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 Pokemon Shiny Gold Review by: tj4bigred - 0/10
Pokemon Shiny Gold
As I believe ignavusd said, Pokemon Shiny Gold is a great way to re-experience Johto in stunning color graphics with some awesome 3rd gen Pokemon to take along with the ride. A lot of people don't have Heart Gold/Soul Silver, and would love to remember some of that wonder that Johto brought them. Shiny Gold doesn't disappoint, and when compared to Heart Gold/ Soul Silver, it is great because you can use National Dex Pokemon from the start, rather than having to wait until post-elite four. It returns several quirks of GSC that were different from any other game, only deepening the nostalgia factor. These include Headbutt Trees, Kurk's Apricorn Balls, PokeGear, and the trademark Gold/ Silver story. (Go save the citizens in the radio tower!) But it isn't an exact clone and includes some slick storyline changes and a mysterious new rival with an intimidating name, Carlos. Shiny Gold is one of the best made Pokemon hacks I've ever played (on par with Emerald 386, Ruby Destiny, and Brown). Let's begin with graphics, as usual.
The majority of the game's appeal comes from the graphics to be honest. Remember Johto? Do you remember it in bright color? With brilliant trees and rusty towns? Seeing Sprout Tower and the Whirl Islands would excite any Pokemon fan to the point of hyperventilation and for good reason. Most people consider Johto and the second generation of Pokemon to be their favorites, and unless they have Heart Gold/ Soul Silver, it's been ten years since they have gotten a chance to be back where their love of Pokemon began, in the heart of the region west of Kanto. The maps use sprites and images from Fire Red for the most part, but the game excels at not looking like a copy of Fire Red with Johto Pokemon. It literally stands alone as it's own game, even to the point where it has been placed in cartridges and pirated off to people paying actual money for a game you are all fortunate enough to be able to play for free on Vizzed. The towns all look like they used to, and the title screen has a neat little ho_oh flying, akin to the original Gold, which I thought was pretty nifty.
I was a little disappointed when I first plugged in my headbands to listen to some of the game's music, and it included very little Johto music, nor did it contain much music contributed by the developer Zel himself, which I've come to expect as common practice of any hacker. As always, the route music is catchy and the battles are up beat. The notable places, like Victory Road and Ruins of Alph, however, do have their own music, which reflects upon the mood you may be in while exploring the aforementioned areas. It also doesn't hurt that you have 4 radio stations available to you at any time by means of Pokegear.I could speak at length about how much I hate the Pokemon cries, especially the ones from Gen I and II, because they keep the same 8-bit cries. Which is unfortunate because most of the Pokemon you find early on will be of the first two gens and listening to screeches and beeps that all sound the same do nothing good for my eardrums. But then again, no one can complain about that familiar music of the game starting up, because with the game starting up brings familiar questions like, "Will I beat a gym leader today?" or "Wonder where my favorite Pokemon is hiding." This brings us to our next point.
I'm beginning to sound like a broken record player, huh? Pokemon games can become incredibly addicting to any casual fan, and will lure in even those who say it is for dweebs or kids. At the heart of it's elemental rock-paper-scissors battle style is a complex statistics system that doesn't take much intelligence to become good at, but much patience and devotion to master. That's what is great about Pokemon. You can play for sheer enjoyment and blow through the game in fifteen hours, and you'd be having fun and doing nothing wrong. Or you could spend hours training a perfect team, carefully planning out each member, and becoming unbeatable. There is no right or wrong way to play Pokemon, and while I don't always agree with GameFreak, I do feel like this is a field they really nailed with Pokemon as well as the creative way in which Zel, creator of Shiny Gold, presents it to you.
Interestingly enough, Shiny Gold brings some plot-line moments that regular Gold or Heart Gold never did, such as the battling of Carlos and... Well, I wouldn't want to spoil the surprise, would I? Anyway, Shiny Gold was always doomed to have a fairly bad story due to the fact that it was closely tied to the original Gold, which in itself had a rather poor plot. So I had no big expectations going into the game, and was mildly surprised that the hacker did seem to improve the story a little bit, cleaning up any loose ends.
If you want to know in a nut shell how much this game has to offer I would say simply: Two Regions. But that doesn't completely encompass all that this game can let you do. Catch 386 Pokemon, build a battle tower team, 16 badges, challenge Red, trick house (a personal fave of mine), elite four, legendary Pokemon, and so on. This game gives you a crapload of stuff to do, and have a blast doing it.
