Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX

While this spin-off of the Pokemon franchise is fun, it's repetitive, simplistic play keeps it from being loads of fun. Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is a remake of the original games. The originals rode the wave of Pokémania back in 2006, with spin-off titles for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS. This game features enhanced graphics and sounds, extra content, and new features. While it accomplishes what it set out to do, Mystery Dungeon gets carried away with trying to make itself more accessible. Players can just hold down the L button to automatically navigate through the random dungeons, and when in combat, simply press the A button to automatically select the most effective attacks. Although it's purely optional to make use of these features, it's still hard not to feel like the game could just about play itself, with the player's only real purpose being to hold down a couple of buttons.

From a presentation standpoint, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX pulls out all the stops. The updated visuals manage to stay true to the original game, but with color and detail that pops on the screen. Combine that with the original story, and you genuinely feel like you're a part of the Pokémon community. Unfortunately, the gameplay's repetitive and formulaic. Although the dungeons for each mission are randomly generated, there's a limited number of mission types and goals. It's not long before you start to get a sense of déjà vu. Couple that with the automatic navigation and combat, and it won't be long before you find yourself just going through the motions.