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DS News by Robert Purchese
Nintendo has finally pinned a release date on the excellent Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl, which will now be available throughout Europe on 27th July.
This DS gem from Game Freak makes full use of the touch-screen, microphone, and Wi-Fi connection, plus it boasts a critter count of over 100 - making your desire to catch them all take a very long time indeed.
Everything here is simply bigger and better, and many rate it as the best installment in the series to date; prompting sales of 1.75 million copies in just two weeks across the pond, and more than five million since it launched in Japan in September 2006.
It isn't just for kids, either, and Luke Albiges will tell you why in his glowing Pokémon Diamond/Pearl Eurogamer review.
Nintendo's also giving you the chance to get hold of a chocolate PokeBall containing a unique code that will unlock a Manaphy Pokémon in your Pokémon Ranger game. And once you've hatched the the critter you'll be able to transfer it to your new Diamond or Pearl game.
All you have to do get your hands on this treasure is turn up at a GAME store anywhere in the UK on 2nd June with your Pokémon Ranger game. You'll even be able to pre-order your limited edition of Pokémon Diamond or Pearl on the same day, securing yourself a "very special" character stylus. How very thoughtful.
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Agent_Llama
22/05/07 @ 14:45
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It says on the Game site you have to have completed Ranger to get the code or something. :o( I don't want Ranger!
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Poorandugly
22/05/07 @ 16:30
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It's brill. Adults enjoy it for the deep, involving gameplay and kids for the bright colours and cheerful soundeffects.
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Freelancepolice
22/05/07 @ 16:48
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The majority are available later on but yes you can catch something like 380 without any other cart
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FunkyRenegade
22/05/07 @ 17:01
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It looks like I'm in the majority having already got a copy :D
I'm loving it so far, the graphical update makes it feel all the newer :) |
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captainrentboy
22/05/07 @ 17:05
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A joke for you all! How do you get Pikachu on a bus?..........Punch the little yellow bastard in the ribs repeatedly until he's puking blood, then he'll know who's boss and will merely get on, minimum of fuss.
It went something like that anyway. |
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CitizenGeek
22/05/07 @ 17:47
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I look forward to this. I remember liking Pokémon games a lot, but I'm older now, so I wonder if I'll still like them? I probably will, they're usually lots of fun!
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Kniteshade
22/05/07 @ 18:00
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This DS gem from Game Freak makes full use of the touch-screen
More like shoehorned in. |
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@Kniteshade: I know the EG review and this article seems to be uncharacteristically full of shit when it comes to the extent of the touchscreen use but let's be honest, just how exactly do you want it to be used? It doesn't need a load of touchscreen stuff. As for shoehorned in, what guff. They put the commands for the battles on the touchscreen, and a whole load of inventory controls as well, all of which you can completely ignore and use the buttons instead. The 'Poketch' bollocks is a mere trifle and you can feel free to completely ignore it.
Shoehorned in... Pffft, utter tripe. |
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Agent_Llama
22/05/07 @ 18:28
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Playing with the stylus is utterly impractical as you have to keep it in your hand ready whilst still using the D-pad and buttons for most functions. Hence I only use the buttons.
Shoe-horned? Never. |
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MasterControlProgram
22/05/07 @ 18:46
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ZZZZZZZZZZZ
*Yawn* /oh look, another PokemZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ |
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Freelancepolice
22/05/07 @ 19:43
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I've been through this with someone else. The option to use touch screen is there if you wanted to use it (albeit in battles and pokedex). No gameplay has suffered as a result and there's no gimmicky minigame for the sake of it, so no it hasn't been shoehorned in.
As someone has already pointed out, would you prefer to have to move your character around or blow on the microphone to remove status effects on the pokemon. It could quite easily of gone the way of diddy kong racing and forced you to do ridiculous things with the touch screen, luckily it went the way of mario kart and as such you're free to play with d-pad and face buttons :) |
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Kniteshade
23/05/07 @ 01:14
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@Owen-B:
Kk, maybe the word shoehorned isn't the right one to use here. I agree with most of what you say, I'm not looking for any specific stuff with the stylus. It doesn't work but GameFreak had to go and do lil half ass stuff in it just to say they have it in there. The touch screen battle interface, that wasn't necessary. I found it annoying whenever I was capturing Pokemon, too much "dialog boxes" to go through (I counted 4 [I think; Bag > Ball pocket > type > Ok] and it was only a simple 2 A presses on the GBAs'). It's already slow enough as it is. I'd prefer it, like somebody mentioned, Mario Kart like how there is one set area dedicated to the uses of the touch screen rather than what GameFreak has done and put it in cracks here and there where it's not really necessary. |
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FaceOmeter
23/05/07 @ 09:14
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Ł20 now or Ł30 in two months? How to decide?!
Zing! This game disappoints in a few key areas but it's still absolutely fantastic and any respectable RPG player should at least try it, especially at movietyme's price... I'm nearing the 70 hour mark, and I've only had it a week and a half! And I'm supposedly writing a dissertation at the moment... |
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