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Computer and Video Games (CVG) ( )
Pokémon is great because it's so much fun. The adventure is pretty cool, it has a humorous hook like no other game. Trading is something you feel you just have to do, no matter how much you tell yourself at the beginning that it's not your bag. Battles are great at any time - more fun than Tetris, though perhaps not as straightforward. (...) How significant is Pokémon? It's right up there with Half-Life, GoldenEye, and Gran Turismo as one of the greatest games ever. And it's even better than that because you can take it with you wherever you go.
Nov 1999 · Game Boy · read review64 Power / big.N / N Games ( )
Pokémon teilt die Menschheit: Entweder man liebt es, oder man hasst es. Dabei gibt es nur einen einzigen Grund, die Pokémon zu hassen. Sie sind sooooo süüüüß! Das Spiel an sich ist ein leicht zugängliches Rollenspiel, dessen Sammelelement einen enorm hohen Suchtfaktor hat. Da man jederzeit speichern kann, eignet sich Pokémon auch für zwischendurch - getreu dem Motto “Einen Kampf mach‘ ich noch, dann ist bestimmt Schluss!“ Wer sich von der niedlichen Aufmachung nicht abschrecken lässt, bekommt ein erstklassiges, extrem gut durchdachtes Spiel geboten, das auf Monate hinweg motiviert. Pokémon gehört einfach in jede gute Spielesammlung!
Nov 1999 · Game BoyIGN (10 out of 10)
Pokémon really is worthy of being one of the Game Boy system's greatest games. It's not just a fad, a craze, or trend. If you don't have this game in your library, pick one up. It doesn't matter if you pick Blue or Red, they're both the same game. You'll just have to make sure you've got a friend with the other version if you want to catch 'em all.
Jun 23rd, 1999 · Game Boy · read reviewHey Poor Player ( )
Pokemon Red and Blue are both fantastic games, and I highly recommend anyone who did not start out playing the original generation do so now.
Feb 29th, 2016 · Game Boy · read reviewVideo Games ( )
Da jede der zwei Versionen nur 139 der 150 Pokémon enthält, muss man, um alle zu besitzen, eines Tages mit Freunden tauschen - ein ganz wichtiger Aspekt, der Pokémon so interessant und langlebig gestaltet. Technisch gibt‘s, bis auf nur einen Speicherslot, nichts zu meckern. Abgesehen von dem Übermaß an Kämpfen spielerisch brillant.
Nov 1999 · Game BoyTotal! (Germany) (1 out of 6)
Pokémon Rot und Pokémon Blau begeistern durch ein wahrlich süchtig machendes Gameplay. Es verbindet auf geniale Weise klassische Rollenspielelemente mit den menschlichen Urinstinkten des Sammelns und Tauschens. Die vielen Aktionsmöglichkeiten machen die Kämpfe sehr spannend, auch wenn die ständigen Angriffe bereits gefangener Pokémon-Arten in Dungeons mit der Zeit ein wenig nerven. Die grafische Gestaltung ist ansprechend gelungen, und das Aussehen der verschiedenen Pokémon hätte abwechslungsreicher nicht sein können. Zudem sind die Kampfaktionen größtenteils sehr schön in Szene gesetzt. Eingefleischte RPG-Fans werden die umfangreichen Kampfmöglichkeiten anderer Genrevertreter vermissen, in denen Ihr mit sämtlichen Party-Mitglieder zur selben Zeit in die Schlacht ziehen könnt. Dafür könnt Ihr bei Pokémon Rot und Pokémon Blau aus insgesamt 150 Charakteren wählen und habt nicht nur, wie bei Final Fantasy VI, lumpige 14 zur Verfügung.
Sep 1999 · Game BoyNintendojo (9.8 out of 10)
This is a good game, which is worth a purchase, though you may have heard of it, and don’t wanna get sucked into darkness, but follow the crowd, man! If you’re not sure, there’s no shame in renting, just that there isn’t a file transfer or anything, and you only get one file at a time, which can be a pain. Of course, you’ll be too busy playing to let anyone else touch the Game Boy. This has proven to result in the condition known as Game Boy thumb. Add hours upon hours at your own risk. Most of which is in the battles, which should go at least twice as fast, but don’t. Oh well. Still a fun game.
