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Pokémon Battle Trozei

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Pokémon Battle Trozei
European marketing artwork
Developer(s)Genius Sonority
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Manabu Yamana
Producer(s)Shusaku Egami
Takato Utsunomiya
Hitoshi Yamagami
Artist(s)Yoshinori Obishaku
Composer(s)Tsukasa Tawada
SeriesPokémon
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP:12 March 2014
  • EU:13 March 2014
  • AU:14 March 2014
  • NA:20 March 2014
Genre(s)Puzzle
Mode(s)Single-player,multiplayer

Pokémon Battle Trozei[a][b]is a 2014puzzle gamedeveloped byGenius Sonorityand published byNintendofor theNintendo 3DS.It is the sequel toPokémon Trozei!(2005).[1]It was released in theNintendo eShopin Japan on 12 March 2014, in Europe on 13 March 2014, in Australia on 14 March 2014, and in North America on 20 March 2014.[1]The game includes all 718Pokémonthat were known at the time.[1]

Gameplay

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The player battles a water-type Pokémon using grass-type ones.

The gameplay ofPokémon Battle Trozeiis similar to the Japanese mobile gamePuzzle & Dragons.[1]In the game, players engage in a Pokémon battle depicted on the top screen of the handheld device.[2]To battle the enemy Pokémon, players create groups of three or more identical Pokémon icons on the grid in the bottom screen.[2]The battles are fought using arock-paper-scissorsstyle system where each Pokémon has different elemental types assigned to it, and the outcome is based on the strengths and weaknesses that these types have on each other.[2]This mechanic of elemental strengths and weaknesses borrows from the main Pokémon role-playing games.[1]This is the first Pokémon puzzle game to borrow rules from the main series.[2]In addition to the matching mechanic, the game requires strategy when considering which Pokémon types to use in battle.[2]This strategy element puts players that are unfamiliar with the Pokémon series at a disadvantage because they may not know the element types of each of the game's 718[1]Pokémon.[2]

The game supportscooperative multiplayerfor up to four players.[1]

The game features the same Pokémon fromPokémon Trozei!but also features Pokémon from Sinnoh, Unova and Kalos, except Diancie, Hoopa and Volcanion.

Development

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The game was revealed on 13 February 2014 in aNintendo Direct,and was released in theNintendo eShopin Japan on 12 March 2014, in Europe on 13 March 2014, in Australia on 14 March 2014, and in North America on 20 March 2014.[1]The game includes all 718 Pokémon that were known at the time.[1]ANintendo 3DS XLgame system with a decorativePokémon Battle Trozeitheme was released in Japan, but the special edition handheld was only given to winners of competitions held by the Pokémon Daisuki Club, a Japanese club for Pokémon fans.[3]Upon the game's release, customers in Japan could also purchase a set ofkujicards which came with a chance to win aTrozeithemed cushion, mug, pencil case, or other item. The Japanese Pokémon Center also hadTrozeimerchandise for sale including stickers, jigsaw puzzles, and notebooks.[4]

Reception

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The game received average reviews upon release, garnering a score of 70 out of 100 on the review aggregation websiteMetacritic.[6]IGNreviewer Scott Thompson commended the game for using the strategic combat system from the Pokémon RPG series rather than simply creating a puzzle game with a Pokémon theme. He praised the game's local cooperative multiplayer as well; however, he did note that the user interface for the game lacked sufficient details for players not familiar with every Pokémon type.[2]Kinja.comcriticized the game's lack of online multiplayer and its ho-hum music, but praised its solid gameplay mechanics and art style.[11]

Notes

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  1. ^Japanese:ポケモンバトルトローゼ,Hepburn:Pokemon Batoru Torōze
  2. ^Released asPokémon Link: Battle!in Europe and Australia

References

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  1. ^abcdefghiGoldfarb, Andrew (13 February 2014)."Pokemon: Battle Trozei Announced".IGN.News Corporation.Archivedfrom the original on 2 February 2023.Retrieved27 May2018.
  2. ^abcdefghThompson, Scott (24 March 2014)."Pokemon Battle Trozei Review".IGN.News Corporation.Archivedfrom the original on 8 April 2023.Retrieved27 May2018.
  3. ^Schulenberg, Thomas (16 March 2014)."Persona Q, Pokemon Trozei 3DS XLs revealed for Japan".Engadget.Archivedfrom the original on 9 July 2018.Retrieved27 May2018.
  4. ^Eugene (15 March 2014)."Pokémon Battle Trozei Is Out in Japan, And of Course There's Merchandise For It".Siliconera.Archivedfrom the original on 10 April 2014.Retrieved27 May2018.
  5. ^"Pokemon Battle Trozei".GameRankings.CBS Interactive.Archivedfrom the original on 9 December 2019.Retrieved27 May2018.
  6. ^ab"Pokemon Battle Trozei 3DS reviews".Metacritic.CBS Interactive.Archivedfrom the original on 19 March 2014.Retrieved27 May2018.
  7. ^Carter, Chris (21 March 2014)."Review: Pokemon Battle Trozei".Destructoid.Archivedfrom the original on 4 March 2021.Retrieved27 May2018.
  8. ^Cork, Jeff (31 March 2014)."Pokemon Battle Trozei review".Game Informer.Archived fromthe originalon 3 April 2014.Retrieved27 May2018.
  9. ^Ronaghan, Neal (28 March 2014)."Pokémon Battle Trozei Review".Nintendo World Report.Archivedfrom the original on 30 January 2023.Retrieved27 May2018.
  10. ^Vacheron, Griffin (7 April 2014)."Pokémon Battle Trozei Review".Archivedfrom the original on 15 October 2021.Retrieved27 May2018.
  11. ^"Pokémon Battle Trozei: The TAY Review".Kinja.com.24 March 2014.Archivedfrom the original on 6 November 2019.Retrieved27 May2018.
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