Difficulty as always depends on the skill of the player. Most experienced players will have no trouble, but the beginners might want to do some extra grinding just in case, (especially for Whitney's Miltank). More experienced players might want to try Shiny Gold X, a more difficult yet rewarding version of Shiny Gold. The computer character's have slightly higher levels and AI, and will present a challenge. If you think you have what it takes, I'd try that one first. I have to give props for having two difficulty options so I rated it a ten.
Well, clearly Shiny Gold is a fantastic game, as I can't stop gushing about how much I enjoyed playing it, and now, as I'm talking about Shiny Gold, I realized I enjoy even talking about the games too. If you are still reading this, you shouldn't be. You should be spending 25 Viz and going to try out Pokemon Shiny Gold. Until next time!
Graphics 10 Sound 8 Addictive 10 Depth 10 Story 8 Difficulty 10
Pokemon Shiny Gold Description: Pokemon Shiny gold is a hack of Pokemon fire red, basically it is a remake of Pokemon gold which was originally for the Gameboy Color. It features improved graphics, new additions to the story, and more. rnThe dungeons have been redone to try and add a new experience to the game. This game is still in beta so some features are not complete yet and bugs do exist, One such thing is you can not explore all of kanto yet. The creator of the hack has also added more recurring characters, new areas to explore, and new battles.rn Also the order you earn HM's and battle gyms has been altered from gold, it follows the same order as fire red. It also features Hoenn pokemon but they are hard to find.rn-Don't think this is gonna be a 100% Gold Remake, it'll have its differences.rn-Extra battles (some'll be optionals, tough but rewarding)rn-Hoenn Pokemon (in every area, and hard to find)rn-New areasrn-Remapped some dungeons (so your old guides wont work, je)rn-Extra recurring characters (some'll hate you, some'll help you)
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2546806-22-10 12:50 AM 5/5
shiney clamperl!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | 2546806-24-10 11:20 PM 5/5
shiny Zubat | 2546806-24-10 11:19 PM 5/5
shiny Pidgeotto | 2546806-24-10 11:19 PM 5/5
shiny Noctowl | | | | | galapagus10-05-12 07:15 PM 4.7/5
WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | | | 2546806-24-10 11:20 PM 4.7/5
shiny Magmar | Likki05-13-12 12:04 PM 4.5/5
BOOM TING! SHINY QUAGSIRE | | | | | | | | ness100011-07-12 02:12 AM 4.4/5
Of course you are! | | Vulli06-10-11 09:51 PM 4.2/5
Anyone else see this as wrong? | | zaroxi07-27-11 12:05 PM 4/5
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9.2 Graphics 9.1 Sound 8.4 Addictive 9.3 Story 8.5 Depth 8.5 Difficulty 6.5
9.5 - Pokemon shiny gold - marcus047
Well (sigh) this is basically Pokémon Gold but just an amazing remake of it!The creator(Zel) took his time and put in a lot...
Graphics 10 Sound 9 Addictive 9 Story 8 Depth 7 Difficulty 5
Review Rating: 5/5
Submitted: 03-08-13
Review Replies: 1
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9.8 - Pokemon Shiny Gold Review - TheIcarus1632
All right, this is my first post here so I hope I'm following all the rules correctly here. So to start off, Pokémon Shiny ...
Graphics 9 Sound 9 Addictive 8 Story 8 Depth 9 Difficulty 3
Review Rating: 5/5
Submitted: 04-10-13
Review Replies: 2
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9.3 - Shiny Gold - ignavusd
I thank you very much for remaking this series. I dont have HG or SS so this is a great way to replay Johto. The only reason it'...
Graphics 9 Sound 8 Addictive 8 Story 7 Depth 8 Difficulty 8
Review Rating: 4.4/5
Submitted: 04-19-11
Review Replies: 2
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- Pokemon Shiny Gold - tj4bigred
As I believe ignavusd said, Pokemon Shiny Gold is a great way to re-experience Johto in stunning color graphics with some awesom...
Graphics 10 Sound 8 Addictive 10 Story 8 Depth 10 Difficulty 10
Review Rating: 3.9/5
Submitted: 09-27-11
Updated: 09-28-11
Review Replies: 1
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9.4 - Pokemon Shiny Gold Review - Ghost.Busters
" Introduction "
Hi every one .. Me again .. Making a review but now with Shiny Gold .. This game is a good way to play po...
