I hate Pokémon.
It was an interesting concept when it was a Game Boy timekiller. But they, Nintendo and WotC and all, had to kill it by overmarketing it.
An I could live with it, had they not committed the atrocity that the have recently done.
For those who've never heard of it, there is a puzzle game on the Super Nintendo called Tetris Attack. It is THE best puzzle game ever. Period. Tetris is nothing in comparason. If you don't believe me, rent/buy it. You'll learn.
You will also notice that the game is themed after the characters from Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island. It made sence since the game's original japanese release was filled with anime fairies, and it took only a few days of graphics switching to redo the total appearance of the game.
The new version of the Game Boy, the Game Boy Advanced will have Tetris Attack on it. The original GB had it, but Tetris Attack requires colors (well, it uses shapes too, but only losers, ie, people who get 2,000 pts in two minutes instead of over 40,000) to be played correctly, so it kinda was a flop.
But...Nintendo once again redid the graphics with characters they own the rights too. The Pokécrap.
Pokémon Puzzle League, they call it. Could they have been any more lame? I doubt it.
They have corrupted the best puzzle game ever, and for that, they can never be forgiven.
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For those who don't know, 2,000 pts is the default top score in the 2-minute games, which is the only true test of TA speed and agility. My friend once got 5,000 something. I get 15k on very bad rounds and up to over 40,000 on good ones. One guy I knew claimed 60k, but I have doubts.