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Pokemon colosseum, better than previous stadium games

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 18 / 20
Date: March 16, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First of all, Pokemon colosseum will be the first console pokemon game to have a RPG mode. The storyline is a little darker than your usual pokemon games. The story deals with a guy whose main mission is to catch Dark pokemon (Pokemon whose hearts have darken)from trainers and heal them. There are about 40+ catchable pokemon (mostly Gold/Silver). The game is compatible with Ruby/Sapphire/and future titles Fire Red and Leaf Green. Also, the bonus disk that comes with the game includes the secret pokemon character known as Jirachi. One of the coolest features of the game is the ability to catch johto pokemon from colosseum and trade them to your Ruby and Sapphire games. That feature enable the user to breed johto pokemon and (i.e. catching bayleef, then trading to RU/SA, and getting a chikorita)and expands your list to it's full potential (386). However the pokedex will not be updated until you start trading with FR/LG (To obtain the NationalDex). I give this game a 9/10.

Pokemon For All !!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 18 / 22
Date: April 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm passionate about Pokemon!

Although it is commonly held to be mindless entertainment for the preteen set, Pokemon is at heart an old-school role-playing game of which any dungeon-crawl veteran could be proud.

Its role-playing lineage is never more apparent than in Pokemon Colosseum, the series' first appearance on GameCube.

While Pokemon is best known for mega-popular, color-coded handheld titles such as last year's Ruby and Sapphire editions, Colosseum is not the first time we have seen Pokemon on a console system. The well-known pocket monsters made a pair of decidedly mediocre appearances on the defunct Nintendo 64 with Pokemon Stadium and Pokemon Snap.

In some ways, Colosseum picks up where Stadium left off and goes it one better. Pokemon characters still battle, of course, but Colosseum adds a rich story mode that is akin to, yet darker than, the excellent Game Boy adventures.

As the game begins, the hero steals a secret device from the hideout of Team Snagem, an evil band of Pokemon trainers. While making good on his escape, he chances upon a young girl with the power to see "Shadow" Pokemon - creatures trained for evil and bearing an invisible dark aura.

It becomes the hero's task to recover and rehabilitate the Shadow Pokemon. They will relinquish their evil ways gradually by taking part in battles and being nurtured.

When it comes to combat, Colosseum's duels follow the tried-and-true Pokemon formula. Each trainer sends out a pair of Pokemon and selects attack and defense strategies. Trainers may also use spells and items to improve their Pokemon's chances.

As in the past, critters are rated for a variety of skills. In true role-playing fashion, they gain experience and "level up," becoming more powerful over time. Players will also interact with a variety of console-controlled characters as they seek clues to the game's mystery.

Graphically, Colosseum takes full advantage of the GameCube's processing muscle. Its characters and 3-D levels look terrific. What's more, gamers will find it refreshing to enjoy a Pokemon adventure on TV rather than the cramped screen of the Game Boy Advance.

There are some subtle changes, however, that may rankle purists. Unlike the GBA titles, Pokemon trainers do not walk from town to town. Instead, the hero uses a wide area map to instantly jump between locations. That is certainly more convenient, but has the side effect of negating the cool random battles that occurred in transit during GBA play.

In any event, there is no shortfall of fun in Colosseum. The game will take players about 30 hours to complete and offers fans the chance to rescue many never-before-seen Pokemon.

As a bonus, Battle Mode allows players to fight other trainers in one-on-one or two-on-two combat. Pokemon fans can also connect their GBAs to duel with characters from the handheld versions.

This game is an incredible improvement from Pokemon Stadium!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 12
Date: September 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

If I had a penny for every time I said "WOW!" I could buy the game a million times. The graphics are just increadible! I thought I was seeing the real thing! You'll be amazed, too, if you saw what it was like!
Finally, attacks that hit the pokemon and not just go through them and make them unhappy-looking. And there are trainers! The pokeballs don't fall out of trees, come out of doors, or magically appear!
This game is certainly an improvement from the last pokemon stadium! If I were you, I'd buy it!

