Pokémon Platinum

Overview

Pokémon Platinum Version is a 2008 role-playing video game developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. The game is an enhanced version of the 2006 titles Pokémon Diamond and Pearl and is part of the fourth generation of the Pokémon video game series. It was released in Japan in September 2008 and internationally throughout 2009.

In Pokémon Platinum, players control either Lucas or Dawn and begin with one of three Pokémon provided by Professor Rowan. The mascot Pokémon is Giratina, which plays a central role in the story. While Giratina had only one form in Diamond and Pearl, it gains a new "Origin Form" in Platinum, introduced alongside the Distortion World, a new area featuring altered physics compared with the Sinnoh region where the game takes place. Gameplay follows traditional Pokémon mechanics: players explore towns, caves, and outdoor environments, capture and train Pokémon, and engage in turn-based battles.

Pokémon Platinum received generally positive reviews, holding aggregate scores of 84 on Metacritic and 83.14% on GameRankings. Critics praised it as one of the stronger entries in the series and noted the additions and refinements made over Diamond and Pearl, while some criticized it for being too similar to those games. Publications such as IGN, Nintendo Power, and GamePro highlighted its improvements; IGN ranked it ninth on its list of the best Nintendo DS games and nominated it as one of the best DS role-playing games of 2009. It was the fastest-selling video game in Japan at the time of its release and had sold 7.06 million copies worldwide by March 31, 2010.

Official trailer

Trailer. Watch on YouTube

Gameplay

POKÉMON PLATINUM Gameplay Walkthrough FULL GAME (Nintendo DS), Kouteshi. Watch on YouTube

Screenshots

Game details

Genres

Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Adventure

Developer

Game Freak

Publisher

Nintendo, The Pokémon Company

Series

Pokémon

Platforms

Nintendo DS

Age rating

ESRB E

Modes

Single player

Yes

Local multiplayer

Yes

Online multiplayer

Yes

Co op

Yes

Age ratings

PEGI

3

CLASS IND

L

ESRB

E

CERO

A

USK

0

ACB

PG

Release dates

Editions

Check out the store

Space and patches

Update patchNo patch

Playable today

Playable offline todayPartly

The story and local battles and trades still play; online play is gone.

Online

Plays offlinePartly

Reception

Aggregates

Outlet	Platform	Score	Scale
Metacritic	DS	84	100

Critics

Outlet	Score	Scale
Eurogamer	7	10
Famitsu	36	40
Game Informer	8.5	10
GameSpot	8	10
GameZone	7.8	10
IGN	8.8	10
Nintendo Power	9	10

Staff and cast

Staff

Role	Name
Developer	Game Freak
Publisher	Nintendo (outside Japan), The Pokémon Company (Japan)
Director	Takeshi Kawachimaru
Producers	Junichi Masuda, Shusaku Egami, Hitoshi Yamagami, Hiroaki Tsuru
Artist	Ken Sugimori
Writers	Toshinobu Matsumiya, Hitomi Sato, Suguru Nakatsui, Akihito Tomisawa
Composers	Hitomi Sato, Satoshi Nohara, Junichi Masuda, Go Ichinose

Notes for collectors

• An expanded take on Diamond and Pearl with Giratina at the centre.
• Adds the Battle Frontier and the Wi-Fi Plaza, where up to 20 players met for minigames.
• The Vs. Recorder saves battles from the Battle Frontier and Wi-Fi.
• The fastest-selling game in Japan at its release; 7.06 million copies sold by March 2010.

Credits

Publisher

Nintendo, The Pokémon Company

Developer

Game Freak

Director

Takeshi Kawachimaru

Released

2009-03-22

Age rating

ESRB E

Region

US

Time to beat

about 29.3 hours