Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (U)

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Product Information

Product Description

Pokemon Yellow is an exclusive special Pokemon Edition for all lovers of Pokemon. Pokemon Yellow largely follows the same plot and adventure as its predecessors, Pokemon Red & Blue. You battle to make your Pokemon stronger and progress through eight gyms, foil Team Rocket's evil plans, and defeat the Elite Four. The biggest difference is your starting Pokemon. The game is known as a Special Pikachu Edition as you receive Pikachu as your starter instead of Bulbasaur, Charmander or Squirtle. Your rival starts with Eevee.

Review

While it's basically the same game as the previously released Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue, Pokemon Yellow: Special Pikachu Edition (U) features enhancements that make it the best version yet. In all three versions, the player is on a quest to become the World's Greatest Pokemon Trainer, with exploration and Pokemon battles (think advanced paper-scissors-rock) factoring heavily into the gameplay. While the game world is the same in all three versions, the Pokemon you encounter vary from version to version; the underlying goal of collecting all 151 Pokemon can only be met by trading Pokemon via Link Cable with another player with a different Pokemon version. (Players can also battle against one another using the Link Cable setup.) Pokemon Yellow follows the TV cartoon series more closely than the other versions. Your first Pokemon in Yellow is Pikachu, and he travels alongside you as opposed to inside a Pokeball (like most Pokemon). Pikachu's mood can be displayed virtual-pet style: keeping him happy is important, as his mood affects certain events in the game. In addition to the inclusion of other TV-show elements, like Team Rocket, new battle modes between players are available as well as a secret game called Pikachu's Beach.

If you haven't played any of the Pokemon games before, Pokemon Yellow is the best place to start. But while Pokemaniacs will go gaga over Yellow's new features, less enthusiastic veterans of Red and Blue may not find the extras to be quite so special. --Joe Hon