Overall: 9.8
Graphics: 10
Sound: 10
Addictiveness: 9
Story: 10
Depth:10
Difficulty: 6
"Well this is a Pokémon Hack, I repeat this is a Pokémon Hack", I put alot of emphasis on that quote simply because this hack could easily be mistaken for a real Pokémon game to gamers not so familiar with the Pokémon franchise. Now I know you see alot of perfect scores of ten's in my rates for the categories but I got to say, Pokémon Light Platinum truly deserves all of those ten's out of ten's. Ok with that said Pokémon Light Platinum is by far the most well thought out and diverse Pokémon hack on the board. There is two regions(Zhery and Lauren) in the game and there is a grand total of sixteen gyms, two elite four's and if that's not enough for you two champions for each of the elite four's(eight gyms, one elite four and champion for on each region)also on a side note there are some new Hm's and TM's introduced in this hack and any TM that you receive in Lauren region from a gym leader don't delete them because you will get stuck on parts in the game if you do . Pokémon Light Platinum features Pokémon from all generations(1-5) and you can get one of each starter from every generation with the exception of generation 5, you can get all of the generation 5 starters.Oh and you will face many challenges on your new journey that begins in the Zhery region oh and also there is a all new challenge when you successfully conqueror both regions elite fours and its called the world championships!
The graphics seen in Pokémon Light Platinum, well even though on the game page it Say's the game is a Pokémon Ruby hack well the graphics certainly can't be compared to Pokémon Ruby, instead I would compare the graphics quality to DS standard and frankly I haven't seen anything like it. The camera angle on the Pokémon battles lets you see your entire Pokémon as it battles from a side view instead of the regular right up on the Pokémon(completely behind the Pokémon)point of view. The hacks creator did a excellent suburb job with the detail in creating the sprites from other Pokémon games and making them appear in this, characters like Red, Gold, Silver, the male from diamond, Steven, Cynthia, Lance, Wallace and even the sprites from Pokémon ranger as well as some new sprites like Yellow and Pearl who you will meet later on in the game and not to mention the poster boy of Pokémon him self Ash Ketchem!.The environment in the game really pops out at you and makes you feel like you are actually in the world of Pokémon, and is in breath taking color quality and it gives you a short of feeling like everything is in HD. None of the Pokémon are disfigured or deformed and they are all accurate to what they are suppose to be, even the generation 5 Pokémon.
The Sound heard in Pokémon Light Platinum is of basic standard, nothing really special in the quality of it. The sound track is changed a little from what is expected from regular official Pokémon games and the sound track alternates throughout the game as you navigate through areas. Pokémon cries remain undisturbed(unchanged) from what they normally would be and their cries can be heard clearly with pitch perfect sound acoustics.
I was addicted to hours of non stop playing of Pokémon Light Platinum because the story line really gets the gamer hooked right from the very beginning. With the challenges in Pokémon Light Platinum like the many multiple rivals you have and face there really isn't a dull moment, you are either battling or training. Also what had me addicted to Pokémon Light Platinum was the fact that all the Gyms were very high leveled straight from the gecko, the first gym leaders highest Pokémon was level 21, and the pace of the game is pretty fast. Also. In Pokémon Light Platinum I was always looking foreword to the next challenge and each one was more fun and challenging then the last.
The story in Pokémon Light Platinum is very lengthy and detailed in both dialog and the events that occur. Some how the hacks creator managed to craft a story that includes every Legendary Pokémon in the Pokémon franchise as well as every rival, and elite four champion seen in other titles all into one game and did a great job. The story goes as followed, you are a young up and coming trainer so naturally upon turning 14 you go off to get your first Pokémon from the Pokémon professor. Now you leave your house and a stranger comes and tells you Professor Jasmine is not in the lab but she is out and about in central city, and he offers to take you there on his Salemence. Now upon reaching the city, you see and meet Jasmine and Ash Ketchem(the world Pokémon champion). Once Ash leaves a sinister evil member of the infamous Team Steam comes and attacks the Pokémon professor and only you can come to her aid using on of her Pokémon! The game does have two regions so naturally there is another Pokémon Lab and another Pokémon professor who gives you a starter(you can get all three). So with 16 gyms, 2 elite fours , and a Grand world championships the games story is rather long but well worth seeing it all the way through and the ending will surprise you!
The depth in Pokémon Light Platinum is something else, the game has more than enough tasks for you to do and at one point a whole town is on fire and you come to help put it out. There is not only alot of stuff to do before you beat the game, there is plenty to do after. Before you beat the game you encounter many legendary Pokémon but you can't actually capture any of them until you become the world champion(you capture one in the eighth gym town in Zhery), so once you beat the game you can locate and capture all of the legendary Pokémon from seen in generations 1-5. There are 16 gyms and 2 elite fours as well as the new world championship so that can keep you busy for quite some time.
The difficulty I'm sad to say, the game wasn't as difficulty as it seems. In this hack in my opinion the weakness of each Pokémon type were tampered with and the weakness were made alot stronger than what they normally would be. If you had a well balanced team with different Pokémon types the game was gradually easier for you especially if your Pokémon had the type advantage over your opponents. In addition to me it felt like your Pokémon gained experience points and leveled up faster than usually compared to official games so that made the difficult kind relaxed and low as well.
Overall Pokémon light Platinum is one of the best Pokémon hacks Vizzed has to offer and I would recommend it to any fan of the Pokémon franchise both a fan of classic Pokémon and the newer fans. Pokémon Light Platinum has a blend of Pokémon from every generation. In addiction the story was phenomenal and incredibly well thought out and it clearly shows time and effort was put in to this hack and any Pokémon fan would surely love this hack.