I'm lovin' it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 12 / 15
Date: November 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This is the best! Out of all my games, this one is my favorite! Pokemon Colosseum is different than pokemon Ruby and Saphire because the graphics make it look real, though there are less pokemon to catch.

Pros
-you can catch Bayleef, while you couldn't in Hoenn
-you start out with two pokemon, instead of one
-you can go to Mt. Battle to train your pokemon

Cons
NOTHING, THIS GAME IS PERFECT!
now that you know so much about this game, go out and buy it, because this is a you must buy toy!
P.S. remember, gotta catch em' all!

This is the best Pokemon game ever.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 17
Date: June 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is just like the pokemon stadium games for the N 64 but you can use all 386 pokemon. and upload your ruby and sapphire pokemon via gamecube gameboy link cable.

Seems nice

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 24 / 42
Date: July 16, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Yup, another stadium game finally came. I've heard this game has also an RPG mode that everybody's wanted. I've heard you can steal pokemon(including pokemon you couldn't get in Ruby and Sapphire) and get them in your game. I really don't want to steal so I'm not going to give it 5 stars until I see what it's all about. Anyway, the stadium's 5 stars with me! ;)

An Awesome game!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 7
Date: March 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is a must for everyone, Pokemon fan or not!! The graphics are just stunning and gorgeous! Plus in the Colosseum mode, you actually see the trainer standing behind the pokemon, and throwing the pokeball too!! And they even blink and make real movements. There are 2 modes to play. The first is the Story mode, an actual rpg, finally!! This story is different than the GameBoy games though. This time, your a trainer who has to snag "Shadow Pokemon". You start out with an Umbreon and Espeon as your pokemon, then later you meet up with a girl who has special powers and can see the "Shadow Pokemon". A organization known as Team Snagem has closed a device called the "Snag Machine", and this can capture a trainers pokemon. Then they artificially close the pokemon's heart and it becomes a "Shadow Pokemon", and they attack humans! You then travel around to different towns with your new partner and capture these "Shadow Pokemon". Then you battle with these new pokemon, as you use them in battle and walk around with them their Shadow meter goes down, and after you reach a certain stage in the game you can completly "purify" these pokemon. Shadow pokemon do not gain exp. points in battle, however once you purify them, all the exp. points they earned during previous battles will apply to them at once. The towns are so beautiful too!! There's pokemon centers, Poke Marts, and Gyms too!! Plus lots of trainers who are ready to battle you!! The battles are all double battles, so each trainer has 2 pokemon on the field at the same time. Which makes for a very interesting and fun battle!! Plus there are also Knock-Out Colosseum battles that you can enter in the Story mode, and your pokemon will gain exp. points in these also. The second mode you can play is the Colosseum mode. You can choose from either a single or double battle. You will need to register your pokemon first, so you can either upload them from your Pokemon Ruby or Sapphire game, or enter with the pokemon you caught in the Story mode. However you can't use Shadow Pokemon. When you first start the Colosseum Battle mode, there are 4 colosseums that you can choose to battle in, each with their own difficulty level, Easy, Normal and Hard. As you progress farther in the Story mode, and become the CHAMP in the Colosseum mode, more colosseum battle stadiums will be opened. Its so awesome to battle with your own raised pokemon in 3D!! The game graphics are just so amazing!! And even the attacks look great! A real huge improvement over Pokemon Stadium for N64. The pokemon voices are great too, and there's no annoying announcer guy either. All in all, this is a fantastic game that you've got to get!! And you definetaly won't regret buying this!! Great game for everyone!!

The most exciting game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 11
Date: January 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game will take you through a video game that you've never experienced before! Pokemon Colosseum is a game that's in great 3-D animation and has an RPG mode too! The game features 386 pokemon, including the ultra rare Deoxys! You can also transfer your pokemon from Ruby, Sapphire, Fire Red, or Fire Green into the game and see them attack in 3-D! This game is the best game (in my opinion) so far. I hope YOU will get this game too.

