Pokemon Platinum (NDS)

**MIG-31** · Mar 27, 2009, 01:49 PM

The structure of releases in the Pokémon series has always stood defiantly in the face of reason. Installments in the series aren't games, they're "Generations," each of which include two simultaneously released, nearly identical titles, and a third nearly identical title which launches a couple of years after the first two. On top of all of this, the gameplay, story and core mechanics of the game remain extremely similar throughout these "Generations." As a cynic would likely remark, Nintendo has released the same game about 14 times now.
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Review: Joystiq

adit2789 · Mar 28, 2009, 01:00 AM

I guess i could agree with that to a certain extent. The obvious reason would be that the formula never changes. I think though, that even that being said, this series is like the Megaman Battle Network series. They rarely change the formula but its still really fun. Although i said that, i think this is more a generational thing. The younger crowd (non-teens) enjoy this kind of simple game, and believe it or not that crowd changes faces every year therefore keeping things fresh for their demographic. There is also the parent-factor to be considered, in that pokemon is one of the few series that is not something parents have to keep away from children. Wow that was long

Mar 27, 2009, 01:49 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 44,497 Rep Power: 244 System Specs	Pokemon Platinum (NDS) The structure of releases in the Pokémon series has always stood defiantly in the face of reason. Installments in the series aren't games, they're "Generations," each of which include two simultaneously released, nearly identical titles, and a third nearly identical title which launches a couple of years after the first two. On top of all of this, the gameplay, story and core mechanics of the game remain extremely similar throughout these "Generations." As a cynic would likely remark, Nintendo has released the same game about 14 times now. ____________ Review: Joystiq __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help HardwareHeaven by using Digg! HH Hardware Diggs / GH Gaming Diggs

Mar 28, 2009, 01:00 AM	#2
adit2789 DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	Re: Pokemon Platinum (NDS) I guess i could agree with that to a certain extent. The obvious reason would be that the formula never changes. I think though, that even that being said, this series is like the Megaman Battle Network series. They rarely change the formula but its still really fun. Although i said that, i think this is more a generational thing. The younger crowd (non-teens) enjoy this kind of simple game, and believe it or not that crowd changes faces every year therefore keeping things fresh for their demographic. There is also the parent-factor to be considered, in that pokemon is one of the few series that is not something parents have to keep away from children. Wow that was long