Pokiemon Go

Description

Pokemon Go, described in simple terms, is a clever concept: Walk to real-life locations called PokeStops marked on a map on your phone to get items and collect the Pokemon that pop up along the way to gain XP. Use those Pokemon to take over real-world objectives called Gyms from other players. It has all the basics covered to make it a functional mobile treasure-hunting app, though technically its performance (and that of its servers) is often very poor on iOS and Android. But the main appeal of the free-to-play Pokemon Go is how being out in the real world, finding tons of other people who see the same augmented reality you do, brings the sort of intangible dream of Pokemon to life.

It has to be experienced to really make sense; without that social aspect it's really just an extremely light RPG level-grinder. Pokemon Go’s success or failure hinges on that experience, and right now it’s stuck somewhere in between, simultaneously fun and unique but also inconsistent and incomplete. (It is, after all, listed as version 0.29 despite being released onto the App Store and Google Play without caveats.) It’s not mechanically interesting, but it is socially very interesting thanks to a few smart design decisions. You wouldn’t jump off a bridge because everybody’s doing it, but that is a great reason to play Pokemon Go.

Welcome to the World of Pokemon
At least in the short term, Pokemon Go is a proven phenomenon with millions of players. I was at a party in the San Francisco Bay Area over the weekend where at least two dozen adults were out on the front lawn, calling out the names of Pokemon as they appeared on our phones. We ran inside when someone claimed a Bulbasaur was in the fridge; we ran back outside for Ponyta. We walked a block or two to challenge a nearby Gym only to have it taken over right from under us by someone we didn't know and couldn't see, and we Pokémon GO 11 Candy Crush Saga 11 Subway Surfers 11 Temple Run 11 Temple Run 2 11 Super Mario Run 11 8 Ball Pool™ 11 Trivia Crack 11 Clash of Clans 11 Solitaire 11 Flow Fr11 11 Fruit Ninja® 11 Minion Rush 11 Draw Something Classic 11 slither.io 11 Color Switch 11 Bike Race: Motorcycle Racing 11 Jetpack Joyride 11 Rolling Sky 11 The Sims™ Fr11Play 11 Crossy Road 11 Clash Royale 11 Piano Tiles 2™ 11 Episode ft. 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It was silly and frustrating and fun all at once.