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Pokemon Red Review

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 11 / 16
Date: February 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Pokemon Red is a very enjoyable game. When I got it for my son, I found him spending a lot of time on his Game-Boy. I decided to try it myself. You take on the role of Ash, a ten year old boy who dreams of being a Pokemon master. Pokemon are creatures with many special powers. Some types are common, like Pidgey and Rattata. Others are very rare like Moltres and Zapdos. And yes, Pikachu is one of stronger Pokemon in the game. To become a Pokemon master you must defeat 8 gym-leaders. When you defeat a gym-leader, you earn a badge. Once you earn 8 badges you enter the Pokemon League where, if ,you defeat the Elite Four you become a Pokemon Master. I would recomend this game to any parent buying it for their child.

Pokéball Go!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: November 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

One word: PLAYBACK. My sister first owned this game in 1998, and since then I have owned MANY Pokémon games for both Game Boy Color and N64. And let me tell you, the original is always the best! Pokémon Red and Blue are the best games ever created for Game Boy Color! I still love these games, trading Pokémon, and battling other people with the Link Cable!

First of all, people of any age can enjoy this game. It is cute and innocent enough to entertain children, but the strategy and the level of gameplay make it a worthwhile game for adults. Everyone will love this game.

You start out as a trainer named Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town. Your mission is to become a Pokémon Master by catching 150 Pokémon (151 if you count Mew) and becoming the champion of the Elite Four. To do this, you must train and catch Pokémon, raise them, and even trade them between Red and Blue versions using your Link Cable or the infrared port on your Game Boy Color. This is both fun and time-consuming, which is great when you are at home sick or bored on a stormy day. Pokémon are raised by winning battles and/or using Rare Candy. Raising Pokémon may sound tedious, but you will change your mind about that when you actually play for yourself. Pokémon is addictive from the moment you start your game all the way through. You will meet many new people on the way, become a hero, and win new items and abilities as you go along.

As Ash, you travel through the world of Kanto, which is divided into a number of cities and towns. A map will be your guide as you make your way through the vast world of Pokémon. Explore caves, oceans, tall grass, and rocky paths on your way. Each town or city usually has its own Pokémon Gym, with a Gym Leader which is something like a Boss. Each time you beat a Gym Leader you receive a badge. You need eight badges to battle the Elite Four and the current Elite Four Champion. There are different diversions in each city and town, for example, Celadon City's department store and casino, and one of my personal favorites, Fuschia City's Safari Zone.

Trainers can be found everywhere, good and bad, from Team Rocket invading the radio station, to the gyms, in the water, on the road, and pretty much anywhere you go. Random Pokémon appear and battle you if you are in a cave, tall grass, or in the water. The wild Pokémon you come across are the ones that you can catch if you have Pokéballs with you. Items such as the bike and repel can help prevent you from running into too many Pokémon if you are trying to get somewhere. If your Pokémon are tired or injured, you can stop at a Pokémon center and heal them for free! You can also store Pokémon via a computer terminal located within every Pokémon Center.

The music is so cute! And there is a lot of different music, so it doesn't get repetitive.

If you are lucky enough to own Pokémon Stadium, you can play Red or Blue on your TV screen using a Transfer Pak! You can also use the Pokémon you raised on your Red or Blue game to battle in Pokémon Stadium.

Overall, this is one of the best games I have ever played. It is still fun after years of gameplay, as you never fully run out of stuff to do. If you want to get into Pokémon, or if you're an old fan that never quite got around to getting the game, this is the game for you! Pokémaniacs rule!

wow

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: November 16, 1999
Author: Amazon User

With an innovative design with a sprawling world that should take you a month to complete and even fun side things, this game is it. If you can, battle and trade with a friend. The game is extremely portable and with a story line that is easy for everyone to understand, but deep enough to hook the experienced players, this is a must buy. My only gripe is one that the battles tend to get tedious if you are overmatched in combat. About the middle of the game, the battles seem pointless and almost boring. But you have to make it through to raise your pokemon to a higher level for later in the game. other than that, a very lovable and worthwhile game!

