Pokémon Colosseum (Preview)

Funky Zealot, GamePro

17/03/2004 14:10:03

People who aren't Pokémon fans won't likely be jumping for joy, but those who love the franchise might consider Pokémon Colosseum an answered prayer.

The game offers two modes: RPG Scenario and a Versus Battle. In Scenario mode, you take on the role of a Pokémon trainer who emancipates mind-controlled Pokémon, known as Dark Pokémon, from a band of Snatchers. The Pokémon you collect in this mode can be brought over to Versus Battle mode, which lets you use monsters from the GBA Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games to fight your friends or the computer.

The Japanese version of the game had smooth animations of the 3D models, but the graphics were washed-out, and the battles were a bit slow-paced. However, that shouldn't deter Pokémon fans from checking out this game when it comes out soon.