Yeah,Pokemon is till a worldwide phenomenon
I'm an old fan of pokemon game,since red/blue version.From year to year,new version of pokemon went out,old formula, new feature but it still make me spend more than hundred hours.Black/white is no exception.I am a little surprised when Gamespot give it a 7.5.But everybody,don't even think about it.For me, this is one of the best rpg game.
It is an old game play when you set on your adventure,getting 7 badges,defeat E4 and the evil org.But i bring quite a lot of new features.The things i like best is the rotation battle which give the game more strategy .It also has tons of new moves and abilities and combined moves(although there aren't many).Graphic is a great development.With the featuring of season change,the weather effect is beautiful.The camera has been shifted down which give us a more like 3D look.The only thing that i regret is pkm sprites.Although it's animated,it is not very detailed.Gen 5 features tons of new pokemons.Some of them are quite suck,such like Vanillish(an ice cream,you must be kidding me) or chandelier pokemon,coffin pokemon.But all the whole view,many of them are quite awesome.
In conclusion,no matter what people say,this is a must played game and the pokemon series will be a phenomenon worldwide.