Pokémon Black Version 2

After the first BW came out, I expecting either a Grey version or the remakes to RSE to come out next. Unfortunatley (cause I really wanted a RSE remake) that isnt the case especially since Gen 6 was declared to come out Q3 2013 worldwide, about a year after the US release of this game. Instead of remakes, weve been given a direct sequel. Black and White 2 are the first numbered sequels of the series. Gen 2 is the first sequel, just on a different hardware (GB Color). Well lets begin. Story wise, the same begining to end formula is used just with a few tweeks left and right. Theres your character, he/she starts off their journey, battles gym leaders, fights bad guys, battles elite four, becomes champion. Everyone should know the deal. So here are the tweaks: -You start off in a city with its own gym and poke center. -Your rival wants revenge from Team Plasma for stealing his sisters purloin. -Bianca and Cheren, minus the player from BW are back as supporting/tag team characters. -Team Plasma has split factions. -Some new gym leaders mixed in with old ones. -Challenge mode (Obtainable from Black 2 only, post-game.) Most of the new areas are thrown at you right away while some of the old areas cant be reached till the game has been finished. The two year time skip is very self evident. The characters have changed in many ways from the last game. This is especially important for Bianca and Cheren because they appear all throughout the game. You see them literally at every important and sometimes even non-important event in the story. Theyve abandoned their old teams for ones that feature mostly normal types. Because of your rivals direct tie-in conflict with Team Plasma, youll see him all the time too. The Regional Pokedex in this game..... is friggin huge. Some pokemon that were next to nothing exclusive became available right away. This is a good thing for veteran players who want to start off their journey with pokemon from older generations. The habitat list is nice addtion but not something I put focus into. Now about Unova two years later. The New areas are available right away before the game is even over. The old areas look almost the same from BW. Same layout, same mode of transport, same buildings. However, there are a lot of old places that cant be reached till post-game. The old gyms have been redesigned and the conventional Gym melody has been remixed b/w gyms. Even and out, the new areas are nice but the old areas feel like Im playing BW all over again. There are lots of new subquests to get involved with. The medal system (achievments for Pokemon) is almost involutary and a lot things you normally do get you rewarded. Pokestar studios is coupled with poke musical. Your involvement will take about 20 mins but from there its free choice. Post-game is usually a good time to jump in on these. Also included after game is the pixie trio, capturing the version mascots, Latios/Latias (version dependant), Heatran, Cresselia, and the regi trio. The game does a good job of keeping the player busy. Now about Pokemon World Tournament. Easily the best thing any Pokemon game can offer. This is why veteran fans should be buying the game. To face off every gym leader and every champion from the past four generations in a 5th Gen setting is the coolest thing. This is obviously post game but a very great inccentive. All in all I like it. Why four stars? I was really expecting a remake of either BW or RSE. Game freak didnt have to break up Kyruems forms into two seperate games, it could have been one game with the same time skip. With Gen 6 around the corner, Gen 5 feels a bit short lived. Its mostly due to fact that Game Freak has put too many main series games on the DS, a total number 9 including Gen 5 games. All I can say is if youre an old fan, play it because of PWT and challenge mode (Black 2). The nostalgia is amazing and the game feels a little more intense on challenge mode.

I will make it short and simple, Pokemon has been here for a long time ever sense the first Nintendo handheld device the Game Boy. The series has came a long way and with the modern graphic being improved how can you not own a 3-D universe Pokemon game with more pokemon (even though I prefer the 1st gen) This generation of pokemon is still not bad and this game proves it with 3 on 3 battles, new strategy and a new adventure. This game is a must own for any pokemon fan or someone wants to get into Pokemon. But to make it more fun for newer people to play this game I recommend you to start from the beginning that way it will even more enjoyable.

Been playing pokemon since the 90s when red came out. Im one of those people who are die hard Gen 1 fans but this is the first game in a long time that has even came close though. At the least it is the best sequel to a first game at all. I would say that it is the 3rd best game behind red and silver. Verry different then the first Black and White game with a lot more things to do on the side. Also alot of reward pokemon like shinies and a zorua which was pretty sweet in my oppinions.

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!

Same formula makes this another fun entry in the franchise but at this point I expected more. Wheres the 3D? And wheres the improved graphics and audio? Although the retro appeal is part of what I like about the games, the pixelated Pokemon are becoming very outdated. Overall, everything you would want from a Pokemon game, just not enough improvement for the second installment on the 3DS. Hopefully they finally make a technical leap on the next one.

Great game

You cant use some of the wi-fi features anymore.

Pokemon Black V2: way better than the first one and all the other pokemon games before this one. Only weak part about this is the mission for regigigas or how ever it is spelled but that mission cant be completed with just PB2 because you need white 2 to get the ice key thats needed to capture regice and go on to capture regigigas. Regigigas location isnt hard to get to just need all three guardians in your party for it to react or wake up. Other than that everything is a challenge and better than other Pokemon games that came before it.

I havent played a Pokemon game in years, and this was the first DS Pokemon game Ive played. And I must say, I was very impressed. The game was simply amazing. Though its been nearly two decades since the first games came out, even these new ones possess the same feeling that some of my favorite games possessed years back. Pokemon Black 2 is a great addition to the Pokemon franchise. Just about everything was amazing in this game, and its definitely a sign that the Pokemon franchise isnt planning on slowing down anytime soon.

To start, I gave three stars because I dont really like Unova or gen 5 Pokemon all that much, or i should say that I wasnt really impressed. While the region and Pokemon didnt appeal to me personally the game play was very plentiful. The features added to gen 5 and Black and White 2 were a great step in the right direction. I was upset that it wasnt on the 3DS but now we have Pokemon X and Y on the way this fall for the 3DS on an international release! To sum it up Pokemon is Pokemon and not all generations appeal to everyone , maybe the next one will be everything this gen wasnt IMO.