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==Reception== {{Reception <!-- Aggregators --> | Metacritic = 62 of 100 <!-- Reviewers --> | 1UP = A- | EGM = 7.2 of 10 | Eurogamer = 7 of 10 | GameSpy = {{Rating|4|5}} | GameSpot = 5.2 of 10 | IGN = 6.5 of 10 | NintendoPower = 80 of 100 }} The game has received mixed reviews. [[IGN]] rated the game a "Passable" 6.5, feeling that the DS version could have been better, if it did not have to be made for GameBoy Advance. They stated that "For a game that encourages team play, it's amazing that ChunSoft missed the boat when it comes to exploring dungeons and finishing missions with a friend".<ref name="IGN review">{{Cite news | first=Craig | last=Harris | coauthors= | title=IGN: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Review | date=2006-09-20 | publisher=[[IGN]] | url =http://uk.ds.ign.com/articles/733/733777p1.html | work = | pages = | accessdate = 2008-08-03 | language = }}</ref> The game has been criticized for its visuals, with reviewers stating that the DS version does not improve graphically on the GBA version.<ref name="IGN review"/> [[GameSpot]] gave it a 5.2, stating that "No matter how much you claim to love Pokémon, you should probably skip Pokémon Mystery Dungeon", stating that "[[ChunSoft]]'s dungeon hack game wasn't that good to begin with, and the injection of Pokémon elements hasn't done a thing to change that".<ref name="gamespot review">{{Cite web|url= http://www.gamespot.com/ds/rpg/pokemonblue/review.html |title=Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Review for DS - GameSpot |publisher=[[GameSpot]] |date=Sep 20, 2006 |author=Frank Provo |accessdate= 2010-04-19}}</ref> [[1UP]] gave the games an A-, saying "you may realize the game isn't "perfect," but somehow it's addictive".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3153731 |title=Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team Review from 1UP.com |publisher=[[1UP]] |date=09/18/2006 |author=Ray Barnholt |accessdate= 2010-04-19}}</ref> GameSpy gave it a 4/5, stating "It may confuse some and frustrate others, but its addictive nature should keep you hooked until you learn to appreciate the art of the dungeon crawl".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ds.gamespy.com/nintendo-ds/mysterious-dungeon/733506p1.html |title=GameSpy: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team - Page 1 |publisher=[[GameSpy]] |date=Sep 19, 2006 |author=Phil Theobald |accessdate= 2010-04-19}}</ref> [[Nintendo Power]] gave the game an 80/100, saying that "Mystery Dungeon is not perfect, but its robust and original aspects form a game more solid than many expected".<ref>{{Cite journal| year=2006| month=November| series=[[Nintendo Power]]| editor=Chris Slate| page=86| publisher=[[Nintendo]]| accessdate=2010-04-19| quote=Mystery Dungeon is not perfect, but its robust and original aspects form a game more solid than many expected}}</ref> [[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] gave the game a 7.2/10, stating that "storing and retrieving items is too much of a hassle", and also did not like that when the player dies, they lose all of their valuable items.<ref>{{Cite journal| year=2006| month=November| series=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]| page=138| editor= James "Milkman" Mielke| publisher=EGM Media, LLC| accessdate=2010-04-19}}</ref> As of July 25, 2007, ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Blue Rescue Team'' sold 3.08 million copies worldwide.<ref name="nintendo-Q108">{{Cite web | url=http://wii.ign.com/articles/807/807852p1.html | title=Nintendo Sales Update | author=Matt Casamassina | publisher=[[IGN]] | date=2007-07-25 | accessdate=2007-07-25}}</ref>
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