Pokemon Emerald Version Reviews

Pokemon Emerald Version Reviews

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Pokemon Emerald Version

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• Players must keep balance in the world of Hoenn, where Team Magma or Team Aqua are taking over
• Use your best battle strategies - on the Battle Frontier you'll face the most challenging competition ever
• 7 Frontier Brain competitors - beat them to gain all the symbols of the Battle Frontier
• Connects with Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, Colosseum, Fire Red and Leaf Green for total compatibility
• Wireless multiplayer trading and battling with up to 4 players

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Pokemon Emerald is an extension of Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire -- you'll travel to an all-new region and explore as you face off against Team Aqua and Team Magma. An aspiring Pokemon trainer moves to tiny Littleroot Town and discovers all-new Pokemon to train and compete with -- now he's on the road to being a great trainer!Are you looking for a new Pokemon challenge? With a focus on continuing the story, Pokemon Emerald brings together elements and characters from Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. Emerald is the third adventure to take place in the Hoenn region, and it features all new areas and exciting new plot twists. In Pokemon Emerald, your character is an aspiring Pokemon Trainer and new inhabitant of Littleroot Town. You'll enter the neighborhood amid a truckload of boxes, eager to explore your new environment. Eventually, you'll stumble upon a challenge that forces you to select from three Pokemon -- Torchic, Mudkip or Treecko. Once you decide, you can begin your quest to becom

