Few franchises have as loyal a fanbase as the Pokemon series, so it goes without saying that the imminent release of Pokemon HeartGold/SoulSilver on the DS is carefully followed by all Pokefans. GameObsever's Pokemon expert had the fortune of playing through the Japanese version and his impressions are very positive, to say the least.

I’d go out on a limb and claim that HeartGold and SoulSilver represent the biggest sprucing up of any title to date. No other remake for any title has ever actually added so much to the original game, not even the DS version of Final Fantasy IV, which added full 3D graphics, CGI cutscenes, orchestral sound score and voice acting to an SNES game. For their part, Game Freak went all guns blazing on this one. And the result is the most thorough, loaded and deep Pokemon game ever, and considering just how deep the other Pokemon games have been, that certainly is saying something.

psxmeup via gameobserver.com »