Everyone remembers their first time playing Pokemon. A ten-year-old protagonist setting off from home, starter Pokemon in tow, ready to take on the world. Except before you can complete the gym challenge and take on the Pokemon League, you’ve got to defeat a sinister organisation full of criminals who steal other people’s Pokemon. That’s the plot of most Pokemon games, but Gen 2 really takes the piss. Not only is the structure the same as its predecessor, but so is the evil force you’re fighting against. Yep, turns out Red besting Giovanni a few years ago didn’t actually have any impact. Might as well not have bothered.
