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is an RPG game for the Nintendo DS, released in Japan on March 22, 2006. It is compatible with Pokémon Diamond and Pearl. The game is set on an island, which is called Fiore, where the player controls a ranger. Rangers are older than the trainers of the conventional RPGs, and more about what a ranger actually does is expected to be revealed closer to the game’s release. According to Nintendo.com, the tentative release date for the U.S. version is October 30, 2006.
Gameplay mechanics
Pokémon Ranger differs from the standard Pokémon game formula in that the entire game is based on walking through areas to clear missions and help other people out. The variation involving Pokémon in the game is that they are not captured using Poké Balls, but instead from the use of a Capture Stylus. The player would use the stylus and create revolutions around a Pokémon by circling the stylus around it. This is necessary to complete missions. If you catch certain Pokémon, you can use special rings. For example, if you catch Torchic, you can use fire circles, which work well against ice types. This game is not the same format of RPG like the older Pokemon games but in a different RPG battle system for quests and missions. This game will also be able to connect to the upcoming games, Pokemon Diamond and Pearl.
Characters
The storyline revolves around a single Pokémon Ranger - Kazuki or Hinata, depending on the player's choice. In addition to the male and female protagonist characters in the game, several other Pokémon Rangers are part of the Ranger Union. Each ranger presumably holds domain over a certain area. These rangers are named カムリ Kamuri, エリダ Erida, ジョウ Joe, アリア Aria and ハヤテ Hayate. A professor also plays a significant role in the game.
An Army group, Team Go-Go and Team Snagem and the egg from Pokémon Ranger and the Prince of the Sea: Manaphy make appearances in the game. This is also a similarity of the older Pokemon games because of the old games included evil groups who make appearances in the game just like this game.
The new group, , has four leaders. Their names are ヤライ Yarai, ヨウジ Yōji, ユウキ Yūki and ミライ Mirai.
Development
Information regarding Pokémon Ranger was first published in July 2005’s issue of CoroCoro Comic Magazine. Though as expected, vague details were told (mostly hinting it was a game and a movie). The “official” Pokémon Ranger announcement came on as a short teaser at the end of Lucario. Beyond it being a game and a movie, little information was known.
Promotion in the Pokémon anime
A few episodes of the Pokémon series have included Pokemon Rangers (currently unshown in the U.S.). They seem to go on special missions to help preserve Pokémon-human relations and they are closley related to Pokemon breeders. They also have a device that allows them to temporarily control wild Pokémon, this device also allows them to scan Pokémon, to check how healthy they are and to make sure that they are not being messed with by outside forces.Merchandise
A game watch has been manufactured in the theme of Pokémon Ranger. The watch is designed to look like the Navi of Pokémon Rangers for capturing Pokémon. *Sales information
Pokémon Ranger sold 193,337 copies in Japan on its release week. [http://www.gamesarefun.com/news.php?newsid=6163 As of 1 July, 2006 the game has sold 629,750 copies.
External links
- (JP) Official Site
- (DE) Has a lot of scans
- Review of Pokémon Ranger on Green Hill Zone.
2006 computer and video games | Nintendo DS games | Pokémon video games
"Pokémon Ranger"