Fossil Fighters Champions feels like a Pokemon knock-off, and in many ways it is. Collecting creatures to fight them in statistics-based battles, a group of oddball (yet generically Japanese RPG) characters running around, and a loose and forgettable story tying it all together. Yup, that sounds like Pokemon. And yet despite that, Fossil Fighters Champions is surprisingly good.
GameShark - The Fossil Fighters games are, in a nutshell, Pokémon with dinosaurs. In fact, the newest release takes so many cues from Pokémon that it’s kind of strange that Nintendo would agree to publish it. You pick a trainer from a pre-generated boy or girl as in Pokémon. You fight your way towards the top of a sport based on having magical creatures fight as in Pokémon. You face an “evil” group of enemies that seem to be more bothersome than murderous as in Pokémon and you find yourself paired up with annoying sidekicks and haughty rivals, just like in Pokémon.
GameDynamo - "It would probably be more accurate to say "Gotta Dig Up and Revive'em All!". Indeed, Red Entertainment's Fossil Fighters: Champions does adhere a little too closely to Nintendo developer Game Freak's own vaunted series about finding, training, and bonding with whimsical and fascinating creatures in an effort to become the very best. "
GameSpot - Fossil Fighters: Champions might be worth digging up, but it's too similar to its predecessor to be a significant find.