All-Time Highest Rated Games Tagged 'pokemon, adventure' on The Great Games Experiment http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/css/logo.jpg en-us Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team are a matched pair of Pokémon games for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS, respectively. These two games were developed by Chunsoft and were published by Nintendo.

This game is the ninth entry in Chunsoft's Fushigi no Dungeon series. It is a semi-turnbased dungeon crawl; a graphical roguelike. The two versions are compatible with each other through the Nintendo DS dual-slot features, where information may be transferred from one game to the other.

The two versions are mostly identical, with the Blue version taking advantage of the dual-screen features and increased graphical capabilities of the Nintendo DS (thus the team's condition can appear on one screen in Blue while playing in the other, while this screen must be accessed through a menu in Red). The game also begins with six Pokémon exclusive to each version. Unlike other games, however, players may unlock these exclusive Pokémon through Wonder Mail missions.

The game begins with the human main character turning into a Pokémon. The starter Pokémon is one of sixteen Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Chikorita, Cubone, Cyndaquil, Eevee, Machop, Meowth, Mudkip, Pikachu, Psyduck, Skitty, Squirtle, Torchic, Totodile and Treecko) and is determined by a personality quiz taken at the beginning of the game. The partner Pokémon is one of ten Pokémon (Bulbasaur, Charmander, Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Mudkip, Pikachu, Squirtle, Torchic, Totodile and Treecko) and is chosen by the player. The player's gender also factors into what Pokémon the player is. If the player chooses to play as a boy, he cannot be Skitty, Chikorita, or Eevee (but he may still choose Chikorita as a partner). Likewise, if the player chooses to play as a girl, she cannot be Cyndaquil, Machop, or Meowth (but she may still choose Cyndaquil as a partner). Also, the Pokémon type of the partner cannot be the same as the type of the player. For example, if the player is a Mudkip, he/she cannot partner with a Totodile.

The main gameplay mechanic is the Rescue Team. It initially consists of the main character and his or her partner. After a successful battle, other Pokémon have a chance of joining the rescue team if the player owns that Pokémon's "Friend Area." Friend Areas can be acquired through completing certain missions and bought from Wigglytuff in the Pokémon Square. During a mission, the most a player can bring is three Pokémon; the fourth slot is reserved for an escort Pokémon or a fourth Pokémon that wants to join the team. Another factor is team size. Every Pokemon has a body size of one, two, three, or four. The maximum team size is six, including new recruits, so if you have a size six team to begin with you cannot recruit any more members.

The game is mission-based with jobs. Jobs can be found on the bulletin board, requested by mail, or initated through story events, and include rescuing Pokémon, delivering items, or escorting clients. If the player successfully completes a job, they are given a reward. They also earn Rescue Points, which can increase a team's rank. Each mission also comes with a Wonder Mail password. In the main menu, players can input passwords for other Wonder Mail missions, so players can trade Wonder Mail passwords online.

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