pretty useful when you go on holidays. The game is set in the Fiore region and your objective is to preserve the nature and protect Pokemon with your Capture Styler. It´s a short game in terms of story but it can be pretty exciting and fun. I got mad sometimes because there are some pretty difficult captures , but if it was Easy it wouldn´t be fun , innit? The game is 11 years old but I still recommend it to the Pokemon and "Old" game lovers.

It's interesting because it's different and it's indeed fun! I like the fact that you actually see pokemons running around the field rather than hiding in the grass and that they interact with nature.

Pokemon Ranger fails within the pokemon franchises history. The entire concept of the game does not work, drawing circles around pokemon, instead of catching and battling trainers. Would be good as an added edition to another pokemon game but not as it's own game. The gaame is tiring and becomes extremely frustrating throughout, with many pokemon seemingly impossible to catch. The story line works well but apart from that Pokemon Ranger is just another game to throw onto the pile.