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This review is for my nine-year-old son

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 51 / 62
Date: September 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My son can't get enough of this game and has gone on many missions. He was particularly pleased about being able to play as a Pokemon instead of a trainer and he has not complained about the dungeons or design. He has both the red and blue games, but has not stopped playing the DS version to try the other, but I would imagine that they are basically the same game.

So, his overall rating is a solid five stars. If he is a representative nine-year-old boy, all young kids should like this game. I don't know about older kids, but he certainly loves it.

A fresh and new style of Pokémon game sure to keep you busy!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 16 / 17
Date: September 25, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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.

This is an awesome game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 11
Date: November 29, 2006
Author: Amazon User

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.

Pokemon- Still Great!!!! :)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: November 07, 2006
Author: Amazon User

OK... so you are thinking about buying this game, or you have it and just want to see how other people feel about it, like me.... Well I read someone entry that said this game was awfull, and I am all like NO WAY! The game is so totaly AWESOME!!! (And that is what I named my team base... Awesome team!!! So cool I know :) ) Anyway, first thing you take a personality quiz to see what pokemon you will be, and I was so happy when I was told I was a Pikachu... (I <3 Pika!!!) Anyway, off topic oops! So then you choose who your partner will be I picked Torchick who is also WAY AWESOME! Then.... Let the gaming begin!!! And about two weeks later if you are a serious pokemon fan, (under 18 so you still have to waste 7 hours of your day in school.) you will be done with the game!! Well at least I was. Basically this is the part where everyone says that they are so glad that the game is over and that now the real fun begins, the after the end part is fun, but it makes me sad that now the game is over... But there is still more story!!!! But if there is more story why on EARTH WOULD IT SAY THE END!?!?!? Ummm yeah. So right now I am working on the end of the end... (that reminds me of the 13 unfortunate events book...) and it is HARD... SO if you are stuck where I am or if you are just sick of the game. (hope not!) Good luck and if you don't have this game and are sort of mad that I haven't said what I think about this game this is 4 you:

This game is sooooo fun! I definetly wouldn't pick this game for first time Pokemoners (is that a word...?) But for old gamers this is great! If you haven't ever been into hte world of pokemon I recomend Firered or Leafgreen, those are awesome, but they tke a lot longer time to beat!!! :)

Over all this game is great... I can't wait for Pearl and whats the other one... Diamond? to come out.

Just don't forget, don't give up!!!!!!!!!

Pikachu + Torchick- Awesome Team: Gold Rank

Don't expect a traditional pokemon game, but this game is wonderful!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 20
Date: January 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

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.

The Best Game Ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 14
Date: September 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It is so cool that you get to play as a pokémon depending on your personality quiz results!

This is like the best game EVER!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game was so great! I love pokemon, and when I heard they were coming out with a DS Version I bought it as soon as it came out! Sure the game play is WAY different, (WARNING to all of you expecting a game like Red and Blue!) but it was so worth it and if you have it DON'T GIVE UP!!! It gets hard at times, but hang in there! Good luck! And if you don't have it and if you love pokemon, or even if you don't buy this game!!

Pokemon Blue Rescue Team

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My son has loved this game. He has not stopped playing it.

Daugher loves it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

My daughter is only allowed to play with her DS for a short time every day. She has chosen this game every time!

Number 1 Christmas present

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 10, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this for my grandson for Christmas and it was his favorite of all that I bought. Thanks!

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