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 | Title : Pokemon Sapphire
Author : Nintendo
Release Date : 20030320
Binding : Video Game
Regular Price : $
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Editorial Reviews :
If you're just starting out with Pokémon, the object of the game is to explore the world and to capture and tame wild Pokémon (pocket monsters) through battle with your trained Pokémon. Winners are rewarded with badges, and the experience gained in battle makes their Pokémon stronger. The series has been a huge hit for the Game Boy Color, and Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire mark the series' entrance to the Game Boy Advance platform.
Like previous sets, the two games are identical to each other aside from a few exclusive Pokémon between them. There are some pretty big changes since the last game, however. First, trainers can now bring two Pokémon into battle instead of just one. This adds a new layer of strategy to battles since your Pokémon can complement each others' powers or cover each others' weaknesses. Also, these games have the known universe of Pokémon characters, including all of those from Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, and Crystal editions, along with about 100 new Pokémon, which would put the total in the 350 range. And let's not forget that the GBA hardware allows for much-improved graphics, during both battles and exploration. As in Crystal, you can choose to play as either a boy or girl trainer. Pokémon is also a great game for connecting GBAs together. The Game Link cable will allow you to battle head-to-head against other players as well as trade with friends the Pokémon you've developed. --Porter B. Hall
Buyer Reviews :
I have been playing the Japanese version of Sapphire for about 20+ hours now, and I believe I might be able to shed some light on what to expect.
Overview: The game starts out with the ability to choose between a boy and a girl character. Like previous games, you may choose the name of your character HOWEVER you can not choose the name of your rival. After taking care of some basic things, you head out to become a Pokemon master. The same aspects of the previous games once again apply, and of course, Team Rocket(in the form of Team Aqua) will once again try to stop you. The game is very easy to follow and manipulate, so even the youngest fan won't have a hard time becoming a Pokemon master.
Graphics: Unlike Crystal, the Pokemon are no longer given an 'intro' animation. While this does reduce battle time significantly in the long term, it might be a dissapointment for many younger players. However, the animation for attacks and item usage has been greatly improved. Certain attacks, like 'attract' are now given a greater spotlight and have become long-term status effects. This new addition, along with many other new TMs, will greatly delight even the oldest Pokefan.
Music: The music is rather cheesy. This newest release does feature variations of the battle themes that most G/S/C fans are accustomed to, but the variations aren't incredibly good.
Pokedex: Yes, the Pokedex has once again gone a major upgrade and it will not be a dissapointment. The most interesting feature is that your Pokemon will now be shown relative to your character, giving the player a better idea of how large each Pokemon is.
New Pokemon: If you expect the new release to have lots of cutesy Pokemon, you will be in for a let-down. 186 of the 'old' Pokemon are not availble in either Sapphire or Ruby, and as you can not trade with the earlier versions of the game, completing your Pokedex will be impossible until further versions are released. The nice thing is that, until Milo Town(3rd town), you won't encounter any of the old Pokemon. This means that you can not longer rely on familiar faces like Mareep and instead you'll have to adapt to new Pokemon like Jigumaguma. There are 5 Pokemon featured in this game that can not be caught in Ruby; Habunake, Hassboh, Latias, Kyogre and Runatoon. Both Latias & Kyogre are 'legendary' Pokemon.
Overall, despite the music and the inability to trade Pokemon with previous versions, this is a great game that will keep anyone busy for hours on end. Sapphire is definetely worth the [price].
(by Amanda)
Features/Technical Specs :
* Card-based role-playing game
* 100 new Pokémon
* Play as either a boy or girl trainer
* Bring 2 Pokémon into battle
* For 1 or 2 players
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