Graphics 9 Sound 7 Addictive 8 Story 7 Depth 4 Difficulty 5
Review Rating: 3/5
Submitted: 09-25-12
Review Replies: 1
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8.5 - It was alright, with just a few bugs :) - XxPokeGirlxX
I liked how it was pretty much a remake of G/S/C. The story's great, the original characters are redesigned nicely, and the ...
Graphics 8 Sound 5 Addictive 10 Story 8 Depth 9 Difficulty 6
Review Rating: 2/5
Submitted: 08-09-11
Review Replies: 0
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10 - Pokemon - Malachiab
Pokemon is the next gaming generation of gaming. If I was a game reviewer I wold recommended this game. It is hard. Get a water ...
Graphics 10 Sound 10 Addictive 10 Depth 10 Difficulty 5
Review Rating: 1.8/5
Submitted: 06-09-11
Review Replies: 0
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- Pokemon Shiny Gold Review - DeadlyFart
Pokemon Shiny Gold is a hack made from Pokemon Fire Red and remodeled its story to be the same as the story of Pokemon Gold has ...
Review Rating: 1/5
Submitted: 10-25-12
Updated: 10-25-12
Review Replies: 10
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- ravagerose
love the game but no mtter how many tries i do to save it wont save : / and to think i had a great party. 6 badges a crotbat lv 30, typlosion lv 36, ampharos lv 32, a swampert lv 37, umbreon lv 32, and a heracross lv 35... sucks the game reset on me
Review Rating: 2.6/5
Submitted: 01-07-11
- SilverMaestro
Athough HG and SS are better, this is a wonderful hack game and it brought me back to the good old days of trckin through Johto with my Chikorita...8.5/10
Review Rating: 2.3/5
Submitted: 10-21-10
- playrrboy
so fun 10000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000/10 :D one of da best pokemon hacks eva!
Review Rating: 2.2/5
Submitted: 01-02-11
- ninja2142
read it you can get mew they alll can get mew without cheating ive done it so they can do it to if they find out cause im not able to rember how soo just go to google.com serch how to get mew on pokemon crystal with out cheating you have to be at kanto tho i rembered that so just beat e4 get to water city so you cant do till then soo good luck too all of you i like this game slot so just go through with it so rember of what i said so goood luck i know this is long but just read it you can get mew!
Review Rating: 1.8/5
Submitted: 02-05-11
- mewtwoman
i can't save yet, but what ive managed to do looks great! i would recomend to any one still paying (like myself) or has completed gold and silver
Review Rating: 1.4/5
Submitted: 03-27-10
- sarabeth25
10 you did an amazing job this was an amzing game that was worth 1 week of my life good remake and to people that down this well try to make a better one TO THE CREATOR OF THIS GAME
Review Rating: 1.3/5
Submitted: 10-20-10
- sdutop
10 I give this the best modified game of all on Vizzed! It gives out more trainers to battle that may hate you or become rather fond of you, as well as All the Kanto, Johto, and even Hoenn Pokemon to train and battle, and there are even opportunities! The problem with the game for me is that after you beat the League, it starts you right back at the beginning when you let it run. How do you do more after the credits?
Review Rating: 1.3/5
Submitted: 04-07-10
- baseball20
This game is Legit a whole new experience i use to love gold version but was irritated by the graphics so all i have to say is this game is worth playing
Review Rating: 1.3/5
Submitted: 04-03-10
- stiltner
all in all its a good game good graphics great pokemon and its all around fun so many upsides the only bad one is that I DONT KNOW HOW TO SAVE!!! but yea its a great game and i would recomnd it to everyone
Review Rating: 1.3/5
Submitted: 04-05-10
- sudoka
HEART GOLD AND SOUL SILVER IS WAY BETTER ASS CRAPS! first of all it has way better graphics and the pokemon at the start of u r part follows u around and u can finish the hole kanto region.
Review Rating: 1.2/5
Submitted: 07-20-10
9.3 - ignavusd
I thank you very much for remaking this series. I dont have HG or SS so this is a great way to replay Johto. The only reason it's a low rating is because of the not 100% remake.
Review Rating: 1/5
Submitted: 07-26-10
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maraten 05-25-13 - 10:50 AM Not in shiny gold right?
dragonslayer444 05-25-13 - 08:00 AM
graveler only envolves through trade maraten
maraten 05-25-13 - 07:50 AM
When does graveler evolve?
SadSecrets 05-19-13 - 03:13 PM
Oh god, Whitney's Miltank...
vitinho155 05-01-13 - 01:34 PM
how to envolve syter
Yannick5175 05-01-13 - 12:00 AM
why cant i get to pewter??
