Pokémon Battrio
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is a Triforce arcade video game that was announced on April 11, 2007 and released on November 21, 2007 in Japan. The game requires players to move around certain pucks with Pokémon
on a grid. The game is made for two player multiplayer where players will battle each other's Pokémon. Each Player can use up to three Pokémon. It is the first Pokémon title released for arcades.
and have a picture of a Pokémon. To save a game, players buy a save machine for ¥600. The machine plugs into the arcade game, and allows players to make a character profile, save and use coins, and compete in the battle tower.
The position their Pokémon on the designated grid in front of the screen determines special bonuses given to players. The game can be played alone also—against the computer opponent—and supports up to two players at a time. The cost per player is ¥100 with each play lasting approximately five minutes.
Pokémon
is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
on a grid. The game is made for two player multiplayer where players will battle each other's Pokémon. Each Player can use up to three Pokémon. It is the first Pokémon title released for arcades.
Gameplay
In Pokémon Battrio, the focus is on team-battling and has no Pokémon capturing in the game itself. Players have 'health bars', instead of the Pokémon. Pokémon must be bought through packs of randomly assorted pucks, which bear a resemblance to PogsPogs
Pogs is a game that was popularized during the early 1990s. The word "pog" also refers to the discs used to play the game. The name originates from POG, a brand of juice made from passionfruit, orange and guava; the use of the POG bottle caps to play the game pre-dated the game's commercialization...
and have a picture of a Pokémon. To save a game, players buy a save machine for ¥600. The machine plugs into the arcade game, and allows players to make a character profile, save and use coins, and compete in the battle tower.
The position their Pokémon on the designated grid in front of the screen determines special bonuses given to players. The game can be played alone also—against the computer opponent—and supports up to two players at a time. The cost per player is ¥100 with each play lasting approximately five minutes.