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Another Example of Nintendo Trying To Make Money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 54
Date: January 23, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Enough with the Pokemon stuff already. It's a fad that died out a few years ago, yet Nintendo's making a sequel with some of the most dated graphics I've ever seen. The series hopes to get young kids into the RPG genre, which is fine, but for them to keep at it this long is abseloutely pathetic. They should have scrapped this project and focused on the new Golden Sun game, an RPG series that's actualy GOOD and requires DEEP THOUGHT. I doubt anyone over 10 is playing pokemon anymore. But those who are should try to expand their intrests. Maybe try a "T" rated RPG and see how much more comlex and interesting it can be.

Two Thumbs Down

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 64
Date: January 30, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First lets get things straight, I'm just trying to help and have nothing against Pokemon:

The graphics are really bad for GBA.

I would recommend for 10 and below but everyone older than that should get something like Golden Sun or Breath of Fire II.

And Pokemon is just a bit too, err juvinile for the elder players.

The worst game ever!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: December 03, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Like Pokemon games, this has the same concept. You run around with miniature animals inside red and white balls. How fun is that?

Stick with the older versions

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 6
Date: January 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Instead of getting this or Ruby just get Crystal because you can't trade with any GBC versions and it's very hard to keep up with the cards. Ever since these 2 games came out all the other pokemon were forgotten like Charizard, Typhlosion etc. so just stick with Crystal because it's a combination of both Gold and Silver and you have the 3 legendary dogs, Girl trainer, and the Pokemon move when you up with them in battle.

Let-down

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 5
Date: September 01, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have been a big fan of the previous Pokémon games and therefore I started Sapphire with fresh mood. This game, however, didn't come up to my expectations. In Pokémon Gold and Silver, it was still possible to catch 251 Pokémon, whereas the number now stops at 200. That said, the worst thing is that Nintendo has deleted most of the best old Pokémon, and has put in new ones instead. They are terrible! Especially the new legendary Pokémon don't even approach the level that Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres used to achieve. The graphics are bitter too. Although they are well made, they don't give you the distressing feeling which came over you in Red and Blue walking through one of the caves (which also have disappeared). The only improvement there can be seen in the enlargement of the screen font. The sound fails, too. Where are the happy tunes of the older games? The 2-on-2 fights don't add anything to the game. They are the almost no different and they almost don't show up. In spite of this all I found it nevertheless worthwile to play Pokémon Sapphire. Although the good things of the old games has disappeared, it remains exciting to discover a new city and the game has gained in depth on other things, like the improved pack and Pokédex and the addition of Pokémon contests. If you haven't yet played the older games, it is certainly advisable to play Sapphire. Even when you HAVE played them, but be prepared to some major disappointments

Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire, the downfall of pokemon

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 03, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Well, I didn't think it was possible to make a poor pokemon game, but they proved me wrong. The only good thing about this game is the graphics. There are 100+ new pokemon, and once again nintendo dosen't program them all into the game, plus, 184 of the older pokemon are not in the game, and cannot be traded from older versions, forcing you into buying a cheating device to code them in. There are only 4-6 pokemon that each sapphire and ruby need to trade with each other. Plus the game gives you much more busy work than any other game I've played. Plus the map is so rediculously small, you can get through the entire island in 15 minutes after you beat all the gyms. The two constants I noticed in this game is that there are a lot of water pokemon, and almost every pokemon can confuse another. If they really wanted to make a good sequal, here's what Nintendo needs to do

*larger map, or incorporate the Kanto and Johto Islands also, thus killing 2 birds with one stone by also making more space for a variable amount of more pokemon breeds.

*include more pokemon

*while battling, use a better variety of status ailments, after the 5th battle I had in the game, i noticed a trend of my pokemon being confused.

*end it better, after the team aqua/ team magma thing, it didn't feel like the story line was resolved, so I wondered around for a while and did nothing.

So if you're in for a dissapointment then get the game.

Im so sorrry

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 57
Date: February 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This is the saddest thing scince the release of Crystal,Silver,and gold i mean come on the card game lost it years ago really leave it to the sales if it buys well good if not dont just come up with new pokemon and cards if it starts to flop let it. i used to play the game and card game. its just sad that they keep the games and stuff. ohh my a new set of pokemon better graphics whoopedy dooooo just leave pokemon to flop

A 15-year old pokemon fan...

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I recently purchased my own copy of pokemon sapphire, and was actually very dissappointed. While the graphics and sounds are amazing compared to previous pokemon games. when this "shock" wears off, you'll find that the older games are actually much better. While the new "personalities" and other additions are very interesting, there are many flaws in the game. The female player is very strange-looking (even ugly), and the rival isn't pushy enough (not the type that you can "love to hate", therefore less fun to defeat) The trainers in the game are very easy to defeat; I breezed through this game even more quickly than gold, which was entirely too easy in and of itself. The lack of strategy of the in-game trainers and their low-level pokemon makes running into and battling them realy a bore. These trainers were much harder to defeat in yellow version, the hardest versoin of all pokemon games. The storyline is hard to follow wihout a guide, and can even be frustrating. As with all pokemon games, the storyline is entirely too short, leaving a player with nothing to do when their pokemon reach level 40ish. By far the largest dissappointment; however, is the varety of pokemon available in the game. Almost all of the pokemon from the previous versoins ae not available in these games. The new pokemon are, for the most part, are very dissappointing, as they appear that nintendo has run out of idea for pokemon. All the new pokemon are similar in shape, color, and other appearance. I soon found, using a quick online lookup, that ALL my favoriite pokemon had been discontinued from both ruby and sapphire, making for a very unhappy game experience.

So-So

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: April 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is horrible. Im basing this off of actual gameplay. Since I am anbiased gamer, I can say that this game series needs to end! The creators think that adding new PokeMon will save the series! Well it can not and will not. Adding new Pokemon, and a few new perks just is getting boring. Also there is basicly no stradegy whatso ever! Its like the stronger of the two will win, and nothing else. Its sooo boring looking for people to battle and just walking around getting badges is old too!!

Pokemon Yellow was better!!!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: August 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

You know what I think? I think it is a really great game with a lot of flaws. I starts out as a fun, cute little game, BUT... the gym leaders get too hard too fast. The first gym leader was easy, but then, it seems that the seventh leaders were out their teenage minds(they could read minds too)!!! The leaders catch up too fast! Also, if you don't choose the right pokemon... KABLOOEE!!! The whole thing goes to heck!!!

So over all, I gave it a C-.

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