No More 2-D Monsters (Joy) (Pokemon Stadium 64 (N64))

Member Name: M_W_A

Product:	Pokemon Stadium 64 (N64)
Date:	07/09/02 (80 review reads)
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Advantages: All your favourite monsters in full 3-D with excellent looking moves., Superb mini games for you to take part in, multiplayer is fun., Play is easily done yet entertaining.

Disadvantages: You may have played Pokemon Battles to death and so would of became sick of them by now., Lack of depth.

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…

The game loaded up almost instantly and showed me Pokemon like I had never seen it before. There’s so much colour and life in the whole thing which couldn’t have been achieved on my little Gameboy. God bless the Nintendo 64.

I say god bless as the conversion from Gameboy to the Nintendo 64 is amazing, once you start it all up your just sit awaiting the first full 3-D Pokemon game which sadly hasn’t been created yet.

Now, the original part of this game is the peripheral which is used and comes with the game. It’s called the ‘Nintendo Transfer Pak’ and this little baby is all about transferring (as the name suggests) information from your Gameboy into your Nintendo 64. It’s simple, slot the game into the ‘Transfer Pak’ which goes into the back of your controller and…WA-LA!…we have all the monsters you have trained up on the big screen just waiting to battle.

So, there’s not really any con’s about Pokemon Stadium. It won’t see you having to play your way through the whole original game again just to get to the battle monsters you trained. You just put it in and go. And if you want to play the whole original adventure again just because you love it so much just plug in your Gameboy cartridg
e and play on that widescreen for all to see your Poke-like skills.

It’s not ALL battling though. Sure its great watching your Pokemon do their moves like you never seen them before but they need a rest you know. Your bigger then them, you bully. Pokemon Stadium offers mini games galore, perfect for single player or multiplayer gaming fests. Get your Poke-lovin’ mates round to bash buttons to flopping Magikarp’s, eat as much Sushi as you can with the Lickitung’s or throw hoop like Ekan’s onto Diglett’s to battle for points. There really is ALOT of fun to have on some of these mini games, the ones mentioned above are just a few examples, there’s more fun to be had.

The great thing about Pokemon is that it appeals to such a variety of people. Kids will go crazy for this title, fans of tactical games will love it and just those who like to have a bit of fun added to their multiplayer. Pokemon Stadium is a great game which you cannot fault. Whilst people who are not even remotely interested in Pokemon should look away, those who like the sound of it should give it a go. Chances are you won’t regret doing so.

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