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38 of 40 people found the following review helpful A good game for pokemaniacs, May 6, 2005 By  S. Rhodes - See all my reviews       = Fun:  This review is from: Pokemon Emerald Version (Video Game) Everytime Pokemon gets two different version, there is usually a third superior version that comes out later. When Pokemone Red and Blue got here, Yellow version came a little later. Likewise with Gold and Silver. Crystal version came. Now with Ruby and Sapphire, Emerald is here. We all know the basic story of Pokemon. Through the versions released, it hasn't really changed at all. At least in terms of storyline. You choose to be a boy or a girl, and then you'll begin your journey to become a pokemon master. Anyone who has played Ruby and Sapphire basically already know the kinks to it. This review is aimed at those people. There isn't much that's been changed in Emerald. Of course there's the fact that some Pokemon you just aren't able to get a hold of without the other two versions. You can link up to Pokemon Colliseum (which is nice) and you can also use the wireless adapator to trade from all the versions on the GBA. The graphics have been slightly improved. They look much closer to the SNES graphics than before. Their much clearer than in Ruby and Sapphire and their more crisp. Not quite so many. There is one major gripe with Emerald. You've got to be a die-hard Pokemon fan to want to play it. If you've already gone through Ruby and Sapphire once, the question is, do you want to travel through what is virtually the same journey again? If the answer is yes, then go on out and pick up Pokemon Emerald now. If the answer is no, Pokemon Emerald may not be the best investment. It would be better if you waited for the next batch of versions to come. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink  Comments (3) 21 of 21 people found the following review helpful My Favorite Pokemon Game So Far, November 8, 2005 A Kid's Review = Fun:  This review is from: Pokemon Emerald Version (Video Game) I have played FireRed, Ruby, and Sapphire, and have watched friends over their shoulders play the others, and I was blown away with Emerald the moment I turned it on. Even the introduction (with the bike and the Pokemon around it) was eye-catching and made me want to play for hours on end. Overall, this game has had the best animations of all of the Pokemon games. They were colorful and creative, and they kept me interested. Yes, it was extremely difficult compared the FireRed, especially when trying to beat the Elite Four. I recorded at seven tries at their battles, and was beginning to feel frustrated. I went out, explored Hoenn, and came back with a new determination and a little something extra. (Hint, hint) My absolute favorite part was the addition to the Safari Zone. The new Pokemon hidden in the grass, the water, and the rocks, were ones that I had mostly never seen before. I did lose interest after beating the Elite Four and exploring the Battle Frontier. The fact that you do not gain EXP from the battles in any of the buildings made me kinda mad. (You also do not record the opponent's Pokemon in your PokeDex, which is the whole point at the end.) It's worth it, nonetheless, because you experience the Battle Frontier and find several new Pokemon that you can catch and record. I still have not found Latios/Latias yet, and am looking for Kyogre and Groudon. (Hint: Weather been stormy? Check out the STATION.) Once again, I was excited and enthralled with a Pokemon game, and I cannot wait until the next enstallment. I heard it is Pokemon Diamond for the Nintendo DS...is that true? Anyway, it is definetly NOT a money-waster. Be prepared to be wowed by yet another GREAT Pokemon game! Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink  Comment 22 of 24 people found the following review helpful Perfect Game, January 23, 2007 A Kid's Review = Fun:  This review is from: Pokemon Emerald Version (Video Game) This story has many similarities to Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, but it differs in some aspects as much as it's the same. Well, after riding along in the bumpy moving trucjk, you finally arrive to your new home in Littleroot Town in the Hoenn Region. You go off to meet Professer Birch, only to learn he is out doing fieldwork. You head into the field only to find the professer being attacked by a wild Pokemon. You must save him, so you grab a Poke ball from his bag and send out the Pokemon inside. You defeat the wild Pokemon with ease. Professer then thanks you by letting you keep the Pokemon you borrowed earlier, and you head out into the world to face all the trainers and obtain all the Pokemon possible. Along the way, you meet many friends and make many rivals. You challenge Gym Leaders to prove your worth as a trainer by earning their special badges - only the winning trainers are permitted to hold. But this road is treacherous, and along the way, evil teams release legendary Pokemon, Groudon and Kyogre. The battle rages, but the legendary Rayquaza arrives and quells the fight with its incredible power. After that, you head up to Ever Grande to win the Pokemon League, to become the ultimate champion. After you become a master, you are invited by a man named Scott to an island called the Battle Frontier, the frontline of battling. You must obtain their special symbols by winning rigourous fights.... It's the ultimate test of skill as a trainer. But you choose to take this test. This is your dream. 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This is a special limited-edition, platinum-colored Game Boy Advance console. When you first pick up the Game Boy Advance system, you'll be amazed at how little it weighs. At fewer than 5 ounces and a little larger than a deck of playing cards, the system easily fits into a shirt pocket without any sag. The GBA's wider shape fits better into a wider range of hands. The former design too often pushed the left and right thumb knuckles together during gameplay. The new layout is comfortable for all ages, and the center screen orientation makes it easy to see. Game Boy Color owners will find the GBA's larger screen somewhat darker than they're used to, but that's because the screen is outfitted with antiglare technology. Like the old Game Boy Color, the color LCD is not backlit, so you need pretty good light to play by. Unlike that system, though, you won't be craning your neck and tilting the unit to see around the hot-spot reflection of the light bulb in your screen. But you'll also noti

