Product Description
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In Pokémon Blue, your mission is to collect all 150 Pokémon. To
collect all 150, you'll need to train each captured Pokémon. Once
they evolve, each Pokémon gains power, which can be used to
defeat and capture other Pokémon. Along the way, several skilled
trainers will challenge you to Pokémon duels. To win the game,
you must defeat them all.
Keep in mind that some Pokémon are rare and won't be found in
your game. To get all 150, trade Pokémon with your friends using
the Game Boy Link Cable, which allows the transfer of Pokémon
between Game Paks.
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Welcome to the world of Pokémon, one filled with wild Pokémon
and the people who attempt to tame them. You are Ash Ketchum, a
boy on a quest to become the best Pokémon trainer in the world.
Professor Oak, the leading authority on Pokémon, has given you
your choice of three tame Pokémon in exchange for your helping
him catalog and document every Pokémon in the world.
But to catalog a Pokémon, you have to capture it by first
beating it up with one of your trained Pokémon, and then hitting
it with an empty Poké Ball. As your tame Pokémon gain experience
in battle, their abilities improve and they earn access to new
attacks. Sometimes they even evolve into more advanced Pokémon.
Aside from capturing wild Pokémon and evolving your own, you can
catalog new Pokémon by trading with another Pokémon player using
either a link cable or the Game Boy Color's infrared system.
Pokémon gained through trades learn and evolve faster, and
trading is the only way to capture all 151 Pokémon, since each
Pokémon game (Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, andPokémon Yellow) has
certain Pokémon missing. Of course, as a Pokémon trainer, you've
"gotta catch 'em all!"--150 to be exact. So if you own Blue and
want to have a complete set of Pokémon, you must find a friendly
Red or Yellow owner and arrange a trade.
Pokémon Blue is packed with interesting characters, an ingenious
story hook, intriguing strategy, and of course plenty of cute
Pokemon and it's easy to see how it started the Pokémania that is
sweeping the world. --Michael Fehlauer
Pros:
* Gameplay and strategy that's fun for all ages
* Fantastic replay value
* Brilliant game design encourages players to meet and trade
Cons:* Hours of looking at the Game Boy's little screen may hurt
neck
* Only 1 saved game per cartridge--2 people can't share a single
game
* No difference between Red and Blue except for distribution of
Pokémon
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Review
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A unique mixture of Final Fantasy, Tamagotchi, and
rock-paper-scissors gameplay with the collectible edge of Magic:
The Gathering, Pokemon is an excellent RPG for players of all
experience levels. You lead a lone adventurer out on his Pokemon
journey, a quest to become the champion of the Pokemon League.
Before our hero can even enter the Pokemon League, he must win
eight badges from the Pokemon gyms scattered around the world.
Things are never quite that easy, however, as you will come
toe-to-toe with the evil Team Rocket, in addition to a number of
other predicaments, on your way to reach the gyms. An RPG at
heart, you scour the globe for Pokemon and capture them with
Pokeballs. Once caught, Pokemon can then be added to your party
and trained a la standard RPG characters. As they develop, the
Pokemon will become stronger and learn new abilities. Many will
evolve into a different Pokemon once they reach a certain level
or if you use a special item on them. The game's variety and
customization is virtually unlimited, making no two run-throughs
of the game the same. You can carry up to six Pokemon with you at
a time. In battle, only one of the beasts may be deployed, but
monsters can be swapped at any time. The strategy lies in
selecting the right types of Pokemon for each battle - every
Pokemon is classified as one of 15 different types of Pokemon,
adding the rock-paper-scissors aspect: Fire Pokemon are weak
against water attacks, flying Pokemon are strong against bug
Pokemon, etc. One of Pokemon's most unique and endearing aspects
is its multiplayer nature. Pokemon can be traded or battled with
friends via the link cable, adding tons of long-term play
incentive. Additionally, those who buy only the Red or Blue
versions of the game can't capture all 150 Pokemon without
trading - each cart contains 139 Pokemon. As extra incentives,
some Pokemon don't evolve unless traded, and traded Pokemon gain
experience 50 percent faster than normal. Under its cuddly
exterior, Pokemon is a serious and unique RPG with lots of depth
and excellent multiplayer extensions. As an RPG, the game is
accessible enough for newcomers to the genre to enjoy, but it
will entertain hard-core fans as well. It's easily one of the
best Game Boy games to date. --Peter Bartholow
--Copyright ©1998 GameSpot Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction
in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written
permission of GameSpot is prohibited. -- GameSpot Review
This strategy/role-playing game involves an intricate story line
that unfolds as players find, collect, train and then battle over
150 different types of Pokemon creatures as they work towards
becoming the world's greatest Pokemon trainer. This was the video
game that started the worldwide Pokemon phenomenon, which has
spun off into a top-rated animated TV series, motion picture,
books, toys and countless other products. The game involves
battling the many different Pokemon creatures, but they never die
or stay injured. Instead, they become weak and faint, only to be
revived to perfect minutes later. The game involves no
blood, guts or gore. It does encourage thinking. Pokemon offers a
collectibility element young people enjoy. (Jason R. Rich,
Parents' Choice®). -- From Parents' Choice® (
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