New challenges will test Pokemon trainers' reactions in their virtual beast battles, as the near-30-year-old saga's latest installment hits Nintendo consoles on Thursday.
Pokemon Legends: Z-A will for the first time play out its matchups in real time, rather than the turn-by-turn play of previous titles going back to 1996.
Set in a vast city inspired by Paris, with landmarks recalling the Eiffel Tower or Arc de Triomphe, players will have to time their attacks or dodge incoming blows as their stable of fantasy creatures does battle in the arena.
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