Pokémon Legends: Z-A

THE SCORE TELLS HALF THE TAIL

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Pokémon Legends: Arceus was our favourite Pokémon game in a long time, simply because it offered just enough fresh ideas to revitalise the well-worn Pokémon formula, and this is the sequel.

Set in the Kalos region, previously visited in Pokémon X and Y, you arrive as a tourist in Lumiose City but quickly become embroiled in the local problems - specifically, an ever-increasing number of wild Pokémon and worse, ones that have become able to use their Mega Evolution forms without a trainer. To combat this, the city has set up Wild Zones for the Pokémon to inhabit and is seeking to find strong trainers via the Z-A Royale, a competition in which you must climb from Rank Z to the very top.