Unexpectedly Entertaining Game

I, for one, am not a pokemon fan at heart. I was told to buy it and play it, so I did--expecting entirely to get a few hours into the game and tossing it into a soon-to-be-dusty corner. Didn't happen. If you have any interest in renewing your interest in Pokemon games, I would recommend this one. If you've played Diamond, I do not recommend it; it's basically the same game--verbatim. If you're bored and want to try a game that doesn't require and/or cause intensive attention or fanatical obsession (Come on, you know at least one game comes to mind with that idea.) then this is probably a good idea. It doesn't require any previous knowledge of the story line (Try playing some other sequel games without knowing what's happening!) which is a very positive detail in my book, considering I haven't played any of the games since Red. The only real qualm I have with the game is that it plays like a Game Boy game, not a DS game. The touchpad is usable, some rare times even the only way to do something (such as moving between the poketch applications, which are explained in-game), but for the most part the directional pad and the x/y/a/b buttons are just about all you need. Over all, though, it's a decent game for most age groups, as long as the player isn't overly concerned with the social implications of playing a pokemon game (or any RPG-based video game, for that matter) in the first place.Read full review