Pokemon SoulSilver Version

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9.2

Universal acclaim- based on 1036 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 51 out of 1036
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  1. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Treasure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. mightybaseplate
    Sep 7, 2023
    10
    When I was younger I was patiently waiting for this release. I grew up playing generation 2 so this review is most certainly biased.

    Stands the test of time as an extremely well produced game with so much content and activities. I believe that this version is the definitive Pokemon game.
  3. Garde_Mystik
    Aug 30, 2023
    8
    leaving this as a filler. if i want to one day, i'll give a full review through Pokemon Heartgold. tl;dr is that these are great games with tons of external content and amazing features, but are held back from the sheer lack of fixing done in Gen 2's flaws, which were the poor quality of Pokemon encounter tables and the poor level-scaling across the board. This, especially when stackedleaving this as a filler. if i want to one day, i'll give a full review through Pokemon Heartgold. tl;dr is that these are great games with tons of external content and amazing features, but are held back from the sheer lack of fixing done in Gen 2's flaws, which were the poor quality of Pokemon encounter tables and the poor level-scaling across the board. This, especially when stacked with Gen 4's slow engine, made playing these games rough all the way through sometimes, especially in the postgame. You can't really use these games if you want to aim competitively or battle off against your friends. They're even a pain for the battle frontier. However, if you're just in as a casual and don't care much about the quality of your Pokemon then you're pretty much set. Not the best Pokemon games but it's easy to see why they are favored by many. I just wish they made exploration more rewarding and teambuilding more feasible.… Expand
  4. ND-Bringer
    Jul 1, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. While a very visually pleasing game mixed in with excellent post game content, the tiresome and dated grinding mechanics make the adventure overall, repetitive. Your better off treating this game like a traditional role playing game and use potions to win your battles rather than spending countless hours grinding.… Expand
  5. miguellopez99
    Jun 1, 2023
    9
    93/100 .
  6. Triblue
    May 21, 2023
    8
    Meilleur Pokémon et un des meilleures jeux de sa génération. Le jeu est assez simple et pourtant très cool.
  7. Satsoku
    Jan 6, 2023
    10
    Arguably the best Pokémon game ever made. A must play to any fans of the series or genre.
  8. ZangBang
    Dec 25, 2022
    5
    52/100
    Pokémon Soulsilver recreates the world and experience of the original SIlver with a stunning amount of additions, modernizations and creative quirks that make this one of the best Pokémon games ever made. The original Silver was already packed with content thanks to the two regions and 16 gyms available, and the remake builds upon that even further incorporating the Crystal    52/100
    Pokémon Soulsilver recreates the world and experience of the original SIlver with a stunning amount of additions, modernizations and creative quirks that make this one of the best Pokémon games ever made. The original Silver was already packed with content thanks to the two regions and 16 gyms available, and the remake builds upon that even further incorporating the Crystal storylines, new areas, upgraded gyms with deeper level design, expanded story and Pokémon teammates following you on the field for immersion. So even though the core battle structure of Pokémon can be extremely repetitive and simplistic, this experience is nonetheless one of astounding content richness. Most notably, the new Pokéathlon facility hosts a rich selection of diversified action minigames, constituting a very fun breather from the usual gameplay. Lastly but not least, the Pokéwalker offers a revolutionary way to bring some of the game's experience into the player's real life routine, with a simple but extremely charming set of minigames and functionalities to make it work both on its own as a portable entertainment device and an immersive companion piece to the main game.    … Expand
  9. Cloud_cipher
    Dec 6, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best pokemon games. Easily top 5 maybe even top 3. Main story was actually fun traveling through Both of the regions… Expand
  10. NekoKhunar
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    The Best Pokémon Game ever. Amazing Features and Tools were implemented in this Game. The Story was interesting and the entire Region was beautifully made. And the 2. Region was amazing too.
  11. twichyy
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    Best Pokemon game ever. The pokewalker made it feel more involved. Wish newer generations would have a external device to play with.
  12. Turdnuggz
    Nov 8, 2022
    9
    This is one of the greatest pokemon games ever made. It did just about everything a good remake should do. It kept everything great about the original, and added more good things. The game is full of content and has one of the best postgames in the series. It has a good pokemon selection, great soundtrack, challenging gyms, great locations, good graphics, one of the best rivals in theThis is one of the greatest pokemon games ever made. It did just about everything a good remake should do. It kept everything great about the original, and added more good things. The game is full of content and has one of the best postgames in the series. It has a good pokemon selection, great soundtrack, challenging gyms, great locations, good graphics, one of the best rivals in the series, and cool legendaries. The only issues I have with the game, are the villain, and the NPC leveling curves. I found defeating Team Rocket in this game to be a bit lackluster and annoying at times (looking at you statue alarms), especially in comparison to other pokemon games like BW, Emerald, and Platinum. Also, after about the 3rd gym, you have the option to choose which order you can take on the 4th, 5th, and 6th gym leaders. I love that they give you more of an open choice here, but the leveling of the NPCs pokemon teams stay stagnant. Once you've received your 4th badge, the journey for your 5th/6th badges are a cakewalk because now you're overleveled. This mostly becomes fixed after that though, however another leveling issue occurs when you go to Kanto. One minute you're fighting a trainer with level 40-60 pokemon, then the next trainer on the same road will have a level 10 team. These became a slog to battle through. Overall, it was fantastic and is a must have for any pokemon game fan!… Expand
  13. hector_bcn98
    Nov 7, 2022
    8
    Me sigo quedando con los originales, de la misma forma que me pasó con los remake de la 3a generación. Soy un nostálgico.
  14. BertKA88
    Aug 30, 2022
    9
    Easily the best Pokémon game ever made. I don’t think anything in the franchise will ever surpass this.
  15. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    8
    ‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎
  16. TheDuner13
    Aug 6, 2022
    9
    gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood
  17. GDsReviews
    Aug 6, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Playing Pokemon Soul Silver was a special experience I will never forget because you can tell that this games felt like the true vision Satoru Iwata had for Gold/Silver/Crystal, but could not do back then due to hardware limitations. (Iwata worked alone and overtime to get Kanto into Gold/Silver/Crystal, and would have been single region only if it were not for Iwata's programing genius and effort.)

