Summary
Per an official announcement onX(formerly Twitter),Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Teamis coming to Nintendo Switch Online on August 9.
Since the title was exclusive to the Game Boy Advance, users will need to have the Expansion tier which grants them access to the catalog of available GBA games. While many are undoubtedly pleased to seeRed Rescue Teamreturning to a modern platform,others have questioned why Nintendo won’t add the mainstream Pokémon games to NSOgiven that the only titles in the franchise available on the service are spinoffs.
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ThosePokémonfans who missed out on theMystery Dungeongames are in for a treat but it’s worth noting that thespinoff is very different to a normal RPG series.Taking on the format of a roguelike, players must advance through a constantly changing dungeonto rescue various imperiled Pokémon who’ve become lost in its depths. In doing so, teams of pocket monsters are built and improved, gaining new abilities and skills the more experience they gain from spelunking in the strange cave.
Some familiar aspects of thePokémongames are present, such as the turn-based combat and the various moves that can be used to bring down opponents. Having said that,the most common criticism of theMystery Dungeonspinoffs is that gameplay can become repetitive quicklydue to little variation in the kinds of missions that can be undertaken. That may certainly frustrate some, but since it’s a part of NSO and won’t require any additional cash, there’s no reason not to give it a try.
The addition ofRed Rescue TeamtoNintendo Switch Onlineis undoubtedly massive, but some may be wondering whyBlue Rescue Team, the partner game, didn’t make the cut. Despite the former being exclusive to the Game Boy Advance,the latter was actually only available on the Nintendo DS which isn’t part of NSO. It could be the case thatNintendo plans on integrating the DSat a later date but that remains pure speculation.
