Year 1990. The 25-year-old (then) Satoshi Tajiri gets the brilliant idea of creating a Pokemon game based on the popular Japanese play in collecting … dried insects. Six years later, it seems Nintendo Pokemon Red and Pokemon Blue on your console Game Boy. The world went crazy to the point lovable creatures. In virtually every toy store you could buy a huge clusters, stickers, caps and mascots like the most popular creatures with yellow Pikachu at the forefront. Two decades later, the story begins to repeat itself …
Nintendo in recent years did not have a winning streak. Their stationary console sold worse than the equipment from Sony and Microsoft. Consoles Mobile, in turn, lost popularity in favor of smartphones and tablets. With the help of the California studio came Niantic Labs, which was once one of the developers owned by Google. In 2012, they created the game Ingress MMO based on Google maps, GPS and having to actually walking the real streets. Their latest idea is based on the same solution, but uses …
Cult Pokemon. Bull’s-eye!
the game start with the creation of his alter ego. We choose the color of hair, pants, backpack, and then we set off in search of our first Pokémon. The game will automatically download the real map of the surrounding areas and put on the most interesting points of the landscape. The aim is tracking Pokemon. Reflected feet next to their portraits discreetly will advise us what creatures are available in the immediate area. If a pokemon will be in our reach, we move to the phase of catching Back camera phone will show us a picture, which will be imposed our goal. We throw Pokeball and we can enjoy the valuable finds.
According to the elements, catch some Pokemon only in their natural environment, for example. Blastoise need to go over the water and Gloom and Bellsprout force us to wander the green areas. Unfortunately, if this feature does not work too well and most of the site is not survived.
Pokeball, used to catch Pokémon gain thanks to the so-called visiting. PokeStopów, or special spots, which are real locations, such as supermarkets, churches, squares or monuments. During my journey to Warsaw I came across a lot of interesting places, although some of them may not fit into the concept of the game, for example. Will Monument residents, who were murdered in the Warsaw Uprising or Place the shooting of Poles during World War II. Of course, the positive aspect is an important educational value – many locations will expand our knowledge. The algorithm, however, the game can be perverse. We keep hearing about was the Holocaust Museum in Washington, which called for the authorities to refrain from catching Pokémon inside the building. As if that were not enough, the thing which could have been there to catch, gave off poisonous gas …
Locating makes PokeStopów big problem in smaller towns. While the residents of large cities such as Warsaw and Krakow, very often encounter locations serving Pokeball and other freebies, whereas those who live in smaller towns, they must get the patient. Traveling from one point to another can take up to several tens of minutes. The situation will improve, because the manufacturer has announced the possibility of the personal report of interest.
Successful hunting increases the level of experience of our hero. Achieving the fifth level is limited to one of three factions: Team Valor, Mystic Team or Team Instinct. Each control an area of the map using the arene called PokeGym. If you find yourself near one of them, we may decide to join the most interesting element of the game, that is …
Fighting Pokemon
Sam skirmish requires us reflexes, because we must avoid the numerous enemy attacks by moving your finger across the screen, as well as rhythmically strike, causing damage and asking charging so. special attack. The downside is the lack of production of Nintendo tutorial. Nowhere do we find information betrays how to activate special ability (or hold your finger on the screen). To combat issue caught earlier pokemon, taking into account the element of warfare. For example, an effective method of overcoming creature Flying is the use of Steel, Rock or Electrical Engineering. Water, according to the logic, bravely stand up to hot thunderbolts, while Earthy certainly scare the Electrical, Rock and Ice. Element tactical satisfy purists, remembering the times Game Boy. Skirmishes are therefore quite sensibly designed, immersive and above all fit the character of Pokemon GO.
presents an interesting task, based on the move around the city. For example, to obtain the eggs, which can be anything hatch, it requires us to pass a certain distance. The disadvantage is the lack of distinction between types of traffic – just take the bus, cross eg. Five kilometers and voila, our egg gaining personality. As an avid lover of hiking protest – it should definitely be harder!
As mentioned earlier, a very large disadvantage the game is the lack of any tutorial. All gameplay mechanics we learn by trial and error, which often causes considerable frustration.
Niantic not completed yet also several of his other promises, such as the possibility of exchanging-caught Pokémon. Subsequent improvements will appear in future updates to the game, but for providing incomplete product I am forced to subtract two points.
Another important issue is the lack of optimization of energy consumption. I tested the game on a smartphone equipped with a capacious battery 3600 mAh. Despite the complete shutdown of all applications in the background, telephone unloaded in – attention – two hours 41 minutes! So the long-traveling we forget. Unless you have POWERBANK.
Pokemon GO is great, and above all very addictive fun in the fresh air. It compels a solid walk, which will translate into improved our condition. Niantic Labs has done a good job, but did not avoid minor mishaps, such as the lack of some features or overloaded servers. You can see that there is still much to do.
Rating (version 0.29.2) : 7/10
+ Force physical activity
+ The potential of augmented reality
+ An interesting battle Pokemon
+ the joy of catching a rare creature!
– Distribution pokestopów outside the cities
– consumes the battery at a rate of express
– No tutorial
– There are no announced several elements
– When version 1.0?
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