Pocket Mortys
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| Developer(s) | Big Pixel Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Adult Swim |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Pocket Mortys is a Rick and Morty-themed role-playing video game developed by Big Pixel Studios and published by Adult Swim Games. The free-to-play game was released on 13 January 2016 worldwide for iOS and Android. The game is set in the Rick and Morty "Rickstaverse" and the mechanics serve as a parody on the Pokémon franchise.
Description
Pocket Mortys is based on the multiple timeline concept as described in episode 10 of season 1, "Close Rick-counters of the Rick Kind".[1] The game uses a style and concept similar to the Pokémon games, with catching various 'wild' Mortys, battling them with a variety of 'Trainers' in the form of aliens, Ricks and Jerry.[2] The game features voice acting from Dan Harmon.[3]
Gameplay
Pocket Mortys is in a third-person view, overhead perspective and consists of three basic screens: an overworld, in which the player navigates the main character; a side-view battle screen; and a menu interface, in which the player configures their Mortys, items, or gameplay settings.[4]
The player can use their Mortys to battle other Mortys. Wild Mortys are visible on the overworld and can be captured using a 'Morty Manipulation Chip'. "Trainer" fights are also visible and entail fighting against their party of up to five Mortys. When the player encounters a Morty or a trainer, the screen switches to a turn-based battle screen that displays the engaged Mortys. During battle, the player may select a maneuver for their Morty to use in the fight, use an item, switch their active Morty, or (against the wild Mortys) attempt to flee. Mortys have hit points (HP); when a Morty's HP is reduced to zero, it gets dazed and can no longer battle until it is revived. Once an enemy Morty faints, the player's Morty involved in the battle receive a certain number of experience points (EXP). After accumulating enough EXP, a Morty will level up. A Morty's level controls its physical properties, such as the battle statistics acquired, and the moves learned. You may combine two Mortys of the same type to evolve them; these evolutions affect the statistics and which moves are learned. Catching Mortys is another essential element of the gameplay. During battle with a wild Morty, the player may throw a Manipulation Chip at it. If the Morty is successfully caught, it will come under the ownership of the player.[2][5][6]
The ultimate goal of the game is to collect and level-up a team of Mortys to battle against the Council of Ricks, who have taken Rick's teleportation gun until he proves himself.[5][6]
Reception
The game has received mostly favourable reviews, gaining a score on review aggregator site Metacritic of 73 out of a possible 100.[7] PC Magazine gave the game a 'good' 3.5/5 rating, and Kotaku stated the game was 'Brilliant'.[8][9] IGN wasn't so favourable, giving the game a 'Mediocre' 5.5 rating stating that the game 'lacks cohesion' and that it was 'little more than a diluted Pokémon imitator' [10] HardcoreGamer mirrored this opinion by giving the game 2.5/5[11]
References
- ↑ Minor, Jordan (2016-01-19). "Pocket Mortys (for iPad) Review & Rating". PCMag.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- 1 2 "Pocket Mortys Review - Reviews - The Escapist". The Escapist.
- ↑ Dornbush, Jonathon (2016-01-05). "Pocket Mortys Pokemon-like game release date, details". EW.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ "Pocket Mortys is the best Pokémon game for your smartphone - Games - Geek.com". @geekdotcom.
- 1 2 Paul Tassi. "'Pocket Mortys' Is The Mobile 'Pokémon' Game Nintendo Should Have Made Years Ago". Forbes.
- 1 2 "Review: Rick and Morty: Pocket Mortys". Destructoid.
- ↑ "Pocket Mortys". Metacritic.
- ↑ "Pocket Mortys (for iPad)". PCMAG. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ↑ Hernandez, Patricia. "The Rick and Morty Version of Pokémon Is Brilliant". Kotaku. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ↑ Moser, By Cassidee. "Rick and Morty: Pocket Mortys Review". IGN. Retrieved 2016-02-06.
- ↑ "Review: Pocket Mortys | Hardcore Gamer". Retrieved 2016-02-06.
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