If you thought Big Brother was as moronic as television gets, think again. Pokemon Channel plonks you and your buddy Pikachu in front of the gogglebox where you’re forced to watch painfully dull shows. The pika of the bunch (ouch) is probably the exclusive Pichu Bros cartoon but that too is insipid and unexciting. It reflects how the title is more of a ‘My First Game’ for very young children and is probably of zero interest to you, unless you fancy torturing yourself in a bid to get Jirachi, a ‘mon exclusive to the game (in Europe). Consider it the carrot on the end of a stick smeared with crud. Yet even for a very young child the game is neither gripping or entertaining. Most of the channels are uninteresting - news, weather, colouring in - and even a patient toddler will get bored. Bewilderingly, a considerable amount of the game requires an immense knowledge of Pokemon to win, so nice cards will prove unobtainable to 99.9% of the world. A glaring inconsistency. When you’re confined in your room you’re encouraged to be a good little capitalist by ordering as much as possible on the shopping channel to decorate your room with. A bizarre thing to be teaching children and it takes ages to get anything remotely decent. When Pikachu finally lets you outside (the mini- Hitler) you get to meet some Pokemon in the flesh. While the yellow rodent is cute and charming, the rest are near identical in their behaviour. Stuck as floating white hand in the middle of the screen, the player will find there is little to interact with and even less worth interacting with. The fishing game is an example of this - no matter where you cast your rod, whether you catch a Pokemon is completely random and lacks any skill whatsoever. Is that fun? Hardly. While it does include the Meowth’s Party GameCube tech demo from Spaceworld 2000 and some Pokemon Mini games (the diddly little machine that everyone forgot ever existed and was crap anyway), there is little in the way of redeeeming features, especially as Jirachi isn’t actually that good. You’re better off playing with your child yourself and keeping the twenty pounds for some more interesting and engaging toys. Those thinking of buying it for themselves - don’t. Not even for a joke, because only Nintendo will be the ones laughing as they’re is someone gullible enough to buy this sub-standard pap.
You can't hate this game, there is nothing about this game that there is to hate. I've owned this game for over 6 years, since it's release, and I think that those who hate this game have given this game a poor chance, ... Read Full Review
This game is a disgrace. The point of the game is watching TV. On your Gamecube. With Pikachu. Woohoo. Initially, you are contacted by Professor Oak, and he wants you to watch Pokemon Channel's various programs on... Read Full Review
