{"id":3120,"date":"2022-07-08T15:00:02","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T21:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/?p=3120"},"modified":"2022-06-29T20:38:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T02:38:31","slug":"video-game-pokemon-white-version-2-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/benjamin-m-weilert.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/08\/video-game-pokemon-white-version-2-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO GAME: Pokemon \u2014 White Version 2 (2012)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pok\u00e9monPok\u00e9mon White Version 2
\n<\/u><\/strong>Year: 2012
\nRating: E
\nTime Played: 2,857 minutes \/ 47.61 hours<\/p>\n

With the “soft reboot” of the Pok\u00e9mon franchise in Generation V, a lot had changed about these games. Black<\/em> and White<\/a><\/em> were harder than before, and a whole new set of 150 Pok\u00e9mon left some long-time fans (like myself) wondering when any of our favorites would appear in the game. The expectation for “enhanced” versions for each Generation was cemented by Pok\u00e9mon Yellow<\/em><\/a>, Crystal<\/em>, Emerald<\/em>, and Platinum<\/em><\/a>. To then get a two-game split sequel in Pok\u00e9mon Black and White Version 2<\/em> was a bit of a shock.<\/p>\n

Released only a year after its predecessor, White 2<\/em> learned a bit from the original White<\/em>. Classic Pok\u00e9mon had returned to Unova and weren’t locked behind the post-game content. These games still had enhanced features like being able to catch legendaries from previous games\u2014a welcome inclusion that has remained to this day. And while I had just played through White<\/em> when I started this game, it was just different enough to get me to the battle with fused Kyurem. Unfortunately, that’s when the “grinding” to overcome this challenge made me put it down for a few years.<\/p>\n

What eventually motivated me to finish this game was finding out about the DNS Mystery gift exploit. This allowed me to “legitimately” get some of the rare legendary and mythical Pok\u00e9mon that were released during its original run. With these powerful Pok\u00e9mon in my party, I easily beat the rest of the game and had more fun in the post-game than if I had suffered through the level grind to get a team powerful enough to do so naturally. Sure, some may consider this “cheating,” but I felt this enhanced my enjoyment of the game. After all, I had already played through White<\/em> once, so anything to make White 2<\/em> more different was a welcome addition.<\/p>\n

A lightly enhanced Generation V sequel, I give Pok\u00e9mon White Version 2<\/em> 4.0 stars out of 5.<\/p>\n

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