Pokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition

The Good
This game is the ultimate, it's got everything from the previous Pokemon games, and this game is also based on the TV series, that's right, you'll get to meet Jessy, James, and Meowth! Some of the rare pokemon are free to catch like Scyther, and Dragonair. The game's basic fun is the new features in it, the pokemon, trainers, and even Giovanni look exactly like they look in the TV series. You have to take Pikachu at the beginning, I kept my Pikachu for playing with, imagine I finished the game and he's still at level 27!

The Bad
The color (although way better than before) is still not colorful enough.

The Bottom Line
RPG fans, your favorite genre just took a huge step into a delightful future. Adventure fans, your favorite genre just took a twist (not for the better, but for difference). Puzzle freaks, don't look forward to much. RPG just got better, and so did Pokemon. 5/5. Wonderful.

The Good
There are references to the Pokémon anime such as of course having Pikachu as your starter and not wanting to evolve into a Raichu and having it's cry based on Ikue Otani's voice and Jesse and James from Team Rocket making multiple appearances with their Pokémon from the anime. The front sprites of the Pokémon have been designed to more resemble the official artwork.

Some Pokémon have slightly tweaked movesets and some trainers and gym leaders have different Pokémon, so it won't feel completely the same if you played any of the other two versions and have access to different Pokémon such as the three starters from Red and Blue. This allows you to have the same team Ash Ketchum had during the show.

The Bad
Not much has changed since it's still a generation I game so all the flaws from Red and Blue are still here, including the ugly back sprites which stick out even more with the vastly improved front sprites. If you want a Raichu to complete your Pokédex, you have to trade one from Red, Blue, Gold, Silver, or Crystal along with the other Pokémon that are excluded from the wild in this version.

Pikachu is statically the worst starter in the entire franchise since you can't evolve it so it's a waste of a slot unless you grind it to be a higher level especially at the Elite Four.

The Bottom Line
Play it, don't play it, I don't care. If you want to try a Pokémon game from gen I, any version is fine but if you already played Red, Blue or even both, you decide for yourself. If you did watch the anime back in the 90's, then you'll enjoy the game more.

The Good
When I used to play this game, it was very cool. I don't like it anymore. Anyway, it featured the same bad graphics as the first Pokemon games only in color. That still doesn't make it much better. The color was an improvement though and so was the storyline. Now it's not just "Wow, you magically appeared here so go catch stuff for battle." The sound was slightly better but not much.

The Bad
I didn't like that there were no new creatures. Also, the setting was exactly the same. Nothing changed except an expanded storyline and now you have a weird Pokemon following you that doesn't listen to you.

The Bottom Line
Pokemon Yellow is better than the first Pokemon games. With improvements in the story and graphics, this game has gone beyond the original. It lacks new components like an expanded world and more creatures. You still do the same thing.