Yannick5175 05-01-13 - 12:00 AM
is this the latest version??
Regice777 04-21-13 - 04:48 AM
My file got deleted I am so annoyed :(
phillip24 04-14-13 - 06:06 PM
Ummm.. I beat the first gym but this guy wont let me continue with the game because I havent beat the gym??
Deidrae Richards 04-09-13 - 04:57 PM
i love this game but it's too glitcy! every minute it freeze on me smh n kmt!
earthwarrior 03-29-13 - 01:53 PM
patisawsome: You don't need to download the VBA. You only need to download and install the vizzed rgr plugin.
patisawsome 03-29-13 - 12:47 PM
how do you download to vba
batdude355 03-17-13 - 05:24 AM
how do you get treeko
J_yellow 03-12-13 - 10:24 PM
i sorry for your pidgy galapagus, but it happens...
kellostar 03-05-13 - 11:36 AM
this game rock in every way
Diddy3492 03-04-13 - 05:15 AM
Ermagerd!! Fermerl Merdkerp!!
burner13 02-18-13 - 11:44 AM
This is an awesome game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
fireguy 02-15-13 - 03:45 AM
just beat lance with only typhlosion
marcus047 02-14-13 - 04:14 PM
in kanto after you beat the joto e4 go to bills house in kanto
kiera11 02-13-13 - 03:03 PM
where are the stones at in this game?
-uso- 02-11-13 - 01:03 AM
where can i get rock slide
marcus047 02-04-13 - 03:38 PM
after you beat the e4 in joto you get a ticket to kanto and in pallet town in kanto oak gives you a starter witch are the 3 from gen 1
Urikenichi 02-02-13 - 04:47 PM
how can I get a bulbasaur or/and squirtle?
Solarin52 01-31-13 - 03:22 PM
Game not completed. Can only go as far as Fuchsia City and the other side of Diglett's Cave. Other than the game incompletion it was fun.
adismaltheft 01-24-13 - 02:10 PM
How do I save a GBA game?
xxlfight 12-28-12 - 12:10 PM
if you have received HM Cut, go back to your house and cut the three. Behind your house you will find a pikachu.
Magmar 12-10-12 - 12:54 PM
It ends after diglett cave, really disappointed but it was a good hack, not sure if it's better than liquid crystal however.
shadowthehedgeh. 12-08-12 - 12:22 AM
wheres the machine part in celruean gym
blackjack84 11-30-12 - 03:00 PM
anyone on?
blackjack84 11-30-12 - 02:50 PM
how do i navigate my way in Ecruteak gym????
darthyoda 11-27-12 - 01:42 PM
Started the game. It seems rather nice...
darthyoda 11-27-12 - 06:30 AM
dArrg, not working right now. I'll have to wait! :(
galapagus 11-26-12 - 11:45 AM
WERE I CAN FIND MUDKIP IF SOMEBODY KNOW TELL ME PLEASE
tacosauce1 11-17-12 - 02:29 PM
you don't
darkaimare 11-05-12 - 03:00 PM
how do we retrieve our game data.... T^T for this game...
chiccenjoe 10-29-12 - 03:09 AM
ash does hate peta
lmfao!
chiccenjoe 10-29-12 - 03:09 AM
Oh my god!
this is just my favorite game of all time!
if anyone is a die hard pokemon fan will love this game.
i would rate this a ten outa ten
without question.
i havent seen any glitches yet.
ive been playing for two hours.
awesomegameman
meeser69 10-27-12 - 02:22 PM
WHERES GANGAR I SEEN IT TIN A SCREEN SHOT AND A MACHAMP HOW DO YOU GET THEM
Grassassin 10-19-12 - 02:09 PM
anybody know how to get kingdra and politoed?
electron64 10-16-12 - 03:31 PM
I NEED HELP MAKING IT FULL SCREEN TOO. :(
nick/08/08/06 08-27-12 - 07:42 PM
ash hates peta
DragonZoron111 08-24-12 - 09:33 PM
enlarge it srry.
DragonZoron111 08-24-12 - 09:32 PM
i cant get the game screen larger. Anyone know how to enlarfe it?
