<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Genius	O
Sonority	O
,	O
published	O
by	O
The	O
Pokémon	O
Company	O
,	O
and	O
distributed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
on	O
November	O
21	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
;	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
;	O
and	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Wes	O
rescues	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
"	O
—	O
Pokémon	O
who	O
have	O
had	O
their	O
hearts	O
darkened	O
by	O
Team	O
Cipher	O
,	O
an	O
antagonistic	O
organization	O
—	O
via	O
snagging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rui	O
,	O
a	O
non-player	O
character	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
Wes	O
's	O
sidekick	O
and	O
identifies	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
was	O
exhibited	O
at	O
E3	O
2003	O
and	O
featured	O
Pokémon	O
models	O
ported	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
's	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
and	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
North	O
American	O
pre-orders	O
included	O
a	O
bonus	O
disc	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
Jirachi	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
titles	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ruby	I-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
while	O
Japanese	O
bonus	O
discs	O
featured	O
similar	O
downloads	O
for	O
Celebi	O
and	O
Pikachu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
successor	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
XD	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
in	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
role-playing	O
game	O
viewed	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
specifically	O
designated	O
"	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
"	O
,	O
whose	O
hearts	O
have	O
been	O
artificially	O
closed	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
Snagged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	O
can	O
be	O
traded	O
between	O
Colosseum	O
and	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
Ruby	B-Application
,	O
Sapphire	B-Application
,	O
FireRed	B-Device
,	O
LeafGreen	B-Device
and	O
Emerald	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
has	O
a	O
purple	O
gauge	O
that	O
is	O
drained	O
by	O
battling	O
and	O
coming	O
to	O
like	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purifying	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
is	O
desirable	O
because	O
while	O
in	O
that	O
status	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
often	O
disobey	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
they	O
cannot	O
gain	O
experience	O
points	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
moves	O
are	O
at	O
first	O
restricted	O
to	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Rush	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
will	O
sporadically	O
enter	O
"	O
Hyper	O
Mode	O
"	O
state	O
during	O
battle	O
,	O
causing	O
them	O
to	O
disobey	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
or	O
attack	O
themselves	O
until	O
the	O
condition	O
is	O
alleviated	O
by	O
selecting	O
the	O
"	O
Call	O
"	O
battle	O
command	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
can	O
use	O
Pokémon	O
obtained	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
mode	O
,	O
or	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
two	O
through	O
four	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
can	O
only	O
use	O
Pokémon	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Orre	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Orre	O
is	O
a	O
mostly	O
desertous	O
region	O
in	O
which	O
no	O
wild	O
Pokémon	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
(	O
although	O
the	O
sequel	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
XD	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
,	O
adds	O
wild	O
Pokémon	O
spots	O
to	O
the	O
region	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
begins	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
meets	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
partner	O
character	O
,	O
Rui	O
;	O
she	O
accompanies	O
Wes	O
on	O
his	O
journey	O
,	O
and	O
uses	O
her	O
ability	O
to	O
see	O
shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
to	O
help	O
combat	O
the	O
efforts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
villains	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
a	O
criminal	O
organization	O
that	O
uses	O
the	O
"	O
Snag	B-Application
machine	I-Application
"	O
technology	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
of	O
Trainers	O
,	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
antagonistic	O
entity	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
organization	O
also	O
employs	O
many	O
grunt	O
workers	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
four	O
administrators	O
:	O
disco-loving	O
,	O
the	O
explosively-tempered	O
bodybuilder	O
,	O
,	O
the	O
queen	O
of	O
the	O
Under	O
,	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
strategist	O
of	O
a	O
scientist	O
,	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wes	O
then	O
leaves	O
the	O
Stand	O
and	O
heads	O
to	O
the	O
oasis-esque	O
Phenac	O
City	O
in	O
time	O
to	O
see	O
two	O
men	O
dragging	O
a	O
sack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
them	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
Wes	O
unties	O
the	O
sack	O
to	O
find	O
Rui	O
,	O
a	O
girl	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
discern	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Finding	O
out	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
an	O
expert	O
at	O
snagging	O
Pokémon	O
,	O
Rui	O
asks	O
him	O
to	O
join	O
forces	O
with	O
her	O
in	O
finding	O
and	O
snagging	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Pyrite	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
are	O
openly	O
offered	O
to	O
winners	O
of	O
the	O
town	O
's	O
Colosseum	O
tournament	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
a	O
nearby	O
building	O
,	O
a	O
Cipher	O
Peon	O
is	O
about	O
to	O
present	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
prize	O
,	O
but	O
another	O
one	O
recognizes	O
Wes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
resting	O
