Pokémon Black Version 2 (2012) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Pokémon Black Version 2

Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 are the second and final paired versions of Generation V and are the sequels of Pokémon Black and White, respectively. Both games were revealed on Pokémon…

82 23 June 2012

What Pokémon Black Version 2 is

Pokémon Black Version 2 is an adventure game developed by Game Freak and released in 2012. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 are 2012 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. Part of the fifth generation of the Pokémon video game series, the games are direct sequels to Pokémon Black and Pokémon White, being the first sequels in the series. They were first released in Japan in June 2012, with a worldwide release following in October 2012, as the last first-party games for the system. The games feature the legendary Pokémon identified by Junichi Masuda as Black Kyurem and White Kyurem. The games were first revealed on February 26, 2012, in the episode of the Japanese television program…

Description from Wikipedia · source

How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, kids and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Pokémon series

Pokémon Black Version 2 is the 178th of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon White Version 2 in 2012. Its critic score of 82 is 8 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.

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How it was received

Pokémon Black Version 2 holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 76% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 12 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 203 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

The main story runs about 64.2 hrs.

What it launched against

Pokémon Black Version 2 launched on 23 June 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky and Pokémon White Version 2. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky, Pokémon White Version 2.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Pokémon Black Version 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Official trailer