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'Beast Of Reincarnation' Review: Game Freak Spent Seven Years On This, And It All Comes Down To One Wolf

The Pokémon studio's first non-Pokémon console game in seven years, and the only thing that lands across the 35-hour campaign is Koo, a wolf companion you can pet. NME's review doesn't hold back: everything else, from visuals to combat, makes this the most forgettable game of 2026.