Pokemon Ranger

Also known as: Pokemon Ranger: The Road to Diamond and Pearl
Pokemon Ranger is relatively an ultimately forgettable action/adventure, but is an amusing dual-screen diversion until the next real Pokemon game arrives.

Genre: Action
Release date: Oct 31, 2006
Published by: Nintendo
Developed by: HAL
Franchise: Pokemon
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Screenshots updated Nov 6, 2006
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May 15, 2006
Another month, another Pokemon spin-off. Yes, the Pokemon money-making machine is full effect on the DS now, building speed in anticipation for next year's Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. Pokemon Ranger is relatively insubstantial and ultimately forgettable, but remains an amusing dual-screen diversion until the next real Pokemon adventures arrive. So what exactly is a Pokemon Ranger? Unlike a Pokemon trainer, Pokemon Rangers watch over a specific area, its people and its Pokemon. They try to help ...
Pokemon Ranger: The Road to Diamond and Pearl
We give the latest Poke-game a brief test journey
May 19, 2006
Friday 19 May 2006 Anyone who's played a traditional Pokemon RPG in the past - and literally millions of gamers have - knows how annoying it is to fail in an attempt to capture a pokemon. You beat the critter down to near-unconsciousness and toss your little pokeball out there in total confidence - only to have the damn thing wiggle once, wiggle twice, and then, POOF! The ball evaporates and the pokemon is still sitting there, nearly dead, but not about to go down. It's random, it's ...   » Read Full Pokemon Ranger preview
E3 06: Pokemon Ranger hands-on
DS: We give the latest Poke-game a very brief test journey
May 15, 2006
Anyone who's played a traditional Pokemon RPG in the past - and literally millions of gamers have, so we're guessing that's a reasonable point of reference - knows how annoying it is to fail in an attempt to capture a pokemon. You beat the critter down to near-unconsciousness and toss your little pokeball out there in total confidence - only to have the damn thing wiggle once, wiggle twice, and then, POOF! The ball evaporates and the pokemon is still sitting there, nearly dead, but not about to ...   » Read Full Pokemon Ranger preview
ESRB Rating
Pokemon Ranger is rated:
Everyone
Mild Cartoon Violence
All DS Pokemon Games
Mediocre Game Babes
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