Pokémon Black Version 2

Great shape! It came a day early but it was a Malaysia copy. It doesnt matter though the game plays perfectly fine. If you buy and get a game case with the circle in the bottom hand corner dont worry the game will play.

You very well may get an official Nintendo licensed game but it will be a U.A.E. edition. U.A.E. edition means you not have any Nintendo promo codes included and also that there will not be a game manual, just a few paper inserts. The black game case will also be different (the kind that has an additional clip for a GBA game) Some but not all sellers will state they are selling U.A.E. editions. My seller (stores123-Pokemon Black2) did not state it would be a U.A.E. edition. Attached photo shows portion of cover where a U.A.E. symbol will be located for U.A.E. version games.

Best pokemon game of all time. Was a bit pricy but the game was worth it. Every pokemon fans needs to play this one. Even better than the later entries in generation 6 and 7 on the 3DS. Online features are gone but the Pokemon World Tournament isnt. That alone made this game worth buying.

Its not the sellers fault, but this games mechanics suck. Its like GameFreak forgot what they were doing thought thus game. UI Garbage, Story so far is slower than my Grandmother in a sack race. However the seller was professional and on time.

This was a gift for our grandson, from the look in his face when he opened it and how fast he Bahans to play it I’d say it is definitely 5 Stars!!!

This is my first game which i got for my 3ds but have to say that this is the best pokemon version i have played , though I have to say that the story could have been better like B/W1 but the gameplay more than makes up for it! this s very addicting and ive already finished playing it for a 100 hours! Definitely a must buy!

