Graphics- 6

Since this is a game for the Game Boy Color, the graphics are impressing for this game. Especially sprites like Charizard, as you can see from the Retro Game Room page for this game. The graphics are rated a 6 mainly because this is an old game, and the graphics could really not be rated any higher by anyone. Granted, the Game Boy Color was released in the North American region on November 18, 1998. Still, even with the graphics this low, it would beat any Game Boy (original) game any time.

Sound- 9

The sound is good in this game. The music is enjoyable, like any other Pokemon game, and that's how it should be. Being the same as other games, you can pick from the sound settings of "Stereo" and "Mono". Since the Game Boy Color is old, it is a downgrade from more recent games, such as Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green for the Game Boy Advance, or the sequels to this game set (Pokemon Gold, Silver and Crystal), Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver. But Fire Red and Leaf Green are from 2004 and Heart Gold and Soul Silver are from 2010.

Addictiveness- 9

A game I find myself playing for hours, and if not hours, then at least a good while. I don't play it very often due to Pokemon Fire Red and other games, but whenever I do play it, I play it for a long time. Even if you have already tried Gold or Silver, or Heart Gold and Soul Silver, you should definitely play this game. If you've only played game such as Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow or Pokemon Fire Red and Leaf Green, you should play this game as soon as possible. This game is great, and everyone that gives this a review should definitely give it a high score and a great review, but that's just my opinion.

Story- 9

The story in this game is original, and that's what I love about games. That's what I think every game should have. This game introduces the Johto region, and Professor Elm. Pokemon Red, Blue and Yellow had the Kanto region, and Professor Oak. The later introduced regions are Hoenn, Sinnoh and Unova, with Professors Birch, Rowan and Juniper. All the male professors (the first four) are named after trees, and the woman professor (Juniper) is named after a bush. Back on track, the game introduces new cities, new areas (caves, et cetera), new gyms, new people (professor, gym leaders, elite four, player, rival), new Pokemon, new badges and more! Yes, I know Bruno and Lance return to the elite four, Lance being the champion this time, but the other three are different than Kanto.

Depth- 9

Similar to Pokemon Red, Blue, Yellow, Fire Red, Leaf Green and about every other Pokemon game, this game has a whole region, and in this one, there are over 200 Pokemon instead of 151. This game has 10 cities/towns, 17 areas of interest, lots of characters, things to do, and more. Maybe not as much to do or as many areas as modern games, but still a vast region and game.

Difficulty- 6

Game is very simple, controls are easy to learn, and not a very hard game at all. Z is A, X is B, A is L and S is R. Some high level Pokemon are hard to catch, and some gym leaders and other battles are pretty tough, but the hardest thing would probably have to be the elite four.

Overall- 8

The full rating by adding the other six numbers up and dividing them by six. This is a great game, and everyone should at least try it out once or twice.

Tips:

The controls are:
Z on the keyboard for A on the Game Boy Color
X on the keyboard for B on the Game Boy Color
A on the keyboard for L on the Game Boy Color
S on the keyboard for R on the Game Boy Color
and Arrows on the keyboard for D-Pad on the Game Boy Color
(those are just the defaults, you can configure controls by double clicking the screen)

Although you may think so, Crystal is not a combined version of Pokemon Gold and Silver. Here is the list of Pokemon that must be traded or glitched for:

From Red, Blue or Yellow: Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, Squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Kabuto, Kabutops, Omanyte, Omastar, Articuno, Zapdos and Mewtwo.

From Gold or Silver: Mareep, Flaffy, Ampharos, Girafarig, Remoraid, and Octillery.

From Red, Yellow or Gold: Mankey and Primeape.

From Blue, Yellow or Silver: Vulpix and Ninetales.

From glitching or cheating: Mew and Celebi.

Hold down spacebar to speed your game up if something is taking a while, you want to get something done fast, or you just like to play the game faster.

chaoscontrolx : Now that you say it, I'll definitely go do a Pokemon Emerald review! Thanks for the nice reply, and the idea for my next review. Have a great day!

chaoscontrolx : I made the review, my worst review so far. I'm upset that I couldn't do better, but at the end of the day, you have to put a smile on your face, and say, "I tried."

DaFlame12 :
Worst? There isn't a need to be so down on yourself. I'm sure that there are some reviews you made that this one may have improved on.

chaoscoltrolx: I'm not saying THIS is my worst one, I'm saying that my Emerald review was my worst one. You should go check it out. It's not terrible, but it's my worst review so far.