Customer Reviews

Pokemon HeartGold Version

5 star:		(76)
4 star:		(21)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I, like many other players of this game, played the original Gold vesion for the Game Boy Color, and I loved it. I remember nights hiding under my covers with the game holding a booklight to see (or, when it came out, the GBA SP with the lighted screen)

When I heard about this remake, I was very excited, especially after seeing some of the new features upcoming. I had already played Platinum, so the DS graphics were nothing new to me.

Very excitedly, I got myself this game yesterday (Release day) and hurried home to play it. I was quite surprised to find that, not only was it more up-to-date than Gold, but in some ways, it was even more up-to-date than Platinum, especially through the utilization of the touch screen.

WHAT I LIKE:
*Return to Johto- Very simply, you retuern to the setting of Gold and play the game again with new features (Hence the term remake)
*Partner Pokemon- In HG, you have the first Pokemon in your party following you at all times, like Pikachu in Yellow or Amnity Square in D P Pt. Not a huge thing, but I like it
*Updated graphics- seeing the Johto region in full, brilliant color is somehow nostalgic and a lot of fun. It's just pretty, plain and simple
*Added Safari Zone- Many were upset at the loss of the Safari Zone in Gold. Well now, there's a Safari Game again. I have yet to reach it, but I have heard good things about it.
*Utilized touch screen- This is a big one. In HG, the touch screen now serves as a touchable, interactive menu. Now, instead of hitting START every time you want to check something, you can just tap it with the stylus and use all of its features totally through the touch screen. The touch screen also has a drag-and-drop functionality in the PC boxes, allowing you to sort your boxes and your team more efficiently. This is even an upgrade over Platinum's Poketch.

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE:
*Pokewalker issues- I like the Pokewalker idea a lot, don't get me wrong. Problem is, the one I got doesn't seem to work right. Not a big deal, since it's not a pivotal part of the game. Would have been nice though... oh well.

OVERALL:
I have had nothing but fun with this game. Definately worth $[...], without a doubt. The strange feelings of nostalgia and novelty together is odd, but I like it! 5 stars!

There are plenty of reviews of the game here and not so many about the pokewalker itself.

The pokewalker is basically a pokemon mini-game but pretty high tech. It represents the core of the DS gameplay even in its limited way but enough so to be fun.

When you transfer a pokemon into the walker, the actual picture of the pokemon you transferred shows up on the little screen. Given that you can migrate pokemon across all the games one way or another, I suspect it supports every pokemon in any game.

By walking around (or by holding it in your hand and pretending to walk ;->) you gain 'watts', 1 for every 20 steps. You then spend the watts on 2 mini-games. Pokeradar allows you to find and battle / capture a wild pokemon on the walker itself. Dowsing gives you a chance to find items. Additionally, there are different 'paths' that you can select to walk down and more paths open up as you generate more watts. I'll also note that I happened to catch a pokemon in the walker that wasn't in the first 'region' in the game and I thought that was pretty cool too.

In the pokebattles, level doesn't seem to matter which is a nice simplification. And apparently, you can pokebattle across walkers as well.

On the whole, the pokewalker is a very nice addition to the game and is worth using as a trivial way to add to your game experience.

This game contains not only the awesome Pokewalker, but also a double portion of Pokemon nostalgia. Not only is it a remake of Pokemon Gold, a game I very fondly purchased over 10 years ago, but also Pokemon HeartGold resembles Pokemon Yellow in letting your starter follow you. Yellow was my first ever game for my GameBoy, I was the envy of my friends who all had either Red or Blue, which featured a distracting red or blue hue. Pokemon has evolved a lot since those days, adding many new features, most of which were welcomed. Although many features have been added, the battle system has not changed much. Some do not like this, saying it needs to evolve. I for one, being a huge fan of turn based RPGs, like how it hasn't changed. I wish more RPGs today stayed true to their roots. I'm looking at you, Final Fantasy. Now why pick Gold? Well actually I got both, along with both figurines. I did play Gold as a kid, so that's the one I decided to play first.

I am already in 70 hours in Platinum, which doesn't even have all 16 badges like HG/SS. I expect a lot of time will be spent during the course of playing HG. The re playability of Pokemon is astounding, you can't go wrong. Now only if they would remake Crystal. SpiritCrystal?

Yes, I do actually know that Heart Gold is a remake of the original Pokemon Gold, but sometimes when you're playing you forget. The updated graphics for the DS are great, and really give a new feel to the game. Also, additions of the Battle Frontier and Pal Park from the Diamond/Pearl/Platinum series adds so much more to the game, as well as the addition of the new Pokeathelon games. Nintendo also kept the best part of the game, which is being able to go back to the world from Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen and replay through there as well, effectively making it 2 games in 1! There's enough game to go around, and even if you speed through all 16 gym leaders and elite 4 and champion, with all the extras you'll never find that the game was too short. And with these remakes, it is finally possible to get pokemon from all the generations onto one game... you can finally catch them all!

I have very fond memories of Pokemon Gold and I am loving this remake. The slow introduction of Johto pokemon alongside the original 151 is great. I will be recommending this to anyone who enjoys the pokemon franchise.

This game is an enhanced remake of the classic Gameboy Color game, Pokemon Gold. I heard about this game not that long ago, and decided to take a look at it. I am currently 22 years old (probably a little too old for this game) and hearing that this game was a port of the original Pokemon Gold, I decided to buy it. I was a big fan of Pokemon Gold back in the day. As far as I can see, there are many things that reminded me of the old game, but they added alot more new stuff so it almost seems like for those of us that played the original, it's the same game with things we wanted to begin with! The graphics have been updated as well as the music. I don't quite understand the Pokemon walker unit that comes with the game, and I prolly won't use it because I'm playing the game for nostalgia purposes only.

