The Game Show:Pokemon Puzzle League for the Nintendo 64 and Pokemon Puzzle Challenge for the Gameboy Color

"Pokemon Puzzle League, I choose you!"

These very cool little games truly give you the best of both worlds:they're puzzle games starring those lovable(and very cute) little pocket monsters! The games' play mechanics are identical to those of the Nintendo classic Tetris Attack(which itself is modelled off of a Japanese puzzle game entitled Panel De Pon, which is pictured below):players flip and connect multicolored blocks together to make them disappear.

Puzzle League's cast and storyline is taken from the super-popular(for good reason, IMHO!) TV show. In single-player mode, players guide Ash Ketchum through a series of battles versus a myriad of other trainers(Brock, Misty, Sabrina, Blaine, etc) for the championship. In two-player mode, players pick from 14 different trainers, and duel each other.

There's even a storyline in which players foil the dastardly(albeit dopey) Team Rocket's evil scheme, as well as a 3D mode(in which the playing field is a cylinder shape rather than a flat one).


Pros:-A fun, innovative game with lots of replay value.

         -Beautiful TV show-grade graphics.

         -Top-notch voiceovers.

         -BGM from the hit TV show.

         -Uhm....well, it's a Pokemon game! :-D


Cons:-I personally found it a bit tricky to play in 3D mode.

Puzzle Challenge features the(adorable!) G2 Pokemon. Included in this version, among other things, are a quest mode, in which players duel various rival trainers, as well as Pokemon Gold and Silver's gym leaders, and hatchable baby Pokemon eggs!

Pros:-Storyline and characters from Gold and Silver.

         -Beautiful, beautiful graphics.

         -Many very cool gameplay modes.

         -Great BGM and sound effects.

         -Uhm...well, it's a Pokemon game, too!

Cons:-None to speak of, really!

Overall, these are two high-quality games that any Pokemon fan(such as I am!) is sure to love.

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Buy Pokemon Puzzle Challenge on Amazon!