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NO WILD POKEMON!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 10 / 18
Date: April 02, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I'm a super Pokemon fan! I've played more than 300 hours on my gameboy Pokemon game but I have to tell you that Colosseum sucks!I bought this game a week after it came out thinking that it would totally rock. I mean, running around in 3D, catching wild pokemon. That would be great! But the game is totally the opposite. To warn you about this game and also to punish all the dudes who made this game, I made up my "WHY THIS GAME SUCKS" list.

1. NO RUNNING AROUND CATCHING POKEMON!

2. NO MORE MINIGAMES

3. YOU CAN'T RENT POKEMON IN "BATTLE MODE"(THEY CHOOSE THE POKEMON FOR YOU)

4. YOU CAN'T WALK BETWEEN TOWNS.(IT'S ALWAYS AS IF "FLYING" TO A TOWN)

5. THE MAP IS REALY SMALL(ONLY 3 TOWNS).

6. THE MUSIC DOESN'T EVEN MATCH THE MOOD.

7. YOU CAN'T CHOOSE YOUR GENDER.

8. CHARACTERS DON'T SAY A "WORD"(THEY DON'T SPEAK, ITS ALL READING)

9. OH! DID I SAY.....NO RUNNING AROUND CATCHING POKEMON!

10. SOME POKEMON LOOK LIKE PAPER (NO SHADOWS WHATSOEVER)

11. BATTLES GRAPHICS TAKE TO LONG,(UP TO 20 MINUTES IN AN ALL 6 BATTLE)

In conclusion, it feels as if the desingers tried to make something different, something that everyone wanted, but they forgot what made pokemon so fun. They forgot the traditional "engine" of the game.

Not a True Pokemon game. [actually a 16 year old writer]

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: December 10, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ok. Let me say this. The true beauty of the old Pokemon games was their AMAZING expandibility. For example, instead of having a set 'party' of characters to choose from to fight, you can have almost infinite combonations of HUNDREDS of characters. And some pretty cool ones at that. When I was younger I was a HUGE pokefanatic. I loved the games and other pokemon-related things. Eventually, I FINALLY regained my senses and have been 'off' Pokemon for years. NOW, at 16, I hadn't played a new one since Red Version. So I borrowed my friend's Ruby Version and was really startled by just how much fun it was. I even became slightly addicted once again to the whole concept. Yay! I loved my Mawile! So cool! BUT, now, as that is decently UNrelated to the subject, I will tell you about Colosseum.

Colosseum ruined the Pokemon genre. I'm not kidding. And I love the Pokemon games. BUT, this game totally ruined the main concept. CATCHING POKEMON. You can't do it! You just steal "SPECIFIC" Pokemon from other trainers! This doesn't work for the series! The most fun part of the games WAS catching the pokemon and WAS arranging them however you like and NOT getting specified ones and being forced to use the same terrible move OVER AND OVER again in battles JUST to get them to 'purify' so that you can REALLY use them.

Also about this game, you CAN'T EXPLORE. Pokemon was all about being a little kid running around some country trying to catch really cool Pokemon and become the 'best trainer.' In this game, you can't explore. You aren't a little kid. You can't wander the countryside. You just 'drive' from city to city. And you don't even get to DO the driving.

FIGHTING. Ruined. In Pokemon, there was originally one kind of fight. A one on one battle. Now in Ruby Version, they introduced the Double Battles [two pokemon against two pokemon at the same time] but they weren't the MAIN fighting. The true 'glory' of early games was having to make decisions about your Pokemon and organizing them in such a way that you could have an advantage. In this game, you just keep both on, and ALL STRATEGY IS GONE. The originals were great, but now, it's not even Pokemon. It's just hitting your opponent over and over with no strategy involved. Also, the game was unique because it was different from other RPG's [yes, pokemon is an RPG] because it was one on one. The Double Battles are a nice idea, but they don't work. They are EXCRUTIATINGLY boring, easy, and heck, the graphics REALLY AREN'T THAT GOOD. All the Pokemon from earlier games were just picked up out of the N64 Stadium games and just stuck in here with no improvements. And don't be one of those "Graphic Geeks." Graphics NEVER make the game. That's why I can go back and play the original StarFox on my Super Nintendo [which sits right next to my Gamecube], and it is still super fun.

ALSO, the MULTIPLAYER IS DEAD. You must have a Game boy advance AND a Pokemon Ruby or Sapphire pack IN every game boy to even PLAY with your friends! THAT'S RIDICULOUS! Look at this! Gamecube - $100. Colosseum - $50 [at beginning]. GBA x FOUR - $340 [or so]. GBA Pokemon games x FOUR - $120. HOLY CRAP!! For a series MOSTLY aimed at kids, this comes to an INSANE 610 DOLLARS BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS!! AND THE MULTIPLAYER [and game] ARE DEFINITELY MORE TERRIBLE THAN GOOD!! It's just outrageous.

