Pokémon Dash
In Pokémon Dash, you'll control Pikachu and race against other Pokémon. Use the DS's touch screen to adjust Pikachu's direction and speed. Off the course, Pikachu can cross water terrain by riding on Lapras'…
Pokémon Dash is a racing developed by Ambrella, released 2 December 2004 on Nintendo DS.
What Pokémon Dash is
Pokémon Dash is a racing game developed by Ambrella and released in 2004. It was published by The Pokémon Company. It is available on Nintendo DS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
In Pokémon Dash, you'll control Pikachu and race against other Pokémon. Use the DS's touch screen to adjust Pikachu's direction and speed. Off the course, Pikachu can cross water terrain by riding on Lapras' back and fly using a hot-air balloon.
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Pokémon series
Pokémon Dash is the 117th of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon Channel in 2004. Its critic score of 60 is 14 points below the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.
How it was received
Pokémon Dash holds a critic score of 60 out of 100. That places it above 23% of the 1,168 rated racing games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2004 averaged 70, so it scored 10 points below the year average.
What it launched against
Pokémon Dash launched on 2 December 2004, within three weeks of Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords and World of Warcraft. All of them reviewed better.
Released around the same time: Half-Life 2, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords, World of Warcraft.
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