The most important thing to remember when considering this game: it's NOT a Pokemon game. It's basically an improved rouguelike with Pokemon in it. (a.k.a The 'Mystery Dungeon' series = easier rouguelike with an actual story, music, and better graphics.) If you want a good idea of what the gameplay is like, go search Google for 'Nethack' or 'Crawl', play a floor or two, and decide if you like the gameplay or not (don't worry, Mystery Dungeon is much easier). Play through a few characters. If you do, buy it. If you do not, don't. Younger kids might not have enough patience to sit through a proper dungeon, but the game's major messages (take pride in what you do, don't ever give up, always help others, and learn to have gratitude) are worth it. Oh... the game is playable without knowing how to read, but it sort of looses all its purpose and charm, so only give it to READING kids.

Since I loved Explorers of Darkness, I decided to get this game, and I ended up liking it. I even cried at the end! I started out as a Torchic, and now I'm a Blaziken! I love Explorers of Darkness, too, but in this game, I got a great surprise after I evolved and then completed a mission. I was in bed on the hay in my house, and...I was sleeping! Not walking in place like Explorers of Darkness, but sleeping! I was so happy!

I played lots of Pokemon games, they are all about humans and pokemons working as a team. Pokemon Rescue Team is a new type of game play for Pokemon. I have to say that the game isin't that fun after you played half way, but is has a great story plot that keeps telling to continue and find out why have you have turned into a Pokemon. I beat the hole game and I have got to tell everyone that the ending was actually pretty good. I made a power point of what the whole story is about, and is actually 100 pages long... Another thing is that you don't have to use a line to connect, you can use passwords too. Spending $34 dollers on that game, I think it was a good choice. P.S=Play it only if you REALLY don't have anything to do. (Or you don't have a life lol)

It's very challenging at times but overall, I like it.

This game was absolutley fantastic. I actually clapped when I finished it! Everything about it, the story, the picture, the graphics, the obsticles, just fantastic. And the whole game is fun and its about helping others. Beautiful. I'm a tough person, but I actually cried at the end. This adventure just has you on edge the whole time!

For example, the fact that you get to play as one of your favorite pokemon in an all pokemon game is really cool, this game has a series of frustrating downsides. One of these downsides, is that the dungeon system is very frustrating because as soon as you enter the dungeon, you can't get back out unless you die. What gives? secondly, the dungeons are too simplistic. All you really have to do is find the stairs on each floor until you reach the summit. Another demerit is you have to use a quicksave move, rather than the traditional save where ever you want, much like the classic pokemon games. quicksaving is when you save, but it gets erased if you die or go on from where you left off. That's really frustrating. And, I think you should be able to walk across a world map to get to where you want to go. That would make it more realistic. It would be really good that way. So, in conclusion, the game Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team, is an adequate game with a good potential, but needy of a lot of editing. Definitely three stars. Any literate (able to read) kid should be able to play this game.