TZ2222 08-23-12 - 01:15 PM
Shiny Gold is awesome! I play it way more than HG/SS.
johanmon 08-17-12 - 01:00 PM
its alittle different though
johanmon 08-17-12 - 12:59 PM
it a good game for people who dont have heartgold/soulsliver
ljames875 08-14-12 - 01:15 AM
my ds stopped working and i love this version of an awesome game
wizzyAGK 08-13-12 - 10:22 PM
i love the game, but the whole thing doesnt fit on my screen, i can give vizz to whoever can help with this problem
vaporon68 07-29-12 - 02:05 AM
THIS GAME IS AWWSOME
chris_13 07-28-12 - 05:06 PM
what do u think are the best moves for scyther/sciizor?
antunius 07-22-12 - 05:34 PM
guys why i cant play the games here i have download the plugin but its still not working?
Djinn99 07-14-12 - 10:19 PM
There seems to be a permanent bad egg in box 6, the second row down all the way to the right...
Djinn99 07-13-12 - 09:52 PM
Anyone else get a bad egg while playing?
Geicen 07-13-12 - 07:39 AM
Does anyone else have problems using the save feature? When I try to save it says that I must replace the backup memory...is there a way to fix this?
ShadowFury13 07-11-12 - 02:24 PM
guys tell me if this a good team im planning:
Typhlosion
Ampharos
Swampert
Noctowl
Scyther/Scizor
Espeon
howat 07-01-12 - 07:35 AM
hey
bhavya112233 07-01-12 - 06:37 AM
where do you get the rainbow wing
bemer10er 07-01-12 - 04:41 AM
where can i get medicine?
Manonthemooon 07-01-12 - 03:48 AM
Anyone still on ?
Warhawk666 07-01-12 - 02:53 AM
f***ing love pokemon gold
Grapuh 07-01-12 - 02:14 AM
IS ANYBODY OUT THERE ?
Grapuh 07-01-12 - 12:19 AM
Der[
Aina 07-01-12 - 12:00 AM
Not too long if you did it right.
Manonthemooon 06-30-12 - 11:59 PM
how long does it take to downlond ? /: i whanna play already .. lol
beta300 06-30-12 - 11:02 PM
hey guys im new here
Aina 06-30-12 - 09:52 PM
How do you get the RAGECANDYBAR man to move?
ARob903 06-30-12 - 08:20 PM
ohh so you sued cindaquil?
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 08:19 PM
Chicorita
ARob903 06-30-12 - 08:18 PM
ok but which one makes the game the hardest
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 08:17 PM
YUP
ARob903 06-30-12 - 08:17 PM
really?
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 08:16 PM
Cyndaquill
ARob903 06-30-12 - 08:15 PM
whats the best starter pokemon?
quickster23 06-30-12 - 05:59 PM
gyarados just learned hydro pump
riley1109 06-30-12 - 05:04 PM
how where
quickster23 06-30-12 - 05:04 PM
yes I caught ho-oh
foundingfather1. 06-30-12 - 04:47 PM
ok then look it up on the internet
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 04:46 PM
yes You Can
foundingfather1. 06-30-12 - 04:46 PM
you cant get it
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 04:46 PM
Not the Clampearl But just the HM
foundingfather1. 06-30-12 - 04:44 PM
you get whirlpool for lance he gives yo a clampearl that knows it
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 04:01 PM
Where is Whirl Pool??
bemer10er 06-30-12 - 03:46 PM
ok thanks
twistedkey 06-30-12 - 03:45 PM
to beat him you have to have whitneys badge then go to the flower shop near her grm and get the squirt bottle and go to sudowodo
bemer10er 06-30-12 - 03:44 PM
how do i beat sudoowoodoo?
twistedkey 06-30-12 - 03:38 PM
Rock smash is found by the dude in the white near the trick house north of the ruins of alph, obtainable after you beat sudoowoodoo
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 01:00 PM
Where is Rock Smash??Help Me!!!
bemer10er 06-30-12 - 01:00 PM
how can i get past sudowoodo?\
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 01:00 PM
Where is Rock Smash??
Help Me!!!
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 01:00 PM
Where is Rock Smash??
Help Me!!!
the winner 06-30-12 - 10:36 AM
OH i have it
the winner 06-30-12 - 10:28 AM
Where is surf?
the winner 06-30-12 - 10:16 AM
thank you
M.A.J 06-30-12 - 09:58 AM
gastly is somewhere in the bellsprout tower
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 08:24 AM
Where is Rock Smash??
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 08:17 AM
And Rock Smash??
Matt7103 06-30-12 - 08:16 AM
Where was Sudowoodo??
the winner 06-30-12 - 06:24 AM
where is gastly ?
PANTAKANTA 06-30-12 - 06:19 AM
can any one tll me how to catch a poliwag
PANTAKANTA 06-30-12 - 06:19 AM
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