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Fun for adults, too....

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 16 / 16
Date: November 01, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Let me just state at the outset here that I am a 32-year old engineer who has been playing and loving electronic video games since he stuck a quarter into a Galaxian machine in 1981. I first kinda got interested in Pokemon after my young kids fell in love with the TV series. After watching umpteen episodes with them, I got interested in the different types of Pokemon and how they compared to each other. I decided to give the Silver version a shot, having never played any of the previous Red, Blue, or Yellow versions.

I was hooked immediately! The plot is easy to follow without getting boring, and there are plenty of little side quests to make things interesting. You can start out with your choice of Totodile (my pick), Cyndaquil, or Chikorita. The level of difficulty of the game will be determined by your starting choice. The game has two basic goals: (1) Acquire all gym badges and defeat the Pokemon League while fighting off your rival and Team Rocket, and (2) collect all 251 Pokemon. Most of the pokemon are fairly easy to find and catch, some are pretty hard, and there are a few that are almost impossible to catch. But, they can all be caught with a little time and patience. Some are only available by trading with other versions of the game, and some are "baby" pokemon that can only be obtained by breeding two adult pokemon together. And, of course, there are the two "super-rare" Pokemon Mew and Celebi, which can realistically only be obtained through a Game Shark or other similar device.

That leads me to my one and only gripe about the game. If it were possible to obtain all 251 Pokemon, no matter how difficult, without having to resort to things like the Game Shark, I would have happily given this review 5 stars. I also have kind of a problem with the fact that you have to have access to more than one version of the game to get all the Pokemon. I know Nintendo talks about how much fun trading is and all, but to me, it just seems like a gimmick to sell more copies of the game. I know several kids who have purchased both Silver and Gold versions becuase of this. Not everyone has easy access to trading partners.

Since I bought Silver, I have also played through a copy of Pokemon Red. If you have only played Red, Blue, or Yellow, let me assure you that Silver (and Gold) is a major improvement. The new versions eliminate many of the more irritating deficiencies of the old version with an improved backpack for item storage and a new device that lets you tell instantly where you are without having to carry a Town Map in the backpack. Backpack space will definitely be at a premium, so anything that clears up space is a positive feature.

After having played through Silver and collected all 251 Pokemon (yes, I actually purchased a Game Shark), I have not played it again. Why? Because after all the time and trouble I went through to collect all the Pokemon, I just can't bring myself to erase them all. (A great improvement for the next Pokemon would be to allow multiple saves on the cartridge.) For those who are interested, my "dream team" that I used to beat the game were: Feraligatr, Pidgeot, Magneton, Kadabra, Magmar, and Dragonite.

Overall, this is an AWESOME game. If you enjoy RPG games such as Final Fantasy, then you will enjoy this and the other titles in the Pokemon series. Enjoy!

FANTASTIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIC GAME!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 26
Date: November 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

oh man,i loooooooove this game,i especially like the pokémon LUGIA!the bird that lives under water!i like water,ooooops,i'm babeling again!well i just wanna say that this game deserves a prize,its difficult to battle your way through trainers and wild pokemon,but then you have to find the way through dark caves and crawl around in gras,this game also has the feature of a CLOCK!yes you heard me,a CLOCK!if it is oooooh lets say 10:00 pm,your game-boy screen will get darker (enough to see,else this would really suck!) and in the morning,it gets light again! in the dark,you can catch different pokemon,like you can catch a maril,at noon on monday and sundays!yes,the days mater 2! what i think is the greatest function is,that you can breed your pokemon!you can let a female and a male pokemon mate (pidgey m + pidgey f or like this=pidgey m OR f) you can also mate a pokemon like a spearow with a pidgey,if your lucky,you'll have a pidgey with the attack of a spearow,speed of a pidgey and defense of a pidgey!if you mate evolved forms,you get the deëvolved form (blastoise m + blastoise f=squirtle) to this mating there is a DOWN side,you have to pay,aaaaaaand you get a poke egg,not the pokemon,but just walk around and it will hatch (like togepi!cuuuuuuute!) the last think i wanna say is BUY IT BUY IT BUUUUUUUY IIIIIIIIIT!...seeeeeeee ya,and have fun playing!

Pokemon Silver is the best game ever!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 18
Date: November 05, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I am almost 11 years old. This is the best game I've ever played. It has lots of challenges and sometimes it is hard but out of all the games I've ever played it's more fun than the red, yellow or blue versions. This game has a hundred new Pokemon in it and you can really get addicted to it. I played this game for 14 hours in the last three days. This game has a whole bunch of new things like a radio, a phone, and all kinds of other tools. And the Pokemon learn a whole bunch of different attacks than from the other versions. So if you're going to get a game, get this one.

Pokes in a few new features.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 19 / 22
Date: February 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

To tell the truth, I'm not really a great Pokemon fan. I've played Pokemon Yellow and to be frank, it was really boring. You catch Pokemon, collect badges and battle trainers all around Pokemon world. I wasn't really going to buy Pokemon Sliver but my friend pestered me day and night to get it and eventually, I bought it.

So what's new in this lastest Pokemon game?

When I started the game, I was amazed by the improved graphics that it had. The graphics looked fantastic on GameBoy Color. Apart from that, there is also an internal time system as you will play the game in REAL TIME.

