Game Background- This is gamefreak's 7 installment in the Pokémon franchise for Japan and gamefreak's 6th installment in the Pokémon franchise for America. The game features a(n) all new story that takes place in the Hoenn region with an all new International criminal gang   organization known only as Team Magma who's motives are to drain out the sea to make/form new landmass for mainland Pokémon, using the legendary power of the myth Pokémon known as Groudon. There are a huge amount of legendary Pokémon in this game which is very uncommon compared to the amount of legendary Pokémon seen in previous installments in the franchise( a total of 7 legendary Pokémon). The game has some very interesting and new features like for example it now rains(it can rain heavily or drizzle), the sun shines(it can be bright or drought like),there are two kinds of bikes instead of the usual one kind(mach or acro bike).

Graphics- Once again gamefreak manages to pull another visually stunning display of beautiful animation.The waves out on the water move, you can see your reflection in small puddles ocean's. The colorization is the most realistic to date, meaning it feels almost real. The Pokémon look almost exactly like how they appear in the pokedex during battle, but with better resolution(pixel wise) and a lot better graphic design and color is evenly distributed thru out. The graphics and color on the buildings and in towns have only gotten better and more unique and descriptive.There are no game freezes or crashes nor are the any deformities in the Pokémon spirits, so for graphics I gave the game a 10 out of 10.

Sound- The game is like every other Pokémon game that comes out each one has its own new soundtrack, but the music does repeat constantly in battle which can get really annoying. The games sound quality its self is fine acoustics and pitch wise with no irregularity's such as sound distortions(unless you are using speed bar), scratches/repetitive beat repeat, or unsuspected stops and pick ups in sound when playing/listening to  the games music, so for sound I gave the game a 10 out of 10.

Addictiveness- I'm very likely to replay this game because it had a lot of legendary Pokémon in it, followed by a way better story and unique all new Pokémon that truly are the most creative out of the entire franchise. What also made this game addicting was the many new features such as the Pokémon contest and the berry maker mini game.So for addictiveness I gave this game a 8 out of 10.

Story- The story goes like any other Pokémon game, except this time you wake up just moving into the new town of Littleroot, and your Mom has you set your clock and when you go downstairs she said your Dad's on Tv(because he is a gym leader), but by the time you look its over and then your Mom has you go meet your next door neighbors and once you do that you hear cry's for help  and then further go on to see the Pokémon professor Birch being chased down by a zigzagoon(new Pokémon) and so you have to get to his brief case to pick a Pokémon to help stop the zigzagoon from hurting him. After all that is set and done he gives you the Pokémon as a reward and then sets you off to challenge your rival over on the next route. The story picks up a lot from that point on, its dialog is better than anything seen previously in the franchise, the new rising Team Magma pushes your skills as a trainer to there peak, so for story I gave the game a 9 out of 10

Depth- The game is a fairly big, the hidden area's like the place's where you catch the three regi's(the three new elemental legendary Pokémon), the island where battle tower is(battle frontier), and also shoal cave(behind Mossdeep city), Sky pillar(off the coast of Pacifidlog town) , only add to how large the game is. The game offers gamers/fans of the franchise, a all new adventure with new features never before seen to the franchise, tied altogether with new and old Pokémon.I estimate to beat the game fully any where from 3-7 days assuming you play for 1-2 hours each day, so for depth I gave the game a 9 out of 10.

Difficulty-Well like most Pokémon games the difficulty inst an issue, they are really easy if you raise a well balanced team and or one Pokémon to an extremely high level or just flat out use legendary Pokémon. The game is easy if you have the type advantage over the Pokémon your batting, the games A.I. Is still brainless and makes consistent mistakes and purposely has huge gaps in its  battle strategy, so for difficulty I gave the game a 6 out of 10.

Overall- Overall I gave the game a 9.5 out of 10, because it story truly is the best plot/story line I've seen out of the franchise, and it's features such as berry blender mini game and the all new Pokémon contest halls only added to the games overall appeal and addictiveness.So between beating the gyms and earning all the contest ribbons this game offered a lot to do with hours of entertainment, and I would recommend it to any fan of the franchise or anyone just starting out the franchise.

GenesisJunkie : Thank you for the complement and thank you for taking time out of your busy day life on Vizzed to read my review, its much appreciated.

marcus047 : great review , this is your greatest work ( it would be better if it was featured review ) , also this was my first pokemon game i ever had .

supercool22 : Thank you,your feedback and comments are much appreciated, as well as you complements.