Pocket Gamer: I hesitated about whether or not to review Pokemon Dream Radar here on Pocket Gamer, and with good reason.
You see, this new motion-controlled AR shooting game from Nintendo almost feels like DLC for another title (Pokemon Black and White 2) as opposed to a standalone product.
But, here I am, writing a critical piece in which I espouse its virtues, list any shortcomings, and assign it a score.
Another game allowed you to catch Pokemon in the real world too.
Invizimals actually did this before Pokemon in 2009
"Unlike Pokémon however, Invizimals requires the player to hunt and capture these creatures within the real world, using the concept of augmented reality"
I don't know if you're trying to be funny, but if not here's a link
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/...
"Having previously used photography as a basis for a spin-off, Pokémon Dream Radar is holistically in the same conceptual ballpark as fan-favourite, Pokémon Snap, this time using augmented reality as its main mechanism. The difference here is, Snap had an all-encompassing vision, while this...this just reeks of being a tremendous afterthought. Regardless of whether you're a fan of the franchise or are looking for a generally good AR game, it doesn't make a lick of sense how Pokémon Dream Radar could be viewed as anything but a bare cash-in." -- Wiiloveit.com
Nintendo Insider writes:
As an assistant working for Professor Burnet, the player must aid her research studies by using a Visoscope to investigate the Interdream Zone. Whilst doing so, the Nintendo 3DS camera is employed to transform the environment around you, providing a backdrop in which you must use your light beam to shoot Dream Clouds that randomly populate the area.
