Pokémon Rumble Rush

Pokémon Rumble Rush[lower-alpha 1] was a free-to-play mobile game developed by Ambrella and published by The Pokémon Company. It is the fifth entry in the Pokémon Rumble series. It was available from its release in Spring 2019 until its termination on July 22, 2020. Announced on 15 May 2019, it was first released in the Australian Google Play Store.[1] The game was later released globally on 22 May 2019 for Android and 23 July 2019 for iOS.[2][3] On April 15, 2020, it was announced that the game would be shutting down on July 22, 2020.[4]

Pokémon Rumble Rush
Developer(s)Ambrella
Publisher(s)The Pokémon Company
Director(s)Yoshihiro Hatta
Producer(s)Yuichi Arita
Designer(s)Hiroyuki Yamanaka
Shin Naka
Yoshiyuki Oku
Programmer(s)Nayuta Taga
Hisato Matsumoto
NAHE
Composer(s)Miki Obata
SeriesPokémon
Platform(s)iOS, Android
Release
  • Android
    • AU: 15 May 2019
    • WW: 22 May 2019
  • iOS
    • WW: 23 July 2019
Genre(s)Action
Mode(s)Single-player

Development

The game was originally in development under the title Pokéland, and was revealed on May 2017. Pokéland was intended to be similar to the Rumble series, though made available for smartphones. An Android-only alpha test was held following the announcement, which covered six islands, over fifty stages and over 130 Pokémon, and ran until June 9 that year,[5] though no further news was released by The Pokémon Company until the May 2019 release.[6]

Gameplay

Like other games in the Rumble series, Rumble Rush features toy Pokémon which are controlled by the player through tap controls. The game's progression centers on moving between "islands", which consist of levels where the player's Pokémon fight against other Pokémon, completing the level by defeating a boss for that level. "Super Bosses" can be fought at the end of each island, once the player has completed certain criteria - typically, having sufficiently strong Pokémon or having certain Pokémon in their collection.[6][7]

The player's Pokémon are measured with "Combat Power" (CP), and are obtained through beating the levels. Aside from Pokémon, players can obtain beneficial items known as "gears" - in form of "power gears" (which boost Pokémon stats) and "summon gears" (which summons additional friendly Pokémon in levels).[6] Additionally, "Ores" can be randomly obtained at the end of every stage and can be refined for the user to obtain random summon gears, and power gears, and coins. There are three types of ores that are currently available: regular, unusual, and rare ores.

This is the first Pokémon mobile app that allows users to connect to their Nintendo Account, allowing various benefits such as cloud saving, My Nintendo rewards, and Mii avatar support.[8]

Reception

The iOS version of the game received a score of 42 out of 100 based on four reviews on review aggregator Metacritic, indicating generally unfavorable reviews.[9]

Notes
  1. Japanese: ポケモンスクランブルSP, Hepburn: Pokemon Sukuranburu SP, "Pokémon Scramble SP"

References
  1. Porter, Jon (15 May 2019). "A new Pokémon mobile game just appeared". The Verge. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  2. Madnani, Mikhail (23 July 2019). "'Pokemon Rumble Rush' From The Pokemon Company Has Finally Launched On iOS and You Can Download It Now for Free". TouchArcade. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. Al-Heeti, Abrar; Van Boom, Daniel; Keane, Sean (22 May 2019). "Pokemon Rumble Rush: Here's how to get it for your Android or iPhone". CNET. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  4. "Pokemon Rumble Rush shutting down in July - Nintendo Everything". nintendoeverything.com. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  5. Ashcraft, Brian (31 May 2017). "Introducing A New Pokémon App Called Pokéland". Kotaku East. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  6. Abent, Eric (15 May 2019). "Pokemon Rumble Rush comes out of nowhere as Nintendo's next mobile game". SlashGear. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  7. Fahey, Mike (15 May 2019). "Pokémon Rumble Rush Is As Basic As Pocket Monster Battling Gets". Kotaku. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
  8. Shiflet, Matthew (May 16, 2019). "Here are the Benefits to Linking Your My Nintendo Account to Pokémon Rumble Rush". Gamepur. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  9. "Pokemon Rumble Rush for iPhone/iPad Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2020-04-15.
  10. Fox, Glen (July 24, 2019). "Pokémon Rumble Rush Review: A Bafflingly Lazy, Ugly, and Repetitive Mess From The Pokémon Company". GameZebo. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  11. Kaaraj (May 23, 2019). "Test : Pokémon Rumble Rush : Un Free to Play honnête, mais sans idées". Jeuxvideo.com. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  12. Merrick, Joe (May 20, 2019). "Pokémon Rumble Rush Review (Mobile)". Nintendo Life. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
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