Pokemon HeartGold Version

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User Score
9.1

Universal acclaim- based on 1081 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 54 out of 1081
  3. Negative: 52 out of 1081
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  1. evelio28
    Aug 8, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Meh. A comparacion de los Originales, esta nueva implementacion solo promueve indirectamente la avaricia que Game freak intento dar como algo Bueno, cada elemento solo funciona dentro de su Epoca y Nunca como Concepto Inovador, ya que la Franquicia ya lo hizo en la Gen 1 con Amarillo y su contenido Adicional es mas Disfrutable dentro de Crystal (Pese a lo que piense la Mayoria)

    De resto posee todas las Virtudes que Gamefreak le habia puesto empeño en el pasado como a su Banda sonora, mecanicas llamativas y su Atmosfera tipo Sinnoh (Aunque esta con su mismo error del ritmo lento)    … Expand
  2. JasonBB
    Nov 20, 2019
    5
    The big overrated Pokémon game. Story is bad as hell (if it has any), difficulty is null, postgame is boring being Kanto almost empty, but better than the original versions.

    This game is the genwunner exhaust outlet to defend they're not genwunners because they like something from almost 10 years ago.
  3. omniface
    Mar 9, 2021
    6
    a challenging game for competitive pokemon players only

    pros
    good graphics
    good late gameplay
    decent player guy

    cons
    horrible puzzle part
    worst of the gym leaders except number 8
    elite four pales in comparison to pokemon ruby and emerald

    overall a decent game with nothing more to it
  4. ND-Bringer
    Jun 19, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Pokemon Heart Gold and Soul Silver are incredibly faithful games! A bit too faithful though. So much so that it prevents me from fully enjoying the colorful graphics and the soothing remixed music. The sluggish grinding mechanics really kills the adventure, especially halfway through the game. It doesn't matter if you're an experienced trainer. These dated experience gaining tropes are responsible for turning perfectly fine role playing games into electronic chores.

    So why do people enjoy this game so much? Well if you look close enough, you can see just how many gimmicks this game harbors. From strolling with your first slot Pokemon, to the Pokewalker, to the Pokeathlon mini games, to the customizable safari zone, when is comes to simply bonding with your favorite Pokemon...this game excels at adding a lot of heart to experience.

    Its great and all that I can really bond with the Pokemon of Johto to this degree, but the actual gameplay is so by the numbers that rather than feeling like an evolution of generation two's ideals, it feels more like a copy and paste job of what was considered enjoyable gameplay for the time. I'm challenging every trainer in the game, collecting all the rare candies, and it's still not enough to match the levels of the Elite Four or the Kanto Gym leaders.

    All of these wild Pokemon are far too low weak. You would have to slay armies just to stand a chance against the upper class. I would rematch the trainers, but its such a complicated process of contacting them on certain days of the week with luck based mechanics, that I'd rather waste time slaying Miltank by the waterfall, on Route forty seven. I really want to enjoy this game. But every once in a while, when I go to take a photo with my prized team I start to wonder, "Is this really enough?"

    The best Johto Pokemon like Houndour and Murkrow still live in Kanto exclusively. Building a decent team still feels as limited as it did in the original games. Most of the gym leaders are nothing special, their teams are only difficult to defeat due to how limited the Johto Pokedex is. For Arceus' sake, Bugsy doesn't even evolve his cocoon Pokemon! And remember that great move tutor system from Platinum? that's now available in the battle frontier in the post game...and you have to pay a truckload of battle points in order to use it. Have fun using the elemental punches again!

    I feel so weak in this game, even with a team with decent move sets, I never felt comfortable during this journey. I could never sit down and enjoy the set pieces like the shiny Gyarados, the secret rocket base, or the Glitter Lighthouse. I was sick of fighting the same Pokemon consecutively. One of the worst fights in the game is against Executive Petrel and his army of Koffing and Weezing. I don't have any trouble defeating him and yet I feel so tired.

    This game needed fixing, not just a new coat of paint. I can't even challenge the Battle Frontier because I am unable to properly prepare for those challenges. How are trainer supposed to help there Pokemon grow with these horrible grinding methods. Johto's Victory Road contains Pokemon in their early to late thirties, while Sinnoh's Victory Road has Pokemon appropriately in their forties. The wild Pokemon are weaklings, complete weaklings!

    My nostalgia just isn't enough to command my joy to come full circle. It doesn't matter how nice the game looks. The polish for this game was redirected into making more unique rocket executives and some decent Pokemon olympic challenges. Not a terrible journey, but rather a journey with missed potential.    … Expand
  5. Toasttt
    Mar 26, 2022
    7
    79/100 . .
  6. AlexMakesToast
    Nov 23, 2022
    7
    Heartgold = 7/10
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  7. AnthonyStf
    Jun 18, 2023
    7
    This is not the best pokemon game and is probably the most overrated.

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Awards & Rankings

3
#3 Best DS Game of 2010
1
#1 Most Discussed DS Game of 2010
3
#3 Most Shared DS Game of 2010

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 59 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 59
  3. Negative: 0 out of 59
  1. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    94
    It may not be too revolutionary but this is by far the biggest, most packed Pokemon yet. [Mar 2010, p.67]
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  2. Games Master UK
    88
    It's still the Pokemon you know and love - and handheld entertainment of the highest order. [Apr 2010, p.78]
  3. Nintendo Gamer
    88
    The Pokemon formula stays unchanged, but Gold and Silver remain our favourites. Essential for Johto newcomers and veterans. [Mar 2010, p.94]
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