Sometimes game remakes are horrible, but I can definitely say that this game will not let those, who played the original, down. I'm glad they decided to bring this game back, for classic gamers and new generation gamers. I'm sure more 20 year-olds will purchase the game. You won't regret it!

Pretty sure everyone interested in the game knows the storyline and basic game mechanics. This game is a must have for DSi users who traded in, gave away, or sold their DS Lite.

HG/SS takes place in the Johto region, so those familiar with the Gameboy Color series will see a lot of resemblance to Crystal+Gold/Silver versions.

This does have PalPark, so migrating Pokemon is still possible from LeafGreen/FireRed. HG/SS will have the Legendary (Kyogre,HG - Groudon,SS)Pokemon as well as some of the regular pokemon from the cart games, including Hoenn & Kanto regions. Since the DSi doesn't have a slot for the old carts, this game creates a way to get some of those 1st-3rd gen pokemon (like MewTwo) without a cart.

Why does HeartGold Trump Silver?

HG has 1 extra fighting-type pokemon Mankey/Primeape. It also has our favorite ghost/dark-type/annoying Sabeleye, and psychic/ground-types Baltoy & Claydol.

SS has a poison types (Gulpin/Swalot), and 1 ice/flying Delibird, 1 steel/flying (the awesome Skarmory). But that's about it.

The pedometer is pretty kool, reeeeally not a selling point (very very weak signal, and just makes me more conscious about some small thing I have to hook on to my belt and remember to take off before laundry day.

Cut scenes are a little different, and small touches in scenery and ambiance keep me in game, I was sooo burnt out on the cookie cutter series after Platinum.

Anyways, gotta get back to catching them all!

I'm going to start off by saying that I am almost twenty, but I still wanted to play this game. It has been very fun so far because I am in college, and I need some entertainment during my downtime. I played red version back when it came out. I was nine years old and i thought it was the coolest game ever. I really didn't play any others because at about that time it became uncool at my age to do anything pokemon. After seeing commercials for this and reading a review, i decided to just try it. From what I have heard this was one of the best pokemon games ever released, and that gave me the urge to try this remake more than anything. It has sixteen badges to win instead of just eight, and there are more pokemon to catch. This game, even though it is targeted at a younger audience, can be fun for older people with an open mind. People my age and a bit older/younger were just growing up when this franchise was starting out, so thats why it seems that many older people are still playing it.
I would say this is really fun because of the day/night thing that matches up to the clock set on the ds. The red version never had that, so it has been fun for me. It also has a nice look. Many complain about how pokemon could do better, but i think it is plenty detailed to be fun. It is a portable game, and really brand new shiny 3d looks aren't gonna matter as much when the fun factor is high enough. The pokemon are fun to catch and train, and the story is fun as well. I definitely think that people wanting to chill out and have some fun should pick this up. As i said earlier, it might be geared for a younger audience, but it is still challenging for me. Training and leveling is entertaining, and striving to catch all the neat looking pokemon i come across is fun. People, just don't judge this before you try it.
I can't say anything about the pokewalker because i really don't feel like walking around with a pokeball on my pocket, and it is a little gimmicky (kinda like blowing in the mic on other ds games). Atleast people didn't have to pay extra for it. I won't knock anyone that wants to use it or play with it, but its just not something for me.
At the end of the day, try this game. Its really high on the nostalgia factor, and its a fun game to play with many ways to strategize. Honestly, all the different types of pokemon (earth, fire, water, lightning, ect.) really add to the difficulty factor. I think people with a ds that want to try a fun, long rpg should just give this a whirl. With the online things, mini-games, 16 badges, tons of pokemon, etc, this game is worth it.

The release of Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver did a lot around here for me and my family / friends. Namely, it got three of us to rush out and get copies to play a pokemon game. Pokemon HeartGold is my first real experience with Pokemon and is a return to the series for my boyfriend, Jay, and my brother, Shawn, who both stopped playing the series after the original Gold and Silver came out.

We are all very happy with Gold and Silver. The graphics are nice, the music is well done, even going so far as to include a way to hear the original music if you want to. The gameplay is interesting: a fun turn based system (my favorite type of game style, personally) with the addition of double battles, minigames, etc. to make things more interesting for those (ahem, bf & brother) who've been down this road before. On top of all this, there is also the PokeWalker, which is really cool too. (Quick Tip: Lay your DS and the PokeWalker on a flat surface if you are having trouble connecting them. Shaking hards, even *slightly* can mess this up!)

No game is for everyone, but if you are thinking about getting this one I would say go for it. I can foresee this keeping my group busy for quite some time. Excellent product and (as a side note) quick and efficient delivery from Amazon.ca as well. All around very pleased.

This game is awesome. It's kinda funny cause me and my sister were both disappointed when we figured out that the DS couldn't play the older Gameboy games. We were going to start the original Gold and Silver version because that was are favorite Pokemon game yet. But then, only a few months later, Nintendo made a new Pokemon game, and of all the remakes they could have made, the made a remake of Gold and Silver. We were VERY excited. Actually, I am very happy that they didn't change anything from the original. If you agree with me about Gold and Silver being the best Pokemon game, then your should buy Heart Gold and Soul Silver, cause they are just as good and even better.