As someone born in the mid-90s, Pokémon has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. As a child, I woke up early every morning to watch Pokémon on Cheez TV, with a deck full of Pokémon Cards by my side and my Game Boy in my hands as I watched, so I could find the Pokémon that featured...

If ever there was a franchise ripe for reinvention, it is Pokémon , which for over two decades has managed to appeal to the hardest of hardcore gamers (even if as a secret, guilty pleasure) and the most casual of fans.

"I'm not ashamed to say I spent hours simply playing with my little yellow mouse and making sure he was happy. It's too adorable to ignore!" © 2018 Nintendo, GAME FREAK Inc.. All rights reserved.

Accessible for everyone; utterly adorable; lovely reimagining of Pokémon Yellow; no random encounters; fun post game

Docked motion controls awkward; no real differences to the original game; no abilities or held items

This was a Christmas present for my son. Absolutely heartbroken on Christmas Day when there was no game in the cassette. I have messaged amazon and getting no answer. I had to pay another ￡50 for my son to download it on Christmas Day so he could have it to play with. Appalled.

Motion controls are not great, but overall, a quality experience. I like it when the animals get up in my balls.

A funny thing happens when you play the same franchise for 20 years. You start noticing every little thing they do differently, every nod to previous efforts, and every potential mistake.

New mechanics are terrific; Multiplayer is seamless; No more random encounters

Some battle features missing; Pokedex is a little bare; Maybe you're sick of Kanto

Not quite sold on the pokeball controller but the game itself is a lot of fun and easy for anyone to get into regardless of previous pokemon knowledge.

Baz takes a trip back to Kanto to see how much has changed!

Graphical style; Cinematics; 3D Pokémon models; Quality of life improvements

Lack of challenge; Incorporation of Pokémon Go mechanics

It has been two decades since the release of Pokémon Yellow, a game that defined and solidified fans' passion and love within the Pokémon franchise. Yellow was, in fact, an enhanced version of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue, which allowed players to have their starter Pokémon, the adorable Pikachu,...

Kanto has never looked this gorgeous; Changing Pokémon on the go; Pikachu or Eevee always alongside you; Pokémon hold onto 1 HP because they don't want to disappoint you; Mega Evolutions; Alolan Pokémon

Catching Pokémon can be frustrating at times as you'll need to move the Joy-Con occasionally to the right or left and you'll find that the sync is completely off; wasting dozens of Poké Balls

It's been a long time coming, but at long last Nintendo players can play their Pokémon RPG on their TV set again, as well as take it on the go for a Kanto adventure just like back in the 1990s.