<Tr> <Th> Genre (s) </Th> <Td> Role - playing video game </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mode (s) </Th> <Td> Single - player, multiplayer, online multiplayer </Td> </Tr> <P> Pokémon Platinum Version (ポケットモンスター プラチナ, Poketto Monsutā Purachina, lit . Pocket Monsters: Platinum) is a title in the Pokémon series of video games . It was developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and distributed by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console . It is an enhanced version of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl in the same vein as Pokémon Yellow, Crystal, and Emerald, which are remakes of Red and Blue, Gold and Silver, and Ruby and Sapphire, respectively . It was released on September 13, 2008, in Japan; March 22, 2009, in North America; May 14, 2009, in Australia and May 22, 2009, in Europe . The developers made Platinum with the intent of making it a stronger version of Diamond and Pearl, which they described as the "ultimate" Pokémon titles . </P> <P> In Platinum, players control either a male or female child character and start off with one of three Pokémon--Turtwig, Chimchar, or Piplup--from Professor Rowan . The mascot Pokémon is Giratina, who plays a central role in the game's plot . While it only had one form in Diamond and Pearl, it is given a new alternate form alongside a new area called the Distortion World, which features altered physics from the normal land of Sinnoh, where the game takes place . The gameplay stays true to traditional Pokémon mechanics . Players explore a large area, which ranges from mountains to bodies of water, grasslands, populated areas, and snowy expanses . Similar to previous titles, players have their Pokémon fight turn - based battles against other Pokémon . </P>

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