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Pokemon Ruby

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 5
Date: February 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Okay I've written about 4 reviews already and I haven't found anything new about these new games. But here are some things that practically everybody knows about.

1.over 100 new pokemon
2.2 on 2 battles and the ability to battle with up to 3 friends
3.able to make your own hideout
4.new trainers: Landon & Terra in Ruby and Sean & Marina in Sapphire

I also found a couple of tips you can use on your gaming experience. Check 'em out.

1.Early in the game, catch a few Zigzagoon! Their special ability can get you a lot of great free items.
2.Make sure to replant berries to keep your berrie supply growing.

I'll try to find out more but I don't think any more information on these games will be given out to the public.

Pokemon

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I know that there is a lot of people out there that think that pokemon games are for babies. But if if they just give it a try they would probably like it to. If they do not keep it to your self, because I know these two will be the best two pokemon games ever. Especealy because of the 136 new pokemon added to the preveous 251 other pokemon. You get a choice of a fire, water or grass type pokemon. There is supposedly some new LEGENDARY pokemon. You can get Celebi and you are supposed to be able to get mew and mewtwo. the other legendarys are also in the game. better graphics and to top it off you can link it up with pokemon stadium 3 for the Nintendo Gamecub.

So Many new things... or are there?..

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 42 / 51
Date: February 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

With the new Ruby and Sapphire games coming out everyone's rushing to buy one... Or are they? Is this game worth getting? Well, lets look at the new things.. There are new 2 on 2 battles. Unfourtuanly, you can only do this in trainer battles and link cable battles(up the four people can battle now!). There are nice new effects like leaving footprints in the sand when you walk, rain on some routes, sunlight when you release the legendary, Groudon, trainer lookup(look at almost all the trainers you've battled and see if they want to battle), pokemon contest, special fruits, you can find latios or latias(depending on which version you're playing) in the wild random after beating the Elite 5, legendary Kyorge(only in sapphire), legendary Groudon(only in ruby, new snake legedary, 3 rock, steel, and ice legendarys, secret bases where you can put up to 16 rugs, dolls, and other things you buy, and more.
I really recommend this game even though you can't catch most of the old pokemon(Bulbasaur-celebi, etc), but there is a way to get them...
Wait and see...

Chris's Game Reviews: Pok'emon Next

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 41 / 49
Date: January 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Torchic, Mudkip, and Treecko. Those are the 3 starting monsters. Wynaut, Volbeat, and Yomawaru. Those are other great monsters.
This game is the greatest one yet and Groudon on the cover is very cool. Pok'emon Sapphire has different Pok'emon though. Will they come out with something like Crystal again? This new game features:

2-on-2 battling for trainers and they can both play their Pok'emon at the same time.

You can also see your shadow on the beach, in the water, and in a London type- setting.

100 new pok'emon!

Play as a silver headband wearin' guy or a hot girl!

You probably won't get bored off of this one like the last ones.

The Next in Handheld Games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 32
Date: January 19, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Many people do nothing more than critisize Pokemon because of its reputation of a childs game. In my opinion the movies and episodes are what has not grown with its viewers. However the game is completely different. The first Pokemon games are what Made the Gameboy and Gameboy Color consoles so popular at first. I know this because these first Pokemon games are what enticed me to buy Gameboy, then crystal version came out and I wanted it so bad that I baught Gameboy Color just to have it. Now I purchased a GBA for the next two games and am surely planning to buy the Gameboy Advance SP so I can play these games in the dark at night.
The two games comming out now for GBA are going to be so superb and stupendus that I am going to buy them the day the come out (maybe not at Toys R Us). These games will have so much more capabilities than the first few games.
#1.There will be shadows to your character
I know this is not that exciting if your used to other consoles like Xbox and Gamecube or even Playstation 2 but for GBA this is a miracle.
#2.Reflections in water.
Again this is amazing the way they increase graphics.
#3.foot prints in changing seasons.
Just imagine you walking around in the winter time with footprints being left behind you in the snow.
#4.100+ pokemon and allows 2vs2 battles with 4 players at once, each controlling 1 pokemon making a 2vs2 with 4 people
Incredible advancements to the pokemon games. Im almost willing to bet these games will also keep life time. So when it is night in life it is night in the game and when it is day in life it is day in the game. Allowing you to only catch certain pokemon at night or at day making it more strategic and making you stay up late at night playing pokemon.
Overall I believe this will be one of the best pokemon games ever!

