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Aston Lamb reviews and celebrates the past 20 years of Pokémon<br />
GAME FREAK’s hugely successful title, Pokémon, burst on to the scene in Japan in 1996 with the<br />
games ‘Pokémon Red’ and ‘Pokémon Green’. After 20 years and 6 generations of main games<br />
spreading on to 5 different consoles, Pokémon has finally reached the age of 20.<br />
Pokémon has become one of Nintendo’s biggest published series of games, alongside other series’<br />
such as ‘Super Mario Bros.’ and ‘The Legend Of Zelda’. Pokémon has become known to the entire<br />
world over the past 20 years, and to commemorate it, here is a chronological timeline of each<br />
game, and a review of each game (excluding remakes and spin-offs).<br />
Pokémon Diamond/Pearl 2006 - 2010<br />
The game begins by showing a news report of<br />
a red Gyarados being found in a lake, so you<br />
and your friend go looking for it. However,<br />
wild Starly begin to attack you, and Proffesor<br />
Rowan had left his bag with the three starter<br />
pokémon by the lake, leaving you no choice<br />
but to use them. You also have to stop Team<br />
Galactic from creating a new universe.<br />
You start in your bedroom, you are woken up<br />
by a Fletchling. After this, you get dressed and<br />
visit your friends in Aquacorde town. Here,<br />
your friends give you the chance to pick your<br />
starter, and a your nickname. One rival takes<br />
the starter with type advantage, and one picks<br />
the starter with a disadvantage. From here,<br />
you travel through Kalos, stopping Team Flare<br />
in your way, as they want to destroy Earth by<br />
blowing it up, to create a new one where only<br />
Team Flare exists. It’s as rediculous as it sounds.<br />
Review<br />
This game is okay, but doesn’t stand up to its<br />
predecessor. The game inplements some nice<br />
features, such as 3D models, using the new<br />
capabilities of the Nintendo DS. Also, the story<br />
line is interesting and gripping as the game<br />
does get quite tense towards the end.<br />
Score 8/10<br />
Pokémon Black/White - 2010 - 2012<br />
This game takes you through the Unova region<br />
where you are gifted your starter Pokémon<br />
from Professor Juniper, you have 2 rivals,<br />
Bianca and Cheren and together, you go on a<br />
journey to stop Team Plasma, who are against<br />
the “liberation of Pokémon”. The character<br />
‘N’ is part of ‘Team Plasma’ realises that what<br />
they’re doing is wrong.<br />
Pokémon X/Y - 2013 - Present<br />
Review<br />
This game was a bit disappointing, the story<br />
got a bit repetitive as Team Plasma appeared<br />
every second for the same reason, some<br />
Pokémon lacked creativity and the game<br />
lacked new features. It showed signs of the<br />
Pokémon franchise possibly turning stale.<br />
Score - 5/10<br />
Review<br />
‘X/Y’ was a refreshment to the franchise,<br />
introducing the first 3D Pokémon game<br />
made entirely of 3D sprites. Also, Mega<br />
Evolution was introduced creating a<br />
great new way to play Pokémon. This<br />
game is captivating, and is made even<br />
better by the 3D capabilties of the 3DS.<br />
This game took care of speculations<br />
that the franchise was stale.<br />
Score - 10/10
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