Difficulty:

Easy

Time Spent:

10 to 20 Hours

The Bottom Line:

"Highly addictive"

I just recently got a DS, and this is one of the first games I got for it. Before I got my DS, I was playing Pokemon Firered for the Game Boy Advance. For this game, it works pretty well for the two screened system. Of course, since the DS is more high tech than the GBA, it can easily be expecting that each game for a new system will be updated from the original game. It works well, for an already highly addictive game.

The newest additions to Pokemon Diamond and Pearl include the Pokemon Trainer's new tool, the Poketch. It is like the Pokegear from Gold and Silver, only with a lot of new features. It includes a clock, a calculator, and a sketch pad. Of course, the new game relies on the stylus as the battle commands appear on the touch screen. The display for the game is on the top screen.

I can't say much about the plot.It is like other games in the handheld Pokemon series. The only difference here is that you go through the brand new Sinnoh region with a whole new list of Pokemon to explore.

This game works well for the DS. If Pokemon could work on the Game Boy, the Game Boy Color, and the Game Boy Advance, it can work well on the DS. The new features make this game a real thrill to play. The graphics are probably at the series' best. Like the other games before it, it is a thrill to play and is highly addictive.