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Love This Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I previously owned this game but it was lost in a cross country move. Game was in excellent condition, played well right out of the packaging. Timely shipping.

Loved this game when I was young, and still loving it!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: October 06, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I bought this 4 days ago and just received it yesterday. I ended up opening it and playing it for the whole night! When I was finished, both of my thumbs hurt (mostly my left thumb). I love it! My brother and I used to rent this all the time from Blockbuster, when N64 was still popular.

I love the gameplay. However in the different modes for the 1st player stadium, there arent enough stages. Like I wish I could play a lot of the trainers, like Misty, and then expand that out after and play her sisters with better pokemon and SEEL!! Yea that would ve been cooler.

But I love this game so much now (mostly cuz I can beat my brother at it! But I love these kinds of puzzle games. My friend introduced me to a different variation of tetris (tetris attack-snes) so i thought id want this game for my n64, cuz it was a good adaptation of the other game.. my only comments to the game is...ash would never say yippee at the end of a match. and james just sounds weird when he shouts "i'm feeling giddy". wow. anyway i will always love this game. i dont think i will ever get tired of it.

Addictive puzzle game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Pokemon Puzzle League is the familar Tetris Attack puzzle game dressed in Pokemon clothing. Rearrange tiles of similar colors to clear them off the screen. If you can chain enough combos by making similar tiles drop onto each other after the previous ones disappear, you can create "garbage" that is dropped onto the opponent's screen to hinder their progress. This formula is extremely addictive, and besides playing against friends the computer also offers several levels of difficulty and challenge. There is a seperate, rotating, 3D version of the game where you have to clear tiles in a cylinder, and a puzzle editor mode that lets you create your own brain teasers. There's lots of play value here.

Don't let the Pokemon license scare you. It's pretty much there just for presentation purposes, no knowledge of the Pokemon world is required (for better or worse I suppose; hardcore fans might be disappointed the Pokemon elements aren't better integrated). You "pick" a Pokemon to represent yourself, but it's just to fill in the background art and the usual Pokemon rock/paper/scissors combat system doesn't come into play. All of the art is nice and high-res, and there's even a crisp video intro to set things up. The Pokemon tunes from the earlier seasons are nicely reproduced, and without the sugary lyrics they're great music to play to (and the tracks speed up when the gameplay gets tense).

Those who like Pokemon will find the presentation solid, if not actually integrated. Those who don't can safetly look past the art at a very good puzzle game. A great part of any N64 library.

Wonderful game. One of the few gems for the Nintendo 64

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: May 30, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I love this game. I must admit I haven't seen too much of the cartoon show, but I didn't need to in order to appreciate the game. There's no denying this game is gorgeous. There are different hand-drawn backgrounds in each level of every puzzle mode, as well as impressive FMV anime cutscenes in between rounds at significant points in the game. Plus, even before the puzzle mode selection screen, you are greeted with a FMV of Ash on his way to the puzzle competition. Another reviewer noted that the mere presence of Pokemon in the game made him feel embarrassed and emasculated to play it, but I think the rest of us are man enough to handle it.

The in-game puzzle system itself is innovative. It has nothing in common with Tetris though; players must match up several stacks of the similarly-colored blocks. There are countless modes to choose from; they range from the expected two-player mode all the way to another mode (I believe it's called "Puzzle University") where you can actually build your own puzzles to solve. From the concept, to the visuals, to the controls, Pokemon Puzzle League is truly a great game. Don't pass this one up.

Great Game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: February 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Even if you hate Pokemon, but like puzzle games, you will love this! It's very addicting, I really enjoy playing it! It's even better than Tetris! Give it a try!

tetris on speed only more competitive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

My roommates in college and I played this every day for a semeseter. Some of our friends bought N64 just for this game. The Pokemon element is annoying and has nothing to do w/ the game and only makes people look at you funny when you try to tell them how cool the game is. Were this Mario's puzzle league it would probably have the name recognition Dr Mario enjoyed. the folks at nintendo botched this one. If you play this long enough you almost enter the matrix so to speak, you can set up huge combos, the head to head 2d mode is my favorite and it's a blast to play w/ your friends. Drinking a little when you play seems to help too. This is like tetris on speed only more competitive b/c the head to head mode also includes strange trash talk from wierd little pokecharacters. dont let the annoying little creatures stop you from checking out this game, its one of the best i've come across.

It is SO addictive!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

And so so fun! I play it ALL the time when I get bored (got it used at a blockbuster for 9$!) and love it. It's just like Tetris Attack, but harder (good for someone like me who graduated quickly from the limited difficulties of the Tetris Attack version!) The 3-d mode is fun too! My mom hates the repeating sounds, though... so I sometimes turn it down for her!

you will be tempted to play this obsessively, but don't!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: May 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

With puzzle-type games, it's easy to start an addiction. Especially with games as fun as Pokemon Puzzle League. It's a basic and familiar premise: match up 3 or more blocks of the same color and watch them disappear. Based on this simple idea, several different types of 1-player modes were created, as well as a 2-player mode. All are fun to play, and some of the 1-player modes are quite challenging.
Now about my addiction... err... the possibility of addiction... If you constantly play this game (espceially the 1-player mode), you will get too good at it, and the challenge, as well as the fun, will be lost. Fortunately for you, this should take many many months during which you will enjoy several games with your friends and by yourself.

Not only for the young, but only for the young at heart...

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 10
Date: March 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

I'm 24 and I loved this game. I don't tend to like shooting or racing games; I like the ones with stories, characters, scenery, strategy. Yes, this game is easy, but it really is fun. You drive in a cart (you don't get to control the cart, though; it's like a ride at an amusement park: it just goes) through various environments (beach, river, valley, volcano, etc.) trying to get pictures of different Pokemon. Some are out in the open and easy to shoot, some won't appear without lots of experimentation and/or observation and strategizing. The goal is to get the best shot you can of each different Pokemon. When you get to the end of a level, you pick which pictures you want to show to the Professor for whom you're working. He rates them on different qualities and stores them for his report. You can go back to each level as often as you like trying to get the best pictures. A simple game with fun graphics.

Excellent Choice for Challenging Minds

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: February 21, 2002
Author: Amazon User

My 6 yr old grandson loves this game. It challenges his mind and coordination. I highly recommend it.

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