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful Great Portable System!, August 22, 2002 By  Alan Friesen (Rural Alberta) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Game Boy Advance Console in Glacier (Video Game) I'm primarily a PC gamer, so my foray into the vast unknown metaverse known as "console gaming" is not very deep. The only other "console" I've owned is a Gameboy color (which I still have). After trying out a few GBA games on my computer, I decided to take the plunge and buy a Gameboy Advance, and am I ever glad that I did! The screen is large and bright, the buttons are well-placed (even in my massive hands), and the games that are out for the GBA (and soon to be released) look very impressive. No, the GBA isn't backlit, but I'd rather use two AA batteries for 12 hours than 6 AA's for 6 hours (like Sega's Game Gear did); if you think the screen's too dark, spend ($ $ $ ) on a desk lamp, sit on your couch, park the lamp behind your shoulder and voila! instant sun-light :) The speaker on the GBA also isn't very impressive, but it is more than enough for the games that play on the system -- if you were expecting full speech, sorry, this isn't what you're looking for ;) Games like Advance Wars and Tactics Ogre compete with PC games in their complexity and sheer addictiveness. Zoocube is an incredibly addictive puzzle game that rivals Tetris (mark my words, Zoocube *will* become the next Tetris!), and with companies like Square promising solid RPG's to come out for the GBA in the future (such as Final Fantasy Tactics and Fire Emblem by Nintendo), you really can't go wrong with the purchase. One final tip: make sure you invest in a nice hard case for the unit, as the display is supposedly very fragile. I've owned a hard case from day one and covered it with a hankerchief, so I've had no problems, but I think it's worth the ($ $ $ ) investment to protect the unit for years to come. Bottom line: if you're looking for a good, solid system with very playable titles and nice graphics, look no further than the GBA. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink  Comment 24 of 25 people found the following review helpful It exceeded all my expectations., March 15, 2002 By  Ben Rowland (Toronto, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews    This review is from: Game Boy Advance Console in Glacier (Video Game) The GBA is the newest wave in handheld video games, and a sound investment for those who love the old SNES games and the ability to take them anywhere with you. It also comes in verious colors, but I prefer the Glacier. As most others already mentioned, the display is not backlit. But either my eyes are exceptional, or other people's are really bad, but I can see the games crystal clear. It is a trade off, not having a backlit screen means that your batteries go further. Anyone who remembers the Game Gear from Sega surely can remember how it gobbled batteries up like mad. Given a choice, I would rather go with the non-backlit screen. The old Gameboy and Gameboy color did fine without backlit screens, so the GBA doesn't suffer by not having one. The best thing about the GBA is the gameplay. Despite the small size, you get amazing depth to your games. With Super Mario World (a handheld version of the SNES classic), every apect of the original is preserved, and the controls are like second nature. The graphics are 32-bit, but on the small screen, they have the look and feel of 16-bit. This is not a bad thing, mind you, but you can't expect Playstation quality on a screen less than 5 inches tall and wide. The graphics are impressive enough, but the sound quality blew me away. The music is amazingly audible, and comes through with excellent clarity. With an ever expanding library of games, the GBA is likely to live up to it's older brother, the Gameboy, and dominate the handheld video game market. Despite the other complaints about the non-backlit screen, I think you will be suprised at the quality of this little system. If you can afford it, buy the battery pak. You'll save money in the long run. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews  Was this review helpful to you?  Report abuse | Permalink  Comment 23 of 24 people found the following review helpful Style, sound, and hours of fun., September 27, 2001 By  Maggie the Lizard Tamer (NY, NY) - See all my reviews This review is from: Game Boy Advance Console in Glacier (Video Game) I'm way too old for video games and as a rule, I have never bought any. Until now. I remember playing Super Mario on and old Nintendo system when I was a kid about 10 years ago and deep down in my mind there was a longing for something better - then Gameboy Advance came along and I knew I just had to have it. I am now a proud owner of a Glacier Gameboy Advance with a Super Mario Advance pack and it is quite enjoyable (if not time-consuming). I am considering purchasing Super Mario Deluxe for Gameboy Color, as GBA is completely and utterly backwards compatible, which is a great plus. Overall, the playing experience is better than I expected for a tiny little game console. It doesn't hurt to hold it for long periods of time, the buttons are in perfect spots, and the extra buttons on top allow you to see more of the world you're in while playing SM2. The batteries are provided with the system, and I'm already halfway through the game and they are still functioning without a problem. The sounds is awesome and doesn't have that weird distorted sound like old beat up electronic equipment tends to have. The only drawback is lack of a backlight screen. It is very difficult to play in areas without really good light. I heard it gets even worse for "darker" games. Apparently the worm light is a must. I give GBA 5 stars for the ability to amuse me for long periods of time. It is a great distractions from the troubles of reality and if you're feeling escapist at all or are just after cheap entertainment, GBA is a solution for you. 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