Catch them all! (Pokemon Blue and Red Versions (GB))

Member Name: heekeer

Product:	Pokemon Blue and Red Versions (GB)
Date:	12/08/09 (21 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Excellent gameplay, basic but compelling storyline, addictive, good music

Disadvantages: Graphics are basic

Pokemon Blue is a role playing adventure developed by Nintendo for the Gameboy

The story of Pokemon Blue follows your character who you can name as he starts his Pokemon journey, from his humble beginnings in Pallet Town as he journeys around the region of Kanto to collect all 8 of the Gym badges and defeat the Elite Four and become a Pokemon Master! It is a rather basic plotline but it suits the basic nature of the game well and it does keep you playing.

Gameplay is done by exploring the world of Kanto, the game is linear and you usually have a set path to go down to advance the story. The world is diverse and is littered with towns, fields, caves and more for you to explore. Combat is done using Pokemon, you are given a starter Pokemon to send you on your way but after that it is upto you to capture new Pokemon for your team and raise them.

Your Pokemon can perform up to four different moves and learn new moves and even evolve once they reach a certain level of experience, you can switch out Pokemon for others in your team if they are losing health or you want to switch to a more advantageous type of Pokemon.

Raising Pokemon is done by battling them and beating other wild Pokemon or Pokemon trainers, if you are battling wild Pokemon if they are weakened by your attacks instead of deafeating them and claiming the experience you can use a Pokeball to capture that Pokemon and add it to your team, with over 150 creatures to capture it becomes addictive to see if you can get them all, you will have to trade with friends to evolve certain Pokemon and get the ones that are exclusive to their version!

Battles against Pokemon trainers and Gym leaders are usually tougher, but not to tricky as it is a kid friendly game, defeating them will earn you money and more experience than defeating a wild Pokemon and if you defeat a Gym leader you will receive one of the 8 badges required to challenge the Elite Four.

Graphics are very blocky and basic, but what do you expect it's an original Gameboy game! The music is really catchy and if you play to much you can hear it playing in your head (or maybe that's just me!).

Pokemon Blue is an excellent beginners RPG, a truly classic game.

Summary: Great game.