Pokemon GO might not be available in your country, but we found a way for you to download it
Pokemon GO is easily the talk of the town – and the madness to ‘catch ’em all,’ has spread across the world. The adorable Pikachu, Squirtle, Charmander became a part of all of our lives when the anime was launched in the 90s. Pokemon GO is an ‘augmented reality’ game that actually lets you move around your city in hunt for different Pokemon’s to capture – exactly like Ash Ketchum in his journey.
The mobile game has been one of the most anticipated in present times. Unlike most mobile games today, Pokemon Go is one that cannot be played anywhere. The game hasn’t been launched worldwide yet, and if you are not living in Australia, New Zealand and USA, you might be feeling left out. However, we found a way to download the game on our iOS device.
Here’s how to download Pokemon GO on iOS
All you need to do is open the website ios.hipestore.mobi on your device, and just search for Pokemon GO.
After selecting download now, you need to select the 1.0 version under the “Non Jailbreak” sub head – and then just press download. Press “Open in App Store” and then press install when it flashes, and you are done! You now have Pokemon GO downloading on your phone.
This website doesn’t always work and can show an error message when you try to download. If that is the case, simply try again after a few hours and it will work for you.
The game
I installed Pokemon Go on my iPhone 6, but my experience with the game cannot be described as smooth. Considering that you have to be outside to play the game, you cannot depend on Wi-Fi to login; so I had a little trouble with the game signing-in, with the loading screen frozen until I restarted the game.
After logging, when I moved out in the open a wild Squirtle appeared. The camera turned on, and i was able to see the little guy in the foreground of the floor. With a flick of my Pokeball I was able to capture him. Capturing that first Pokemon did fulfill my childhood dream of running around and capturing a Pokemon.
But I found that it is difficult to explore this game if you have a nine-to-five job. After two days of installing the game, I found some free time to play it again. I was unable to find a single Pokemon in my 10 minute walk around my home – I do not know if that is part of the Gameplay or the game was not working properly.
If not finding a Pokemon easily was by design, I can see how some people might give up and turn the game off – leaving it for only the die-hard fans to play.
I have noticed a few discrepancies with the GPS mapping, with my position in the game not changing even after walking a few paces. The game was able to map the roads and the building complexes well. A friend who installed the game as well did not have her camera turn on while capturing the Pokemon’s. This might just be another glitch in the game.
Overall, the idea of roaming around playing a mobile game is great. This might help a few chubby children lose some extra weight, but it can also be dangerous. You need to remember the fact that you are on a street when you play this game.
The Pokemon GO story has just started, and promises to get better in the upcoming months.