Pokémon Gold/Silver

	Pokémon fever has come over many people young and old. The idea of capturing cute little creatures with the power to defeat each other seems to capture our souls like metal velcro, and never lets go. However, as many people have come to realize, the Pokémon fad is starting to die down. Pokémon Gold/Silver is Nintendo's last chance to bring it back up to speed, and it almost does the job, but not quite. Pokémon Gold/Silver plays just like the original, but with many added features. For starters, experience gainning is far easier this time around. Getting your Pokémon to Level 20, 30, even 50, is nowhere near as hard as before. The graphics are much better too, even if you're only playing on an old 4-greyshades Game Boy or Game Boy Pocket. There are several tiny things about the game though that may discourage people at first. For starters, many of the Pokémon from the original Blue/Red games just aren't there, so they have to be traded from the previous games. This can be troublesome if you only have one Game Boy. Also, the fun filled mystery gift option is only compatible with the Game Boy Color, so people using older Game Boy systems wont get to play with any special items. The time system which keeps track of the time of day and the day of the week is a fun feature, but for people who are stretched for time each day, playing the game this way can be tough and there's no way to turn this option off. Last but not least is the storyline, or lack thereof. This time around, you have a lot more freedom on where to go and what to do, unfortunately, this makes the game harder when you have to get somewhere specific and suddenly your only path is blocked off because you need an item two towns back. If you have tons of time on your hands at any time of the day, Pokémon Gold/Silver is a great buy, especially for new Pokémon fans. Just be prepared to be annoyed by all the little details that seemed too good to be true. UPDATE There will soon be a Crystal version. Hopefully, this will get rid of some of the problems found in the Gold/Silver versions. This is what happened when the Yellow version came out. Many monsters in Blue/Red that were hard to capture were a LOT easier to capture in Yellow. The Crystal version will come out next year.

	Rating It's good, but not perfect. Some of its new features may be a problem for some people such as the timer feature. Many monsters from the previous game did not make it to the final version.

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