Gotta catch 'em all... again!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 28 / 32
Date: February 18, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Just when you thought it was safe to own a Game Boy Advance, Nintendo announces a brand new Pokemon title.

What we have learned is that -- in addition to a hoard of one hundred new monsters being added, as per the usual -- four player GBA link cable play is being tucked in. How do four players Pokemon at the same time, you ask? Easy: two-on-two battles. With four players (and monsters) involved, the battles get that much more hectic. For that matter, just two players can choose to engage in "Double Battle". That means even with just two trainers present, you can send out two Pokemon at once to battle in a four monster free-for-all.

Beyond that, the Pokedex has been entirely disposed of. It's been replaced with the Pokemon Navigator (of course, it's known as "Pokenavi" for short.) Inside the Pokenavi's copious confines you'll find more than a simple list of Pokemon. You'll be able to see a map of the game's world, and check out what's in different towns you've visited so you can refresh your memory without trekking back there to discover it all again. In a section of the Navi dubbed "Trainer Eye", you'll be able to review your win and loss record, and the inclinations your Pokemon display during battle. You'll be able to check strategies and schedule rematches with other characters.

It seems like Team Rocket finally hung up their hats, because this time you'll be battling two syndicates of Pokemon mischief: Team Magma and Team Aqua. Team Magma will trouble players of Ruby, while Sapphire fans will have to contend with Aqua. The stories of the two games are more or less the same, otherwise, though.

With the addition of new modes, new monsters, and all-new game interface options, it sounds like more than a little care is being put into Ruby and Sapphire to assure fans of an extremely enhanced Pokemon experience.

Out with the old

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 27 / 31
Date: February 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

How can you ditch Pokemon? If it were for little kids they would have olkadotted cats and striped dogs as Pokemon. But they dont so this game was meant for bigger kids. First I will give you some bacround on the game.

You just got off your moving truck, and now you are in Little root Town, a new town in the new world of Pokemon, Hoenn. Your Mom tells you to walk for a bit. While you do, you run into Proffesor Birch, who is being attacked by a wild Pokemon, which I think is a Zigzagoon, needs your help. He droppes his pouch, which has three new Pokemon in it. Treeko, the grass Pokemon, Mudkip, the water pokemon, and Torchic, the Fire Pokemon. Chosse wisely, you get to keep the pokemon you use to save Professor Birch with.

But overall this game is awesome. Who cares if you cant go back to Kanto and Johto? When I played my Gold, Silver, and Crystal, thats when I thought the game got boring. And a slashed Pokedex means less to catch! But I know GBA can produce better graphics than this.

Another cool feature is that you can battle 2 on 2 with a friend! And the animations have been spiffed up a LOT...

Stop Dissing Pokemon

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 24 / 34
Date: February 20, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I know a lot of people diss Pokemon. Well here is some advice for you. First, if you hate it so much then why are you getting on everybody's back about it. What I really think is that you do like it but don't want to admit it and you only say you hate it because you think your friends won't hang out with you any more. Well the fact is they probably like it to but they're afraid of the same thing. Well either way Pokemon Ruby is going to be the best Pokemon game ever made until or if they make any more. And those who diss Pokemon will probably take the chance of new games . Well I hope this message gets through to those who diss Pokemon.

