For the depth of the game and the difficulty of the game I rated it a 7. I enjoyed playing it and found that I didn't want to stop playing. It was definitely harder, and it was a lot of fun too. And while I started the game, I realized I was trapped in it, although it is exactly like Gold it is really different too. I am sure that most of you have played the original, and some may even think, "why should I play it again? Because it looks different?" Looking different is not why I picked up this game, it was because I wanted to see what someone else's interpretation of game is. I gave the addictiveness of the game a 10 as well, even for a remake this game was very addicting. I'm sure Zel would love to know that his hard work really paid off. Which working all of the sound and graphical changes must have been very difficult. I also gave the sound a 10, because even though it was the same music as Gold it was in a different tone making the game seem a lot newer. The sprite work is amazing, and the trainers look perfect. This game was very good and thus I gave it a 10. I think that is part of the reason why I gave this game such a high rating. There must have been a lot of hard work put into to this game, and I am very impressed by that. It must have been really complicated to change around so much of the game to make it just like a completely different game. What really amazes me about this game, is that it is a hack of Pokémon Fire Red. And I'm sure they understand what I mean if they play this game, I am sure that the old memories of that beautiful gold cartridge floods their minds. For those who were in the same generation as I was in Pokémon know the great experience these games were, and how much they truly mean to us.
The game gave a whole new light on the older versions and after playing this game, all I wanted to do was play Gold Version again. Shiny Gold follows Gold Version down to a T. that constantly makes mistakes and screw ups with their attacks, some even use strategy. What makes it harder? The trainers are not some A.I. I think it makes more of an appropriate remake than Heart Gold (of course I haven't played this Heart Gold yet, because I lack a DS). His first version of Shiny Gold was pretty great, but since he went and updated the game to make it more challenging it became even better. Thank you for all of your support throughout the years - CoolROM will continue strong.Pokemon Shiny Gold X Version Review by: X圎zraxX - 10/10 Pokemon Shiny Gold X Version Review My attention was brought to this game by the letter "X" in the title, my first thought was, "Shiny Gold X? What does the X mean?" I soon found out that the game was much harder than the other Shiny Gold Version, and I must say the creator (Zel) did quite an amazing job on this game. We feel we have reached this goal and helped cure more cases of nostalgia than we could have ever imagined. From the very beginning, our goal was to allow users to re-live classic moments from video games that they have lost and cannot purchase anymore. We are very grateful to have served the emulation community for so many years and to have CoolROM still exist today. This page has been removed due to a request from Nintendo of America Inc.