"Upon starting The Denpa Men 3, the parallels to Pokemon become incredibly apparent. You are thrust into an AR field in which you must catch a handful of Denpa Men. You can then choose to recruit them or release them. These little critters come in several varieties, such as solid colors or stripes (which indicate their elemental powers), as well as with or without an antenna. Antennae grant AP, or “Antenna Power,” which is basically some sort of spell. Those without antennae tend to have stronger base attack and defense, but cannot cast spells. In combat, you can either assign moves to individual party members or use predetermined “strategies” that speed up matches you know you can’t lose." - Christian Mincks of Geekenstein
Daav from NoobFeed writes - Nintendo has announced that both the 3DS and Wii U eShops are on the way out. Though the company preempts the news by saying that downloads will still work "for the foreseeable future," that message also implies that your games will disappear at some point. We've enabled consumption at our fingertips, which companies have gladly used to erode the terms of game ownership. As always, convenience comes at a much higher cost down the road and, well, that time has come
Cubed3:
"The Denpa Men 3: The Rise of Digitoll combines numerous forms of gameplay: simulation, AR concepts, RPG elements, and adventure in a well-polished package. On paper, Denpa Men has it all, but after a positive review of the European version, read on to see if this package manages to come together into a cohesive whole in the opinion of Jacob, as he plays through the North American release.
The Denpa Men 3 starts quickly enough: at the onset the player is made to catch their first Denpa Man creatures using the AR capabilities of the 3DS."
"Just a month ago, Genius Sonority announced that their free-to-play Nintendo 3DS RPG, The Denpa Men RPG Free!, had crossed 500,000 downloads. This morning, they announced that the game has been downloaded over 1 million times.
In commemoration of the event, three in-game Jewels are being offered to players from October 7th – 14th, among other bonuses. In order to avail these, players will need to “check in” to the game. Special in-game decorations are also being sold via an event shop."
