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Pokemon Crystal 06-21-14 06:36 PM
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Crystal Blue Persuasion: A Pokemon Crystal Review
Intro: Crystal Blue Persuasion
After the release of Pokemon Red and Blue for the Game Boy, Nintendo had a smash hit on their hands. The games spawned a hit anime, manga, t shirts, board games, backpacks, and pretty much anything under the sun. They knew they had to follow up with a sequel and they did with Pokemon Gold and Silver. With 100 new Pokemon, a new setting, and updates to the game, they had another hit. They then decided to continue a past trend with Pokemon Red and Blue: releasing a "sister" game, or a third game with minor adjustments. In Pokemon Yellow, the plot followed more closely to the anime and manga, with Pikachu being your starter. This sister game was called Pokemon Crystal, which followed the same plot as Gold and Silver but made some adjustments including new Pokemon locations, animated sprites, and other new features. Today I'm gonna be reviewing Pokemon Crystal for the Nintendo Game Boy Color.
Difficulty: 8
This game isn't that hard to be perfectly honest. Trainers are mere grunts but some Johto gym leaders may put up a fight. Their Pokemon are tougher than their Kanto counterparts *cough* Whitney and her Miltank *cough*. The Kanto gyms were a major disappointment considering the fact that some of them were weaker that the Elite Four Champion. The only gym leader who gave a challenge was the last Kanto gym leader Blue. You know you're a tough gym leader if people fear your pink cow more than an ex-Elite Four Champion. The game still puts up a challenge though.
Depth: 9
This game will take some time to beat as you have to grind for some of the tougher fights. The Elite Four Champion Lance and his dragon armada will need you to take some time to grind. But when you're not grinding, you're wandering the Pokemon world with it's caves, oceans, and forests.
Story: 8
Generally speaking, Pokemon isn't known for it's story and in depth plot. But the game m... Read the rest of this Review
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