And it mostly works well: Replaying the same levels looking for different angles of the same Pokemon or trying to elicit different reactions has an addictive quality. To that end, you're given a variety of tools - throwable fruit, lumination orbs, a scanner and a music box - to capture Pokemon in different actions and from different angles.Īll of this tomfoolery is just a pretext to get you paying attention to details. Different actions, different star rankings. Each star represents different action: A photo of Pikachu sitting quietly may be one star, eating fruit may be two stars, letting off a thunderbolt three stars, playing with a Pokemon friend four stars. The Photodex categorizes shots on a four-star scale. Mirror will evaluate your photos at the end of each level, giving you points based on factors like how large the Pokemon is and how centrally it's focused. At the beginning Professor Mirror - for there is always a Pokemon professor - gives you a Photodex, which you'll fill by taking photos of Pokemon. Your vehicle's movement is fixed, so your only job is to look around and take photos. New Pokemon Snap is not a complicated game. Watching Pokemon eat, sleep and play (or fight) is one of New Pokemon Snap's consistent pleasures.

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