Pokémon Rumble U (ポケモンスクランブルU, Pokemon Sukuranburu U) is a 2013 action video game in the Pokémon series available on the Wii UeShop.[4][5] It is the successor to the 2011 3DS game Pokémon Rumble Blast. It features all Pokémon from the first five generations. Up to 100 Pokémon and 4 players are able to play at the same time. It is the first Wii U game to utilize the Wii U GamePad's near-field communication (NFC) function.[6] It was released in Japan on April 24, 2013, in Europe on August 15, 2013, and in North America on August 29, 2013.
While Pokémon Rumble U shares similar gameplay elements with its predecessor, in Rumble U, the player controls Pokémon and battles alongside them against other Pokémon in battle arenas. A boss Pokémon must be fought at the end of every battle arena. As the player advances, new battle arenas are unlocked. Further battle arenas can be selected from a menu. Progressively, battle arena difficulties continue to rise. Once a battle arena is completed, the player is rewarded with coins and new Pokémon.[7] The game also uses figurines, similar to Skylanders and Disney Infinity, to add content to the game.
Plot
After a mishap in the Toy Pokémon Shop, some Pokémon capsules are swept down a river and washed up on a strange riverbank. Pikachu, Snivy, Tepig, and Oshawott emerge from the Pokémon capsules and set out to find their way back to the Toy Pokémon Shop. On the course of their journey, they discover Pokémon reluctant of returning to the Toy Shop.[8] It's even found the four Pokémon were intentionally thrown into the river in the first place.
Development
Prior to Pokémon Rumble U's release, Nintendo announced it would be the first game to use the near-field communication (NFC) component of the Wii U. Around the same time, Nintendo announced figurines would be distributed. Once the game went on sale in Europe, a special edition including two NFC figurines, a poster, and a code to download the game was distributed in game stores.[9] Pokémon figurines are utilized by placing them on the NFC section of the Wii U GamePad, which allows the player to use that Pokémon in the game. NFC figurines have been sold in Japan, Europe, and the United States with limited availability. In response to the figurines not being sold in Canada, a Nintendo spokesperson commented that claiming availability in the United States was limited.[10]
Pokémon Rumble U has received mostly mixed to negative reviews. On Metacritic, the game received an aggregated score of 49 out of 100, and a user score of 4.9.[12] Its aggregate score at GameRankings was also 49%.[11]
Writing for Nintendo Insider, Joe Merrick gave the game 70%, summarising that "Pokémon Rumble U is a simple and fun game, but may bore a few players".[16]
Mike Manson of Nintendo Life gave a more mixed review, giving Rumble U 6 out of 10; summarising that "Pokémon Rumble U is straightforward fun that's a far cry from the main Pokémon titles, but it does pair some key strategic elements of the series with the button bashing – though there are definitely moments where there's too much going on to keep real track of, which does lead to more reliance on the latter than the former".[15]
Chris Carter of Destructoid rated the game a 6/10. He critiqued it, finding Pokémon Rumble U too linear, lacking strategy, and repetitive and basic. Despite its flaws, he claims it may be a fun experience with friends and in short periods of gameplay.[13]
Will Greenwald of PCMag gave the game a 2/5. He criticized it for not living up to the mechanics of Pokémon Rumble Blast and lacking a Pokémon upgrade system, due to what he deemed an unnecessary incorporation of external merchandise into gameplay. If one wants to grow attached to their Pokémon, they must buy its corresponding NFC figurine – only then will they be able to "upgrade" it to their liking. Nonetheless, he said the game is too linear and short to enjoy the upgrades.[17]
References
^"Pokémon Scramble U confirmed as first Wii U game to use NFC - Bulbanews". Bulbanews.bulbagarden.net. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
^"PokĂŠmon Rumble U Release Date Announced For Europe On Wii U eShop". My Nintendo News. July 17, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
^"PokĂŠmon Rumble U Launching In North American eShop In August". My Nintendo News. July 17, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2013.
