Pokemon Conquest
SCORE: 65
Long time readers know I enjoy playing the Shining Force kind of video games. I patiently await a new game in that franchise from Sega. I also look for anyone to get into the same league as Shining Force. Family Friendly Gaming massively covered Pokemon Conquest. It was our hope that this game would at least enter the Shining Force arena. Pokemon Conquest finally entered a price zone I was willing to pay for, and risk that it would be worth the entry fee. Sadly after playing Pokemon Conquest I still feel like my money was wasted.
Pokemon Conquest limits how many Pokemon can go into a battle. There is one warlord per Pokemon so we wind up with a rather large cast of characters strewn across a variety of territories and cities. We conquer them and then some will join us. This is how new characters are added. There are also side quest like areas where we can find Pokemon and warlords to join us.
Pokemon Conquest suffers from the trying to be too tricky. There are few meat and potato levels in Pokemon Conquest. There is always some lame condition or conditions that have to be met to win. And we have to win in a certain amount of rounds. This ham strings so many different strategies. What is the point of doing that in a strategy game?
The graphics in Pokemon Conquest are tiny, and the music is okay. There is an aggravating sound when a new level is started. The Pokemon type concept is carried along in Pokemon Conquest which means we have to change up the dynamics of the team all of the time. Only Pokemon used in battle gain experience points. So that lame tradition from Pokemon was brought across to Pokemon Conquest as well.
Pokemon is shown as a religion in Pokemon Conquest. One of the legendary Pokemon creatures is shown as the creator of the world. Was all of this spiritual content really needed? It does nothing to reinforce the teachings of Christ, instead it tries to lead people astray. And yes I know it is a fantasy world and in the entertainment sphere. That does not excuse the lessons it teaches.
Trying to conquer areas while keeping
all of our existing territories is where the real strategy is in Pokemon
Conquest. That does not take too long to master. You will have to replay
levels over and over again to level up your characters so they are
strong enough to actually defeat it. Pokemon Conquest is a major
disappointment.
- Paul
Graphics: 60%
Sound: 70%
Replay/Extras: 79%
Gameplay: 60%
Family Friendly Factor: 58%
System: Nintendo DS
Publisher: Nintendo
Rating: ‘E’ for
Everyone
{Mild Cartoon Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes}
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