
Pokémon HeartGold Version
Game Freak
Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalsmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancemyth/fairytaleteenunsavouryimaginarylinearbig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questcoming of agefighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeFantastical and sweeping: a dark strategy game. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
IGDB rating
87 / 100
361 ratings
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About This Game
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version are paired Generation IV remakes of the Generation II games Pokémon Gold and Silver. Much like how Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen revisited the Generation I story of Kanto, HeartGold and SoulSilver retell the story of Johto, with the player's starting town being New Bark Town. While the games feature several expansions in key areas, the overall plot follows the same direction as the original Gold and Silver. Some aspects exclusive to Crystal are also included. Like how FireRed and LeafGreen could link up with Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald to complete the Pokédex by trading regionally exclusive Pokémon, HeartGold and SoulSilver can link up with Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum to obtain Pokémon unavailable in Johto and Kanto (such as the Sinnoh starters) and vice versa. Kris, despite being the female counterpart of Crystal's player...
Summary: IGDB
Story
One day you are summoned by your neighbor, Professor Elm… It seems he has a task for you! “Can you walk beside this Pokémon, outside of its Poké Ball, to see if this brings any special feelings or bonds between Pokémon and people?” he asks, giving you a Pokémon and sending you to see his friend, Mr. Pokémon, down the road. As you leave New Bark Town, your adventure is just beginning...
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- Developer
- Game Freak
- Publishers
- Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
- Released
- 12 September 2009
- Series
- Pokémon
- Platforms
- Nintendo DS
- Modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Perspective
- Third person, Bird view / Isometric
- Time to beat
- 24h normally
- Age rating
- PEGI 3
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- IGDB
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