Pokémon Pearl Version
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Pokémon Pearl Version

Game Freak

2006•Strategy•PEGI 3

Taste attributes: actionadventurefamilyfantasyscience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalmyth/fairytalevehicleswholesomelightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipgame/competitionsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA glossy, sweeping strategy game: light and fantastical. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: very wholesome · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

Pokémon Pearl Version and Diamond Version are role-playing games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the enhanced remake Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise the fifth installment and fourth generation of the Pokémon series of RPGs. First released in Japan on September 28, 2006, the games were later released to North America, Australia, and Europe over the course of 2007. Like previous Pokémon games, Diamond and Pearl chronicle the adventures of a young Pokémon trainer as he/she trains and battles Pokémon while also thwarting the schemes of a criminal organization. The games add many new features, such as Internet play over the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection and changes to battle mechanics and Pokémon Contests, along with addition of 107 new Pokémon. The games are independent of each other but feature largely the same plot and while both can be...

Summary: IGDB

Story

The games chronicle the adventures of a new Pokémon trainer who strives to become the Pokémon League Champion by collecting and training Pokémon. Like most games in the series, Diamond and Pearl feature eight Pokémon gyms led by Gym Leaders, professional trainers whose expertise lies in a particular Pokémon type. Gym Leaders (Roark, Gardenia, Maylene, Wake, Fantina, Byron, Candace, and Volkner) serve as bosses and reward skilled trainers with Gym badges, key to the advancement of the plot. As in Ruby and Sapphire, the protagonist must also thwart the schemes of a crime syndicate (and here, it...

Screenshots

  • Pokémon Pearl Version screenshot
  • Pokémon Pearl Version screenshot
  • Pokémon Pearl Version screenshot
  • Pokémon Pearl Version screenshot

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFamilyFantasyScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalMyth/fairytaleVehiclesAll consuming questComplex relationshipGame/competitionSocial commentary

Keywords

MonstersCollectingMythologyTradingScienceGods

Details

Developer
Game Freak
Publishers
Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Released
28 September 2006
Series
Pokémon
Platforms
Nintendo DS
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric, Side view
Age rating
PEGI 3
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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