Imported Treasures: Pearls and Diamonds

[hopalongtom]

Of course I'm speaking of Pokemon Pearl & Diamond!

I found a copy off e-BAY for £17 from Hong Kong, and its a US Region Free version so it works everywhere!

Now onto a game review!

For the game play it is EXACTLY the same as the previous games, which isn't really a bad thing since most Pokefans want is somewhere else to visit (preferably while keeping the old region in the same cartage like Gold/Silver did). Be that as it may the game play is still fun as ever, be it a little more easy than the first game.

Each game has a gimmick ability ever since Gold/silver (then it was a watch/radio/phone), and with Diamond and Pearl its basically the same thing without the radio and phone , its called the Poke'etch which its main function is a watch sinqued with the DS's clock, and there are addons for it such as a pedometer (useful for when you want to hatch an egg), a sonic radar (its a much more useful item finder), and a few more things which aren't of any real use at all!

They of course added another 100ish monsters to catch, which makes up to 503 by now? I'm not really sure, and to make sure you can still catch them all you can ONE WAY trade you mon from the GBA games, but the bad thing about that is that you have to catch them AGAIN, with the park balls which are 100% capture, but the rarer mon are very shy and if you don't find them by the next day they are gone forever!

The graphics are in the same style, but most of the static objects are in 3D: Trees, buildings, cliffs etc. And most gym puzzles are in a 3D view point to make things more difficult! The character sprites are in the same style also, but in much more detail, the player's eyes are no longer 1 black dots, and there are many new poses for the character for interacting with NPCs or acting dramatic when you save! Also the game has day/night just like Gold/Silver did, but its not "whats the time ____" its in perfect alinement with your DS's calender!

Then there is the Multiplayer, not only is there the wireless trading and fighting, there is also the ONLINE wireless trading and battling with voice chat, you can even auction off your pokemon (put up a mon you want a trade with a discription of what mon you want in return, and when you come back someone may have traded for it while you were away)!

Well thats all I can think of to say at the momant as I only have 3 badges, and I'm still exploring! More later and when I find it out I will post my friend code here as well!