A lot has changed in the ten years since Gold and Silver's original release. We've gone from the limited color of the Gameboy Color to the brilliant color of the Gameboy Advance all the way to the two-screen, 3D appearance of the Nintendo DS. As such, the look and feel of HeartGold and SoulSilver are drastically different from its original debut, looking more inline with Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum, but still keeping plenty to bring back memories!

If you haven't played the original Gold and Silver, well, everything will look new to you! Not all of us grew up on the originals, so you'll find that it's a brave new world of Johto to explore for you. But if you are a veteran of the Pokemon series, you'll also find the games to be true to the originals while still adding enough to make it thoroughly enjoyable.

One very pleasing addition to the game is that your lead Pokemon will now follow you around outside of battle, similar to the Pikachu in Pokemon Yellow or the Pokemon you could bring into the Amity Square in Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum.