Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Red Rescue Team (USA / Australia)
Game Boy Advance
🇬🇧
Reviewed in 2006
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Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon Aka no Kyuujotai on GBA, Japanese version of Mystery Dungeon Red. Original and addictive Pokemon roguelike, you play as a Pokemon. Surprising concept that works very well.
Your verdict
Category
Roguelike1 player7+
Description
Pokémon mystery dungeon game developed by Chunsoft and published by Nintendo in the United States and Australia in November 2006. The player wakes up transformed into a Pokémon and joins a rescue team to save Pokémon trapped in randomly generated dungeons. Over 380 playable Pokémon, permadeath in dungeons with return to base camp, items to collect and friends to recruit. European version released one year after the Japanese market.
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Red Rescue Team review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
3/5
Story
★★★★★
"Solid"
Gameplay
"Solid"
Fun
"From the very first minutes"
Addictiveness
"Obsessive"
Roaming randomly generated dungeons as a Pokémon and recruiting companions across your rescues weaves a loop of exploration and collection that drives you to chain missions. Leveling up and fleshing out your team rewards each descent. The repetition of floors makes itself felt, but the attachment to your band keeps a surprisingly tenacious pull.
Difficulty
"Balanced"
Lifespan
"Massive"
Plunging into randomly generated dungeons feeds a near-endless replayability: every descent differs, and dying there sends you back to base camp, inviting you to start over stronger. Recruiting from over 380 playable Pokémon, hoarding items and allies, then chaining rescue missions keeps you busy long after the story ends. This endearing roguelike loop is why Mystery Dungeon stays a benchmark for longevity on GBA.
Technical info
💾0,01 GB📅18/09/2006
Published by Nintendo
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon - Red Rescue Team (GBA) price, value & rarity
The USA/Australia release, out in September 2006 ahead of Europe, is the original English-language Red Rescue Team cartridge, prized on North American and Oceanian markets. Its English-only print and complete value higher than PAL betray strong NTSC demand. The GBA twin to the DS Blue Rescue Team, it draws Pokémon spin-off collections after the pair in its reference English form.
