General Information:



This game is a hack of the original Blue Pokémon game.





Specific Information:


For the most part game play precedes much the same as in the
original game. Changes that are seen
right off the bat include the fact that much of the dialogue has been
changed. Specifically the first thing
PROF. OAK does is insult the character. Much of the dialogue is the same gratuitous insults and random curses
pepper most of the interactions in the game (the interaction at the Pokémon Center being one of the few that does not seem to have been changed). Not only
does the character’s MOM insult the player but so does pretty much every other
character in the game. Poke Mart
buildings are now labeled HELL, and the Pokémon Centers are identified as BOKE. The Only other change that is seen on a
constant basis is that the FIGHT command has now been changed to KILL!. Not very
original really.


Many of the Pokémon (or BokéMOB as the game calls them)
sprite images have been subtly changed so visuals during battles are little different than the usual and a vast majority of the human sprites (including the
player) have been replaced with images culled from the Pokémon sprites. This actually can provide to be a bit
confusing as determining which sprites are human characters and which are ‘BokéMOB’
can be a little tricky.


Starting off the game follows the same line as the original
game with the main difference being in the names of the starter Pokémon having
been changed. Instead of CHARIZARD,
SQUIRTLE, and BULBASAUR the player now gets to choose between TOASTERMOB,
PISSER, and ONIONFROG. However before
you get to thinking that is means all the Pokémon have been renamed for this,
think again. Near as can be seen these are the only Pokémon that were renamed
for this hack.



One thing that the redone dialogue does do is remove a lot
of the reminders of what to do and where to go. For example only the fact that I’ve played this game since it first came
out insured that I acquired the map. Where the dialogue in the original tells you where to get it and in fact
to get it in the first place the replaced dialogue makes no mention of the
rival’s sister or the town map. This
could pose a problem for those who have never played the game before or who
have not played it in a long time and so may have forgotten some of the quirks.




GRAPHICS: 8


I rated the graphics an 8 because the changes to the
original Pokémon pictures are actually decently done if in some cases a bit subtle. Over all it appears as if the majority of the work was actually concentrated
there.




SOUND: 4


Sound has not been changed in any way, shape or form. The standard sounds and music are used and so
there is no changes made there.




ADDICTIVE: 7


Much like the original games this does have the same effect
of sucking you in despite the tone of the dialogue. While I might not play this specific version
of the game I have no doubt I will continue playing other titles and offerings
in this game.




DEPTH: 2



Frankly the whole thing strikes me as the brainchild of a
bored male teenager that just wanted free reign with no filter.




STORY: 2



There are no changes to the storyline itself so no new
challenges in the game.




DIFFICULTY: 7



The game does retain its original difficulty so no surprises
there.

decent review, but the random spacing makes it one of those things that annoys me as i try to read it. try to stick to 2 breaks in between sections, so they are separated from each other clearly, but don't leave huge gaps of nothing. id say something about the fact that your review beyond the preamble was only 2 sentences each section, but there's really nothing to say about any pokemon game, that 2 sentences wont accomplish. personally, i think that removing or shortening your preamble, and instead using parts of it as individual parts(graphics, sound, etc.) would be alot better then a 4 paragraph preamble and 2 sentence review points.

TetraDigm : Sorry about the spacing.  I went through and edited the thing twice (it had strange spacing even in the original post that I had not added) and it still came out...well wonky is the best word I can come up with.  Not sure why it did it and it drove me up the wall.  First review I've done here so I'm still feeling out the format of how I want to do it (hoping to do more of them).  Thanks for the advice on it I'll be sure to keep it in mind for any future reviews I do.

i find that i have to hold shift when i hit enter, or it messes up the text box, as well as sometimes it just plain dosent work. keep up with it though, i played the game and your review was if anything more detailed then i would expect for a "hack" like this.