Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs
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Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs (ポケモンレンジャー 光の軌跡, Pokemon Renjā Hikari no Kiseki, "Pokémon Ranger: Tracks of Light") is an

Creatures Inc. and published by The Pokémon Company and by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the sequel to Pokémon Ranger and Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia and it is the third installment of its series. It was released in Japan on March 6, 2010, North America on October 4, 2010, and Europe on November 5, 2010. It was released on the European Wii U Virtual Console on June 9, 2016. Gameplay revolves around capturing Pokémon with the Capture Styler by drawing circles around them. The game received mixed or average reviews, with Metacritic and GameRankings
both giving it a 69%.

Gameplay

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs is an

Deoxys, which can be moved to the DS's other Pokémon games.[3]

Plot

See also: List of Pokémon characters and List of Pokémon

The game takes place on the island region of Oblivia. The player, and a friend and fellow Ranger, Summer (Ben, if the player is female), are flying on Staraptors in the clouds, chasing after Pokémon Pinchers after

Pichu with a ukulele,[3]
who is known throughout the game as the Ukulele Pichu. This Pichu becomes the partner Pokémon of this game. It will join the player as their Partner Pokémon, after they fix its broken ukulele. As a newly recruited Pokémon Ranger, the player would go on various missions and encounter friends, foes, and rivals, not to mention hordes of Pokémon. The new enemy, the Pokémon Pinchers, are controlling Pokémon and using them to their advantage. With newly found Pokémon companions at their side, the player begins their journey to put a stop to the Pokémon Pinchers and restore peace in Oblivia.

Development

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs was developed by

Creatures Inc. for the Nintendo DS. It was first revealed on January 13, 2010, by Japan's CoroCoro Comic, which had first details about the games.[3] On January 15, Nintendo Japan made an official announcement for the game, and provided screenshots and artwork.[2] It was released in Japan on March 6, 2010, North America on October 4, 2010, and Europe on November 5, 2010.[4]

Reception

The game received mixed or average reviews according to the review aggregator Metacritic.[5] GamePro rated the game 3/5 stars, stating "Guardian Signs isn't much of a departure from the last two titles in the series".[6] IGN's Kristine Steimer rated the game 7/10, stating the graphics of "the different environments look really sharp" and "The music depicts the mood of the story very well".[1] GamesRadar+ rated the game 6/10, stating that the "Guardian Signs is a great game for small children, but is too simplistic for the rest of us."[7] GameZone rated the game 6.5/10, and commented "The visuals of Guardian Signs actually surprised me... both the characters and the world of Oblivia contain more details than the main Pokemon games."[8]

It was the top selling game in Japan for the week of March 1 through March 7, selling 161,000 copies.[10] It stayed at the top the next week, selling 65,000 copies.[11] It continued to stay on the charts, selling 360,000 copies in the game's first month.[12]

References

  1. ^
    News Corporation. Archived
    from the original on 2018-08-14. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  2. ^ a b Anoop Gantayat (January 15, 2010). "First Look: Pokemon Ranger: Path of Light - Nintendo DS story". IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  3. ^ a b c Anoop Gantayat (January 13, 2010). "Pokemon Ranger Returns - Nintendo DS story - at IGN". IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  4. ^ "Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs release date announced". The Official Nintendo Magazine. September 2, 2010. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs Critic Reviews for DS at Metacritic.com". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  6. ^ a b McKinley Noble (October 5, 2010). "Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Sign Review". GamePro. Archived from the original on 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
  7. ^ a b Alan Kim (October 5, 2010). "Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs review, Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs Review, DS Reviews". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  8. ^ a b Mike Splechta (October 22, 2010). "Pokemon Ranger: Guardian Signs review". GameZone.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-12.
  9. ^ "Nintendo Power" (260). Future US. November 2010: 89. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  10. ^ Anoop Gantayat (March 12, 2010). "Pokemon Ranger Tops the Japanese Charts - DS News at IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on 2010-03-14. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  11. ^ IGN Staff (March 19, 2010). "Two Weeks at Top For Pokemon Ranger - DS News at IGN". IGN. Archived from the original on 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-22.
  12. ^ Anoop Gantayat (April 9, 2010). "Etrian Odyssey 3 Tops Japanese Charts". IGN. News Corporation. Archived from the original on 2018-11-22. Retrieved 2018-05-28.

External links

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