Shiny Gold is yet another hack of a Pokemon game, but this time it is a brand new version of Pokemon Gold. The original Pokemon Gold had been my favorite Pokemon game of all time, so when a hack of my favorite Pokemon game comes out, I am going to jump at the opportunity to play it. There had been a few things that I liked about this hack, such as new characters , and there were also a few things that I either did not like or were confused by as well. However, those do not matter because overall, the game was great.

GRAPHICS 8/10

When you think of the game in terms of graphics, this game takes Pokemon Gold to the next level. I really like the new designs for the buildings as well as the characters. Of course, the graphics don’t look as good as those of the official Pokemon Gold remake, but they look beautiful for a hack and look much better than the original game. For the graphics, I am going to give this game an 8 out of 10.


SOUND 8/10

As for the music of the game, it’s slightly better than that of the original game. It’s not like the music is completely different for this game, it’s the same music but played differently with new rhythm and instruments. Like the way that the new music sounds and because of that, I am also going to give the music portion of this game an 8 out of 10.

STORY 10/10

Next we are going to go over the story of the game. The story is essentially the same as the original game; however there are quite a few changes that make it what it is. There are new trainers to battle, such as Carlos, and there are a ton more plot lines in addition to catching and training Pokemon, battling gyms, and taking care of Team Rocket. I feel that the story has been greatly improved and that it deserves a perfect score.

ADDICTIVNESS 10/10

Pokemon Gold was a great game that was highly addicting, and this game is basically the same thing, but with a lot more features and new things to do. Shouldn’t this mean that this game would be more addicting? Yes, I do believe that all of the new features have made this game a bit more addicing than the original game and that this is the kind of game that you will be willing to play over and over again. As for the addictiveness portion, I also give this game a perfect score.

DEPTH 9/10

Next we have the depth of the game, and again, it’s the same as the original, but there is more. Having two regions in a game is a huge plus for any game and makes the game much deeper. The of course, we have the new features, and it just so happens that it is possible to find Pokemon from generation 3 games in this one, which means that there are even more Pokemon to catch. Overall for the Depth portion, I give this game a 9 out of 10.

DIFFICULTY 4

As for the difficulty, the game is super easy. If you find yourself in a problem, all you have to do is go back and train your Pokemon some more. You know how the old saying goes, If you can’t beat them, catch them, beacues all you have to do is grow your team and you will not have any problems. My overall grade for difficulty is 4.

OVERALL 9/10

As for the overall game, I feel it’s much better than the original game for multiple reasons and I suggest that all of you give it a try because you will most likely like the game as well. My overall grade for the game is 9.