5 stars (Just one word F-U-N!!!) - I am not a Pokemon fan at all. I got this game because it came in a bundlepack with the gamecube. I played it. Yes I a 22 year old played PokemanXD Gale of Darkness and I enjoyed it. It is actually quite addicting and fun. The graphics are great load times really aren't anything at all unlike the PS2 ( really do hate that thing ). There are so many different Pokemon and some actually are fierce looking not some cutesy cartoony wimpy looking pokemon. I really can't see nothing wrong with this game. However voice overs would have been nice. Only one word to describe this game fun. 4 stars (great for anyone) - i am a girl and i hate pokemon! when i went to my cousins house we played his gamecube (which i also have) and he begged me to play his pokemon game! it is so fun! the graphics are beyond good and the pokemons are amazing! first you have to name the guy and no you cant be a girl! and after you get tasks like find your sister and get to unlock other places! the very first thing is a battle you do! and it dosnt matter if you lose(i lost) and than there is this guy you can battle and i won! its so fun even if your a girl but there is way too much talking so limits the time you have to play! i will get one for myself! you wont regret this game! 5 stars (helping kid...) - it's not coming out for the ps2 or gba. don't waste your money on a ps2...better to get a sweet nintendo ds (its crushing the useless overexpensive sony psp (Piece of Shizzzzzt Portable)) or save your money for a xbox 360. the ps2 isn't even that great anyway, it's a dud hardware-wise and it just doesn't have many great exclusive games. if you want to buy just one of the current gen consoles i'd get an xbox hands-down. it's got ninja gaiden, jade empire, knights of the old republic, and halo as well as other great exclusive games. the gamecube has pokemon, paper mario, and tons of other exclusives (like resident evil) that make even it better than the ps2 (and it's ... Nintendo :: pokemon :: xd :: gale :: of :: darkness :: with :: custom :: gamecube :: skin :: nintendo :: games :: video :: games :: pokemonxd-galeofdarknesswithcustomgamecubeskin 03 october :: 200 :: Pokemon XD- Gale of Darkness with Custom GameCube Skin
5 stars (So much better than Colluseum!) - Finally, we get a gamecube Pokemon game that's worthy of five stars! But that doesn't mean it's the game pokemon fans have been waiting for - just a simple gamecube version of the gameboy RPGs - but it is enjoyble for sure! In this game you start with a simple Eevee instead of Espeon and Umbreon - I think this was probably a better idea, the "eons" (Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Espeon, and Umbreon) are some of the best (and best looking - my opinion) pokemon in the game, and while you only have one now, at least you can get any Eevee evolution you want! There also seems to be more pokemon and a better variety of pokemon to snag in XD than in Colluseum. I am much more pleased with my team that I was in the latter game! This game seems to flow much more smoothly, and seems better done overall. Simply just more fun to play! True, it does have a few, long, boring parts - but not as many as the game before it. Many of the battle and attack animimations have been redone (example: in Colluseum Flareon didn't move when it attacked with Shadow Ball, here it does that same jump thing it did in Stadium 2) as well. But I do have one major complaint - the only place where you can battle using your gameboy pokemon is in 2player battle! (As opposed to Battle Mountain and the Colluseum mode in Colluseum). But since this game is better and I actually can "snag" (err, incase you don't know, Colluseum and XD have you well, stealing "Shadow Pokemon" from dark trainers, which you have to purify) most of my favorite pokemon I don't feel the urge of wanting it that much. There are a few "wild" pokemon in this game, but the selection is so few I don't really count it for anything. The music is largely simular to Colluseum, as are most of the graphics. The story is better though, taking place five years since we last saw Orre. Overall though, the cons in this game aren't as big as the ones in the Colluseum. And while not as good as the gameboy games... Nintendo :: pokemon :: xd :: gale :: of :: darkness :: nintendo :: games :: video :: games :: pokemonxd-galeofdarkness 03 october :: 200 :: Pokemon XD- Gale of Darkness
