Just like the original, this is a game that realizes its full potential when connecting to the original Gold and Silver versions. Without them, all you are left with is a small but excellent collection of minigames and a striped version of the battle mode.
Graphically this game looks fantastic, especially for a title on this console. The animations are also wonderful, with each creature lovingly crafted. As a child, this completely blew me away and had me enthralled. It also runs very well, with no noticeable framerate issues to speak of.
The gameplay is simple, as it is a 3D battle simulator for the 2nd generation of Pokemon. That means if you like fighting in the games, you are going to have a great time with this game as there are many different tournaments and challenges you can partake in. As I mentioned before, if you own either Pokemon Gold or Pokemon Silver and you also own the N64 Game Pak, you will be able to use the team that you raised for all of these fights.
It is still a brilliant move to allow players to use their original teams for these challenges, but the drawback is that any player who doesn't own the game or the Game Pak will be left using the rental Pokemon, which increases the challenge quite a bit. It was frustrating not being able to customize the team you wanted to use, and it seriously put a damper on a fun time.
I don't feel the need to go into the minigames here, as they are all phenomenal. It is the only thing to do if you don't like battling or if you don't own the Game Pak. Each minigame is great fun even to this day. Overall I liked the game, but it doesn't shy away from being a novelty. It's hard to recommend this now unless you own the original cartridge and its compatible games. But if you love Pokemon and have everything, then you'll have a good time.
Graphically this game looks fantastic, especially for a title on this console. The animations are also wonderful, with each creature lovingly crafted. As a child, this completely blew me away and had me enthralled. It also runs very well, with no noticeable framerate issues to speak of.
The gameplay is simple, as it is a 3D battle simulator for the 2nd generation of Pokemon. That means if you like fighting in the games, you are going to have a great time with this game as there are many different tournaments and challenges you can partake in. As I mentioned before, if you own either Pokemon Gold or Pokemon Silver and you also own the N64 Game Pak, you will be able to use the team that you raised for all of these fights.
It is still a brilliant move to allow players to use their original teams for these challenges, but the drawback is that any player who doesn't own the game or the Game Pak will be left using the rental Pokemon, which increases the challenge quite a bit. It was frustrating not being able to customize the team you wanted to use, and it seriously put a damper on a fun time.
I don't feel the need to go into the minigames here, as they are all phenomenal. It is the only thing to do if you don't like battling or if you don't own the Game Pak. Each minigame is great fun even to this day. Overall I liked the game, but it doesn't shy away from being a novelty. It's hard to recommend this now unless you own the original cartridge and its compatible games. But if you love Pokemon and have everything, then you'll have a good time.