Pokémon Snap

Snap hit while the pokemon franchise was in full flow, joining a group of pokemon titles released on the system - none of which was the RPG quest gamers craved. White it doesn't sound like much, Snap is actually a tremendously entertaining and original game. Your job is to take pictures of dozens of pokemon while riding in a track-based vehicle. The camera can be rotated to look all around, and tossing various items can either attract or annoy your targets. After... Read more

Let's get snap happy

The Pokemon sensation is sweeping the world, and analysts say that within another 36 months Pikachu will be the Earth's supreme leader. (But not if I have my scope and three rounds of ammo left ... heheheh). Pokemon Snap is all about photography, and the game runs along rails where the player must essentially take photos of the entire species of Pocket Monsters (Pokemon's alter name). This at first is quite annoying, the fact that you can .t steer where you want can get... Read more

Pokemon Snap

Why does Nintendo do the things that they do? Seriously, sometimes it just really bothers me. When fans were calling for a 3D Pokemon RPG of epic scale like The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Nintendo responded that they did have Pokemon games in the works for the Nintendo 64. Firstly, they had Pokemon Stadium , which took arguably the worst part of Pokemon, battling, made you do it over and over again, all for nothing, since you couldn’t level up your Pokemon and... Read more

Whereas Pokemon has traditionally appealed to the kids, and the occasional hardcore gamer, Pokemon Snap will find a wider audience. The railroaded gameplay and limited number of stages limits the replay value, as much as the variety of Pokemon enhances it. But the slow pace and unique gameplay, akin to the hanggliding sequences in Pilotwings, makes for a fun experience. Gotta catch 'em all! Read more

Pokémon Snap – Second Opinion

To speak of Pokémon Snap 's far-reaching appeal, I must mention that the Bronx Zoo angle came to me and Chi separately. I first thought that a photo-journalistic approach (linking the experience to bird watching) was the most fitting comparison. Like bird watching, photographing the Pokémon in their natural environments was key and getting a nice big shot of a rare Pokémon was like finding gold. It was here though that Chi mentioned the idea of a zoo experience. This... Read more