Pokémon Black and White 2 (henceforth referred to as BW2) are the sequel installments into the fifth generation of Pokémon. They are direct sequels to Pokémon Black and Pokémon White, respectively. This is unique for the franchise, as usually core Pokémon games start off with two separate versions, then release a third version that blends the original two games in the series, while adding a bunch of new features. Everyone thought that’s what was going to happens, especially since the mascot legendary, Kyurem was distinctly gray-colored. I honestly wasn’t sure what to expect from BW2. I knew they would be sequel games, but I wasn’t sure just how unique of an experience these games would be. I thought they would be near identical to Black and White, but I was pleasantly surprised. BW2 introduce a whole host of new features that expand greatly on the Pokémon experience and make the games a worthwhile play. Story [Warning: Black/White spoilers!] BW2 takes place a short while after the events of Black and White. It’s worth noting that if you originally played Black, you should play Black 2, and if you played White, you should play White 2. This keeps things consistent with important story elements that carry over from the first games. Team Plasma has largely been disbanded, and Ghetsis and the other leaders have gone into hiding. Plasma’s “King” N has also vanished, and boy will they not let you forget it. You play as a young trainer who has just moved to a new town in the Unova region, and you are to receive your first Pokémon from Professor Juniper’s assistant, Bianca. As you progress through the story, collecting badges, evolving Pokémon, etc., you soon learn that Team Plasma is not entirely gone. A rogue faction of Plasma members have surfaced to revive the organization. These Plasma members dress in black, and resort to drastic measures to accomplish their goals. Along the way, you’ll join forces with Hugh, a headstrong boy who will stop at nothing to rescue the Purloin that Team Plasma stole from his sister. Hugh’s character is interesting, but I found that he developed very little, and really just showed up late to every encounter, got mad at Team Plasma, then fought some guys, before ultimately making you do all the hard work. Speaking of underdeveloped characters, it’s time we talked about N. In Black and White, an enigmatic boy named N revealed himself to be the “King” of Team Plasma (even though that’s not how monarchy works). It was also revealed that he had the ability to talk to Pokémon, and used his gift to understand the relationship between Pokémon and their trainers. At the end of Black and White, he stands up to his adopted father, Ghetsis, the real leader behind Plasma. However, that was the only real bit of character development for N in the entire game. All the other encounters, he just shows up, battles you with underwhelmingly weak Pokémon, says a few lines about wanting to understand Pokémon, then leaves. The games expect you to have a huge crush on N, but I found him rather hard to care about. Now, in BW2, N has disappeared, and somehow every character with a speaking part has separation anxiety over him. Pretty much the entire story, other than the parts where you actually fight Team Plasma, is former Plasma members saying things like “Where has Lord N gone?,” “When will Lord N return?,” etc. Many players seem to like N for whatever reason, but I found him wholly uninteresting and BW2’s obsession with him made the story a hassle to play through. Not only that, but if you use the game’s Unova Link feature, the characters will talk about your Black/White character at certain points. I honestly feel sorry for the protagonists in BW2. Nobody even seems to notice they’re there. The NPC’s are all too busy pining away over N and singing praises about your BW character. What’s good about BW2’s story is that it follows a largely different path than BW. There are 5 new towns added, and the badges are almost all different. It’s nice that they put a lot of effort into creating a new experience for a sequel game. Gameplay However, Pokémon games have never been super story-heavy. What really matters are the gameplay elements, and BW2 really deliver. For those of you unfamiliar with the Pokémon games, the gameplay revolves around you capturing monsters and training them to battle. The leveling and battle systems follow an old-school turn-based RPG format, however each Pokémon species is different, and many behind-the-scenes mechanics make even individual Pokémon different from others of the same species. Each Pokémon has its own type or types, which give it an advantage or disadvantage over other types, as well as a huge pool of attacks it can learn. The core mechanics are pretty deep, but like any core Pokémon game, it eases you into it. You quickly learn the ins and outs of battling. Pokémon veterans will appreciate the blend of new and familiar. In BW you were only able to catch 5th-generation Pokémon, i.e. Pokémon that were introduced in Black and White. However in BW2 there are plenty of older Pokémon to collect right at the beginning of the game. For instance, you can catch familiar faces such as Mareep, Sunkern, Riolu, Growlithe, Magnemite, and Koffing very early on, as well as 5th-gens, making for lots of new team configurations. Most older Pokémon have their stats and movepools revamped, so they become not just viable choices, but invaluable partners. One of the best things about BW2 is all the extra features they added. BW were notably devoid of post-game content, but BW2 fix that problem entirely. The first new feature they bring is the Habitat List, a feature of the Pokédex that allows you to sort your seen and captured Pokémon by the areas in which they appear. It also shows you when you’ve seen or captured all the Pokémon in an area, making Dex completion a snap (and fun for once! Imagine that!). The next innovative feature is the Join Avenue. Basically, it’s a shopping center near Nimbasa City, and for whatever reason, the owner puts you in charge of managing it. You can recruit game-generated players to open up shops on your avenue, or you can also recruit players you have passed by or interacted with via Wi-Fi. Each shop brings something different, from selling rare items, to selling stat-boosting training sessions, and more. Plus, every day you get more people in your avenue, whom you can direct to the shop you think they would like best, increasing your avenue’s rating and even upgrading it. It was always fun to come back and check on the avenue, and rewarding to come back every day to get the upgrades. BW2 also introduce new battle arenas, on top of bringing the Battle Subway back from BW. The first is the Pokémon World Tournament, or PWT. In the PWT, you can enter tournaments against past gym leaders, championship winners, and more. It was loads of fun going up against old gym leaders, especially the Hoenn ones. The second new battle area is the Unova Challenge, which takes a different form depending on the game. For instance, in Black 2, you get the Black Tower, located in the version-exclusive Black City. In this tower, you had to hunt through many rooms to find the boss trainer for each floor so that you could advance to the next. What was so great about this was you got EXP and money from these battles, so it was great for level and money grinding. The last new feature was called PokéStar Studios. It was an interesting feature where you could make “movies” by acting out battles in certain ways. I didn’t get into it much, but it definitely seemed interesting. I wish I had given it more of my time. A more passive feature are the new Medals. These are essentially achievements, and you get them for things like “Catch 100 Pokémon” or “Win 200 battles,” but could be for very specific things, like “Save the game 50 times.” There were loads of these medals to collect, and it was satisfying to go into the Pokémon Center and see the Medal Guy there, waiting to congratulate me on a new accomplishment. The final new feature, and probably the one with the most potential, is the Key System. Basically, you can alter settings such as the game’s difficulty, whether you get Black City or White Forest, and more from the start menu. Every new key you get lets you unlock a new configuration option. Keys are specific to each game, however. For instance, you can only get the key for Challenge Mode in Black 2. White 2 gives you the Easy Mode key. What was great about this was that the keys were not specific to your play file, meaning if you started a new game, you would keep all your keys. If there were keys you didn’t need, you could send them to your friends for them to use. This allowed players to unlock areas they would normally not be able to access. My problem with this system, however, was it didn’t allow you to change the difficulty of the game from the start. You had to complete the Elite Four to get the difficulty-changing key, and by then it didn’t make any difference, so I feel like the games were screwing over players who actually wanted to change the difficulty, but didn’t want to start entirely over. There were also many more features that were added that I simply don’t have time to go into. You’ll have to discover them all for yourself. All the new features kept the games fresh, and I rarely felt like I had run out of things to do. Even in the post-game, I didn’t feel like I was simply grinding for levels. Plus, all the activities from BW return, such as the Battle Subway, Pokémon Musicals, Nimbasa Stadiums, etc. When it comes to content, BW2 are king. I almost want to say that there has never been this much to do in a core Pokémon game, and I love it. Presentation Pretty much everything about the presentation is recycled from BW, which is to be expected. However, the presentation is really good. The graphics are really impressive for the DS, and even look good blown up on a 3DS screen. The Pokémon all had full animations, and were very detailed. However, the sprites of your own Pokémon while in-battle were sized-up, and did not appear to be at the correct resolution. This made the sprites look pixelated and out of focus, while the enemy sprites looked correct. It’s odd that your own Pokémon sprites would be at the wrong resolution, since they’re right in your face. Still, I enjoyed the graphics for the most part, and it really felt like the game came alive, and I felt close to my Pokémon for the first time in a very long time. TL;DR Pokémon Black and White 2 may be sequel games, and their story may not be worth much, but they bring loads of fun gameplay elements to the table, and will keep you playing for a long time after you complete them. The mix of old and new creates something both nostalgic and fresh at the same time, giving everyone something to love. Definitely check out BW2, even if you haven’t played Black or White before (although you may be a bit lost as to the story and locations). Pros: - Great blend of old and new. - Loads of great gameplay mechanics. - Feels like a new experience while still being a sequel. Cons: - The story is not very interesting. - Lots of rehashed content. - Difficulty options are not available until the end of the game. Final Score: 8.5/10

