Pokemon Stadium 2

"Much better than Pokemon Stadium 1. The most outstanding strategy/fighting game ever!"

Greetings Pokemon fans! If you thought that Power Stone, and Marvel vs. Capcom were considered as really bad games, Pokemon Stadium 2 fits the bill nicely with a large variety of Pokemon characters to choose from that no other game can put up. Oh well! On with the review:

Graphics-10/10-The graphics prove to be better than any other fighting game in the whole world (or universe). The Gold and Silver Pokemon characters look so much cooler than the Pokemon characters in Pokemon Stadum 1 do, since you can only use a Red, Blue, or Yellow cartridge. However, I also found that Espeon(Psychic) and Umbreon(Dark) are the coolest Eevee Pokemon characters, along with many other characters like Lugia, Ho-oh, Suicune, Entei, and Raikou. They look totally awesome-they're exceedingly rare!

Sound-10/10-The really funny sound effects like Steelix's roar for example makes up for the sound department. The announcers voice may get tiresome a little, but he can help you get out of really tight spots if you're in a jam, which is cooler than Pokemon Stadium 1.

Music-10/10-The coolest music tracks I heard out of this awesome strategy/fighting game were these: ''Entering Team Rocket'', ''Team Rocket'', ''Entering Elite Four'', ''Elite Four'', ''Entering Champion'', ''Champion'', ''Kanto Gym Leader Castle(8 battles)'', ''Silver Cave'', ''The Vs. Rival battle'', ''The end of the Poke Cup'', ''The end of the Prime Cup'', ''The end of the Challenge Cup'', and last but not least, ''The ending credits Parts 1 and 2''. That's 13 good+funny music tracks! Wow! It sounds totally awesome!

Control-10/10-The controls are menu-driven. All you do is push the correct button for the menu you wish to use (red, blue or green), then you push and hold the R button to pick which move you wish to use or which Pokemon you wish to send into battle. After that, push the correct C button. Sounds easy, does it?

Gameplay-10/10-The usage of items in the battles, the easy read CPU, and more, adds more battle ground to the gameplay. The only little drawback comes from the Challenge Cup, in which you are unable to control the game play. But on the other hand, it's still good.

Challenge-R1 is Hard(veteran) and R2 is Insane(pro)!

Fun-10/10-The incredible graphics, sound, music, gameplay, control and more, along with over 20 hours of gameplay, add to the big time fun of Pokemon Stadium 2. Way to go Nintendo!

Replay Value-Infinitely High! With really cool Pokemon characters, challenges to face, and more, this game is much like a puzzle game than a fighting game, and it never gets boring. The strategies will change every time you play. You can also set your own challenges of fun too!

Rent or Buy-Buy it-it's the most outstanding strategy/fighting game ever made since 2001! Once you have it, prepare to blast your game and system off at the speed of light!

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 07/14/01, Updated 07/14/01