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- Release Date 3/21/2009
- Publisher Nintendo
- Platform DS
- Genre Strategy / Simulation
- Number of Players 1
- Online Players 8
- Wireless Players 8
- Online Enabled Yes
Game Description
The newest in the core series of Pokemon games is here! A brand-new story chock full of adventure and Pokemon awaits you. You'll even get to see powerful forms of Pokemon no one has ever seen before, including the legendary Giratina's Origin Forme. Also, you'll explore the Distortion World, a mysterious new world which has opened up in the Sinnoh region. You'll be able to go online and interact with up to 20 Pokemon players from all over the world in the Wi-Fi Plaza. Post your epic battle videos in the all-new vs. Recorder in the Global Terminal. And there are all-new training techniques, which the toughest trainers in the world seek out to hone their skills!
Critic Reviews
IGN Review (8.8 out of 10)
Considering that Pokemon: Platinum Version is entirely based upon a best-selling game released more than two years ago, approaching the review for the product is not the usual undertaking. Despite all of its tweaks and upgrades, Platinum uses a two year old game -- in this case, Pokemon Diamond and ...more
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Average Member Rating: 8.3 out of 10
Pokemon Platinum lives up to the name.. (9 out of 10)
posted by Guardian_Wolf (TRION, GA) on Mar 3, 2011
Member since Mar 2011
2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Member since Mar 2011
2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful
Pokemon Platinum is certainly the best game in the 4th generation of Pokemon games. It corrected a couple of serious flaws with the previous entries, such as slow battle animations, and limited access to fire Pokemon, and added even more to an already great generation of games, including the best po...more
Specs & Requirements
Online Features Voice, Online Multiplayer, Friends, Rankings
Wireless DS Multi-Card Play (2-8)
Modes Wi-Fi Multiplayer, Story, Full Mission Single-Player, Wi-Fi Versus
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