A long-awaited return where you photograph Pokémon in their habitats along set rails. Watching behaviors and triggering reactions is genuinely delightful. The scoring system keeps pulling you back to redo each route.
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Category
Rail Shooter1 player3+
Description
Riding an automated vehicle, the player photographs Pokémon living in the wild. Published by Nintendo, released worldwide in 2021. On-rails routes through varied biomes, lures and melodies to provoke reactions, scoring of each shot and hidden behaviours to uncover.
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4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
2/5
Story
★★★★★
"Classic"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Captivating"
Difficulty
"Easy"
Lifespan
"Average"
Technical info
💾5 GB📅30/04/2021
Published by Nintendo
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It's hard to believe a major Nintendo game could stay underrated, and yet: behind the obvious joy of photographing Pokémon lies an often-ignored depth, where triggering rare behaviors becomes a genuine science of observation. Filed as a laid-back on-rails game, it was sometimes deemed too tame. Revisiting it reveals a teeming naturalist playground, ideal for the patient and for attentive completionists.
