{"id":12755,"date":"2014-11-24T00:01:47","date_gmt":"2014-11-24T00:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=12755"},"modified":"2014-11-16T23:05:53","modified_gmt":"2014-11-16T23:05:53","slug":"digimon-all-star-rumble-360-ps3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2014\/11\/24\/digimon-all-star-rumble-360-ps3\/","title":{"rendered":"Digimon: All-Star Rumble (360, PS3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DIGIMON_BOX\"<\/a>Over the years, Pokemon has had many imitators.\u00a0 One of the best and most prolific is Digimon.\u00a0 Like Pokemon, Digimon has had several games and even a pretty good cartoon.\u00a0 Now Digimon is back on the Xbox 360 and PS3 with an arena style battle fighting action game (reviewed on 360 here).\u00a0 The Digital World has been at peace for a long time, and the Digimon monsters are getting bored.\u00a0 So to keep them in top fighting shape, they hold a battle tournament to see who is the best Digimon of them all!<\/p>\n

Choose from your favorite Digimon characters and battle in 3-D arenas based on locations from the cartoon show.\u00a0 You can use quick attacks with one button, strong attacks with another button, as well as ranged projectiles and jumping with the last two face buttons.\u00a0 After attacking and taking hits, a meter will fill at the bottom of the screen.\u00a0 When it is full, you can press the left and right shoulder buttons to make your monster \u201cDigivolve\u201d into a more powerful creature for a short period of time.\u00a0 Scattered about each stage, items will appear every so often that you can pick up to give you a temporary edge.<\/p>\n

There are two main modes of play.\u00a0 In Story Mode, you\u2019ll go through some short platforming levels with a monster to beat at the end of each one.\u00a0 In Battle Mode, up to four players can fight each other and set different rules for the match.\u00a0 You can play for points, be the last one standing, hold the flag the longest, and many more!\u00a0 There is also a training mode and a collection mode for viewing and buying cards.<\/p>\n

As you play, you\u2019ll earn money that you can spend in the collection mode to buy cards.\u00a0 These cards can be equipped to your Digimon to give them an edge in battle with different effects and attacks.\u00a0 Only certain Digimon can equip certain cards.\u00a0 There are hundreds of cards to collect.\u00a0 Only problem is that it\u2019ll take you forever to buy them all, as some can be pretty expensive.\u00a0 The only other problem with this game is that it\u2019s a slight bit slow and clunky.\u00a0 But that really didn\u2019t bother me much.\u00a0 It also feels like something that could\u2019ve been done on the PS2.\u00a0 But this game brought back memories of watching the Digimon cartoon and playing the games with my little brothers, and the new game is a fun little diversion for Digimon fans.<\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Digimon: All-Star Rumble is rated E-10 with ESRB descriptors of Fantasy Violence and Mild Suggestive Themes.\u00a0 While you do punch, kick, slash and shoot fireballs at others, defeated characters just fall over and disappear when defeated.\u00a0 But suggestive themes in a Digimon game?\u00a0 I\u2019ve never heard of such a thing.\u00a0 But according to the ESRB, some of the cards you can collect have female characters that show a bit of cleavage.\u00a0 But there are so many cards to collect, there\u2019s a chance you\u2019d never see that.\u00a0 Reading skill is helpful for the text, but most players should be able to enjoy this game without much frustration.\u00a0 I made it through Story Mode with little to no trouble, myself.\u00a0 And it\u2019s a great game for the whole family since four can play at the same time.\u00a0 Too bad my favorite Digimon isn\u2019t playable though.\u00a0 I don\u2019t remember the name, but it looked like a hamster with wings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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