Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
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North American box art for Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2, depicting the Black Kyurem and White Kyurem forms of legendary Pokémon Kyurem | |
| Developer(s) | Game Freak |
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| Director(s) | Takao Unno |
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| Designer(s) | Teruyuki Shimoyamada Suguru Nakatsui Toshinobu Matsumiya |
| Programmer(s) | Akito Mori |
| Artist(s) | Takao Unno |
| Writer(s) | Toshinobu Matsumiya |
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| Series | Pokémon |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
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| Genre(s) | Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Pokémon Black Version 2[a] and Pokémon White Version 2[b] are 2012 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. Part of the fifth generation of the Pokémon video game series, the games are direct sequels to Pokémon Black and Pokémon White, being the first sequels in the series. They were first released in Japan in June 2012, with a worldwide release following in October 2012,[4][5] as the last first-party games for the system. The games feature the legendary Pokémon identified by Junichi Masuda as Black Kyurem and White Kyurem.[6][7] The games were first revealed on February 26, 2012, in the episode of the Japanese television program Pokémon Smash!,[8][9] followed by an international confirmation on the Pokémon official website.[10]
Black 2 and White 2 follow a new Pokémon Trainer's journey to become the Champion of the Unova Region, two years after the events of Black and White. Following the events of its predecessors, the criminal organization Team Plasma have come back as Neo Team Plasma, and the player must thwart their plans throughout the story, stopping them from ruling the world. The games also include new features such as the Key System, Hidden Grottoes, new cities, and newly available Pokémon. Like other core series Pokémon games, players must trade between versions in order to complete the Pokédex.
A Pokémon Grey game was not released due to the title clashing with the theme of opposites found in Black and White, and to surprise players expecting the developers to follow the same naming pattern as previous titles.[11][12] It received generally positive reviews from critics and was praised for its new features and changes over the original, but was criticized for its lack of innovation.[13][14]
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- ^ "Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 Announced". Nintendo. 27 February 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Nintendo of Europe [@NintendoEurope] (27 February 2012). "Brand new #Pokémon Black Version 2 & Pokémon White Version 2 for #NintendoDS coming to Europe this Autumn" (Tweet). Retrieved 27 February 2012 – via Twitter.
- ^ Masuda, Junichi [@Junichi_Masuda] (26 February 2012). "最新作『ポケットモンスターブラック2・ホワイト2』の2匹の新ポケモンの名前ですが、、、" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 February 2012 – via Twitter.
- ^ Masuda, Junichi [@Junichi_Masuda] (26 February 2012). ""Black Kyurem" and "White Kyurem" are the names of new legendary Pokémon!!" (Tweet). Retrieved 26 February 2012 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Pokemon Black and White 2 announced, hits Japanese DSes this June". Joystiq. 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Pokémon Black 2, Pokémon White 2 Coming This Summer". Kotaku. 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Pokémon Black Version 2 and Pokémon White Version 2". Nintendo. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
- ^ "Iwata Asks : Pokémon BlackVersion 2 and Pokémon White Version 2 : Two Sequels Two Years Later". The Official Nintendo Website. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Why we didn't get Pokémon Grey after Black and White". Technobuffalo. 18 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Pokemon Black Version 2". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Pokemon White Version 2". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 10 January 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
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