DO NOT BOTHER - Game is predetermined!! – Pokémon TCG Online Review

I’ve been playing this game for about a month and I am convinced as soon as you hit “play”, the AI has already determined which player is going to win. It might be the “timely” supporter card they are dealt or the lack of such card on my part. I lost count on how many times I only needed one more attack to win and magically, the other player got a “retreat” card or some “magic” card to flip the script. Okay, so I get the online aspect of a server “shuffling” the deck for you and the supposed randomness of the order of your deck. Total B.S. The AI will “nudge” the game whichever way it wants. I have seen it happen both ways - for me and against me. I have beaten someone with a tremendous deck and have been beaten by someone without one single V, GX, or VMax. It really is a shame because the interface is easy and it would be quite enjoyable if it was strictly a head to head, best person and strategist wins. I think this is why most players will concede the match very early — sometimes even after the shuffle — because they know the fix is in. Take a look at the negative reviews and you will see them starting to pile up because of how they’ve ruined a great strategy heavy game to one of picking winners and losers by a server. UPDATE: It is worse than I thought. After over 1,000 games, I am convinced no matter what strategy I employ the game is pre-determined the moment the “play” button is touched. In computer AI, a decision tree matrix is used to make sure the player they want to win — wins. With every card played, the decision matrix makes another path and biases the “winner” towards a victory. Now that I know this, I will most likely “concede” at the beginning if I am not loaded with cards in order to completely annihilate the other player. This is the only way to win, unfortunately.
Review by milpilot9138 on Pokémon TCG Online.