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The main difference this time around with Mystery Dungeon is that, with the inclusion of Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, the aspect of rescuing players is much larger. Once you've got your character, it's yours for the rest of the game, so make sure you like what you've selected. The possibilities are as follows: Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Cyndaquil, Tododile, Treecko, Torchic, Turtwig, Piplup, Chimchar, Munchlax, Skitty, Chichorita, Mudkip, and Meowth. Rather than selecting one straight up in traditional fashion, you need to do a 20 question personality test to determine which character you start as. Keep in mind that since you don't play as a human (or rather, a human that was transformed into a Pokemon), these are the only actual playable characters in the game. In the version we played we were already pre-set as Meowth to kick the game off, but we'll give you a list of playable starters right now so it's out of the way. It's a world inhabited by Pokemon, and Pokemon only. The main world is centered around Treasure Town this time around, and the world is pretty colorful, mixing the depth and odd hardcore nature of the Mystery Dungeon formula with cute, cuddly critters. The game has received a slight technical bump as well, with stronger color saturation, pixel art, and better animation.

This time around Mystery Dungeon allows for over 490 Pokemon, and while the majority of them can't be directly player-controlled вЂ“ you play as a Pokemon in this game, not a human вЂ“ they can all be captured and used in your party per classic Pokemon tradition. YES NO With so much of the core game remaining the same as the previous MD experience, Nintendo focused on the specific changes this time around during its media presentation last week. For more on what that means, check out our original review of Blue Rescue Team on DS, as there's a lot of core gameplay and particulars to explain for first time Mystery Dungeon players. Keep in mind that this isn't a traditional 'random battles, linear story RPG' like the main Pokemon series, and is tuned to follow the Mystery Dungeon formula. It looks a little better, has more options all around, but it's the same turn-based dungeon crawling experience as it was during the dawn of DS. We had a chance to go hands-on with the games at Nintendo's latest media summit, and our experience was nearly identical to that of the original Blue Rescue Team adventure. Basically what it comes down to is two nearly identical titles, each with a few exclusive items and Pokemon (Mewtwo in Darkness, and Celebi in Time), but the same core gameplay. Wait a minute two Pokemon games, each with a few version-specific quirks? Something here seems familiarвЂ¦ It may not be original, but it's a tried and true standard, and the move to create a two-version game is commonplace in the world of Pokemon. This time around, however, the original 'Blue Rescue Team' and 'Red Rescue Team' division is gone, and instead players have two titles in the form of Explorers of Time, and Explorers of Darkness.

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Since the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series kicked off during the end of GBA and beginning of DS, it was a strange bridge title between the two systems. What did that mean for Pokemon-loving gamers around the world that either did or didn't know about Chunsoft's previous efforts? Pretty much the same thing it meant to anyone out there that knows what dungeon crawling is all about: You'll select your hero, rip through level after level of battles, and power up your team bit by bit.

The original Pokemon games have been around since the dawn of the Game Boy, but during the spawn of the DS Nintendo decided to take the dungeon-crawling aspects of developer Chunsoft's Fushigi no Dungeon series (a Japan-only series) and give it a Pokemon spin. The Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series is an odd one to say the least.

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