When you begin the game, you will be asked to enter in the day and time. This new feature actually makes the game much more interesting than the previous versions as you have to actually play the game at night, in the morning and play it on certain days. Take for example, in the game, there is a "Bug-Catching" competition held every Saturday and if you don't play Pokemon sliver on Saturday, you will miss the competiton. With the real time feature, you will have to play your game during the day and night to catch different kinds of Pokemon. For example, if I was at a particular spot during the day, I would catch a Rattata. However, at night at the same spot, I would catch a HootHoot. Somehow, this makes the game rather tedious than fun. There is even a lottery held on a particular day !

The gameplay is still basically the same boring " catch Pokemon, fight and win" concept. With a new and really improved Pokedex and an improved inventory system, thanks to the new feature: the PokeGear, helps you to sort your Pokemon and items collected more efficently than in the previous versions of the Pokemon games (Red/ Yellow and Blue) . New features of Pokemon Sliver also includes a cell phone and a radio.

Of course, there are new Pokemon to catch. There are 250 Pokemon to trade and catch. And to get even more new Pokemon you even have to BREED you Pokemon. For example, if I have two Pikachus of opposite sex and I breed them, I should get an egg that will hatch into a new Pokemon! And instead of having to fish and walk through grass patches to get your Pokemon, I would have to use new moves such as "Headbutt" to knock wild Pokemon out of trees in order to catch them. And of course you have to trade with friends who has Pokemon Gold to get certain monsters that you do not have in Pokemon Sliver...and vice versa.

Pokemon Sliver also includes a Mystery Gift feature that allows you to get a "gift" from your friend. You can also print Pokemon stickers too, that is, if you have the GameBoy printer.

With an entirely new area to explore, new Pokemons to catch and of course, the real time feature, Pokemon Sliver is one of the best sequels that I have ever played, although tedious its storyline keeps you going.

This game is best played on GameBoy Color. This game supports the infra-red device found on GameBoy Color. Other GameBoy hardware you may need is a link cable and a printer... although the printer is not essiential.

If you plan to buy Pokemon Gold, the features that I've described above is identical to the features in Pokemon Gold.

Great game, even without all of the Pokemon fad hype

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 22 / 28
Date: July 27, 2000
Author: Amazon User

A truly marvelous game. I have played a bit (a good sized bit, but not much relative to the rest of the game) of of the Japanese version on emulator, and it looks excellent. It has been a while since our good old days of Pokemon, Ash has finally succeeded in capturing every known Pokemon, and it is time to pass the torch onto a new hero (the world can't turn to Ash forever). Once again, a hero is not with out a rival, but this once turns out to be a Team Rocket member (or at least a Pokemon thief). Prepare yourself for a whole new adventure, because the world of Pokemon has been turned upside down...

Pokemon Silver and Gold

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 37 / 57
Date: September 29, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Hmmm... Silver and Gold. These games will make you happier than silver and gold (unless you have a lot of silver and gold). What's new? If you don't know I'll tell you. Ye who are hardcore pokemon fans please tell yourself these things that you memorized by heart. First, over more than 100 new pokemon (so there should be over 251 for you to catch). Second, there are male and female pokemon! That's right! And you can breed um too. The breeded pokemon are stronger than there mom and dad when they were it's age. ALSO, sometimes when you breed you'll see new pre-evolved pokemon. Third, new way to organize items and it tells you what they do to. Fourthly, you have a new pokedex. Five, new towns to visit, new trainers to fight, a new rival, and new badges for you too win. Six, a day and night clock that's internel in the game pack that keep's time! It's helpful beacuse some pokemon only pop their heads out at diffent times of the day and diffrent days of the week. Lastly and samely, like the Blue and Red versions, Gold and Silver are differnt. For instence in Gold you can catch Ho-oh but not Lugia and in Silver you can catch Lugia but not Ho-oh. Both are new pokemon and you have only one chance to catch them. Happy gameing

SILVER IS GREAT

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 15
Date: October 28, 2000
Author: Amazon User

.... The game has alot of challenges and play it for hours on end. The Elite 4 is very hard to beat. It's very complicated and have to think carefully before making a move. The game has beautiful colors and has three Pokemons to start the game. A little later in the game you get a mystery egg which hatches into a Togapi. You should play the game because you will never get bored. Never know what will pop out or happens next.

Usa-Chan's Second Review for Pokemon silver

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 15 / 19
Date: September 03, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Gear Yourselves for the ultimate Pokemon Game ever. Pokemon silver has 8 new gym leaders as well as the 8 older gym leaders. Except Koga is now part of the elite & and his sister? runs the gym. And Giovonni kept his promise from the RBY game versions and has given up leading team rocket. Gary now leads that gym. Your rival is worse than Gary ever was. There are three new starter pokemon, and you can breed Pokemon....

I hope you found this review helpful, and good luck when Silver comes out!

The omega silver review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 24 / 38
Date: July 21, 2000
Author: Amazon User

yes finally silver is going to be out. this game has interesting features. In this game you can breed pokemon tho create new vreatures. you cannot do this with serebi zapdos mewtwo etc. this mystics. you can create pichu baby pikachu pi or baby clefairy. there is also a day night thing where during the night you meet different oeople and catch different pokemon. also the pictures of everything bushes,trees,building even pokemon. you will enjoy this

pokemon silver

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 21 / 32
Date: November 13, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was waiting a long time for this game,i was a little disapointed at how easy it was compared to the other versons. My favorite new feature was mating 2 pokemon together (tip:ditto will mate with any pokemon so mate him with a rare pokemon like evee and get alot of that pokemon) my least favorite new feature is evolving some pokemon by tameness. I rated pokemon silver 4 out of five stars :-@.

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