Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
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Pokémon HeartGold Pokémon SoulSilver |
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North American box art for SoulSilver depicts the legendary Pokémon Lugia. The box art for HeartGold depicts the legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh (not pictured).
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| Developer(s) | Game Freak |
| Publisher(s) | The Pokémon Company |
| Distributor(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Shigeki Morimoto |
| Producer(s) |
Junichi Masuda Shusaku Egami Hitoshi Yamagami Hiroaki Tsuru |
| Artist(s) | Takao Unno |
| Writer(s) | Akihito Tomisawa Kenji Matsushima Toshinobu Matsumiya |
| Composer(s) | Go Ichinose Shota Kageyama Hitomi Sato Junichi Masuda Takuto Kitsuta |
| Series | Pokémon |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 87.83% (based on 40 reviews) |
| Metacritic | 87/100 (based on 59 reviews) |
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| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | A- |
| Eurogamer | 9/10 |
| Famitsu | 37/40 |
| Game Informer | 8.5/10 |
| GamePro |
  (HeartGold) |
| GameSpot | 8.0/10 (HeartGold) |
| GameZone | 9/10 (HeartGold) |
| IGN | 8.5/10 (HeartGold) |
| Nintendo Power | 9.5/10 |
| ONM | 94% |
| VideoGamer.com | 9/10 (HeartGold) |
Pokémon HeartGold Version and SoulSilver Version are enhanced remakes of the 1999 video games Pokémon Gold and Silver, including the features in Pokémon Crystal. The games are part of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games, and were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. First released in Japan on September 12, 2009, the games were later released to North America, Australia, and Europe during March 2010.
HeartGold and SoulSilver take place in the Johto region of the franchise's fictional universe, which features special creatures called Pokémon. The basic goal of the game is to become the best Pokémon trainer in the Johto and Kanto regions, which is done by raising and cataloging Pokémon and defeating other trainers.
Game director Shigeki Morimoto aimed to respect the feelings of those who played the previous games, while also ensuring that it felt like a new game to those that were introduced to the series in more recent years. Reception to the games was highly positive, with the two being amongst the highest rated DS games of all time on Metacritic. As of March 2014, the games' combined sales have reached 12.72 million, putting the titles amongst the best selling Nintendo DS games.
Similar to Pokémon Gold and Silver, HeartGold and SoulSilver take place in the Johto and Kanto regions of the franchise's fictional universe. The universe centers on the existence of creatures, called Pokémon, with special abilities. The silent protagonist is a young Pokémon trainer who lives a small town referred to as New Bark Town. At the beginning of the games, the player chooses either a Chikorita, Cyndaquil, or Totodile as their starter Pokémon from Professor Elm. After performing a delivery for the professor and obtaining a Pokédex, he decides to let the player keep the Pokémon and start them on a journey.
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