Pokemon Master Trainer 2001 Editorial Review: Editorial Review: It's an interesting phenomenon when the rule book for a movie's spin-off game is more elaborate and engaging than the script or production values of the movie itself. Yet that's exactly the case with the Pokémon Master Trainer game--based on the phenomenal-in-their-own-right Pocket Monsters of TV and cinema renown. In this colorful and involved retooling of myriad battle card games in which dice are rolled to determine characters' "special powers," aspiring trainers travel around the tri-paneled board and assemble their personal Pokémon platoon of POG-like discs that nestle into the board's indentations. Each disc represents one of 150 characters from the incredibly bountiful cast, and each is numbered with their Attack Strength and Power Point rating. By "Catching," "Trading," and "Fighting" their ever-changing roster, players attempt to reach Indigo Plateau with enough bonus strength to engage one of four Pokémon Masters in a final battle for victory. The rules are such that players aged 7 years and up will probably have their noses in the booklet for the first little while (the Evolution Bonus, which increases Attack Strength when certain combos of Pokémon are collected, rewards those familiar with Jynx and Jolteon's genealogy); others may want to keep the illustrated game box lid handy. Come to think of it, the lid is better drawn than the movies are. --Tony Mason Price: $100.69 Prices subject to change. Collectible Price: $13.34 Third Party New Price: $100.69 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Binding: Toy Brand: Hasbro EAN: 0076930412152 Item Dimensions: 2 Label: MILTON BRADLEY HASBRO Manufacturer: MILTON BRADLEY HASBRO Publisher: MILTON BRADLEY HASBRO Studio: MILTON BRADLEY HASBRO Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - THE GAME OF POKEMON BOUGHT THIS FOR MY SON COLLIN AT CHRISTMAS. LOVED HOW HIS FACE LIT UP WHEN HE SAW IT UNDER THE TREE. GREAT BOARD GAME. Rating: - EPIC!!! THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVAH!!! My friends and I have been playing it all week in classes where our exams our done and it keeps us going to whole period. It is EPIC! Rating: - Perfect game for Pokemon fans Me and my son love this game. He is 7 years old and loves pokemon. On a whole this game does have a lot of pieces but that serves to make it interesting and a tray comes to keep it organized like monopoly except your a trainer going around and collecting pokemon and the goal is to get to the master trainer. This game can be long so we thinned out some things like cards and #levels to make it easier to beat, cause let's face it no one wants to be there all day playing a game. We just love it. We ... Read More Rating: - Master's Quest this game was so much like the t.v show I hope the makers have more great ideas like this one and continue making great games like this one. Rating: - If you're kids like Pokemon they'll LOVE this game But be warned... this game can drag on... My step kids didn't want to go by the book and go to the last part when they were supposed to... rather they kept on trying to collect more pokemon... This game has many pokemon... so it's varied... it'll just be hard to end... and for the price... you really can't beat it.