I recently purchased this game as it was reduced in Tesco and after having really enjoyed the good old generations of Pokemon games, I thought I would try and see what this one was like. First impressions of the game after a few minutes of playing it was that it was quite a refreshing change to the original format of Pokemon games, and I was having fun, for a while at least. After about an hour I missed the old format more than I thought I would, the new gameplay does get quite repetitive, and yes I know the old games could get that way sometimes, but not in the same way, I feel the story of the other games would generally ease away that ...  Read the complete review

One of those pokemon spin-offs, that looks like it's going to be a big cash-in, and a waste of your time and money, but actually turns out to be quite clever and enjoyable. And better than mystery dungeon, definitely! It's a typical pokemon RPG-style story, but instead of a trainer and collector of pokemon, you play as a more humane "ranger", whose job it is to protect pokemon's natural environment and care of their needs. In fact, the concept of the game was so attractive it got my little brother up in arms about animal rights in the bigger picture, let alone cramming digital pocket monsters into small pokeballs! The way this game is ...  Read the complete review

Pokemon Ranger is one of those games you either expect to be good because of the new take on an old style and concept, or you expect to be rubbish for much the same reason. In my case, I bought it for my brother (as with most of the pokemon games, he's a bit addicted) and found myself playing it more on my own near the start. This is mostly because for a younger person the stylus is a bit finicky to control, but once they get the hang of it, it's pretty enjoyable. Some of the best features of the game are the innovative use of the stylus for something other than menus etc (at the time, I remember thinking this was a big deal), and the ability to roam ...  Read the complete review

Pokemon Ranger DS is a sort of spinoff game from the pokemon series. Instead of being a pokemon trainer whose mission in life is to capture pokemon and battle with them you are a pokemon ranger, friend to pokemon everywhere. The game consists of several missions which you must complete. Pokemon Ranger differs from other pokemon games as you cannot catch pokemon by throwing pokeballs, instead you must use your capture styler - you have to draw circles around the pokemon using the stylus. Also once pokemon are caught you cannot keep them forever - except for your partner pichu - you can however use the pokemon to remove obstacles in the way of your mission. ...  Read the complete review

Pokemon ranger is a good game but may not be what you think it is. It is not like pokemon diamon or pearl! In this game you have to get around places but have problems along the way! You use pokemon to help you. Instad of catching them the normal way, they appear on screen and you have to try and draw a circle around them a few times to catch them. Meanwhile they move around a lot and may try using one of their powers! They then follow you around and you can use them to help! This is a good game, but only once you have got into it. At first I found this quite boring but I kept on playing and it did get better. I still think pokemon pearl and ...  Read the complete review