Monday, March 26, 2012

World 2-28: Pokémon (Pokemon) Silver

Pokémon Silver
~Gameboy Color

Final Stats:

Kadabra - Lv. 70
Tyranitar - Lv. 70
Seaking - Lv. 70
Noctowl - Lv. 70
Dragonite - Lv. 72
Typhlosion - Lv. 74

Money - 211,544 (not including saved money)
Play time - 232:34

All 8 Johto and Kanto badges
Elite Four beat twice
Final Champion beat once


Somehow I never got around to playing this installment in the Pokémon series until just now. As it turns out, Pokémon Silver is a really good game! I had a tough time getting into the "new" pokémon, and often used many of the original ones instead. However, there were some pretty cool new additions to the game above a whole new set of monsters. For instance, a couple new pokémon types were added (such as steel) and even new evolutions of the original pokémon have been discovered as well. Another really cool feature in Pokémon Silver is that after you collect the first 8 badges in Johto and finish the game, you can actually continue your save file and travel to Kanto. There, you can revisit all the old cities from the first Pokémon games, collecting those 8 badges as well. Finally, you can challenge "Red", the champion of the Pokémon universe, who looks suspiciously like Ash Ketchum.

Overall, I really enjoyed playing Pokémon Silver. It featured the classic catchy tunes that made everybody fall in love with the Pokémon series on Gameboy, created a lot of great memories, and played very smoothly from start to finish. There were tough times and easy times, but all in all it will be remembered as a great classic for the handheld series of video games.

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