Available exclusively for the WiiWare service, Pokémon Rumble is an action game in which you control Toy Pokémon (referred to as "Pokémon") and take on wave after wave of other Pokémon in a variety of stages.

You can befriend some of the defeated Pokémon along the way, which lets you add them to your collection and grants you the ability to use them in battle. Switch between collected Pokémon at any time, taking advantage of the fact that the amount of damage you deal depends on the type of move used and the type of Pokémon hit. Be the last one standing to gain the right to compete in the Battle Royale and test your skills against many Pokémon at once. Read More »

You can also team up with three people for some multiplayer action (additional Wii Remote controllers required), working together to take down tough Bosses and earning points that can be used toward recruiting or training Pokémon. You can even save your favorite Pokémon to your Wii Remote™ controller for exchanges with friends. Combining beautiful cel-shaded graphics and exciting game-play features, this is one rumble you won't want to miss. Note that a demo version of Pokémon Rumble is also available for zero Wii Points.

Review

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 by Philip J Reed

Rumble or fumble?

One thing we've learned time and again (sometimes painfully) is that when it comes to WiiWare there's no necessary correlation between quality and cost. Of the most expensive games available, for instance, one of them is arguably the best game on the..

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User Comments

1. Bass X0 16 Sep 2009, 11:30 BST

So finally Nintendo Life was forced to add this. I thought they were intentionally ignoring it.

2. Terra 17 Sep 2009, 11:46 BST

They would have needed to see actual confirmation for this game being released in the US/Europe. They can't just go by assumptions, even if we all knew it come over anyway

3. KeeperBvK 26 Sep 2009, 13:14 BST

They often add games simply on assumptions of them coming to the West...

4. buffalobob 27 Sep 2009, 01:42 BST

huh?

5. cheetahman91 17 Oct 2009, 01:52 BST

Not interested.

6. jhuhn 29 Oct 2009, 02:56 GMT

It's reported that North America will get ready to Pokemon Rumble on November 16, 2009. The only problem about this game is that it's limited to Pokemon from the Kanto and Sinnoh regions.

7. addictive_me 10 Nov 2009, 18:04 GMT