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Pokémon Uranium
Director(s)~JV~
Programmer(s)~JV~
Artist(s)Involuntary-Twitch
Writer(s)Involuntary-Twitch
Composer(s)
  • ElectricMudkip
  • Alex Naveira
ReleaseAugust 6, 2016

Pokémon Uranium is a fan-made game based on the Pokémon series.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The game was in development for nine years.[7][8][9] The game adds 150 new fan-made species of Pokémon, along with a new region.[10] Similar to the official games, Uranium contains both online trading and online battling.[7] In August 2016, after one and a half million downloads, the download links for Pokémon Uranium were taken down from the official website because the developers wanted to "respect Nintendo's wishes", after receiving multiple DMCA takedown notice letters from lawyers representing Nintendo.[11][12][13] The following month, the developers announced that they had officially ceased development of the title.[14]

Gameplay and plot

In Pokemon Uranium, you navigate through the Tandor region, and encounter over 190 Pokemon in your travels. The story follows a young hero who you take control of as they go through the region collecting the 8 Pokemon gym battles and eventually the Pokemon league to become the Pokemon champion. The Hero receives a Pokemon they choose from the new Pokemon professor B'ambo, and set off. Although the game seems to take a darker turn than previous installments in the series. The players mother has been lost after a nuclear explosion at a power plant, and father remains cold and distant, leaving the child with their Auntie. Through out the game, the player is given reason to be suspicious as strange happenings are going on around them, and a severely radiated Pokemon looms over the region, ready to destroy it all, and its your job to prevent such a tragedy.[1] The game takes up a more darker feeling than games prior in the series, exploring themes such as death and sacrifices.In line with the darker themes,usually in the games, the main protagonist leaves for a grand adventure, however in this one they leave due to the fact that their caretaker is unable to take care of them anymore.[2]

Online connections to other copies of a Pokémon game is a returning aspect of previous games to Pokémon Uranium. Global Trade Station, also known as GTS, also exists in the game. It allowed players to anonymously trade Pokémon with anyone.[15][16]

Reception

The Reception for Pokemon Uranium has been overwhelmingly positive according to one of the game directors. Although the fans had some complaints such as regarding technical aspects of the game such as lag, Involuntary Twitch said “Fans have been saying it has gotten them back into Pokemon again. They like the new Pokemon and the areas and the music, and they can see it’s evident how much love and effort went into the creation of this game.” [3] Reception has even been so good, that when the development team ceased work on the game, the community came up and overtook some of their responsibilities, such as servers for battling and trading and working on new patches to make the game run smoothly.[4]

Online Features

Online connections to other copies of a Pokemon game is a returning aspect of previous games to Pokemon Uranium. There are 5 main parts that make up the online play; Global Trade Station (GTS), Wonder Trade, Virtual Trainer Battle and Mystery Gift. Global Trade Station or GTS has been a feature since Pokemon Diamond and Pearl's release back in 2006. It allowed players to anonymously trade Pokemon with anyone in the world. You can look for requests for Pokemon that you want to trade away, or you can see by what Pokemon you want.[5][6][7] Wonder Trade was a feature introduced to the Pokemon series in Pokemon X and Y. It works similarly to GTS, however instead of asking for a specific Pokemon, you put up a Pokemon, and trade that away for a random Pokemon in return.[6] There is only one Pokemon banned in Wonder trade, Chyinmunk, presumably because it is so common. Virtual Trainer Battle is a new online feature new to Pokemon Uranium. A player can upload their Pokemon team and have a AI fight other trainers with their team. Its a way to battle someone without them actually being available online.[7] Mystery gift is a feature in the series going back as far as generation II. Mystery gift allows players to connect to the Internet and receive gifts that the player can use in game.

References

  1. ^ "Pokémon Uranium is a brand new game made by fans". Metro. DMG Media. August 9, 2016. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Frank, Allegra (August 10, 2016). "Massive Pokémon fan game now up for download after nine-year development". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ Ghoshal, Abhimanyu (August 11, 2016). "Fan-made Pokémon game took 9 years to build and is out now". The Next Web. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Fields, Sarah (August 10, 2016). "Fans Make Pokemon Uranium Game With New Nuclear Pokemon". Game Rant. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Van Boom, Daniel (August 11, 2016). "Fan-made Pokemon Uranium launches after 9 years of development". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Hilliard, Kyle (August 10, 2016). "Fans Come Together To Create The Original Unofficial Pokémon Uranium". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ a b Plunkett, Luke (August 10, 2016). "After Nine Years Of Work, Fans Release Their Own Pokémon Game". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Hernandez, Patricia (December 26, 2014). "Fans Have Spent Six Years Making A Pokémon Game That Feels Fresh". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ Plante, Chris (August 10, 2016). "Fans spent nine years making this free Pokémon game you can play on PC". The Verge. Vox Media. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Morris, Tatiana (August 10, 2016). "Fan-made Pokemon game releases with 150 all-new Pokemon and a new region". GameZone. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ Good, Owen (August 14, 2016). "Fan-made Pokemon Uranium is shelved by its creators after Nintendo notices". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on August 14, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ Messner, Steven (August 27, 2016). "How Pokémon Uranium and a community of amateur developers is walking the line between love and theft". PC Gamer. Future plc. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ Hernandez, Patricia (August 15, 2016). "Despite Takedown, Pokémon Uranium Creators Say It's 'More Alive Than Ever'". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved August 16, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Pokémon Uranium. "Important Message from the Uranium Team". Twitter. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  15. ^ "Pokemon Uranium Online Announcement".
  16. ^ "Pokemon Online Functions Review".
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