Patrick Gann
RPGFanPokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Review | RPGFan
Published 11/27/2022
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86
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3DS - 11/20/2015
Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon is a roguelike video game in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series. Like its predecessors, players control a human who has awoken as a Pokémon in a world filled entirely by the series' eponymous creatures, and must travel through random-generated dungeons completing missions and battling enemies to unravel the story.
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- Spike Chunsoft
- Publisher
- Nintendo
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Critic avg
69
16 scored reviews
Total coverage
16
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Score range
40–90
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Score range is 31+ points
Critic landscape
The critic average is 69 across 16 scored reviews, with a 50-point spread. Critics are far apart on this one.
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Most scored reviews currently sit in the Below 70 band.
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16 included scored reviews
90–1001 review · 6%
80–892 reviews · 13%
70–796 reviews · 38%
Below 707 reviews · 44%
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Chris Tapsell
EurogamerPok�mon Mystery Dungeon DX review - a sweet but clumsy remake
Published 3/4/2020
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75
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalDakoda Barker
ImpulsegamerPokémon Super Mystery Dungeon 3DS review
Published 3/8/2016
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60
-9 vs critic avg
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Metro GameCentralPokémon Super Mystery Dungeon review – going rogue
Published 2/18/2016
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40
-29 vs critic avg
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Read originalDominic Leighton
TheSixthAxisPokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Review
Published 2/8/2016
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50
-19 vs critic avg
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DualShockersReview: Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon – The Expedition Squad
Published 1/17/2016
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75
+6 vs critic avg
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Read originalVictor Grunn
GamingTrendPikachu, you rogue! Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon review
Published 1/10/2016
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80
+11 vs critic avg
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Read originalRussell Archey
Gaming NexusPokemon Super Mystery Dungeon Review - Gaming Nexus
Published 12/17/2015
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74
+5 vs critic avg
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Read originalBrandon Howard
Cubed3Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (Nintendo 3DS) Review
Published 12/14/2015
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60
-9 vs critic avg
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Read originalAlex Culafi
Nintendo World ReportPokemon Super Mystery Dungeon (3DS) Review
Published 12/2/2015
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75
+6 vs critic avg
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