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Pokémon X And Y
- By Damien Riley
How can I describe this game other than, “The Greatest handheld game
to be created to date”? I’m not sure I can, but I’m definitely going to try.
This PG rated Pokémon game is the first
meta-game for the 3DS which came out on
the 12th of October worldwide. Also coming
out on that day was a special promotional
Torchic which had the hidden ability “Speed
Boost”, which increases the speed of Torchic
(and its evolved forms) at the end of every turn
and will also be holding a special stone caled
Blazikenite, which allows it to Mega Evolve
when it’s a Blaziken. A Speed Boosted Blaziken
(Torchic’s final evolution) is illegal for use in
tournaments, but lots of fun to use against
friends in casual battles.
Let me just start by saying, THESE
GRAPHICS ARE AMAZING! Right from the get
go, these beautiful graphics are put into perfect
effect and the 3D is really shown off. One of the
many great features of this game are the new
Pokémon. Many people think that being able to
customize your character is more important....
and I don’t completely disagree.
its can be up to five Pokémonnow
and they don’t have to be the same
Pokémon either. Another new way to
battle is the Sky-Battle. A sky battle is, as
you may have guessed, a battle that takes
place in the sky. This means that you can
only use Pokémon that are Flying-Type
pokemon or pokemon with the Levitate
ability. One Pokémon that CAN do this
without being either of these is Mega
Charizard X.
Mega Pokémon are a new form
that can only be brought out in battle
by pokemon holding the correct Mega
Stone, however, to limit this power boost,
you can only Mega Evolve (that’s what
it’s called) once per battle. None of the
new Gen VI Pokémon are going to get
one however. Some Pokémon will have
a Mega Evolution that differs between
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, but don’t
worry too much, Mega Stones can be
traded between games.
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The music in this game is so smooth,
it feels like you’re listening to a brand new
CD for the very first time. With doors that
you see open before you enter and gates
that open as you get near, this game is full
of movement and amazing moments that
will leave your jaw hanging wide open in
amazement.
The battle style reminds me of
my days using the Nintendo 64 to play
Pokémon Stadium (but with far better
quality). When a Pokémon faints, you see
it faint. When a Pokémon attacks, you see
a proper attack come from them and even
Bulbasaur’s vines coming out to attack
your Pokémon (whatever it may be).
Horde Battles are a new way of battling
that was introduced in this game. It is a lot
like in Pokémon Black 2 an PokémonWhite
2 when two pokemon would appear in
the dark grass every now and then. The
difference is that,
I started my journey
with Tank, the Chespin, the
new grass-starter. There had
been a lot of leaks before the
game was released which
made people who had already
decided on their starter change
their minds. My mind wasn’t
swayed though, so I set forth
and battled new Pokémon,
such as Bunnelby, the Digging
Pokémon
and
Fletchling,
the Tiny Robin Pokémon. I
eventually got to my new
neighbor, Serena, who gave me
some pokeballs so I could go
and catch some new Pokémon.
Anime Reign | Issue 2 | 2013