Mew playfully floats in front of Todd's camera in the final level.

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Pokémon Snap (ポケモンスナップ, Pokemon Sunappu^?) is a video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 64. It is part of the Pokémon series, and was first released in North America on July 27, 1999.

Story

Todd Snap, a fledgling Pokémon photographer is summoned by Professor Oak to an unusual island in order to help him with a report. Oak needs quality pictures to accompany his scientific findings, and from past experience knows Todd is the right person for the job. Pokémon Island, which contains a variety of climatic and geographic regions, is a place where Pokémon live relatively undisturbed by humans. Using a motorized, amphibious buggy named the Zero-One, Todd explores the island and takes photographs of the wide variety of Pokémon that inhabit its environments.

Gameplay

From Professor Oak's central research hub, the player can select between the game's various levels and features using a menu system. The path through the levels is largely pre-determined, and is similar to a rail shooter. Up to 60 pictures can be taken on each course. After completing a course, the player selects their best pictures to present to Professor Oak. He rates the photographs on a variety of criterion and gives the picture an overall score. Scoring well in Oak's report and photographing a wide variety of Pokémon is vital to progressing in the game.

Scoring

Professor Oak evaluates Todd's photographs on the following criteria:

Special: if the Pokémon is in an interesting situation or performing some sort of attack an automatic bonus is awarded.; Size: this category concerns the size of the Pokémon in the frame. If it is too small or goes over the edge of the picture, full points are not given.; Pose: this evaluates the Pokémon's pose. It is influenced by Pokémon Food, Pester Balls, and the Poké Flute.; Technique: if the subject is centered in the snapshot, points for everything other than "other Pokémon" are doubled.; Other Pokémon: If there are two or more of the same Pokémon in the frame, a bonus is given.;