CONCLUSION: Pokemon Colosseum is, to date, the WORST Pokemon game yet. If you want to play a good Pokemon game, buy Ruby or Sapphire, or buy the new remakes of the originals for Game Boy. Or [If you are intent on getting a Gamecube game] go buy The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Smash Bros. Melee, Pikmin 1 or 2, Viewtiful Joe, Tales of Symphonia, Baten Kaitos, Paper Mario, Alien Hominid, ANYTHING, just to keep your hands off this sorry game title. Please listen, I was dooped by the reviews on here when I decided to buy this. And now, I'm selling it.

A mother's perspective

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: June 09, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I, as a mother, CANNOT stand this game. In story mode, you can't pause in the middle of something and resume later. Not only that but you have to go to a certain area to save. It always takes my son and his friends at least five minutes to stop the game. The battles can't be paused (with the gamecube turned off) either.

I get annoyed just getting a glimps of the game. There's some Yu-gi-oh looking guy strutting around with a lame red-headed girl on his heels. Give me a break. What kind of message are we sending here! Why can't he have another boy follow him around, or better yet, let the characters be interchangable?

The battles are okay. My son really seems to enjoy them. My advice..? Save your money, get Zelda. Your money will be much better spent.

Good, not good enough

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 18
Date: September 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love pokémon and I have bought all the games, except for pokémon colosseum. Last christmas I bought an Xbox and I was really annoyed that Nintendo had released a pokémon game on the gamecube and not the Xbox or PS2. I have seen the graphics for this game and they are not the best. Personally I think the Gamecube is trash and the graphics on PS2 and Xbox are much better. I'm not buying a Gamecube jst to play this game. I have to admit the story is quite good. Evil pokémon are taking control of the world and you have to defeat different people and all that and you can also move around easier but I wouldn't my money on it. I'm gonna wait till Nintendo release something on the Xbox. I'm gonna play Leaf Green instead.
Don't bother with Pokémon Colosseum.

Too cute n' cudly

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 12
Date: June 11, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game has no gore or violence or blood. This game is programming kid's minds to believe in misticaly evil creatures like 'jigglypuff'! The Asian's do know how to make great entertainment software, but this is know exception. I advise not to buy it .

an ok game for kids under the age of ?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: May 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

well ill be honest this game really is a very BAD game it is terible in fact GRAPHICS: 3 GAMEPLAY: 1 ALL AROUND CRAPINESS:10 this game is soooooooo sad that id say id rather makeout with that gay teletubbie than buy no even watch this game being played buy my 5 year old cousin. and i swear he would lose to that one pokeman that cant even attack that cocoon pokeman. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU DO YOU WILL BE BURNING IT 5 MINUTES AFTER YOU BUY IT.

AWSOME MAN!!!!!!!!!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

ok. well this is a terrible game. if any nerd says its fun there lying. its horrible. no multiplayer,unless u got a GBA and cord: BUT then it gets cool..... veryyyy cooll... just kiding based on i miss you ~dont waste your money on this really bad game.~ i HAte it I hate It.

EWWWWWW! TERRIBLE!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Ouch. Hopin 4 a good game. Good graphics. Fun. Yea Right. Like i got that. Terrible game play. Boring, hard to catch pokemon. Why would anybod want this game. The multi player is the worst. No 2 player w/o gameboy. Worst part is u got 2 use the pokemon to get all its moves. Don't buyit.If ur a die-hard pokemon fan, RENT FIRST. This game is a [...]. RENT FIRST. Beleive me. IM SAVING U MONEY!!!!!!40 BUCKS THAT U COULD USE 2 BUY SUMTHING BETTER. DO NOT BUY UNLESS U RENT IT AND LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!! IM ONLY TRYING 2 SAVE U MONEY> HEAR ME OUT!![...]

Waste of money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I love Pokemon but Nintendo butchers it for Colloseum, making it almost impossible to beat unless you CHEAT, which the computer does a number of times. The Colloseum modes are way too hard to beat even with your strongest Pokemon raised and bred from level 5 to 100, you CANT BEAT THIS GAME.

The only saving grace is RPG Mode, but alas that is very short lived. I miss the days of the GBA games being the only way to battle pokemon, the way not every trainer gets a Latios, or a Rayquaza, or some other UBER Pokemon on his arsenal ... no, make that EVERYBODY in colloseum has at least ONE Uber Pokemon at their disposal.

This game stinks, it's a lot more worth it to save your money for other things than waste it on Colloseum, trust me I wasted about 50-60 dollars on a guide ... the game ... and the bonus disk. Which I could've put towards other things, please if you respect yourself, do not buy this.

Not Very Good At All....

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: November 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This game is not what I had expected. For one, the graphics suck, and to complete Pokemon Leaf Green/ Fire Red pokedex, you have to beat this game, which isnt an easy takt to be done. All in all, i dont reccomend this game.

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