Gotta Snag 'Em All! (Pokémon Colosseum (GC))

Member Name: heekeer

Product:	Pokémon Colosseum (GC)
Date:	23/08/09 (30 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Good story, different to the Gameboy titles, double battles, Shadow Pokemon, mutliplayer

Disadvantages: Not as many Pokemon to catch.

Pokemon Colosseum is a role playing game for the Gamecube developed by Nintendo.

The games story puts you in role of a character called Wes an ex operative of Team Snagem betray them and destroy their headquarters along with taking their Snag machine. As you play on you soon rescue a girl named Rui who aids you during the rest of the game as she can see if Pokemon are Shadow Pokemon. You find out about Shadow Pokemon and eventually the Cipher criminal organisation and the evil Miror B out are behind creating the Shadow Pokemon and you fight to take them down. The story isn't that good but it is very different to the tale told in the Pokemon Gameboy games so I did enjoy it.

Gameplay remains almost the same as in the Gameboy versions, as with those you can double battle against rival trainers with your Pokemon, you have up to four attacks you can use along with items and you can switch Pokemon at any time. There is a new Call feature so sometimes when your Pokemon are asleep or confused you can call out to them and they will wake up or snap out of the confusion. Pokemon also can gain levels and new abilities as the game progresses.

Catching Pokemon is a lot more limited this time around as there are no fields of grass to run in or any wild Pokemon to capture at all. The only Pokemon you can capture are the Shadow Pokemon that the other trainers may have, Rui will immediately identify a Shadow Pokemon for you so you will know which ones you can get. Once you have a Shadow Pokemon you must purify its heart by using it to battle with you, the more you fight the quicker it will become purified and able to use its normal moves and gain levels.

There is a multiplayer mode where you can connect your Gameboy Advance to the Gamecube and import your Pokemon from Ruby or Sapphire which is really great to see the team you raised in full 3D and on the big screen.
Graphics are very good with smoothly animated Pokemon and nice looking cities to explore, the more gritty art style used is very enjoyable to see.

Pokemon Colosseum is a good enjoyable role playing game and especially fans of the Pokemon titles will enjoy it.

Summary: An good Pokemon role playing game.