Pokemon Stadium

"Enough taking pictures! It time to battle!!!!"

Its been two years in the waiting since Pokemon Snap. But finally, the time has come for you to battle the little critter on your N64. Pokemon Stadium has arrived and it seeking to bring it popularity to a new level. Is this truly a Nintedo masterpiece or is this another thing to break parent's wallets. Let's see.

Graphics/10: Nintendo has pull out all the stop to bring the cuddly creatures from the black & white of GameBoy to the colorful world of the 64. Everything look great, even the attacks.

Music&Sound/9: All the tunes are basiclly music from the T.V show and Game Boy game. And the annoucer can really tend to be annoying during matches. Thankfully, you can switch him off.

Story/0: Sorry, for some reason Nintendo did'nt give the game a story. And for a game this big, they must be out of thier minds.

Gameplay/10: Now to cut to the chase. Pokemon Staduim is one huge game to play. In one player mode, the game is split into four cups (I forgot what they were) and over 800 battles you can participate in. Plus, there are Mario Party-style mini-games, a cool muti-player tag team match, a way to play your Pokemon Game Boy games on the 64 (Transfer Pak is inculded with the game). A 3-D Pokedex and all 150 Pokemon you can use if don't have a Game Boy. It a wonder how they got it all in there without the Expasion Pak.

So if your a Poke-fan and own almost every Pokemon thing there is. Then don't hesitate to pick this game up. But if new to the concept or just need a game to play. You might want to rent this before you buy. Poke-fever is stornger than ever!!!

Reviewer's Score: 9/10, Originally Posted: 03/09/00, Updated 03/09/00