Pokemon Stadium 64 (N64)

I bought Pokemon Stadium not really knowing what to expect. For a start, the battles in the Gameboy version I had been playing for a few solid months had got a bit tedious to say the least and nothing really spectacular happened in them which was probably the reason why I wasn’t as hooked as I should had been. I think that’s why I decided to purchase Pokemon Stadium in the end. It promised to almost totally remake those battles I had been watching on the small screen for god knows how long and enhance them in terms of graphics and different gameplay modes, not only that but a whole host of added extras too. And I was pleasantly surprised… ...

As a huge Pokemon Red and Blue fan, I could not wait to get my grubby little hands on Pokemon Stadium for the Nintendo 64. I was overjoyed at the thought of seeing my winning team of Pokemon from my Game Boy cart displayed in glorious 3D graphics and battling the way they should be (with lots of fancy effects and flashy colours). You might get a great feeling from seeing your own Pokemon kick a friends monsters to the floor on your Game Boy but it's not the same as seeing your favourite Pokemon drain the last of its opponents hit points with a big flashy move before rubbing your sweaty hands together as your opponents monsters limp body topples over on the ...

Well I’m not a fan of Pokemon and to be quite honest this game speaks for itself. Any game with Pokemon in the title is destined to be rubbish. This game is probably one of the worst for the n64. What you literally do in the game is fight with other Pokemon but you can’t even control the character it’s in the style of an RPG game. The graphics are terrible, they said it required an expansion pack but I’m sure the greystation could have pulled off graphics like that. I tried to give it a chance but the game was so boring and annoying. I really hate the repetitive noises the Pokemon make. Well I guess it’s worth buying for the kids after all ...