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AWESOME AWESOME AWESOME with a DS

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: July 24, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you do not have a DS do not buy this game. It is next to useless. Sure you can go online in 3D and do a couple of canned battles, but there is no real collectathon. However, if you have a DS this game is pretty darned cool, if for no other reason that you finally have some connectivity for that awesome wii and awesome DS. You can use your wii to see the DS guys you have found and put them in battle on the WII is stunning 3-D. Again, the short of it is that if you are a huge fan of Pokemon, you probably have a DS and are ying to go online with your diamond and pearl guys you have collected. If this is the case, buy the revolution!

I just dont get it

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 62
Date: June 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

How do you use these friend codes?! They dont make sense! I guess they are trying to tell us that they use these to protect little kids from Michael Jackson and other malesters. I think Nintendo could of made a easier way to battle other people though. Someone PLEASE tell me how to use these!!!

Fun playing wireless

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: July 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Awesome game! It is great to be able to play with people around the world. If you like pokemons, that's the game. If you have a DS, it gets better!!

challenging game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: January 01, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I purchased this game for my grandson who is 8 years old and he said this is the best gift I could have ever gotten him. I watched him play this game on his nintendo wii and it was totally well worth the buy. It is very challenging for him and it sure makes him get to know what each Pokemon characters are like. If they are weak or if they are strong, he figures it out. I LOVE IT!!!!
MAM-MAW

It takes a pokemon fan to appreciate this game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I know that a lot of people gave this game mediocre reveiws, but the reviewers (from what I learned) aren't Poke-fans.The game has awesome graphics, and it brings a lot of excitement to Pokemon fans. As I said in the title, "It takes a pokemon fan to appreciate this game."

Designed for long-time fans, newcomers, approach with caution

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 15 / 15
Date: June 27, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Pros: Beautiful 3D Graphics, Excellent representation of the battle system we know and love, Great Character Customization, WiFi Battles, Transfer of Pokemon from Diamond or Pearl
Cons: No RPG-like Single Player Campaign, Must own Diamond or Pearl to completely experience the game (If you are buying this as a gift, make sure the person you're buying it for

Pokemon Battle Revolution is an excellent game in that it does exactly what it has been advertised to do: battle in three dimensions, use Nintendo's WiFi connection to battle all over the world with others, and offer an excellent character customization. However, this game is really only worth purchasing if you already own (or are intending to buy) Pokemon Diamond or Pokemon Pearl for the Nintendo DS handheld system. Owners of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl are able to transfer all their Pokemon to the game using the WiFi capabilities of the Nintendo DS. If you do not own Diamond or Pearl, you are forced to use "rental Pokemon," which have fixed stats and movesets. They are harder to use than Pokemon you may be used to, but using the rental Pokemon does make for a challenging single player experience. It just isn't what the developers of the game intended - this is not a stand-alone game.
I spent a few hours testing what the game has to offer. Its strongest point so far is the integration of random battle matchups using Nintendo WiFi. While you are still able to battle a specific friend using a friend code, the option of a random battle with a random person is appreciated. The creation of a character is also very fun, I spent about half an hour on my first battle pass. The character customization goes so far to even let you customize catchphrases for when Pokemon enter the battle, return to their PokeBall, etc. Not to mention that transferring Pokemon from my Diamond cartridge using the DS was seamless and easy, taking only a matter of seconds to see my beloved Pokemon appear in all their three dimensional glory. In addition, when you earn currency in the single player campaign, you are able to buy items and send them to your Pokemon Diamond/Pearl game using the Mystery Gift function.
Many critics of this game may say that it suffers due to lack of a deep, RPG-like mode present in the handheld games and it's Gamecube predecessors, Pokemon Colesseum and Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness. While I'm the first to admit that I would have enjoyed a single player RPG campaign like in the handheld games, that is not (and never was) what this game was designed to do. It is a Wii and DS specific representation of Pokemon Stadium for the Nintendo 64: It focuses on battling on a very broad scale, and very little else. The graphics are better, they've improved many aspects of the formula, but at its core, it's just a game for people who want to have the major satisfaction of seeing their carefully raised Pokemon battle in three dimensions. This is a wonderful game to use if you or your child enjoy the battling system, or if you simply want a new way to battle competitively online beyond using your DS. Just be aware that the single player campaign is not what you may be used to from the handhelds, and that most of the advantages come from owning a DS and Pokemon Diamond/Pearl.

Fun, but not stand-alone

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 4 / 8
Date: July 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

You definitely need Pokemon Pearl or Diamond for this game, otherwise they just give you Pokemon that aren't as good. Otherwise, pretty fun game.

great!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: December 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

this game is great if you already have diamond or pearl. but if you don`t it`s pretty hard to get around losing.you would like it if you like battles, thats all you do. it has great graphics but gets a little boring if your are not upgrading your pokemon or beat it but wifi match`s are always fun. i think they need a spectator or something. you need a strategy (because they are real peaple.)

Battle

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

My son Matthew wanted the game for Christmas. I am not that good at it but he is. He loves it. Thanks for getting it here so quickly. Miranda Martin

a grandfather's review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I bought the game for my grandson and he seemed to have great fun with it.

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