    It takes everything that made those game timeless, and then adds more to make them even more timeless. These games are one of the rare Pokemon games to not grind to a complete halt after beating them thanks to both the Pokethlon and the Battle Frontier. After beating all the Kanto Gyms, you are treated to catching the Kanto Legendaries in Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Mewtwo that you had to trade from Gen 1 to get into Gen 2. After beating Red, you are able to catch the Gen 3 legendary Hoenn Climate Change beast Groudon, and Latios roams Kanto.

    Overall, Soul Silver reflects the intense passion of finally being able to do lwata's true vision for Gen 2, and you can feel that passion in every aspect playing this game.

    The one drawback that was outside of their control is that it is now a major pain to get enough coins to get prizes.    … Expand
  18. TheGreatNikakis
    Aug 4, 2022
    8
    Pokemon Soulsilver is one of the best games one could buy for the DS. It features a huge amount of pokemon to catch, great challenges in the face of the Frontier Brains and the best rival of any pokemon game. The downside is that it lacks the better features of later generations like the Mega Evolution and it takes a huge amount of time to actually get a pokemon with perfect stats.
  19. Bottie
    Jun 27, 2022
    10
    This is the only game I will give 10/10.
    In the DS era, Game Freak proved that they can do a lot more than they did in the GB era.
    In my opinion, remakes don't always quite live up to the original, but this game proved that it can be done. A beautiful pixel graphic that just looks a lot more alive than the 3D Pokemon offshoots, a beautiful soundtrack that goes straight to the heart and    This is the only game I will give 10/10.
    In the DS era, Game Freak proved that they can do a lot more than they did in the GB era.
    In my opinion, remakes don't always quite live up to the original, but this game proved that it can be done.
    A beautiful pixel graphic that just looks a lot more alive than the 3D Pokemon offshoots, a beautiful soundtrack that goes straight to the heart and ear and not to forget the post game content in the Kanto region and the Gen 4 Pokemon that have been added.
    In my opinion it's the best Pokemon remake ever.
    If you are looking for an unforgettable Pokemon adventure, you will find it in this game    … Expand
  20. maintitle
    May 31, 2022
    0
    The greatest Pokemon game ever made, except for the fact that it took the all blue female lead option and replaced her with generic skin 130. So really the worst Pokemon game ever made.
  21. yangfanhong
    Mar 4, 2022
    8
    It is fun to have the second generation Pokemon in a brand new console and advanced graphic performance.
  22. Jak3y_Soto21
    Mar 1, 2022
    10
    Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver are the definitions of the perfect Pokemon game. Having a massive national dex, two regions to explore, fixes to physical/special attacks, new typings and a story you can’t get attached too. This was all followed up by the Generation 4’s mesmerising soundtrack which can be played in the 8-bit tone of a Gameboy Colour. These games are truely masterpieces!
  23. Hochbichler
    Feb 17, 2022
    9
    Pokemon SoulSilver is a remake of a classic 1999 Pokemon Silver and being released in 2010 for the Nintendo DS, it is a part of the fifth generation of the legendary Pokemon game franchise. Its twin version Pokemon HeartGold (remake of Pokemon Gold) was released at the same time in a classic Pokemon fashion. That is the thing about Pokemon games, they do not change. Each generation we getPokemon SoulSilver is a remake of a classic 1999 Pokemon Silver and being released in 2010 for the Nintendo DS, it is a part of the fifth generation of the legendary Pokemon game franchise. Its twin version Pokemon HeartGold (remake of Pokemon Gold) was released at the same time in a classic Pokemon fashion. That is the thing about Pokemon games, they do not change. Each generation we get a bunch of new Pokemon, the towns have different names, but otherwise its the same. So every Pokemon game kind of feel like a remake. And still it somehow works very well. What can I say about the game? In terms of story, you know exactly what you are going to get, travel through Johto, collect badges, catch pokemon, beat the Champion, move to Kanto, repeat the process, bit of end game content, the end. Perfectly satisfactory. The graphics of these Gen IV / V Nintendo DS games are very likeable. Simple and yet very colorful and joyful plus you get the great atmospheric old school music. The one drawback with the Pokemon games that I often experienced was the low difficulty and the very easy way of making the game ridiculously easy by just training a single pokemon and overleveling everyone and everything else. But you can easily counter this yourself by going with full party. Also try changing the battle style option from shift to set and you might be surprised just by how much the difficulty will rise. Just for the record, I played on PC using the DeSmuMe emulator. Obviously no microtransactions or SJW politics are present in this game.

