Pinball is a very origional game that mind-busts many people. The next version of pinball comes into the USA, with Pokemon! Many people think of it as fun, exciting, awesome. Where as other think of it as boring, easy, and a waste of time. If you think this, then theres something wrong (in my opinion) I played the game a few times, which means I don't have the game, but I have a lot to say about it.
Features
Two pinball machines
Four bonus stages
Catch all 150 Pokémon
Built-in Rumble feature
Transfer high scores via IR link
Printer support
For Game Boy or Game Boy Color
In Pokémon Pinball, one thing is obvious: the design team took the existing pinball engine of Kirby's Pinball Land for the Game Boy, and converted it into another machine altogether. The game has a lot to discover, uncover, and excover! (Wait, is that a word? hehe)
In the game, you just hit a Pokeball around the macine, hitting pokemon, and pokemon objects on your way! There are two machines, Red and Blue, and each machine has its own techiques, challenges, bonus levels, and Pokémon. A awesome feature is it has a PokeDex! Each machine will also give you the ability to evolve captured Pokémon, since some creatures are not out in the wild. What happens when you manage to get all 150 Pokémon? Ah, that's a secret that has to be discovered, and it won't be easy. You'll have to learn exactly how to unearth certain Pokémon, since not all Pokémon can be obtained the same way.
Pokémon Pinball is one of the first Game Boy Color cartridges to feature Rumble. The box includes one AAA battery that you install in the oversized, uniquely-sized cartridge. Once installed, every time your ball bumps or nudges into something along the playfield, your system vibrates in your hand almost like the Rumble Pak for the N64. It's a neat feature, but don't expect it to add to the pinball realism, since a real pinball machine rarely zaps you in the palms.
If you're a fan of Pikachu, crank up those speakers you'll be greeted with a hearty, digitized "Piiiiiika!!!" if the electric mouse saves your ball from going down the drain. Ah, those guys really know how to appease the fans of the series. |