Pokemon White Review

      It may have been almost a month since it's release, but Pokemon Black & White is still hot on the charts.  Right now, I have the review for Pokemon White, since it's the only one I have, but Black will be up soon when I have it. Anyway, time for the review.

The Graphics - The graphics system it's using seems to be fair, but most people see it might think of it as bad.  But when compared to older Pokemon games, it is actually an improvement.  The 3D is much better used in this game and sometimes the view changes letting you see other parts of the world in certain aspects of the game. 

The Battle Interface - The way you fight is simple. Select from four moves that you have on your Pokemon and watch as your Pokemon uses that move.  The first one who KO's his opponent wins. The color rendition for the interface is also well balanced.  The red and white background mixes well with the move selection border that is color white.  Now, for the upper screen, most people would think that the graphics for your Pokemon is bad since it looks pixelized. Actually, it only appears like that since the Pokemon are moving, unlike previous games where they stayed put and looked lifeless.

The Music - This game actually has a musical selection.  There are people playing instrument all over the world that you can talk to and their instrument will play along with your background music.  Also, the transition of music when fighting different types of trainers is awesome since they match what kind of the trainer you're fighting.  Another note is the Champion battle.  It has one of the best sounds when you're fighting that you'll actually get pumped up!

The Menu Interface - The menu has become smaller, now only featuring 6 boxes instead of the usual 7.  Notably gone are the Pokegear buttons for HGSS and the Exit buttons featured in the older games.  But with it's losses comes a better interface that is smoother to use and cooler to look at.  The Save feature is one to be noted because when you save, there is a save bar at the bottom and your party Pokemon are seen while saving.

The Story - Pretty basic story.  Fight all the Gym leaders, Save the World, Beat the Champion, And your done with the game.  But there is something different.  After you beat the Champion and go to the League to fight him again, you get to fight a different Champion.  Turns out the previous champion was one of the bad guys so, he won't be appearing again. Oh well.

The Post Game - Compared to other Pokemon games, there's not really much to do after you finish the game.  Sure, you can catch all the Legendaries, but there aren't really that much of them and most of them take only 3-5 Ultra Balls or Dusk Balls after they've been reduced to 1 HP.  You can also choose to fight the Champion of the Sinnoh league, Cynthia, but she's more powerful than you at this point. Or you can also fight the creator of the game but he's also strong. So better be prepared.

Overall- The game is good, just not that much replay value.  Still, it's a must have for all the Pokeplayers out there who just love Multiplayer.  Game gets a 7.5/10 from me.