Pokemon Colosseum: The Next Epic RPG

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok, my first priority here is to tell other reviewers here that, if you want to give Pokemon Colosseum a 5 star rating, it would be nice if you actually filled in the stars; the overall ratings are down because of that. Thanks. Anyways, have I got info for you!I have researched every aspect of Pokemon Colosseum, and it truly looks like it's going to be one heck of a ride. The other guy on this page is right, the expanded franchise is for younger kids, but when you sift through all of that and get straight down to the games, you get to some of the best there is. The last games, Pokemon Stadium and Stadium 2, for N64, were certainly fun, but not all that deep gameplay-wise. Colosseum aims to change this. The main attraction this time around is it's new RPG mode, fused with a much darker theme not known to other Pokemon games. You play as Wes, a renegade Pokemon trainer with a pair of 80's shades an an attitude to match his spikey hair. He "liberates" the all-powerful "Snag Machine" (that cool looking extension on his left arm) from an evil Trainer organization with a plan to rule the world. Instead of starting off looking for low-level, kinda pathetic pokemon in grass patches, our buddy Wes has a pair of level 30 formidable Pokemon: Umbreon and Espeon. Wes, along with his big-eyed friend, Rui, has one goal: to use the Snag Machine to steal the all-new "Shadow Pokemon" (Pokemon that are used as souless battle machines, corrupted by true evil trainers) away from their commanders. This is truly an intruiging aspect of the gameplay, as it's a change from catching the little Pocket Monsters in the wild. That's all I'm going to let go plot-wise, but graphic-wise, if you've ever seen this game in motion, you know it's a real achievement. Most screenshots available are quite weak presentation-wise, but take it from me: the Snag Ball explosions, the Hyper Beams, Solar Waves, Shadow Rushes (the only attack a Shadow Pokemon knows, until you restore it's former life), and all other things look absolutely stunning. Plus, when you pre-order the game, (stops March 9th!) you'll get a bonus disc with a preview of both the game and the upcoming movie, Pokemon: Jirachi Wish Maker, along with a cool new legendary Pokemon to download into your copy of Pokemon Ruby or Pokemon Sapphire. Oh, yeah, and you can upload your team of Pokemon from either of the above games into Pokemon Colosseum to be used in the incredibly deep battle mode. I certainly can't wait until Pokemon: Colosseum hits the shelves on March 24. 'Cause this time, those little Pokemon you once knew have grown up just a bit. Gotta Rescue 'Em All!

Pokemon Colosseum For Nintendo GameCube

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 13 / 24
Date: February 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Even if I haven't played this game yet according to lots of websites,pictures,and pre-ordering it my self I think it rocks. Finally a game for the GameCube. If you pre-order it you get a sneak peek preview of the 6th movie"Jirachi Wish Maker",insider sneak peek of Pokemon Colosseum itself,a best of all special gift from Nintendo Jirachi!. If you pre-order the japanese version I heard you get a Masterball,a Pikachu holding a Light Ball, and something else.This game rocks and I can't wait until it comes out.I am going to write another review after I play the game.But I still am curious about one thing when is it coming out. Everywhere it saying different day when it comes out, some places it says March 22,2004 and other March 24,2004. I pre-ordered mine at Wal-Mart and it says to pick it up at the store on March 24,2004,so I guess I have to go then. Anyway its already come out in Japan. It came out on November of 2003 I think its unfair that they get it before us. By the way you can transfer Pokemon from Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire and Fire Red & Leaf Green.Also for the last thing you get all 386 or 391 Pokemon I'm not sure which one is right. I can't wait until this games comes out. It's going to rule more than any GameCube game ever made! Like the Australian people say(even though I'm I not Australian) Awesome Mate! Pokemon Master logging over and out.

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