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Pokemon Battle Revolution

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2.5 Fair

The Bottom Line

This simplistic game doesn't leverage the Wii platform and is best suited to the very, very young.

Pros & Cons

    • Decent graphics decent.
    • No true Wii-style controls.

Pokemon Battle Revolution Specs

ESRB Rating: E for Everybody
Genre: Role-Playing
Platform: Nintendo Wii
  • Platform Tested: Nintendo Wii
  • Genre: RPG
  • ESRB: E (Mild Fantasy Violence)

    Reviewed by 12-year-old Dan Ulanoff (son of Editor in Chief Lance Ulanoff)

    Pokemon Battle Revolution is okay (though better than the GameBoy Pokemon). The object of the game is to win battles in coliseums on the island of Poketopia, and that's basically it (no opponents here).

    One cool thing about this game is that you can change what your character says. So instead of "I'm gonna win!" your character can say, "I'm gonna tear you apart!!" What I really don't get is why this game was made for the Wii. All you do is press the "A" button on the Wiimote. In the beginning of the game, the instructions tell you to select the square (on the screen) by pressing "A" on the remote. Wow, that's a lot to comprehend.

    On the positive side, the graphics were decent. And, you can wirelessly transfer your Pokemon from the Diamond and Pearl Nintendo DS games, so you can to get the Pokemon you actually want. Even so, I wouldn't recommend buying this game unless you're around 3 years old.

    For more on this game, see 1Up.com's review of Pokemon Battle Revolution.

  • Final Thoughts

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    Pokemon Battle Revolution

    2.5 Fair

    This simplistic game doesn't leverage the Wii platform and is best suited to the very, very young.

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