Pokémon Shield
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Pokémon Shield

Unsheathe your sword and take up your shield! The world of Pokémon expands to include the Galar region in Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield!

Released:2019-11-15
Genre:
Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure
Platforms:
Nintendo Switch
Developer:Game Freak
Publisher:
Nintendo, The Pokémon Company

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Vincent Lau

75/100

An enjoyable Pokémon adventure for fans new and old. Slightly let down by an unwieldy multiplayer front-end and poor budget choices.

Dec 28, 2019 Read Full Review
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Chris Carter

7.5/10

Pokémon has always literally been give and take since the second generation. Some give more than others, and Sword and Shield has taken away quite a bit. But in the end, I was smiling on most of my journey throughout the Galar region, and 21 years later, I still have a desire to catch them all. “All of the Galar region” will do nicely for the time being, even if it feels more fleeting than past ge...

Nov 23, 2019 Read Full Review
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Joshua Carpenter

Pokémon Shield heralds the arrival of Generation 8 of the longstanding series. But are the new features enough to overcome the game's past?

Nov 23, 2019 Read Full Review
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Trey Griffeth

6/10

Game Freak has just brought us a new generation of Pokemon in a pair of Switch games that can best be described as adequate.

Nov 25, 2019 Read Full Review