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We haven’t heard much about Pokemon Platinum since the initial announcement made in Famitsu back in May. From the scans we’ve seen so far the game appears to be a slightly enhanced remake of Diamond and Pearl, and instead of Palkia or Dialga, will feature Giratina -- who will be sporting a new ‘Origin Form’ -- as its mascot. Apparently someone went and opened a portal to the Ruined World that Giratina lives in, which has caused the temperature of the Sinnoh region to drop. The lower temp is why the main characters are wearing slightly different outfits.
The new trailer also shows several different mini-games that will be packed in with Platinum, such as air pumping, Mime Jr. ball riding and, uh, food pellet tossing. The sequences that looked the most interesting to me, though, are those of the new gravity-altering area that has the character walking on the walls and ceiling.
Pokemon Platinum is set to release in Japan on September 13, and although no US date has been announced yet, I feel fairly confident that Nintendo wouldn’t miss an opportunity to bring the newest iteration of their money printing franchise to other territories.
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6:18 PM on 08.12.2008
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THERES INNOVATION IF I'VE EVER SEEN IT!
also i'll probably be buying this.
I wonder if the GTS will turn to shit like it is Diamond where people put up lvl 5 starly and request a level 100 dialga or some other ridiculous shit.
It's happening in both Firefox and IE.
Poketto Monsta Platina
-New Dungeon, w/ side-way walls and crazy platforms, as posted
-new outfits, as posted
-What looks to be an inspector, probably a member of the police
-New villain scientist
-"Battle Front," looks like you'll be fighting under random conditions against other trainers. Hopefully that'll carry over to multiplayer.
-Global Terminal's back
-I heard "GPS" while they were talking about the Global Terminal. Possibly meaning you'll know where your live opponents are from? (just a guess)
-Mini-Games area, multiplayer capable, based in an amusement park in-game, as posted
-New PKMN animations
-New story-based battles: You don't have a 4-way battle with The Gym Leaders shown around 2:23
-Areas are being redone, such as the Bicycle Road changes (you didn't ride under a glass tube on it before).
-New PKMN, obviously. I think Magmar evolves now. Check out just after 2:23. And of course, the unknown PKMN at the end.
dunno if I'd be getting this, I never finished diamond. I dunno why. This DOES look interesting though,maybe I'll just trade diamond in and get this.