Time to get out your Pokedex and you Pikachu to begin an all new Pokemon adventure.
Thus your epic journey begins. You will begin to explore the rich and expansive with the new pseudo 3-D graphics which maintains the classic 2-D look while going 3-D. This new graphics style is similar to older console games with the half 3-D half 2-D graphics. With this new game on the DS, Pokemon Diamond/Pearl brings a two new features one of which is called the PokeTech. These are small features that range from a watch to a calculator. These features are mostly mundane features that do not have any real significance on your journey.
The other new feature is not really all that new. Instead of using the face buttons to battle you have the option to use the touch screen. This seems fine in the beginning, but as time goes on you will probably revert back to using the face buttons.
As you progress through your adventure you will build a team of diverse Pokemon, with over 100 new additions to the Pokemon universe, which you will use to battle trainers and gym leaders which are littered across the Shinnoh region. The adventure will lead you to towns where you battle the trainer or do the little story event and move on to the next town. You will eventually make your way to the Elite Four which are the top of the top in terms of the Pokemon trainers. After you defeat them is where you think the game would end however, there is still much to do afterward. You can explore the Underground using the Explorer Kit. While underground you can meet with friends and play some fun mini-games and dig up treasure and you can make your Secret Base which is your little house underground.
Also, there is a new edition to the Pokemon franchise, Online Play. You can battle or train against others all around the world. This new feature adds a new dynamic to the game play. There is always someone online to play against and this new feature is good for finding that last Pokemon that you can’t quite get. That is yet another thing you can spend your time doing. During the course of your adventures there is very little chance that you will have collected everything there is to see. Some go insane finding that last Pikachu while others quit because there are just too many, why try?
In the end, this is the same Pokemon game that you have played before with subtle refinements to the classic Pokemon-RPG formula. This is a great place to start for new fans to begin and is also a refined adventure for Pokemon veterans. So get your Pikachu doll and begin yet another quest in the land of Pokemon.