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Lives up to most of the hype

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 27, 2008
Author: Amazon User

For starters, this game is definitely worth buying, there is no doubt about that. However, I can't help but compare it to Pokemon Emerald because that was my first Pokemon game, and because of that I am only giving it 4 stars (not that that's bad). I also haven't FULLY beaten this game in the sense that I'm sure there are extra things to do after you've defeated the elite 4 (which i just did). So I guess I've completed the storyline aspect of it, but there are some extra things I need to experience.

PROS:
* I really loved the new set of Pokemon due to it's variety. There were plenty of "cute" Pokemon, as well as "cool" ones and "tough" ones, etc. They also had some of the old classics that most of us love to see again.
* The graphics were amazing and I honestly can't think of a way to improve them. It most certainly put the old games to shame in this regard.
* Wireless connection. omg... I despise cords with a passion and being able to just jump into the union room and having all my friends appear in there made my life SO much easier.
* Had a lot of new features that were very fun and creative. Like creating poffins for example. I found this to be much more enjoyable then Pokeblocks from the Sapphire / Ruby set. I also really enjoyed the underground area where you can make a secret base and find / plant spheres.
* Aside from the Ice Gym, the little puzzles you had to complete before you could fight the actual Leader were all very fun, and at the perfect difficulty level. They weren't hard but they weren't outright easy either. They were set up so that you could complete it in a few minutes without much stress, and I feel that's the way it should be.

CONS:
* Not enough fire Pokemon! It just seem very ridiculous to me that unless you pick the fire starting Pokemon (Chimchar), the ONLY fire Pokemon you can get is Ponyta. Now, there may be more fire options after you've defeated the elite 4 that I don't know of, but if this is the case then it just seems a bit stupid to have all your fire Pokemon open up after you've completed most of the game.
* Although the underground is very fun, I found it a bit annoying that your secret base starts out filled with rocks and you have to spend a bunch of unwanted time getting flags to destroy them.
* Overall storyline. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying it was bad. It just didn't compare in the slightest to the storyline from Emerald. Team Galactic, though a cool team in itself, didn't have the kind of personality I felt from team Magma and Aqua. I really liked that in a sense, they weren't completely bad guys. They just had a skewed idea on what would help the planet, and realized their mistake in the end. The Galactic leader however was just a very cliche bad guy overall, and honestly a bit boring. Also, all the issues that were presented to me were easily overcome and never seemed to stay very serious. So I was pretty disappointed in this aspect.
* The game just seemed to be really short. I played Emerald non stop for months and am STILL playing it, and after only a few weeks I'm pretty much done with Pearl.
* Once you beat a random trainer on the road, that's pretty much it. You CAN re-fight them, but you have to take like 1,000 steps or some crap before you can fight only ONE over again. That is just REALLY lame and far more trouble then it should be.

OVERALL REVIEW:
This game was very enjoyable and I am really glad I bought it. It was well worth the money! However, because of my natural inclination to compare newer versions of a game with the older ones, this game was not as enjoyable as it could have been. There were many things that I loved from Emerald that Pearl was lacking, and it disappointed me greatly. Although there were also many new features that were quite fun, I didn't feel they completely made up for the losses. So because of that, I give this game 4 stars.

Pokemon Pearl Is Great!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 29, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Well, I don't own Pokemon Pearl. But don't avoid this review! I've played it before at my friend's house. It is fun! Catch Pokemon and train them. In order to beat the game you beat the Elite Four.
Fun: 5 out of 5. It is fun! Battle trainers to get badges!
Graphics: Er um... 3 out of 5. Don't get me wrong! The game's great but the graphics aren't great... But, hey when you battle the Pokemon are somewhat 3D!

If you liked Pearl or Pokemon try Diamond or the good old GBA versions.

Guilty Pleasure

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 06, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Boy oh boy, back to this series again eh? Now as you may or may not have guessed the last few installments in the Pokemon series have been nothing but attempts to cash in on the craze. Now with this being the first Pokemon on their new system, Nintendo knew they had to make a good one again. This is by far the most colorful and easy on the eyes of the series. The sound still hasn't been improved since the original Blue/Red versions unfortunately. The amount of Pokemon to collect in this version is ridiculous. I had a hard time even finding my old favorites from the early games in the series. The story line is very long and should keep you entertained for a good amount of time. There are a lot of little details they put into this version that don't really matter but its adding to the game I guess. I'd say this is a good step forward in the series and I hope they continue this way.

5 stars!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is so fun! It's not too challenging but it's not too easy either. There are tons of things to discover. Cheats are nice for this game but they are not absolutely necessary. You can get all kinds of things in this game and catch all different kinds of Pokemon and it's not hard to fill up your Pokedex.

too logn shipping

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: April 20, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Pruchase was ok but the shipping was all of ten days they used USPS book rate I would say need to ship by priority shipping just a couple of dollars more then 2.50 they paid.. Carl

pokemon rocks

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is super fun for pokemon fans. I think you should buy it so you can see how much fun the battles are. You are able to battle lots of pokemon. I think anyone 5 and older would love this game.

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