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User Rating: 9.5 | Pocket Monsters Diamond DS
By Sixdown | Review Date:
Pokemon Diamond improves on everything the Pokemon games have done thus far, and brings back some old features that were missing in some of the newer installments. The games started as simple role playing games to go with the hit show, but became the pioneer for a series of games that would revolutionize RPGs forever. This game is the longest most difficult pokemon game yet, and takes so much more time to get to the pokemon league, or the climax of the story. This game has so much more depth than any Pokemon game, or even any RPG that you may ever play. Also, this new adventure seems to have a bit more freedom then the newer pokemon games. There are several different cities to explore, and the order in which you do so is entirely up to you (to an extent, of course). You can go through the story line out of order if you'd like, or just take time to learn and explore Sinnoh.

This game also improves greatly on the game play. The use of the touch screen in battles may take some getting used to, but in the end make things much more smoother, faster, and just overall more exciting than they ever were.

In Pokemon Diamond and Pearl, the overhead view of the world is replaced with a great 3D view. Everything seems to stick out, and the colors and details all add together to create an amazing environment.

The only negatives to say about this game would be the flaws in the sound. As was said in the gamespot review, most of the sounds from the older pokemon are exactly the same as they were in the generation that they were released, and sound just as staticy as they would on a game boy color. However, the rest of the soundtrack to this game is excellent, and the little tunes you listen to during the various types and difficulties of the battles never get repetitive or annoying.

Overall, this game is the best of any of the four generations of pokemon, and if they keep it up, the series will always live in the hall of fame of RPGs.

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