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Pokémon Legends Arceus Review

Pokémon Legends Arceus Review

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the player is introduced to a world where humans and Pokémon coexist. The game starts with the player being shown a video of an attack on a Pokémon called Arceus. After this, they are tasked with investigating this incident and finding out what happened to Arceus.

The game is set in the same universe as all other Pokémon games, so it is not necessary to be familiar with any of them before playing this one. However, there are some references made to previous games that may not be understood without knowledge of them.

Pokémon Legends is a video game that was released on the Nintendo 3DS in 2018. The game features a story mode set in the Pokémon universe containing Pokémon from Red and Blue and Pokémon X and Y.  The player's objective is to help the protagonist's team of trainers takedown over 100 different teams of trainers and wild pokémon to become champions.  The game also contains a Battle Mode with online play for multiplayer battles between players with their copy of the game as well as downloadable content available on release day with its story mode campaign.

In Pokémon Legends: Arceus, players will take on the role of a new trainer who is tasked with saving the world from impending doom. Players will explore a wide range of environments as they travel through the region, and face many different challenges. Players will also encounter a variety of wild Pokémon to battle and capture.

The game features an intuitive turn-based combat system where players can fight using a team of six Pokémon at any time. The player’s party can be changed during battles to strategically defeat their opponent by exploiting their weaknesses or covering their own.

Arceus is a legendary Pokémon with the power to create universes. It can also be called the creator of space and time, or the god of life.

Arceus appears in Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum as well as Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. It is the tallest known non-legendary Pokémon at 120 feet (36 meters) tall.


Pokémon Legends Arceus Review


Overall Score: 8/10


Pros:

*The story mode has an impressive number of challenges to complete as well as lots of single-player content which will keep players playing for hours on end.

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