,	O
Wes	O
is	O
given	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Relic	O
Stone	O
,	O
the	O
only	O
place	O
where	O
he	O
can	O
purify	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
battling	O
nine	O
other	O
Trainers	O
,	O
Wes	O
battles	O
the	O
Cipher	O
administrator	O
Dakim	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dakim	B-Application
owns	O
a	O
Shadow	O
Entei	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
trio	O
of	O
legendary	O
beasts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
Dakim	B-Application
,	O
Wes	O
heads	O
to	O
The	O
Under	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
an	O
underground	O
city	O
located	O
underneath	O
Pyrite	O
Town	O
,	O
and	O
under	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
Cipher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Next	O
,	O
Wes	O
and	O
Rui	O
head	O
to	O
the	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
Lab	O
,	O
where	O
Pokémon	O
are	O
transformed	O
into	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Japanese	O
game	O
developer	O
Genius	O
Sonority	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
predecessors	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
and	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
2	I-Device
had	O
served	O
as	O
home	O
console	O
counterparts	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
-	O
and	O
second-generation	O
handheld	O
titles	O
,	O
Colosseum	O
had	O
a	O
similar	O
role	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
concept	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
was	O
influenced	O
by	O
RPGs	O
such	O
as	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
and	O
Persona	O
2	O
over	O
the	O
Pokémon	O
mold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Genius	O
Sonority	O
ported	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
models	O
and	O
animations	O
of	O
first	O
-	O
and	O
second-generation	O
Pokémon	O
from	O
Stadium	O
and	O
Stadium	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
North	O
American	O
disc	O
also	O
contains	O
the	O
exclusive	O
Pokémon	O
Jirachi	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
to	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
copy	O
of	O
Ruby	B-Application
or	O
Sapphire	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Japanese	O
release	O
contains	O
a	O
downloadable	O
Celebi	O
instead	O
and	O
requires	O
a	O
completed	O
save	O
file	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
disc	O
also	O
updates	O
the	O
software	O
in	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
to	O
remove	O
a	O
"	O
berry	O
glitch	O
"	O
discovered	O
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
a	O
Jirachi	O
was	O
later	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
PAL	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Channel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
scannable	O
cards	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
e-Reader	I-Application
were	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
that	O
featured	O
additional	O
trainers	O
to	O
battle	O
and	O
capture	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
was	O
generally	O
well-received	O
upon	O
release	O
,	O
with	O
respective	O
scores	O
of	O
73/100	O
and	O
73.46	O
%	O
from	O
aggregators	O
Metacritic	O
and	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
thought	O
similarly	O
,	O
commending	O
the	O
"	O
amazing	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
compared	O
the	O
overall	O
town	O
design	O
and	O
environments	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
landmark	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
VII	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameZone	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
sound	O
effects	O
evoke	O
nostalgia	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Red	I-Application
and	I-Application
Blue	I-Application
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
tracks	O
"	O
have	O
more	O
depth	O
than	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
songs	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Retronauts	O
described	O
Colosseum	O
as	O
"	O
terrible	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
reuse	O
of	O
graphics	O
from	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Device
Stadium	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
Colosseum	O
as	O
the	O
121st	O
greatest	O
video	O
game	O
to	O
appear	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
weeks	O
before	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
pre-orders	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
made	O
it	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
on	O
Amazon.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
it	O
boosted	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
's	O
market	O
share	O
from	O
16%	O
to	O
32%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
May	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
fourteenth	O
among	O
all	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
best-selling	O
RPG	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
spawned	O
a	O
high-profile	O
tournament	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
entitled	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Colosseum	I-Application
Battlemaster	O
2004	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Across	O
Europe	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
bundled	O
with	O
GameCube	B-Application
consoles	O
shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
—	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
organize	O
and	O
store	O
up	O
to	O
1,500	O
Pokémon	O
from	O
their	O
games	O
—	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
memory	O
card	O
and	O
a	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
–	O
GameCube	B-Application
link	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
2005	O
sequel	O
entitled	O
Pokémon	B-Application
XD	I-Application
:	I-Application
Gale	I-Application
of	I-Application
Darkness	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
in	O
Orre	O
five	O
years	O
after	O
Colosseum	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
protagonist	O
snagging	O
Shadow	B-Application
Pokémon	I-Application
from	O
Team	O
Cipher	O
.	O
</s>