Aug 16th, 2004 · Game Boy · read reviewPortable Review (38 out of 40)
Pokémon is one of the most replayable games of all time, bar none. Smash Bros.? Halo? The Sims? Bwahaha, they pale in comparison. 151 Pokémon? Making the most awesome team and kicking your friends’ cans around? It may not have as much to do as later games, but there was so much awesome stuff. Overall, Pokémon Red and Blue are one of the best games on the Game Boy handheld, and easily the best pure RPGs for it. It may have been made obsolete, but it’s still great for nostalgia’s sake.
Jun 8th, 2007 · Game Boy · read reviewConsoles Plus (95 out of 100)
Un concept novateur, une réalisation soignée... que dire de plus ? Incontournable.
Nov 1999 · Game Boy · read reviewLink Cable Gaming (9.2 out of 10)
Pokémon (Red/Blue) is highly regarded and fondly remembered as one of the best games on the Game Boy and the beginning of one of gaming’s most iconic franchises. The endless hours of gameplay that many gamers around the world are fondly remembered and its influence in the gaming industry is still felt 20 years later. It brings new players and veteran gamers alike together for an epic portable adventure that took hours upon hours to complete as well as creating a world where all of us could live out the dream of becoming the greatest Pokémon Master. It might feel a bit outdated, but the game has provided smiles to fans young and old for the last 20 years, and here is to another 20 years of Pokémon.
May 9th, 2016 · Game Boy · read reviewSuper Play (Sweden) (92 out of 100)
Det som är lite snyd med spelet är att det iblan känns lite enformigt. Man måste hela tiden göra samma sak och att fånga ett monster går nästan alltid till på samma sätt. Dessutom är det tråkigt att man inte kan välja att ha en tjej som tränare. Konstigt att inte Nintendo har tänkt på det eftersom de hoppas på att även tjejer ska vilja spela Pokémon. Det är dock en detalj som inte påverkar det originella spelupplägget. För när man väl har börjat att spela ger man inte upp förrän man har fångat alla monster.
Oct 1999 · Game BoyCubed3 (9 out of 10)
The original Game Boy's finest moment, almost cooked to perfection, with the raw sides being grilled to flawlessness in the sequels on the Game Boy Colour. If you think this game is for kids, play it and guess again; it fits into the Nintendo philosophy of 'anybody can play', and everybody should play this. Impeccable.
Mar 17th, 2006 · Game Boy · read reviewNintendo Life ( )
Many thought Pokémon was a fad a decade ago, but the past decade has proven that Pokémon is unquestionably here to stay. Each and every installment in the main series is so well crafted that each has managed to improve on its predecessor, but that's not to say the original isn't worthy of investigation today. While this first iteration may not live up to the more recent fourth generation, it’s still an amazing Game Boy title and one of the best RPGs ever created.
Apr 28th, 2009 · Game Boy · read reviewGame Critics (9 out of 10)
What stands out most about the design is the amount of freedom and customization given to the user. It allows players to essentially fight, train, and develop favored Pokémon while discarding and trading others. This is what makes the game truly engrossing. Pokémon stands as a testament to those who believe in gameplay over graphics; a 2D oasis in a 3D desert of video games.
Jun 24th, 1999 · Game Boy · read reviewPlayer One (89 out of 100)
Pokémon Game Boy est une véritable réussite. En plus d'être ultra fun, sa durée de vie impressionnante fait de lui une valeur sûre pour cette année. Un jeu à ne pas manquer.
Oct 1999 · Game Boy · read reviewGameSpot (8.8 out of 10)
A unique mixture of Final Fantasy, Tamagotchi, and rock-paper-scissors gameplay with the collectible edge of Magic: The Gathering, Pokemon is an excellent RPG for players of all experience levels.
Jan 28th, 2000 · Game Boy · read reviewMega Fun (88 out of 100)
Pokémon ist wirklich der Hit. Selten hat mich ein Spiel so lange vor Nintendos Hosenmatz gefesselt. Meine kleinen Zöglinge sind mir schon so ans Herz gewachsen, dass mir jeder Schlag, den die kleinen Monster abbekommen‚ fast schon selbst schmerzt. Habt ihr einige Auszeichnungen in den Arenen bekommen, macht das Kämpfen mit den neuen Fähigkeiten besonders viel Spaß. Auch der Kampf mittels Link-Kabel fordert euer Können immer wieder aufs Neue. Wer hierbei seine Monster nicht besonders stark trainiert hat, wird schnell mit einer beschämenden Niederlage enttäuscht werden. Auch wenn die eigentliche Schwarzweiß-Grafik nicht sehr ansprechend wirkt, bietet Pokémon doch tage-, wenn nicht sogar wochenlangen Spielspaß. Vor allem Game-Boy-Besitzer mit Sehnsucht nach einem abwechslungsreichen Rollenspiel können hier bedenkenlos zugreifen.
