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Pokemon Trading Card Game Customer Review: Little more than a demo…
Pokemon Play It! is a pc demo version of the Pokemon trading card came, circa 1998 when the card game exploded into popularity. It’s a short demo that shows you the basics of playing the game, and lets you do a few practice matches against the computer. If this had been expanded to a full game, it would have been great.

Pros:
*Cheaper than any real cards.
*Nice graphics.
*Good tutorial for beginning players

Pokemon, Crystal Version Pok mon Crystal is to Pok mon Gold and Silver what Pok mon Yellow is to Pok mon Red and Blue. It features several minor upgrades from its predecessors, but in essence it’s still the same game. The classic Pok mon formula of adventuring, collecting, and battling is at a series best with Crystal. This is one of the best and most addictive role-playing games for the Game Boy Color.

The most notable feature is the selectable female trainer who has her own set of animations and backgrounds. This is a great option for female Pok mon fans who were previously stuck playing the game as a male character. There are also subtle improvements to the cell phone system, HM moves, and prebattle animations. Rival trainers’ phone calls are now more plentiful and pragmatic. HM moves, which are required throughout the game, are available at the push of a button–you’ll no longer have to navigate menus to use these moves. Lastly, seeing a Pok mon’s new animation makes encountering new creatures more fun than before.

If you haven’t played Gold or Silver yet, Crystal is definitely the way to go. If you’ve played those previous games, Crystal has only enough new features to justify a purchase from Pok mon fanatics. This game is compatible with the link cable, Game Boy printer, and Pok mon Pikachu 2. It’s playable on Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance only, and can be played on a television using Pok mon Stadium 2 and a Transfer Pak. –Raymond M. Padilla

Pros:

• New female trainer
• Prebattle animations are cute
• Lots of subtle improvements

Cons:

• Too similar to Gold and Silver
• Mobile phone features not in the U.S. version

Customer Review: Girl Power!
Finally! A pokemon game where you can play as a girl! This off course was the cry sent out by girls world-wide when this game was first released. Female main characters are standard now, but this was the game that poineered that. Highly recommended!
Customer Review: Awesomest. Pokemon. Game. Ever.
I loved the Gold and silver games, and when this came out, I was all over it. This is easily the best pokemon game ever, with 16 gym leaders and 2 different regions and only 250 or so pokemon (so it’s easier to catch ‘em all, but not too hard), this game has more content than any pokemon game before or after it. Amazing. One of these days I’ll have to get mine out again.