Pokémon: Gold & Silver - Pokemon - http://maxpages.com/megapkmnmaster/Gold_and

The game is pretty much like Red and Blue, you are asked to pick one of three Pokéballs that contain three completely new Pokémon: Tododile, a crocodile-like water creature, Chikarita, a grass Pokémon who looks like it's wearing a necklace of seeds, and Cyndaquil, a fire-type echidna looking Pokémon.

After looking around the town, getting some medicine, you'll have a pretty good feel of the game. The colors are a lot better in this game, unlike yellow, red or blue. A quick look at the world map confirms that this game is not a rehash of the original Pokémon titles. It's a new game, with new characters, new Pokémon and a completely new quest.

New items are brought into the game too, like unusual looking fruits, medicines, ect. Although the game contains all of the original Pokémon from the last game, it doesn't take long before you run into new creatures. Some of the Pokémon we encountered include Otachi (#161), a squirrel-like Pokémon with bunny ears, Sudowoodo, a walking tree, Eipam, a monkey with a hand attached to its tail, Hanekko, a turnip thingy, Marril, Donfan and Togepi, and a little yellow something that's sure to rival Marril and Pikachu as the new favorite. Of course I'm talking about Pichu, a pre-Pikachu electric-type Pokemon.

The battle's are kind of different, and a little the same. The animation of the battles are a lot better, but you still go into high grass and find pokemon. Another improvement is the addition of an on-screen experience bar in the lower right corner of the screen. When you gain experience points, the bar will fill up until it's full. Once that happens, your Pokémon gains a level and the bar will clear and fill with the rest of the points you gained.

But that's not the only upgrade. Once you press the Start Menu, you get this impressive list:

Pokédex: Similar to the old one, but with better graphics and more colors. You don't have it when you start off, but it's a cinch to get.
Pokémon: Your six own Pokémon. This is where you arrange and organize them for battle, just like the original.
Rucksack: You keep all your items and goodies in a new backpack with four compartments. You can switch between the different compartments by pressing left or right.
PokéGear: This is another awesome new addition. This gadget doesn't do much in the beginning, but once you progress through the game, you can access the map here and even use a cell phone to call up Prof. Oak, your mother or friends you have met on your quest.
Status: Your trainer's status, including badges you have won, etc.
Report: Save your game. You can save anywhere you like.
Settings: Adjust everything from message speed to the battle animations. You can even set the audio to stereo.

Pokémon Gold/Silver is not just a tweaked version of Pokémon Red and Blue with new creatures – there are new features to this adventure. All Pokémon in the game will be assigned a gender, either male or female. When you breed a male and female Pokémon, it will net an egg -- which Pokémon you've bred will affect how the Pokémon grows, as well as what abilities and attacks it will have as it gains experience in battle. Pokémon can also utilize weapons and items that you've acquired during the adventure.

One of the coolest features, though, is the fact that the game will be real-time. As you play the game, the day will turn to night and night into day at the appropriate times, thanks to the "time" option you set at the beginning of the game. The game will also have real-time events based on the battery-backed clock – meaning you'll have to complete the event before the specified time. Some Pokémon will only come out at night – like the owl Hoot-Hoot. So if you want to catch 'em all, you have to stay up late to do it.

Speaking of types, there are two new types of Pokémon in this edition -- Dark and Steal. Steal is strong against ice and rock, but weak against fire, water, and electric-type Pokémon. Dark is a great addition because it finally balances out the powerful psychic-types by overpowering them – Psychic-type Pokémon were always the strongest type in the game, but with the inclusion of Dark…well, now psychics have something to worry about. Eevee even has an dark-type evolved form by the name Umbreon in Pokémon Gold and Silver.

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