Nov 1999 · Game BoyJust RPG (73 out of 100)
However, you need all this additional play, because in addition to being short, the game is overly easy. Although you have many options to customize a team, the Red and Blue version don't make you use any of them. More than once I've been able to muscle my way through the entire game with a single Pokemon, and indeed it was actually easier than doing so with a full team of six. It doesn't cost the game much addictiveness, but it definitely caused me to think less of it.
Apr 3rd, 2003 · Game Boy · read reviewGamekult (7 out of 10)
Pokémon ne souffre que de deux défauts : une réalisation technique déjà en retard au moment de sa sortie et qui a depuis encore un peu vieillie, et un système de jeu diablement répétitif. Le titre ressemble beaucoup trop à ces Dungeon RPG dont les japonais sont si friands, à ces successions de couloirs et de monstres qu'un personnage faible doit parcourir en tout sens pour monter en puissance... Le principe est connu mais se révèle ici particulièrement accrocheur, indépendamment de toute campagne marketing.
Oct 15th, 2000 · Game Boy · read reviewLegendra ( )
Un jeu quasiment identique à l'autre version... voir l'autre test ici. On note tout de même que sur Gameboy Color le jeu version bleu est à dominante bleu et le rouge je vous laisse deviner... (rouge pour ceux qui ne trouvent pas).
Sep 16th, 2007 · Game Boy · read reviewPlayer Reviews
Truly a landmark game of its generation, even if it just lacks focus
by CrankyStorming (3001)
The Good
What Pokemon ultimately was back in 1996 was a game completely unlike anything the medium had seen up to that point. Here was a game that used its multiplayer component not solely as a way for people to prove how much better they were than each other, but designed so that players could work together for that 100% completion goal that's been hanging over games since the invention of saving. Truly it was a moment of genius deciding to release two versions of the game, with no single copy allowing access to the complete package.
And the game is certainly constructed well enough to hold up that significance. This was the point when Sugimori and co had just enough ideas to give us a variety of colourful creatures to catalogue but not so many that it unbalances the game. An admirable feature is the restriction of each pokemon to 4 attacks which (in theory, anyway) should give the player plenty to consider when putting their team together. Of course, the limited resolution of the Game Boy screen meant that Tajiri-san needed to design an interface for the battle screen that was straight-forward and had no real learning curve, freeing up the player's time to mull over their attack plan while Junichi Masuda underscored the tension.
The Bad
The ultimate problem with this game, and the series as a whole, is that it just doesn't know what to focus on. There's this plot about an organised criminal gang running around abducting other people's pokemon, but the team of four writers considered that to be a diversion. The end credits only roll when you win a tournament up on a mountain. Throughout the game, it feels like actually interesting events are happening when you're not around. It is entirely possible for a game like this to have a clear and present narrative and still be a good time sink, so it feels like a missed opportunity.
The Bottom Line
You can't help but admire what this first set of games ultimately were. A uniquely socially-oriented phenomenon that, while somewhat lacking in overall direction, is spot-on in terms of design and complex enough to make for an engaging experience.
Dec 3rd, 2011 · Game Boy
The best RPG around!
by Jim Fun (238)
The Good
It's really fun to play this unique RPG, it's so cool that you can train Pokemon, the puzzles are mostly to get things to give to people, the best part is defeating team rocket, you'll find them in different cities, and you'll have to defeat their leader twice (he has very strong Pokemon) in order to succeed in the game, I have now finished the Pokemon league 18 times,sounds easy huh?You're downright wrong, it's terribly tough the first 3 times, after that your Pokemon will become very strong. Currently my strongest Pokemon is Blastoise, level 100 (the last level). The puzzles are not very difficult, so it's not really a puzzle-solving game, although (thank god) does not have a lot of action like Zelda games, it's not really an up-down game either, it's mostly an adventurous RPG, with a touch of action.
The Bad
The animations of the attacks didn't match the magical animations of the animated series.
The Bottom Line
I give Nintendo a 5 out of 5 for this delightful mix of RPG/ Adventure/ Mild Action!
Oct 14th, 2001 · Game Boy
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