Review for Pokémon Shuffle. Game for Nintendo 3DS, Android and iOS, the video game was released on 18/02/2015
The new title of the Pokémon series dedicated to the Nintendo 3DS is Pokémon Shuffle. A free-to-play style video game that combines the characteristics of Bejeweled with those of Pokémon. After reviewing Camping Pokémon for iOS devices, here we find ourselves reviewing a new title that deviates from the original series, thus abandoning the RPG Adventure style to devote ourselves to a more casual puzzle-style game that as in the original series has the aim to catch all Pokémon. What we think find out in our review.
Combo, Evolve, Capture
Pokémon Shuffle is a free-to-play video game and like any video game of its kind is therefore available for free for download. The video game is reminiscent of tetris in its style of play, the gameplay is based on aligning three or more Pokémon to make combos that we will need to capture a Pokémon, a puzzle therefore without too much difficulty and suitable for all types of gamers. Once we meet a Pokémon, which will be available sequentially, to catch it we will have to weaken it as in the original video game. This time we will not rely on the attacks of our Pokémon but as mentioned we will have to make combinations that will serve to remove health points from our opponent. As in the original series video games, the type of Pokémon affects the attack on our opponent, so if we find ourselves having to catch a Pokémon of the fire type, we will have to use a Pokémon of the water type or a favorable type, in order for the process of resetting the health points of our opponent is faster and that allows us to get a higher score that will allow us to be able to capture the Pokémon. Each team is composed of four support Pokémon that will be chosen from those we have already captured and among these we will also be able to deploy a Mega Evolution, in fact, as in the main series, also in this new video game the concept of Mega Evolution has been included which makes the attacks of our More powerful Pokémon that will help us in the capture, which can be activated by making combos with the Pokémon we want you to evolve.
The opposing Pokémon in turn can prevent us from combos by using obstacles, or by blocking some of our Pokémon that we will have to free by making combos adjacent to the blocked Pokémon and freeing it, becoming more and more hindering the stronger the Pokémon we have to capture. In addition to this there will be minigames that from time to time will allow us to catch even the legendary Pokémon which obviously will be much stronger than normal Pokémon and which will require all our skill to capture them. By connecting online, we will also unlock minigames that will help us earn rewards. The Pokédex, however, is not complete and there will be many Pokémon that cannot be caught except with updates.
Free-To-Play
The game system would be interesting were it not that every action consumes the hearts that are the ones that allow us to play, every game we play will consume a heart that will recharge every half hour up to a maximum of five hearts at the same time, this means that for every five battles we do we will have to wait for hearts to recharge. The microtransactions come into play not only to speed up the charging process but also to obtain advantages during a battle with diamonds that can be purchased with real money, it must be said that these diamonds are not mandatory but certainly favor and not just the gameplay and above all the capture of those Pokémon that would be too strong to be captured normally, if it were not that these diamonds cost very much would not even be a bad idea. Every now and then we will receive a few diamonds as a gift but they will always be too few considering the ones we really need to complete the Pokédex. This certainly does not help and does not encourage you to continue having to wait for top-ups every time or spending real money.
Pokémon Shuffle ultimately we consider it a successful and certainly interesting project. The very colorful design of the levels and the Pokèmon and the fun gameplay contribute to making us spend many hours to complete the Pokèdex. The concept of free-to-play if it were not for the excessive cost of microtransactions would certainly have satisfied all gamers. Considering that the game can still be finished all for free, we recommend downloading it.
► Pokémon Shuffle is a Puzzle type game developed by Genius Sonority and published by The Pokémon Company International for Nintendo 3DS, Android and iOS, the video game was released on 18/02/2015
