Everybody loves Pokemon, including me, however a while back I had to take a break from the series due to DS related problems. Years ago, I played and beat Pokemon Diamond, but that was the last game that I had played for a while. I skipped Platinum, I went right past the generation 2 remakes, and I never even bothered to try to get the original Black and White. That all changed when the trailers for Black 2 and White 2 were released and I told myself that I had to get it because the graphics looked mind blowing to me at the time. I ended up selling none of mt PSP's, I saved money, and finally for Christmas I was able to get a DSI and Black 2.

I loved the game so much that I beat the game, started a new game, and beat it all over again over the course of just 2 weeks. I thought this was one of the best games in the series because if all the new features such as Join Avenue. This game is state of the art when it comes to the DS games and are way more advanced and entertaining than the previous installments in the series.

The graphics were one of the strongest points of the game because when it comes to Pokemon games, the graphics only get better as more games are released. The game series originally began with a simple game with basic colors and designs, and it had since grown into a game that features full color sprite designs, more details paths and buildings, and much better Pokemon designs and move animations. Graphics wise, this game is sharp and beautiful, it would not be fair if I gave this factor anything less than a perfect score, so that is what I am going to give it.

When it comes to the sound of the game, it is absolutely beautiful. All of the sounds have been enhanced from the previous games, even the Pokemon cry's which there are hundreds of. Then we have the basic songs of the game that are always playing whether you are going through a route, battling a trainer, or doing anything else, and I really like some of the tracks. I feel the Wild Pokemon theme is much more new and energetic than the previous versions and I also really like the tracks for the legendary Pokemon and the Elite Four. I feel this game has the best soundtrack of all of the games and I give it a perfect score.

The story for Black 2 is really one of the best and in my opinion, only X would be better because of the Mega Evolution plot. Sure, the game has the 3 plain aspects of Pokemon which are catching and training Pokemon, battling the gyms and Elite Four, and defeating the evil team, however I feel this generation did the best job on the evil team. I think Team Plasma could be the most evil and dramatic of the teams and I really liked how both Gethis and Colress were involved. I really liked most of the story and for this aspect, I am going to give another perfect grade.

As for the addictiveness, there are really not that many games that are better. I beat the game and then played it all over again just because it was so much fun. In addition to all the things you can do in the main game such as catching, battling, and other things, there are things to do online as well. You can trade with millions of people all across the world and you can battle them as well. One of my favorite aspects of the game is Join Avenue because it allows you to basically use all the online friends you have made to get all sorts of new things through the use of the shops. Doe this aspect of the game, I am going to give a grade of 9 out of 10.

Next we need to talk about the depth of the game. First, this map is huge, they took a whole region and then added a few more cities and towns for the this one. There are also so many Pokemon and things to do online. For the depth, I am going to also give a grade of 9 out of 10.

When it comes to the difficulty of the game, you learn as you play and there isn't even much to learn to begin with. If you are having trouble with a battle, it doesn't mean it's impossible, all you have to do is go back and train a bit more. Foe the difficulty, I am going to give this game a 4.

As for the overall grade for the game, this game is fun and it's easily one of the 5 beat Pokemon games that I have ever played. My overall grade for this game is going to be 9.3.