Pokémon Red/Blue

Genre: RPG
Developer: Gamefreak, Nintendo
Platform: Gameboy Color
Release: 1998
Rating: E

- Graphics -

Wow. A COLOR game with only... a total of 8 colors in the entire palette. Not to mention extremely poor resolution for the rear-sprites, and most of the Pokemon didn't even look as they were supposed to.

Graphics: 2/10


- Story -

Generic Pokemon story. Beat Team Rocket and the Pokemon League. Congrats, you're a Pokemon Master! Not too bad considering it was the first in the series, but it could've been better.

Story: 3/10


- Gameplay -

Certainly not the greatest in the genre; the system is relatively innovative for its time, but it lacks true polishing.

Gameplay: 6/10


- Music -

The music has little more than nostalgia value for any of us, I'm willing to bet, but even so it began the basis for music for the series.

Music: 4/10

Total Score: 3.5/10

Also available for GBA in FireRed and LeafGreen (+ new content)