Pokemon Yellow: Just as good now as it was in 2000! (Pokemon Yellow - Special Pikachu Edition (GB))

Member Name: ivoryandgold

Product:	Pokemon Yellow - Special Pikachu Edition (GB)
Date:	23/05/09 (25 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Great storyline and gameplay

Disadvantages: Graphics still basic

I've recently started playing Pokémon Yellow again, purely for nostalgia purposes and I am once again astounded by how great the game is! First released in 2000 for the Game Boy Colour, Pokémon Yellow (as well as its sister games Red and Blue) it still just as entertaining years later and proves it's the quality of the story which makes a game memorable.

Like other Pokémon games, the story follows Ash Ketchum (you) as he travels round different towns and cities catching and battling Pokémon. However, as it is a Pikachu special, Pikachu follows you throughout your journeys (never one to enjoy the Pokéball.) Compared with the sort of games that are available nowadays, the graphics aren't particularly great but this doesn't detract from the game one bit. As an earlier game, only the original 150 are included which is especially entertaining for those who grew up during the Pokémon craze and now them well. The game is challenging and requires patience, but it is also rewarding and moves at the correct pace - something I find the later games (pearl/diamond) don't deliver on. For that reason its suitable for kids as well as adults and I'm having as much fun playing it now as I did when I was 13 (although I did have a read through back in the day which helped!)

I would defiantly recommend Pokémon Yellow as one of the best games from the beginning of the 21st century and indeed the Pokémon franchise.

Summary: Reccommended - one of my favourite games ever!