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The game is fun and builds onto the basic format of previous games in the Pokemon franchise. There are a ton of new pokemon to catch, places to explore, trainers to battle, and a bunch of interesting side quests to kill additional time. The game's graphics and sound are updated to match the capacity of the Game Boy Advance. Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire have sold the most out of all games for the GBA and for good reason. My only personal lament is that the newer Pokemon games are designed to force die-hard fans to trade between all 4 of the third generation games (not counting Emerald) in order to "catch em all", and it can be rather difficult to find people to trade with between all 4 cartridges, not to mention that some of the legendary Pokemon are only made available by attending IRL special events which your average gamer is never going to participate in. EDIT: Too all ebayers looking for Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald, or for that matter any well-known GBA games: beware of obscure sellers with few/no reviews or feedback. Many of the copies of such games on Ebay are bootleg copies that are poorly programmed and assembled. I was screwed over a couple times by buying illegitimate copies of games which wouldn't save or function properly. BE CAREFUL WHO YOU BUY FROM.Read full review
The game is a fun retro experience but does crash on the DS system. My kids would like to see these titles released for the DS system. You can purchase this game and others at very affordable prices on Ebay but we were surprised that is was a game marketed for the Spanish market with Spanish prompters throughout the game. I would suggest asking the buyer if these are American releases before buying. We are still very happy with the purchase and enjoy the Sapphire Version. It is challenging and has more reading than the new Pokemon DS titles.
I do love this game, while I do have some major nitpicks with game like the game's AI (most notably during battles) and I think this game is a lot more playable on a Nintendo DS, and Game Boy Advance SP than a regular Game Boy Advance, I really like this GBA game, Graphics, Visuals, and music are really good even for Game Boy Advance standards. The game works very well and is very playable, I'm very happy how my playthrough of the game turned out, this game is feels nostalgic on many levels.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
A true classic in terms of Pokemon games! Although it still has flaws such as a lot of water types to battle and the physical/special split hasn't happened yet, they still are very fun and offer a lot of replay value. The soundtrack is amazing, the locales, Pokemon, and characters are all interesting and well designed, and there are plenty of hidden items and legendary Pokemon to find!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The fact that this game does improve what Gold, Silver, and Crystal didn't do so well on. In the previous ones, in order to get certain pokemon, you have to hunt them at certain times of day, this became a big hassle for some. In this game, you have a better chance at finding the kind of pokemon you want, and not having to wait for a certain time of day. The only downside I saw to this was that all the original pokemon wouldn't be captured in this version, and that you'd have to have FireRed and LeafGreen to get them. Other than that, a well deserved game, and a must for those that just want to catch 'em all!
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