Ruby/Sapphire, best games in the series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 24 / 27
Date: March 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Features
* More than 350 Pokemon to collect, battle and trade
* A quest that spans over 35 hours.
* Cartridge save (one slot)
* Connectivity with future Gamecube games
* Link cable support for four player (multiple cartridge)
* e-Reader compatibility
* Only for Game Boy Advance

Introduction
In 1995, Nintendo had released the first two Pokemon games Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green.The series was extremely popular in Japan, and was released stateside in 1998, with the release ofPokémon Red and Pokémon Blue. The series started off slowly, and the popularity boomed in the beginning of 1999, starting with Pokémon trading cards, clothing, a Saturday morning television show, and more. With the large userbase of Pokémon, Nintendo released a special edition of the game, also known asPokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition which tried to emulate the television show, where Ash (the main character) would start off choosing a Pikachu, instead of a Charmander/Squirtle/Bulbasaur. It was extremely popular. It was the best selling game of 1999, selling over 1.1 million units in it's first week of release. Then, in 2000, Nintendo and Game Freaks released a brand new game called Pokémon Gold and Silver.This game boasted a whole new adventure, starring over 250 Pokémon, a time system, and a new character. The game was extremely popular among the younger children, and even amongst the older teenagers who played the Red/Blue/Yellow versions. Then, in the summer of 2001, Nintendo and Game Freaks released a special version of Pokémon Gold and SilvercalledPokémon Crystal version.The game wasn't as popular as the Gold and Silver versions. Yet, it still sold well. In 2002, Nintendo and Game Freaks released Pokémon Stadium 2, the sequel to Pokémon Stadium released in March 2001. Now, 5 years later from the release of Pokémon Red and Blue , Nintendo released brand new adventures, Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire. Now, I will review the Ruby version of the game, which is the version I own.

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Gameplay

If you have played the original Pokémon games, the gameplay will be basically the same. You walk around with the D-Pad, do actions with the A button, cancel Actions with the B button, pause the game with Start, register an item to Select. L and R have no use, unless you want L to be A and R to be B. The battle system has been greatly improved. Now, you may do a 2-on-2 battle! This means when you fight two people, or 4-way battle with link cables, you use the first two Pokémon in your party are used in battle. It's very cool indeed. Don't forget, this game features 386 Pokémon, so you'll have plenty of time playing this game. There are 8 badges to collect, like all of the other games.

Graphics

If you have seen any screenshots of this games, you will have definetly have noticed the upgrade of graphics. There is now shadowing, footstep marks, water movements and reflections, etc. The battle graphics are very good, they have the usual movements of when the Pokémon attack, etc. The graphics are fair, but it's not the best seen on Gameboy Advance. It's not the best graphics seen on GBA, but near it.

Sound

There isn't many different sound effects from the original Pokémon games, but the music of the cities is great. Every Pokémon has it's own cry, which is over 386 different sound effects just for the Pokémon. This is about the same kind of sounds you would hear on the Super Nintendo.

Lasting Appeal

This game will last you at least 35 hours, and if you take the time to train a perfect Pokémon party, battle with all your friends, and collect all 386 monsters, you will easily clock hundreds of hours on this great game. Battling and trading definetly give this game a lot of lasting appeal.

Gameplay: 10.0
Graphics: 9.0
Sound: 9.0
Presentation: 9.5
Lasting Appeal: 10.0

Average: 9.5

What are we waiting for? Treasure or Junk?

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 27
Date: January 11, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Okay, I heard about this in September 2002 but there was little info. I've been checking up on many sites and it just seems to get better. It arrived in Japan November 21, 2002 and Ruby and Sapphire already got the best selling of the year in only a little over a month. The Pokedex should be really good and the graphics are much better from the screen shots that I have seen and the newer info has been very awesome. You can battle with two Pokemon at once or even team up with your friend. The main part of the game is to either beat team Magma or Team Aqua apart from being a Pokemon Master. Team Magma is after all the legendary Fire types and Team Aqua is after all the legendary Water types and it's up to you to stop them. You can make your own fort and trade with others. Apparantly Kanto and Johto are non-exsistant in this game. But there will be 386 Pokemon from what I heard. So literally I can't wait. We must be waiting for a treasure, surely not junk.

Pokemon is for all ages, not just for kids. You need to beable read well for this game and figuring out battle strategies isn't exactly for small kids to figure out easily. Education is also provided through this, when I played for the first time when I was 11 I didn't know that water conducted electricity, this game taught me that. So if you're here to diss the game you'll have to live through my Hydro Pump attack. Pokemon isn't stupid and maybe you should actually try it before you judge it.

GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL! POKEMON!

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