Glad to see the game still works great to this date!

User Rating: 8.5 | Pocket Monsters Pearl DS
I started playing pokemon when it first came out with red and blue. I continued playing all the way up to gold/silver/crystal, then pokemon just vanished from my memory, and i forgot all about it. Then one day I read about Diamond and Pearl, and it seemed intresting to me, so i decided to preorder, and i pondered on why i ever stopped playing pokemon. Gameplay: Still same old pokemon formula, that still stands tall to this day. Works great, almost flawless, but has its bugs and anoynces here and there. Nice touch with the Wi-Fi additions to the series. Now its even easier(and also harder at the same time) to catch em all. Graphics: Characters and battle animations look the same as in Emerald basicaly, with some touch ups here and there, but the enviorment, and battle attacks look nice and updated. The buildings are in 3d and look uber coolio! :P Nice and crisp colors throughout, so the game is easy on the eyes.

Sound: A lot of it is recycled from other games in the series, with a kind of remix to them, and the new tracks are pretty catchy. So the music is fairly nice to listen too, would have liked to see more new tracks though.

Value: Games major shining point, is the value. I have only about 16 hours in the game so far, and ive only got 3 of the 8 badges, and havnt realy scratched the surface of this hugh game yet! Trust me guys its a big long game, that dosnt get old though, if your looking for a game to last, this is it!

Tilt: What can I say, I love this game so far! I'm so addicted, its becoming a problem with my health, lol! All in all, this game makes for a great RPG expierence with tons of stuff do do and even more monsters to catch and train. If youve been a fan of the series, this wont dissapoint, and if you've never played, or havn't in a while, now is the perfect time to pick up and start!(im not finished with this game yet, so ill be back to edit my ratings, but for the most part, i think i got a good impression on what the games total rating will be: 8.5!)