Review: Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness

Micheal riding his mo-ped through a forest, totally realistic.

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Sure is great to make another review. Sorry for my absence; been very busy and procrastinating! I'd like to introduce you to the next era of Shadow Pokemon. Pokemon XD, Gale of Darkness. You should remember my last review, Pokemon Colosseum. Well, not sure if Nintendo took fan service or tried to piss people off. I liked this game, but it was flawed much more than its predecessor.

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness is the next Gamecube installment of the series. That's somewhat not surprising, since the series always goes from one story installment to the sequel.. Gale of Darkness retains the basic Pokemon-battling formula as Colosseum, but with a longer single-player game and a few minor gameplay tweaks to address some common complaints about the previous game. As a result, the only people who will really appreciate this game are those who are already familiar with the series.

Cherrim

INTRO:

Cherries are my favorite fruit. I love the texture of a ripe cherry, I love the sweetish-tart taste of them, and I love spitting the pit seeds back into the bowl after I  finish eating one. Right up there with apples and mangos, cherries are my all-time favorite fruit ever. I wish my love of cherries rubbed off for my love of cherrim, because, well...I hate Cherrim - that is, the droopy normal form. Sunny Form Cherrim is adorable, as pictured to the right!

Top 10 Ideas to Improve the Pokemon Franchise

It goes without saying, Pokemon is lazy as all hell. Like the franchise or not, the pokemon games are mainly just updates rather than new full on titles. The newly released Black and White 2 brought us some nice new features; we can break out repels quickly now, we have convenient item switching, and we got a godsend with the faster opening game tutorial stuff. However, they can certainly go a hell of a lot further than what they've done so far.