^"Pokémon Scramble U coming to Wii U - Bulbanews". Bulbanews.bulbagarden.net. February 12, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
^March 2013 CoroCoro Comics. Shogakukan. 2013. p. 56.
^Wii U (March 13, 2013). "Pokemon Rumble U the first Wii U Game to use NFC with Pokemon figurines - Wii U News from". Vooks. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
^Holly, Russel. . Geek. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
^"Buy Pokémon Rumble U on Wii U | Free UK Delivery". GAME. August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
^Whitehead, Thomas (August 15, 2013). "Pokémon Rumble U Figurines and Special Edition Available From Game in the UK". Nintendo Life. Nintendo. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
^Hartley, Matt. "Pokémon Rumble U Figures Not Coming to Canada". Financial Post. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
^ ab. GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 16, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
^ ab"Pokémon Rumble U Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
^ abCarter, Chris (September 5, 2013). . Destructoid. Archived from the original on September 7, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
^Cavalli, Earnest (September 9, 2013). . Joystiq. AOL. Archived from the original on September 11, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
^ abMason, Mike (August 16, 2013). . Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on August 18, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
^ abMerrick, Joe (August 15, 2013). . Nintendo Insider. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
^ abGreenwald, Will. . PCMag. Archived from the original on September 9, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
February 05, 2023
pokémon, rumble, ポケモンスクランブルu, pokemon, sukuranburu, 2013, action, video, game, pokémon, series, available, eshop, successor, 2011, game, pokémon, rumble, blast, features, pokémon, from, first, five, generations, pokémon, players, able, play, same, time, first,. Pokemon Rumble U ポケモンスクランブルU Pokemon Sukuranburu U is a 2013 action video game in the Pokemon series available on the Wii U eShop 4 5 It is the successor to the 2011 3DS game Pokemon Rumble Blast It features all Pokemon from the first five generations Up to 100 Pokemon and 4 players are able to play at the same time It is the first Wii U game to utilize the Wii U GamePad s near field communication NFC function 6 It was released in Japan on April 24 2013 in Europe on August 15 2013 and in North America on August 29 2013 Pokemon Rumble UDeveloper s AmbrellaPublisher s Nintendo The Pokemon CompanyDirector s Norio MatsumuraProducer s Hitoshi Yamagami Shusaku Egami Takato UtsunomiyaComposer s Miki ObataSeriesPokemonPlatform s Wii UReleaseJP April 24 2013 1 EU August 15 2013 2 NA August 29 2013 3 Genre s Action role playingMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Plot 3 Development 4 Reception 5 ReferencesGameplay EditWhile Pokemon Rumble U shares similar gameplay elements with its predecessor in Rumble U the player controls Pokemon and battles alongside them against other Pokemon in battle arenas A boss Pokemon must be fought at the end of every battle arena As the player advances new battle arenas are unlocked Further battle arenas can be selected from a menu Progressively battle arena difficulties continue to rise Once a battle arena is completed the player is rewarded with coins and new Pokemon 7 The game also uses figurines similar to Skylanders and Disney Infinity to add content to the game Plot EditAfter a mishap in the Toy Pokemon Shop some Pokemon capsules are swept down a river and washed up on a strange riverbank Pikachu Snivy Tepig and Oshawott emerge from the Pokemon capsules and set out to find their way back to the Toy Pokemon Shop On the course of their journey they discover Pokemon reluctant of returning to the Toy Shop 8 It s even found the four Pokemon were intentionally thrown into the river in the first place Development EditPrior to Pokemon Rumble U s release Nintendo announced it would be the first game to use the near field communication NFC component of the Wii U Around the same time Nintendo announced figurines would be distributed Once the game went on sale in Europe a special edition including two NFC figurines a poster and