A Great Little RPG from Nintendo (Pokémon Gold and Silver (GB))

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Product:	Pokémon Gold and Silver (GB)
Date:	04/07/01 (309 review reads)
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Pokemon Gold/Silver

Finally the version of Pokemon is out but is it all great or just like the other ones before Red/Blue/Yellow. Well I can tell you it is nothing like the ones before (except from the collecting part)

Pokemon Gold/Silver follows the old game off and includes many new Pokemon (100 more to be precise) These new ones have great names like Whopper and Lugia. There are many new items along the way and an entire new backpack so it is very hard to run out of space like the originals. In the backpack there is a special area for pokeballs (which catch pokemon), Items, and T.M’s (which are technical manourveres). There is now of a total New World and what comes with it is new technological advances such as the pokegear which is a mobile phone (so you get tips on how to catch pokemon and talk to your mum), a map and a radio all in one.

So Whats Items, Pokeballs and T.M’s are there?

There are many new items such as the Red Scale, which you get when you defeat a red Gyarados. There are also items, which you can equip to pokemon like Quick Fist when you are allways the first to make an attack. There are many new Pokeballs as there is a pokball shop who can make pokeballs at of any thing. There are also the return of the great, ultra and master balls. There are many new T.M’s which you can get like Sweet Scent for Butterfree and Bent spoons for Alakazam.

Do you Still have to earn gym Badges?

The Gym badges are still there so you can progress to the new elite four. The Gyms I feel are a little easier than the last version as I often find my self going to a battle not thinking I will win but I always come out tops. There are many new types of gym in Pokemon Gold/Silver. The first one you will meet will be a bird gym.

What are the new pokemon Like?

There are 100 new pokemon in all and a few new types like evil and steel. One of the New types of pokemon is called a S
cizzor and is the evolved form of Syther when a Metal coat is attached. There are a lot of possibilities for new pokemon as there is a pokemon breeding area for you to build up the stats like the daycare centre in the last one or breed so you can get the first one in the evolution steps. One of these where this happens is with Pikachu were you mate a male and female to make a …….. I don’t want to ruin it for you.

How would I rate the game?

Graphics: 10/10
These graphics are sweet! The Pokémon sprites look different in the different paks, and the game is fully colorized! Imagine TCG for Game Boy Colour, then add lots more detail to it. The houses look exactly the same as do most of the sprites, but that's OK.

Control: 10/10
Control is top notch as well. You walk around, talk to people, and battle using menus. It's the exact same control of R/B/Y.

Music: 8/10
The music is a LOT better than the original, but you will still get annoyed by some tunes. The new battle music is cool too.

Story: 4/10
What are you reading this section for? It's a Pokémon game! Since when has a Pokémon game had a rich, detailed, story?


Gameplay: 10/10
Here's where the game shines. You play as Hiroki, a kid who takes after the Master, Ash Ketchum. This game takes place 3 years after R/B/Y. Anyway, Dr. Elm will give you one of three new starters: Totodile(water), Cyndaquil(fire), or Chicorita(grass). After you pick one up, you have to head to Professor Oak to get your Pokédex above Yoshin city, which is the equivilant to Viridian. After you get your dex and a special egg, Elm will call you on your Poké gear you got from your mom and say that someone has stolen a Pokémon! It turns out to be your rival. He's a boy, though you could mistake him for a girl. Anyway, so now you have to capture all new Pokémon. However, if you don't have Silver, Red & Blue, you'll never catch
'em all. Anyway, the game is like R/B/Y. You walk around from town to town (BTW, you think with all these long, winding roads, these people would actually have cars & buses, but that's me) searching for Pokémon. Team Rocket's back and more persistent than ever. There's also a few surprises in store once you get to the Elite Four

Overall: 9/10
Overall, if you liked R/B/Y, then you must get these games. Certain Pokémon, like the Caterpie & Weedle families, will appear in certain paks, while the Legendary Birds & Mewtwo aren't in G/S at all. Ash has them. But if you like the originals, you're gonna love the updates
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