by Sean Booker

Created on: June 12, 2009   Last Updated: June 16, 2009

Pokemon Platinum continues the long running series with an interesting story, hours of play time and a huge diversity of ways to play. The story is always changing and adds new elements and side quests to take on before finally reaching the end. This causes the length of the game to increase more and more. All new comers to the series will find themselves with a wonderful game; however, veterans may find it too similar to some of the past versions (especially Pokemon Diamond and Pearl).

The game starts you off in your home town as a soon to be trainer in the Sinnoh region of the Pokemon universe. You get to choose a gender and name and after a few events unfold, you get your first Pokemon. Pokemon are pet-like creatures that you will collect and use to battle other rivalling trainers. From there you are asked to travel the world searching for new Pokemon and taking on new challenges. As you continue your journey you will encounter new enemies, friendly allies and loads of ways to enjoy yourself in Sinnoh.

Your main task is to take on a total of 8 gym leaders in order to earn badges that will grant you access to the Elite Four the final challenge of the game. In order to take on the gym leaders, you must first train your Pokemon so that they will become stronger along with catching new ones. Traveling through any uncultivated area, such as a forest, field or even a desert, will set up random encounters with wild Pokemon. From here you must try and either beat them to earn more experiences points or weaken them enough to throw a pokeball and catch them. As your team expands and becomes stronger, you will be able to take on the harder challenges with more ease and increase your amount of accessible options through the game.

Along with fighting your way through all the gyms and stray trainers who wish to take you on in the game. You also have several other choices of gameplay. The two more significant ones are Pokemon contests and the Underground area. Apart from these two, there is also a new online multiplayer mode exclusive to Pokemon Platinum.

Pokemon contests have you select one of your Pokemon to go through a talent show like game in order to win ribbons. In each contest you will have to dress up your Pokemon, which requires selecting specific accessories that relate to the theme specified. You will have to make your Pokemon dance, which translates to a very basic rhythm game. And last you'll have to show off your Pokemon's battling moves. This last

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