When you look at how far Game Freak has come since they started developing Pokémon games for Game Boy Color, it should come as no surprise that Pokémon Crystal was so successful. It is the most well thought out of the Pokémon games for the system. It has features that have yet to be matched by any of the official Nintendo Pokémon games rented on this site. For instance, I can have as many custom Poke Balls as I want made for me. I just have to save my Apricorns. In the two prior Pokemons, the best I could do was sell my extras. Now I don't have to. There is also a new radio contest where you can win all sorts of cool prizes that aren't available in stores until later in the game. I also like catching Jigglypuff at a higher level too. Enough about the actual game; let's get into why such a great game lost so many points on my score chart.

SOUND and GRAPHICS

That is it, in a nutshell. It's all the Java Boy Emulator's fault. On a Game Boy Color, the graphics and sound would be normally quite as good as other Color games. The JBE is the best though, according to the page; so that is the one I use. Most of the graphic and sound issues are triggered by just moving around. Water attacks used in battle tend to look like the screen is partially covered up by white spaces. Sometimes you hear good sounds and then they get garbled. The music seems a little different than Pokémon Silver and Pokémon Gold. Maybe they just changed the pitch. The Pokémon sprites move and blink when you check their stats or when you are starting battle against one. Only your opponent moves upon entering battle, not your Pokémon. Their signature sounds may get a little blippy. Except for these minor glitch issues, the game play runs rather well.

Speaking of.... GLITCHES

The Battle Tower doesn't work. Yet another good feature trumped by Java Boy. They fixed that issue in the advance games. The advance games have battle tents all over the place. Maybe the Tower would be different. I don't know.

ADDICTIVE

You bet your boots it is. You can have hours of fun training to beat a Gym Leader. Level up your weakest to take on second generation Team Rocket. Catch one of a kind Pokémon that can run from you at any time. So much has been packed into Pokémon Crystal. Knowing all that, if I could not play both this and the advance games, I would choose Pokémon Crystal over them.

THE STORY

It is the most complex story thus far in second generation Pokémon versions. You will not have noticed anything too out there after beating the fourth Gym Leader, but there are sure to be plot twists. Mount Mortar is not a darkened cave any more. That should be easier to get through.

DIFFICULTY

There are many new features that render this one more difficult than others. The places trainers stand have been rearranged. You have to battle them and win to get by. A certain cover Pokémon will be a much rarer sight. It is possibly harder to catch, but it has avoided me thus far.

DEPTH

The game world is much bigger than the original Pokémon world. This one spans Johto and eventually Kanto. It has offered me plentiful opportunities to catch Pokémon I have never seen before. It will likely take all my gaming time for the next year to finish the basic storyline alone. There are a lot of tasks that you must complete to call yourself the undisputed champ of the game.

In summary, this is one of the best games on the site. Give it a try. I liked it, so why wouldn't you? Stop reading! Start playing!

Yes!! Love Pokemon Crystal its the only Game I'm practically playing on Vizzed right now!

Great review on the game Postman! -high five- lol ^.^"