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4.5/5
Terrible Game, AMAZING Utility
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 02/19/2011
"Pokemon Stadium 2" is one of the better N64 games, but not for the 'game' aspect built into it. As a game, "Pokemon Stadium 2" suffers from the same flaws as the original "Pokemon Stadium;" the fact that the only gameplay consists of versus battles with stupidly stringent entry requirements and ridiculously powered-up opponents. Only hardcore tournament monkeys would have Pokemon teams capable of winning in the high level categories. Of course, nobody would have teams that qualify for some of the other categories, thus 'rental' Pokemon are made available for players to use in those matches. These rentals are all very anemic and feeble, unable to hold their own.
So why do I like "Pokemon Stadium 2" if the gameplay is so horrible? I like it for its utility features. By plugging in the …
