An excellent hack. The world definitely feels more believable with a wider variety of Pokémon available. The only complaints I have are that starters aren't easily obtainable. I'm about halfway through the game at the time of writing and I still only have my beginning starter (my quest for Charmander and Charizard continues). The other major complaint is that when you face a gym leader, the text jumps to the "congrats for beating me, take my badge" speech. Well, all the leaders except for Norman. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the leaders being swapped for more bad ass counterparts. Speaking of which, the game is challenging. So. Very. Challenging. The first gym uses primarily normal types (instead of the original Rock types) and they hit so hard and so fast that a challenge like nuzlocke is impossible for all except the most patient and most lucky. Although, to its credit, if you can get kicked off properly and develop the right grind schedule for your team, you'll survive. The shift in gym types and difficulty adds a much needed edge of excitement. Gym leaders feel like the bad ass bosses they're supposed to be, making wannabe masters run home crying. Definitely a nice game for the collection and worth pumping a few hours in.

As for Graphics, Sound, and Story? There isn't much to add. The story is the same right down to the lying gyms that claim they use one type when its something totally different. The game looks like Pokémon emerald and the only noticeable visual difference is the switch from day to night (which, actually, deserves a nice word for having morning, afternoon, evening, and night instead of night/day). And everything sounds the same right down to the occasional wild Pokémon call in the background (which, now that I think about it, has a really minor flaw. Only the original Pokémon of an area make calls, not the ones that were hacked in, but this is so minor it doesn't deserve a minus point).