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Pokémon SoulSilver Version

Pokemon HeartGold Version and Pokemon SoulSilver Version return players to the scenic Johto region first introduced in the beloved original Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver games nearly a decade ago. The richly…

90 12 September 2009

Pokémon SoulSilver Version is an adventure developed by Game Freak, released 12 September 2009 on Nintendo DS.

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What Pokémon SoulSilver Version is

Pokémon SoulSilver Version is an adventure game developed by Game Freak and released in 2009. It was published by Nintendo. It is available on Nintendo DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version are 2009 remakes of the 1999 Game Boy Color role-playing video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, also including features from Pokémon Crystal. The games are part of the fourth generation of the Pokémon video game series, developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of Gold and Silver, the games were released in Japan on September 12, 2009, and were later released in other regions during March 2010.
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How it plays

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

Where it sits in the Pokémon series

Pokémon SoulSilver Version is the 157th of 306 entries we hold in the Pokémon series. The next entry was Pokémon HeartGold Version in 2009. Its critic score of 90 is 16 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 SoulSilver Version holds a critic score of 90 out of 100. That places it above 92% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 23 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 90, across 392 votes.

How long it takes, and what that costs

A full completion run takes around 122 hrs.

What it launched against

Pokémon SoulSilver Version launched on 12 September 2009, within three weeks of Batman: Arkham Asylum, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, Pokémon HeartGold Version and Halo 3: ODST. It reviewed better than all of them.

Released around the same time: Batman: Arkham Asylum, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, Pokémon HeartGold Version, Halo 3: ODST.

Cheats and codes

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When did Pokémon SoulSilver Version come out?
Pokémon SoulSilver Version was released on 12 September 2009 for Nintendo DS.

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