• Thwart the evil plans of the ruthless organization, Cipher
• The game takes place 5 years after the events that transpired in Pokémon Colosseum
• Cartoon violence

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• Tips & Tricks Magazine

Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness brings you an all-new RPG in the expansive setting of Orre, where the Shadow Pokemon live. Darkness has fallen over this strange land, now that a legendary Pokemon called Lugia has been turned. Shadow Lugia is very powerful and can't be purified - exactly what the evil group called Cipher needs. They use Shadow Lugia to steal a cargo ship full of Shadow Pokemon. Now it's up to you and Eevee to Snag and Purify them all before it's too late. During your journey you will be helped by numerous friends, and fight against even more foes as you race against time to secure the safety of those Pokemon!

Customer Rating:
Summary: wish i had it
Comment: this is one of the best pokemon games ever but get this! i dont even own it. yeah, im serious. my best friends do. ive play it with them all the time.heck, if it wasnt for me, they wouldnt have any purified pokemon right about now. you get eevee, but the great part is you can evolve pretty soon. i love jolteon myself, so that was a good part of the game (my friends have an espeon, which sucks in my mind.) but yeah similar but better than colliseum. great game for all pokemon fans and non fans might take intrest in this game. its kinda confusing at first,but once you get the hang of it its perfect!
also in vs duel mode, there are all sorts of pokemon that you can use! so buy buy buy buy spend spend spend! oh yeah did i mention BUY THE GAME! DO IT MAN! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO! SO GET THIS GAME!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: I'm a grown up kid
Comment: OK...I'm a grown adult, but I love this game. It's basically a RPG/strategy game. Not really hard like a Final Fantasy, but tons of fun. Graphics are great, but the music does get repetitive after awhile.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: AWESOME
Comment: My mom is letting me review this game. I got this game and loved it! I am 9 years old and would recommend this game to any other kid who likes pokemon and video games. I play this game at least once a week.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Awesome Follow Up to Colosseum
Comment: My son loves Pokemon, both cards and video games. He plays several games on the Nintendo DS and has Pokemon Colosseum for the GameCube. He was able to pick right up with Pokemon XD and thought it was even more fun than Colosseum. I definitely recommend this game for any Pokemon lover.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Colosseum Upgrade
Comment: Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness is almost identical to Pokemon Colosseum, except for several changes were made to make the game much more interesting and fun to play. For example, the graphics are improved, battling has been slightly altered, and you have a new character to start out the game with. As with any game, this game has its pros and cons.

Pros:
- A wider choice of Pokemon to use throughout the game
- Straightforward storyline
- The problem-solving and puzzle parts of the game are not too difficult to figure out
- Much better graphics
- Easy controls

Cons:
- Battling can become monotonous
- Not too much depth to the storyline
- Not a whole lot to do after the game is beaten
- Not much appeal for replayability

In all, the game is good, but there are a few minor and occasionally irritating drawbacks that affect gameplay. However, depending on how big a fan you are of the Pokemon franchise, these drawbacks can be overlooked.

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