Platinum is a little more inappropriate than other games in the series. Team Galactic is more brutal than team rocket because instead of just hurting pokemon, the experiment on pokemon and hurt humans. Platinum expresses their brutality more than Diamond and Pearl did. One of the more violent moments is when a Galactic member describes giving Dawn "a painful experience." But on the bright side, it has wonderfully dramatic music and some morals, which is why I gave it a four-star rating.
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Pokemon Platinum
(2009, Video Games - Role Playing Games, Rated E, Play it on: Nintendo DS)
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Common Sense says
Classic format with new Pokemon and online features.
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for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Pokemon Platinum was written by Erin Bell
Parents need to know that this Pokemon game has more robust online features than previous games in the series. Through the DS's built-in WiFi, players who have exchanged Nintendo DS friend codes can trade, play mini-games, and battle
with friends. But kids can also trade and exchange records with other players from around the
world, but there's no communication involved. In the Union Room, those who have exchanged friend codes can chat with each other by clicking on words
from the game's dictionary (there's no free-form chat), and can share pictures
they've drawn (including, unfortunately, "naughty" ones) using a basic MS
Paint-style program.
Common Sense Media does not recommend letting kids play online
without supervision until they are age 12. This game is about capturing and sending Pokemon into battles. But these battles are generally considered tests
of skill rather than conflicts motivated by anger. When a Pokemon is defeated,
it faints. Kids can transfer the Pokemon they collected from Pokemon
Diamond or Pearl, as well as older Game Boy Advance games, into
Platinum.
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What’s the Story?
POKEMON PLATINUM is an extension of the successful Pokemon Diamond/Pearl games for the Nintendo DS that offers some new locations, puzzles and characters, expanded options for online play, and of course exclusive new Pokemon to collect such as the impressive Giratina that graces the box's cover. The game begins when you and a friend come of age and are given your first Pokemon by Professor Rowan, a Pokemon researcher who also asks for your help to index the wild Pokemon in the region. While exploring, capturing wild Pokemon, earning Gym badges, and battling Trainers to add information to your Pokedex, you'll also encounter Team Galactic, a gang who seems to be up to no good.
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Is It Any Good?
The game's basic format will be familiar if you're played previous Pokemon games, but Platinum adds some new twists of its own, such as the Distortion World (a new place to find ultra-rare Pokemon), the WiFi Plaza where you can play multiplayer mini-games wirelessly, and the ability to record videos of your battles and share them. All of the cool features from Diamond/Pearl, such as touch-sensitive menu buttons, the Poketech device, and the fact that different Pokemon can be caught depending on what time of day it is, have been carried over as well.
Sure, the core concept hasn't changed much from previous iterations, but the gameplay is deep and challenging enough that it really doesn't need to. With 210 Pokemon to collect, a huge world to explore, plenty of side quests and secrets to discover, and a rich multiplayer component for trading and battling with friends, Pokemon Platinum is simply jam-packed with things to do, making it a good bet for role-playing game fans of all ages. Close
Sure, the core concept hasn't changed much from previous iterations, but the gameplay is deep and challenging enough that it really doesn't need to. With 210 Pokemon to collect, a huge world to explore, plenty of side quests and secrets to discover, and a rich multiplayer component for trading and battling with friends, Pokemon Platinum is simply jam-packed with things to do, making it a good bet for role-playing game fans of all ages. Close
Publisher’s Details
Released on 3/22/2009, price $39.99, online enabled
ESRB rating: E (for (No Descriptors))
ESRB rating: E (for (No Descriptors))
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- I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
- My highlights are:
More mature than previous games in the series
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
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You can use the Global Trade center to trade pokemon Globally but there is no way to talk...
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
- My highlights are:
- Easy to play
love it
- I rate this title on for age 6 and give it
- My highlights are:
- Safety isn't an issue
- Easy to play
This is the best Pokemon game ever
There are more Pokemon, new characters, new locations, new features, the plot was made for all ages, good graphics. But why is marketing an issue here? This is the stuff they're marketing, the toys and stuff came later.
- I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive consumerism
- Safety is an issue
safety is an issue for online
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| 100% | of parents say it's educational |
| 100% | of parents say kids find it easy to play |
| 67% | of parents feel the site is safe |
| 67% | of parents say there are good role models |
| 67% | of parents say it gives kids positive messages |
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