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Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue

One day while playing outside, Bijou witnesses a great rainbow. The rainbow disappears and Prince Bo falls to the ground. The Prince states that he can make rainbows by using his umbrella. He tries to prove it…

23 May 2003

Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue is an adventure developed by AlphaDream, released 23 May 2003 on Game Boy Advance.

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What Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue is

Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue is an adventure game developed by AlphaDream and released in 2003. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Game Boy Advance only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

One day while playing outside, Bijou witnesses a great rainbow. The rainbow disappears and Prince Bo falls to the ground. The Prince states that he can make rainbows by using his umbrella. He tries to prove it to disbelieving Stan and the rest of the Ham-Hams, but realizes too late that the colors on his umbrella are gone. And thus, Hamtaro and his Ham-Ham friends must set off on a journey in order to collect things that are the proper color for Prince Bo to use for his umbrella so he can create a rainbow to return home.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Hamtaro series

Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue is the fifth of 10 entries we hold in the Hamtaro series. The next entry was Hamtaro: Wake Up Snoozer! in 2003.

See all 10 Hamtaro games in release order →

What it launched against

Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue launched on 23 May 2003, within three weeks of Silent Hill 3, Rise of Nations, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow and The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon.

Released around the same time: Silent Hill 3, Rise of Nations, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, The Elder Scrolls III: Bloodmoon.

Official trailer

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When did Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue come out?
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue was released on 23 May 2003 for Game Boy Advance.

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