a code to download the game was distributed in game stores 9 Pokemon figurines are utilized by placing them on the NFC section of the Wii U GamePad which allows the player to use that Pokemon in the game NFC figurines have been sold in Japan Europe and the United States with limited availability In response to the figurines not being sold in Canada a Nintendo spokesperson commented that claiming availability in the United States was limited 10 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoresAggregatorScoreGameRankings49 11 Metacritic49 100 12 Review scoresPublicationScoreDestructoid6 10 13 Joystiq 14 Nintendo Life 15 Nintendo Insider70 16 PCMag 17 Pokemon Rumble U has received mostly mixed to negative reviews On Metacritic the game received an aggregated score of 49 out of 100 and a user score of 4 9 12 Its aggregate score at GameRankings was also 49 11 Writing for Nintendo Insider Joe Merrick gave the game 70 summarising that Pokemon Rumble U is a simple and fun game but may bore a few players 16 Mike Manson of Nintendo Life gave a more mixed review giving Rumble U 6 out of 10 summarising that Pokemon Rumble U is straightforward fun that s a far cry from the main Pokemon titles but it does pair some key strategic elements of the series with the button bashing though there are definitely moments where there s too much going on to keep real track of which does lead to more reliance on the latter than the former 15 Chris Carter of Destructoid rated the game a 6 10 He critiqued it finding Pokemon Rumble U too linear lacking strategy and repetitive and basic Despite its flaws he claims it may be a fun experience with friends and in short periods of gameplay 13 Will Greenwald of PCMag gave the game a 2 5 He criticized it for not living up to the mechanics of Pokemon Rumble Blast and lacking a Pokemon upgrade system due to what he deemed an unnecessary incorporation of external merchandise into gameplay If one wants to grow attached to their Pokemon they must buy its corresponding NFC figurine only then will they be able to upgrade it to their liking Nonetheless he said the game is too linear and short to enjoy the upgrades 17 References Edit Pokemon Scramble U confirmed as first Wii U game to use NFC Bulbanews Bulbanews bulbagarden net Retrieved April 24 2013 PokĂSmon Rumble U Release Date Announced For Europe On Wii U eShop My Nintendo News July 17 2013 Retrieved August 5 2013 PokĂSmon Rumble U Launching In North American eShop In August My Nintendo News July 17 2013 Retrieved August 5 2013 Pokemon Scramble U coming to Wii U Bulbanews Bulbanews bulbagarden net February 12 2013 Retrieved April 24 2013 March 2013 CoroCoro Comics Shogakukan 2013 p 56 Wii U March 13 2013 Pokemon Rumble U the first Wii U Game to use NFC with Pokemon figurines Wii U News from Vooks Retrieved April 24 2013 Holly Russel Quick look Pokemon Rumble U Gameplay Geek Archived from the original on August 12 2014 Retrieved August 9 2014 Buy Pokemon Rumble U on Wii U Free UK Delivery GAME August 15 2013 Retrieved August 23 2013 Whitehead Thomas August 15 2013 Pokemon Rumble U Figurines and Special Edition Available From Game in the UK Nintendo Life Nintendo Retrieved August 9 2014 Hartley Matt Pokemon Rumble U Figures Not Coming to Canada Financial Post Retrieved August 9 2014 a b Pokemon Rumble U GameRankings CBS Interactive Archived from the original on September 16 2014 Retrieved September 18 2014 a b Pokemon Rumble U Reviews Metacritic Retrieved August 9 2014 a b Carter Chris September 5 2013 Review Pokemon Rumble U Destructoid Archived from the original on September 7 2013 Retrieved August 9 2014 Cavalli Earnest September 9 2013 Pokemon Rumble U review Toy fair to middling Joystiq AOL Archived from the original on September 11 2013 Retrieved September 18 2014 a b Mason Mike August 16 2013 Pokemon Rumble U Wii U eShop Review Nintendo Life Archived from the original on August 18 2013 Retrieved September 18 2014 a b Merrick Joe August 15 2013 Pokemon Rumble U review Nintendo Insider Archived from the original on August 20 2013 Retrieved September 18 2014 a b Greenwald Will Pokemon Rumble U for Wii U PCMag Archived from the original on September 9 2013 Retrieved August 9 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pokemon Rumble U amp oldid 1094152461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
