A great game for a time, Pokemon Trading Card is a faithful and amusing adaptation of the collectible card game, but it suffers as a single-player video game. Collecting all 226 pieces of paper just doesn't satisfy like "catching 'em all" can and does.

Pokémon Trading Card Game remains a classic. The battle system is solid, and it evokes great feelings of nostalgia, but there’s something missing. With a limited amount of opponents and no available multiplayer, the game is over relatively soon and lacks replayability, but that doesn’t stop it being a blast.