Games

Pokémon Snap

HAL Laboratory, Pax Softnica

1999•Simulation•PEGI 3

Taste attributes: actionfantasyjournalisticfresh & originallightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingfish out of water/culture clashsocial commentary

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Boxlist takePolished and otherworldly: an expansive simulation game, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

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

IGDB rating

76 / 100

254 ratings

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About This Game

Traverse various areas and take photographs of different types of Pokémon by discovering their secrets. Capture the perfect frame to gain bonus points from Professor Oak in order to unlock helpful items and locate and photograph the elusive Mew, a legendary Pokémon whose existence has never been recorded.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Todd Snap, a fledgling Pokémon photographer, is summoned by Professor Oak to Pokémon Island to help him with a report. Oak needs quality pictures to accompany his scientific findings, and knows from past experience that Todd is the right person for the job. Pokémon Island, which contains a variety of climatic and geographic regions, is a place where Pokémon live relatively undisturbed by humans. Using a motorized, amphibious buggy named the ZERO-ONE, Todd explores the island and takes photographs of the wide variety of Pokémon that inhabit its environments.

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionFantasyJournalisticFish out of water/culture clashSocial commentary

Keywords

AnimeEvolutionPikachuPhotographyOn-railsKid friendlyCameraSilent protagonist

Where to play

Nintendo eShop

Details

Developers: HAL Laboratory, Pax Softnica
Publishers: Nintendo of Europe, Nintendo of America, Gradiente, Nintendo
Released: 21 March 1999
Series: Pokémon
Platforms: Wii, Nintendo 64, 64DD, Wii U
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person
Age rating: PEGI 3
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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