Review of PokePark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure

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My daughter is 10, and she adored this video game for the Wii system. She thought the graphics were terrific and liked being able to play as Pikachu. She couldn't pull herself away from the game and finished the main story in about 10 hours, but as the show says, you gotta catch 'em all, and who knows how long it will take her to collect all 190-plus Pokemon in the game.

As for the game, the player primarily plays as Pikachu who seeks to collect a bunch of crystals to keep an island from breaking apart. The island is broken up into various areas (e.g., a beach section, an ice mountain, a not-very-frightening haunted house, caverns) where one collects friends by defeating other Pokemon in games like tag or simplified battle and competes in various mini-games. A player also collects berries to power up their speed, health, or battle skills. Yes, the action gets repetitive but less so than any of the DS battle games.

Also, as one reviewer writes, there is a lot of text. The Pokemon "speak" in their usual cartoon voices, but the meaning is written in full text. If the player is not a good reader, there may be problems. Also, this isn't for novices. Often, a player is instructed to see this or that specific Pokemon to complete a task, and if you don't know you Pokemon well, good luck. However, if your child is a Pokemon fan and anything like my daughter, this is a great purchase.

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This is a good choice for a child in 2nd to sixth grade. I think it's actually a bit more suited to girls that game because there is a lot of focus on social interaction that boys might become impatient with. The game is text based and a bit old school in it's layout this is a hunt and find type of game where Pikachu will be running from one end of PokePark to another looking for pokemon to befriend or battle. The skill level depends on what the player wants from the game. My younger daughter is happy to run through the storyline, my older one wants to collect every single pokemon methodically. Price is a bit high, I think. I wish Nintendo had brought this out at their second price point instead of their established one for longer playing games. That aside, it's been a huge hit in our house since release day. This won't challenge the adult player long, but a child with a bit of patience and a passion for pokemon will love it.

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The game got here very quickly! It a cute game. Not really hard, which is good for me because I'm not that good at games. Kids would have a ball with this. All though I'm 18 and I am haveing fun with it. Don't expect a lot from it like something deep. Because it's not. But fun for passing time.

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If you are buying this game for a younger child who is a Pokemon fan, then this is a good game. The gameplay mechanics are simple, being limited to a couple buttons and shaking the wiimote. The mini-games and challenges are limited to only a few types, but there are enough to keep things interesting. There is also some variety added to the games in the form of rotating characters and backgrounds. We bought this game for my 5 year-old's birthday, and he has had a great time with it. He can complete almost every challenge with little to no help, and the interfaces are graphical enough that he can get by with limited reading skills. Very recommended for this age set.

If you are outside the specific audience I named above, then I would probably avoid the game. The Wii isn't really known for graphics, but these are closer to N64-quality than most things you see today. Furthermore, if you don't care about running around and meeting all of your favorite Pokemon characters, then the game will not be much fun. There isn't anything interesting to do outside of the mini-games, and the games are pretty well spaced out across the PokePark area.

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My 7 year old son just had a b-day and thought I should get this out before the holidays. My sis bought from Amazon. PokePark is an adventure-action game, Zelda-like. If Zelda is a 10 on difficulty, this is a 1 or 2. There is no problem solving, just simple tasks to do. You must collect the prism pieces and challenge/win each Pokemon for them to become your friend. Thus far when battling, my son dodges L/R, runs behind or to the side, and rams into the Pokemon a few times to defeat them. Uses the thunderbolt sometimes, no surprises during battles. Has yet to lose other than not having 1 power for 1 Pokemon thus far. He has yet to fail on any of the challenges, passes 1st time. The game will tell you "don't go that way" when playing hide and seek, so no challenge. The Pokemon is hiding and the game pretty much guides you on where to go. When a Pokemon asks for an item, you turn around and it's usually right there. My 9 year old daughter has played some and thinks it is easy. Ditto for my 7 yr old. At least they get good reading practice. I have them read out loud and my 7 yr old needs some help. A few words my daughter needs help on. My kids don't play a lot of video games, and consider their gaming-skill average at best for their age. I question other reviewers on the age recommendation. They seem to have fun as of now, but it's getting repeatative. I recommend go to a game-stop and trial it, also read reviews. I would also recommend to wait for the price to drop if this is not holiday-urgent. It's a long journey, so the game consumes a lot of time. It's only been a few days and can follow up, but the difficulty of the game has not changed. I thought a rating of 3 was too high and more like a 2.5 versus the 2 I gave it.

UPDATE: My kids cleared the game in 3 playing days. Admittedly, a couple of those days were 5 hr sessions. The feedback from the kids, pretty fun, but easy. They have some interest to go back in. I'd trade this for DK Backcountry if I could.