Great Fun!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 13
Date: December 14, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Pokemon red is a really awesome game. The variety of monsters you can have is wonderful, and the game reaaaly teaches you how to ration, and plan. For instance, you have to time your moves exactly when you are in the Safari Zone. I think it's great that your Pokemon don't die; it teaches children not everything dies, and you always have a chance to try again, with a minimal loss. There's reading involved too, which is always a plus, and it brings kids together when trading time comes! All in all, a great, verrry fun game! Charizard Rules!

Best of the Best

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: April 24, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Pokemon Red is a wonderful game! I enyoyed it because it was interesting, had great graghics, and was even a little challenging. From the thickets of the Viridanian Forest, to the passages of the Unknown Dungean, my Pokemon kept me company. The only setback for Pokemon Red is that it is too time-consuming. I clocked-in way too many hours on the game clock (in which I probobly should have been doing homework) because this game is soooooooooo addictive. Here's the deal: if you want strong, healthy , and high-level pokemon,(which you definatly do) you need to put in a humungous amount of time and effort into the game. I recomend Pokemon Red (or any of the other versions) to anyone who has the spare time. The best place for this game is on long travels or flights when you have way to much time and absolutly nothing to do.

This is the most addicting game I have ever played!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 11, 1999
Author: Amazon User

Pokemon Red, along with the other Pokemon games, are the most addicting games I have ever played. My little sister rented it, but I ended up playing it forever. I played it for nearly six hours one day because I just couldn't put it down. It was so much fun to raise the pokemon and to make them evolve to their fullest extent. This game is a definite must own!

Pokemon Red

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Pokemon starts off pretty fun but later it really annoys you. You have to pick between 3 Pokemon Bulbasuar, Charmander and Squirtle at the start. If you pick Charmander Gary picks the better one. Some pokemon you can't get in your version. I have 147 Pokemon. I have mew somehow because i surfed to get missingno who wreaks your game and found him. I think its a great game overall. P.S. Its very very additive.

A WINNER ON VACATION TRIPS! STILL POPULAR WITH MY KIDS!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 02, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I gave my kids this game along with the blue version for Christmas in 1999 and they always pick the Pokemon games over all the rest when we take a long car ride. My two girls ages 8 and 10 have never played so well together in the backseat of the car. I don't know everything about the game but my kids are comparing pokemon they catch, telling each other what level their Pokemon grew to, and trading Pokemon they catch. They're constantly interacting with each other. I wouldn't want them playing it all the time because reading is much more important, but it sure is nice on a long car ride. A must for parents who enjoy peace in the car.

Charizard, I Choose You

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: December 05, 2002
Author: Amazon User

The red version is my favorite game. I like this product because the game can be fun and because of the MissingNo. trick and because you can catch a lot of cool and powerful pokemon. I started out with a Charmander and boy does it rock! Its like the powerfulest one in the game. It gets a little hard sometimes when you are battling a gym leader but you know you can defeat him/her. Pokemon red is the hottest one I ever played. My pokemon are Mewtwo, Gengar, MissingNo., Golbat, Pidgeot, and I forgot the other one. There all at level 255 from the MissingNo. trick. Apperently, MissingNo. doesn't actually mess up your game. It only messes up the pokemon league hall of fame. Or it can sometimes mess up your graphics when you are using it.

Tip: Have strong and a variety types of pokemon.

I sugest eeryone should get pokemon red. It's fun and the money is worth it!

Really cool!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: November 27, 1999
Author: Amazon User

I really liked this game because you get to realizing how a lot of the times you have to pay attention to the more subtle details. It is also really fun to raise your pokemon and get a bond with them(In this game I started out with a Charmander and I have become so attached to it I coudn't let it go if someone offered me a Mew for it! You also learn to respect your "dream team". The only problem is that the cheat codes make it to easy to raise your pokemon incredibly high. There are some VERY, VERY, VERY tough mazes to navigate through. It's really fun when you start out. You must find your way without HMs. It's a very complicated, but awsome and sometimes even touching game.

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