Pokémon Black Version
Pokémon Black Version and Pokémon White Version are the primary paired versions of Generation V. Black and White follow the trends set up by previous games in the series. Two player characters (one male and…
Pokémon Black Version is an adventure developed by Game Freak, released 18 September 2010 on Nintendo DS. The main story takes about 32.8 hrs to finish.
What Pokémon Black Version is
Pokémon Black Version is an adventure game developed by Game Freak and released in 2010. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo DS only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
One day, you and your friends, Cheren and Bianca, each receive a Pokémon from Professor Juniper, who asks you to travel throughout the Unova region in order to encounter every kind of Pokémon there is and to complete the Pokédex. After choosing your first Pokémon, who will also be your partner on this journey, your adventure begins!
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy, kids and science fiction. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Pokémon series
Pokémon Black Version is the 164th of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon White Version in 2010. Its critic score of 88 is 14 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. Melee at 100.
How it was received
Pokémon Black Version holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 85, across 376 votes.
How long it takes, and what that costs
The main story runs about 32.8 hrs.
What it launched against
Pokémon Black Version launched on 18 September 2010, within three weeks of Sid Meier's Civilization V, Halo: Reach, Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.
Released around the same time: Sid Meier's Civilization V, Halo: Reach, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Pokémon Black Version yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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