Worth every penny! Best $180 I ever spent bc I regret not playing this sooner. Now I can fulfill a decade old regret lol so thank you!

While HeartGold and SoulSilver will hold a special place in my heart as my favorites, Black 2 (I refer only to Black 2 in this review, though most commentary is transferable to White 2 as well) is a strong entry in the Pokemon series without a doubt,and may objectively be the best so far. Game Freak made a surprising move in announcing Black and White 2, as no games had ever had direct sequels before - immediately visiting a new region ought to have killed the game while it was still an idea. It made it through somehow though, and Im glad it did, because these games are packed so full of new content I have no doubt that I got my moneys worth. From the new storyline to new areas to the medal system (a nod to Steams Achievements and the like), theres no doubting that Game Freak took pains to make this a world worth revisiting. All the old favorites are present (all... what, 649 of them - not all catchable in-game of course) and some Pokemon come in new forms as well. The new starting area is especially appreciated, as starting off exactly the same way B/W did would have started things off on an old, expired note. Also updated is the necessity of HMs - once a painful bane of a gamers existence, theyve been almost entirely eliminated from the main story, instead serving as paths to extra areas. Theyve really packed in the extras as well, though Id prefer not to say much about them to keep the review relatively spoiler-free. The game starts rather slowly as usual, and the graphics have received little update, always a weak point of the series. While Game Freak has recently started stepping into 3D territory, battle sprites and animations are as 2D as ever. Likewise, the plot is thin (though in recent games, has shown some improvement, especially in B/W and here). Those who missed out on the original B/W will not find themselves utterly stranded, as the game does a good job of filling in the gaps, though some of the nuances may be lost on them. However, combat is as finely-tuned as ever, and if you live around many other Pokemon fans, there is no end in the ways to compete. Its always a little harder on those living in Poke-isolation, and while wifi takes some steps to relieve that, the Pal Pad is always a burden. Still, these are minor issues in comparison to the big picture. Pokemon has always been strong, and Black 2 is another, if surprising, improvement to the franchise. Gotta catch em all!

The game was great overall but it feel a little bit underwhelming. The map was a little hard to follow and they try to get you to play some sort of mini game I did not understand at some point in the game. I think you had to get more people to start up a business in a shopping strip or something? Im not too sure. Anyways, the game is great and if you like Pokémon, you like this game.