    Great remake sticking to the tried and true Pokemon ways. Final Verdict: 90%    … Expand
  24. fanmadeendings
    Feb 15, 2022
    9
    The beautiful, fun, definitive experience of the back then definitive pokemon game. It is just a little slow in battle.
  25. albegres
    Feb 5, 2022
    9
    90/100
    The pinnacle of the Pokémon series. Don't need to say anything else.
  26. Hector_huertas
    Jan 31, 2022
    10
    Pokémon Soul Silver, es uno de los juegos de Pokémon más bonitos (estéticamente hablando) que he jugado de ésta gran franquicia, la escenografía es fina, suave, envolvente, sutil y a la vez ruda con los colores adecuados en los videos de escenas automáticas. Su jugabilidad es muy fácil, y sigue el mismo patrón del cual los jugadores de Pokémon estamos acostumbrados y familiarizados.
  27. Federx
    Jan 30, 2022
    10
    to this day the best and most feature complete games in the entire franchise.
  28. 32fromdiscord
    Jan 29, 2022
    10
    Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are objectively the best games in the series, and anyone who disagrees is wrong, plain and simple. People can nitpick these games and tear them apart over their few miniscule flaws, but at the end of the day, it's just that- nitpicking. The positives far outweigh the negatives here, from the gorgeous 2.5D graphics, to the sheer amount of content packed intoPokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are objectively the best games in the series, and anyone who disagrees is wrong, plain and simple. People can nitpick these games and tear them apart over their few miniscule flaws, but at the end of the day, it's just that- nitpicking. The positives far outweigh the negatives here, from the gorgeous 2.5D graphics, to the sheer amount of content packed into the cartridges. There's no argument to be had. Everything that came before and after HeartGold and SoulSilver pales in comparison.… Expand
  29. ComandanteCobra
    Jan 12, 2022
    7
    I'm a retrogamer (and an old person ) and i played this game for the first time in 2022 (Without trying the gb version back in the days)....so i don't feel nostalgia.
    It's a classic game, simple (it was created for young players) fun to play on Nds and Ndsi that has fun minigames that takes advantage of Ds stylus.
    Lots of contents, good strategy, tons of pokemon. It has a certain    I'm a retrogamer (and an old person ) and i played this game for the first time in 2022 (Without trying the gb version back in the days)....so i don't feel nostalgia.
    It's a classic game, simple (it was created for young players) fun to play on Nds and Ndsi that has fun minigames that takes advantage of Ds stylus.
    Lots of contents, good strategy, tons of pokemon.
    It has a certain enphasis on other player interaction because exchanging pokemon with other players to complete pokedex and level up monsters is reccomended for speed up story progression (but it isn't mandatory)
    Multyplayer interactions in modern time is very limited and require some preparation for obvious reason (servers are down for example) .
    it isn't aged well...it suffer of a certain amount of grinding, backtracking, long travel distances and time day event that slow overall progression (and enjoyment) of the game....and is a bit repetitive.
    But considering it's age, is fun to try for "historical" purpose.    … Expand
  30. greninjaX
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    perfect game. easily one the best pokemon games of all time, and is definitely the best remake. they actually did more than the bare minimum, unlike some really bad gen 4 remakes that came out recently
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#2 Best DS Game of 2010
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#2 Most Discussed DS Game of 2010
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#2 Most Shared DS Game of 2010

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 49 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 49
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 49
  3. Negative: 0 out of 49
  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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