Pokemon Ruby | 
| From: Nintendo
List Price: $39.95
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 674
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Genre: Role Playing Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 5.1 x 5 x 1
MPN: AGBPAXVE
Model: 45496732530
UPC: 045496732530
EAN: 0045496732530
ASIN: B000084313
Release Date: March 17, 2003
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Cartridge only - no case or instructions. Free upgrade to 1st class. We ship daily.
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| Features:
| • | Start out with just 3 Pokemon, and travel across Hoenn to earn badges in 8 different gyms | | • | Over 350 new Pokemon are here to battle with, collect and trade | | • | New battle system allows trainers to take two Pokemon into battle instead of just one at a time | | • | As you play you'll open up fun and exciting mini-games that advance the storyline | | • | You'll also have to fight Team Magma from overflowing the world with lava for their Pokemon! |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Pokemon Ruby's updated graphics with weather effects, amazing sound, more than 200 Pokemon with over 100 new species--as well as its faithful adherence to the existing series of Pokemon games--makes for a welcome evolution in the series. First, the game has a lot in common with 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 you're the game's handy-dandy Pokedex helps players keep track of the many stats. You're main goal is still to beat all the Gym Trainers and become the Pokemon Master. If you've played the old games, you will 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 game 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 candy 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. And let us not forget that Pokemon Ruby has a kickin' multiplayer system, too. You can trade Pokemon, and 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 Pros: - You can control two Pokemon in battle
- Much needed graphic and sound facelift
- Nice multiplayer feature (requires link cable and extra game cartridge)
Cons: - Can't trade Pokemon with Game Boy Color
Product Description
Pokemon Ruby takes you into an immersive and more exciting new adventure as you travel and train to become a Pokemon master! Special features like connectivity with future GameCube games Link cable support for up to 4 players Supports e-Reader Only for Game Boy Advance
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Pokemon January 7, 2003
Kris (Seaford, DE U.S.A.)
49 out of 62 found this review helpful
I know that there is a lot of people out there that think that pokemon games are for babies. But if if they just give it a try they would probably like it to. If they do not keep it to your self, because I know these two will be the best to pokemon games ever. Especealy because of the 136 new pokemon added to the preveous 251 other pokemon. You get a choice of a fire, water or grass type pokemon. There is soposebly some new LEGENDARY pokemon. You can get Celebi and you are soposed to be able to get mew and mewtwo. the other legendarys are also in the game. better graphics and to top it off you can link it up with pokemon stadium 3 for the Nintendo Gamecub.
What are we waiting for? Treasure or Junk? January 11, 2003
23 out of 27 found this review helpful
Okay, I heard about this in September 2002 but there was little info. I've been checking up on many sites and it just seems to get better. It arrived in Japan November 21, 2002 and Ruby and Sapphire already got the best selling of the year in only a little over a month. The Pokedex should be really good and the graphics are much better from the screen shots that I have seen and the newer info has been very awesome. You can battle with two Pokemon at once or even team up with your friend. The main part of the game is to either beat team Magma or Team Aqua apart from being a Pokemon Master. Team Magma is after all the legendary Fire types and Team Aqua is after all the legendary Water types and it's up to you to stop them. You can make your own fort and trade with others. Apparantly Kanto and Johto are non-exsistant in this game. But there will be 386 Pokemon from what I heard. So literally I can't wait. We must be waiting for a treasure, surely not junk.Pokemon is for all ages, not just for kids. You need to beable read well for this game and figuring out battle strategies isn't exactly for small kids to figure out easily. Education is also provided through this, when I played for the first time when I was 11 I didn't know that water conducted electricity, this game taught me that. So if you're here to diss the game you'll have to live through my Hydro Pump attack. Pokemon isn't stupid and maybe you should actually try it before you judge it. GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL! POKEMON!
 hmm... January 15, 2003
11 out of 34 found this review helpful
Think about it...
Red & Blue...a little later there was Yellow which was a little better than Red & Blue
Gold & Silver...a little later there was Crystal which was a little better than Gold & Silver
Ruby & Sapphire...there's got to be another one released that's a little better than Ruby & Sapphire...NintendoFreak
Cant Wait December 31, 2002
Brian (NJ)
4 out of 22 found this review helpful
Poekmon Red and Blue were hreat
Pokemon Yellow Better
Pokemon Gold, Silver, and Crystal Awsome.
I cant wait for Pokemon Ruby or Sapphire
I Cant Wait January 3, 2003
Brian (Bakersfield,CA)
4 out of 20 found this review helpful
Okay Pokemon Red and Blue were way to easy
Pokemon Yellow was a little Bit Harder
Pokemon Gold Silver and Crystal were fun
But I really cant wait any longer for pokemon Ruby & Sapphire
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