Platform: Game Boy Advance
Condition: Pre-Owned/Used in Very Good Condition
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Product Information
Card-based role-playing game 100 new Pokemon Play as either a boy or girl trainer Bring 2 Pokemon into battle For 1 or 2 players
Product Description
Great graphics and support for two-on-two Pokemon battles are just some of the exciting innovations in Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire, the first Pokemon games for the Game Boy Advance. The main gameplay is similar to the previous Game Boy games--explore the games' towns solving puzzles and capturing, nurturing and training Pokemon to use in battles along your journey. The biggest gameplay breakthrough is that trainers can now take two Pokemon into battle instead of just one. Since each Pokemon offers a unique combination of strengths and weaknesses, doubling the number that can battle at once adds immeasurably to the games' richness and depth.
Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire's graphics are greatly enhanced for the GBA. In the battle scenes, a rich palette and subtle shading gives both the trainer and the Pokemon themselves a great degree of realism, and the same meticulous attention to detail can be seen in the world scenes--artistic touches like ripples on a pond and intricate ironwork in a modern city bring the world of Pokemon to life like never before.
As with the previous Pokemon games on the original Game Boy, both Ruby and Sapphire include exclusive Pokemon, and you'll find that some species are common in one game and rare in the other--so trading with friends via the link cable is a must if you want to catch 'em all. As before, you can challenge a friend, but now you can also take part in two-on-two battles too. Link cable(s) and extra game cartridge(s) are required for multiplayer gaming.
Review
Pokemon Sapphire and Ruby's updated graphics, with weather effects, amazing sound and more than 200 Pokemon with over 100 new species, make for a welcome evolution in the series.
The game has a lot in common with previous Pokemon games Silver, Gold and Crystal. For example, players can choose to be a boy or a girl trainer, an internal clock sets events at certain times and the game's handy-dandy Pokedex helps players keep track of the many stats. Your main goal is still to beat all the Gym Trainers and become the Pokemon Master, and as before you can trade Pokemon via the Link Cable--both Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire include exclusive Pokemon, and you'll find that some species are common in one game and rare in the other. So if you've played the old games, you'll be right at home. But not all is the same.
The most obvious change is in the battles themselves. Now that two Pokemon can fight on your side at the same time, you can tag-team them against an enemy by taking advantage of the strengths of your Pokemons while covering their weaknesses. For example, you can now have a water Pokemon watch your fire Pokemon's back. You can also attack more than one Pokemon at a time.
A whole new element to the games focuses on how berries are used in battle. And if you collect enough berries, you can take them to a Berry Blender and make a PokeBlock, which is a little super-charged sweet that raises your Pokemon's Condition attributes. You can then groom your Pokemon for regional contests and compete for ribbons like Best of Show, which will unlock additional contests. There's even strategy in how to best use your berries: pick too many and the berry tree will disappear; plant berries, though, and a tree will grow. You can also build a Secret Base in special areas of the game, which you can decorate just like you can your room.
Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire have a great multi-player system, too; you can link up to four players for incredible battles. The only downside is that you can't link up with the old Game Boy Color games. --Bryan Karsh
