Pokémon on the Wii. Complete with amazing 3-D graphics, online capability, simple controls.. and nothing else.
Release Date: June 25, 2007
Review Date: July 2, 2007
The first Pokémon game for the Wii turns out to be a letdown. The game takes place in a theme park called Pokétopia, a battling ground for all kinds of competitive trainers.
Too bad that's the only thing it has.
Usually, theme parks have fun games for sheer relaxing enjoyment, and usually there's a theme of difficulty, as well with a story behind each ride. Something to make memories out of.
Pokemon Battle Revolution is a theme park that's far from being finished. Might as well put up signs saying that it's not ready, because the game is not ready for the world. Let alone, the online one.
The gameplay to this game is super simple, I'm sure anyone who can move and point as well as read can master it. Basically knowing the buttons on the Wiimote and having point sensitivity will allow you to figure out how to play the game. The strategy behind the game however, is much more complex -- but this is about the game itself, not the fine details of it. The game has no story. You battle to win coupons to accessorize your trainer (limited amounts of models) or you can buy items that you get only one of in the D/P games. That's it.
Graphics look amazing in this game. Best that the Wii offers so far. The moves look realistic, and the Pokemon do as well. The trainers look fine, and the stadiums.. absolutely amazing. Solar beam is a great move that shows off these graphics. The sound is somewhat calm, though I must say the connecting to WFC music is quite annoying after a while. Announcer is the only sound in the game aside from Pokemon cries. His voice is alright, but his phrases are utterly repetitive.
The game is quite short. Online capabilities are really flawed. There's no record system, it's just a normal battle. No drama, no excitement, no flavor.
Pokémon Battle Revolution is just Pokémon on the Wii. Complete with amazing 3-D graphics, trainer models, amazing backgrounds, online capability, simple controls.. but nothing else. No flow, no substance. It's showy but it's got nothing deep inside. Like I said before, it's a theme park disaster just waiting to happen. If we compare it to a roller coaster, it's one that's easy to get on, it's short.. and it stops in the middle of it. Forever.