Pokemon has been an important name since its beginning in the mid-nineties, and the series continues to produce powerful additions to the gaming world. The creator's original intent carries forth to Pokemon Diamond, immersing players into the childlike world of catching creatures to turn into pets. Players jumps into this fantastic world with a single pokemon by their side, and the Pokedex device to keep track of how many pokemon the players has captured.
The game involves a few basic phases: exploring the world, capturing more pokemon, and becoming a pokemon master. The battle mechanics are quite simple, and players of all ages can become familiar and proficient in interacting with the world. During a vigorous battle with a wild, roaming monster, the creature's health is reduced to minimal levels, and the user has the option of using one of several types of pokeballs to capture and recruit it to their side.
The Diamond version of the Pokemon series has seen mountains of innovation since the time of its predecessors. Thanks to the handheld system that the game is played on, many new and exciting features were included, such as touch screen controls. The most phenomenal upgrade from the originals is the ability to use Wi-Fi connections to interact with other pokemon trainers all over the world.
There is a free roaming aspect to Diamond that allows the trainer to venture forth to any location as long as he or she has the means to do so; this gives the sense of unrestricted adventure to the player. Professor Oak, a long time staple character to the franchise, is back again to give the user their first pokemon and pokedex to begin their journey. The trainer will trek onward discovering all the creatures in the world and ultimately challenge the Elite Four, though before this they must collect all eight gym badges to prove themselves worthy of the fight.
As is customary in the pokemon franchise, Diamond has a legendary pokemon to call its own. The temporal steel dragon, Dialga, is the special monster in Diamond and cannot be captured or obtained in any of the other games. The antithesis of Dialga is the spatial creator Palkia, who has been in a never ending dual with the Time Ruler.
Upon completing a certain quest within the game, the trainer is allowed access into a special building where he or she can play with other trainers, real life people who also own the pokemon game. This is the first time that players from anywhere on the globe could interact wirelessly. This ability shows further innovation in that the system on which the game is played supports a microphone for the users to speak to each other.
The Pokemon series has a long history of mystery and excitement, all of which are sewn together beautifully in the games and television shows. Each individual game, although similar to the others, have their own thrilling story to tell. Pokemon Diamond is a both great game for any aged soft or hard core players to own.