Pokemon - Trading Card Game

Pokemon - Trading Card Game
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Pokemon - Trading Card Game
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Product Summary

Audio: German (Manual); German (Subtitled); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Italian (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Platform: Game Boy Color
Publisher: SPIG

Video Game Reviews of Pokemon - Trading Card Game

Customer Review: not the greatest game in the world
Summary: 2 Stars

There are 3 games to play, but for one of them you need 2 gameboys and 2 cartridges. For another one, you just walk around through buildings and do absolutely nothing. In the other one, you just make a deck but it has to have 60 cards in it and only one deck has 60 cards in it. This game is really confusing, especially if you don't have the instructions. Don't buy it!

Description of Pokemon - Trading Card Game

Pok?mon Trading Card Game is a Game Boy Color title based on the popular strategy card game from Wizards of the Coast. Fans of the existing red, blue, and yellow versions of Pok?mon will find this game to be less redundant than earlier Game Boy Pocket Monster offerings. This game is more of a hybrid of its predecessors--mixing strategy card gameplay and role-playing game elements--with highly successful results.

The story in Pok?mon Trading Card Game is basically the same as that of the original Pok?mon titles, only with new character and feature names substituted. Instead of Professor Oak, players meet Dr. Mason. Gym Leaders are named Club Masters, battles are duels, and so forth. Learning the card game is a breeze thanks to the inclusion of comprehensive instructions and an in-depth tutorial. Although some minor changes have been made, the method of play is virtually identical to the original card game, and just as addictive. While much shorter than the Pok?mon games, the gameplay here doesn't involve random and repetitive battles, and follows a less linear path.

Although Pok?mon Trading Card Game would seem to turn a social experience into a solitary one, it allows for and encourages interacting with other game owners. Duels can be fought between players via a game link cable, and cards and decks can be traded using the infrared communications port. The most interesting (although somewhat dubious) feature here is the "card pop!" option, which generates one new card for each player when communicating wirelessly; the catch is that you can't "card pop!" the same person again for a while after doing so, thus limiting the feature's appeal. --Joe Hon

Pros:

  • Easy-to-learn and highly addictive gameplay
  • Features cards exclusive to the Game Boy
  • Excellent game link and infrared communication port options
  • Package includes limited edition trading card
Cons:
  • Relatively short game compared to Pok?mon Game Boy titles
  • Very limited appeal outside the Pok?maniac crowd

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