Pokemon Gold/Silver

Genre: RPG
Developer: Gamefreak, Nintendo
Platform: Gameboy Color
Release: 2000
Rating: E

- Graphics -

Wow, HUGE improvement over Red and Blue! Look! There are more than two colors! The Pokemon/Trainer sprites looked much more believable and more accurate to the official artwork, and the scenery is some of the best I've seen in a Gameboy game. My only problem is that due to palette limitations the battle sprites of each pokemon consisted of four colors: black, white, and two other colors. Due to this, they were often not quite accurate, but even with that they were still really good. (and limited palettes are often more difficult to work with for the artists!)

Graphics: 10/10


- Story -

Not much of a Story in Pokemon games (I've heard 5th gen changed that, but I haven't played them). The only real plot progression is with Team Rocket, and that ends by the time you get to the League.

Story: 3/10


- Gameplay -

The inclusion of both Kanto and Johto makes this one of the largest 2D worlds ever seen in gaming, and new features such as Pokemon gender and two new elements make the game a lot more intensive than Red and Blue.

Gameplay: 10/10


- Music -

Not really sure how to describe how nostalgic and awesome the music is, so I'm just going to plop down a nice 8 xD

Music: 8/10

Total Score: 8/10

Also available for Nintendo DS in HeartGold/SoulSilver