Pokemon Ruby
Binding : Video Game
ProductGroup : Video Games
Manufacturer : Nintendo
Brand : Nintendo
Label : Nintendo
Publisher : Nintendo
Model : 45496732530
Platform : Game Boy Advance
Studio : Nintendo
ReleaseDate : 2003-03-17
Lowest Used Price: USD $23.79
Lowest New Price: USD $66.99
- 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 Pokémon 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!
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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Pokémon Ruby's updated graphics with weather effects, amazing sound, more than 200 Pokémon with over 100 new species--as well as its faithful adherence to the existing series of Pokémon games--makes for a welcome evolution in the series.
First, the game has a lot in common with Pokémon 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 Pokédex helps players keep track of the many stats. You're main goal is still to beat all the Gym Trainers and become the Pokémon 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 Pokémon 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 Pokémons while covering their weaknesses. For example, you can now have a water Pokémon watch your fire Pokémon's back. You can also attack more than one Pokémon 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 PokéBlock, which is a little super-charged candy that raises your Pokémon's "Condition" attributes. You can then groom your Pokémon 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 Pokémon Ruby has a kickin' multiplayer system, too. You can trade Pokémon, 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 Pokémon in battle
- Much needed graphic and sound facelift
- Nice multiplayer feature (requires link cable and extra game cartridge)
- Can't trade Pokémon with Game Boy Color
More Pokemon fun (2009-02-25)
My two granddaughters have enjoyed this game and have played it for hours. They would recommend it to other Pokemon fans.
Great tips to help you on the long run and get your moneysworth! (2009-02-24)
ok ruby feautures a ground type pokemon called groudon who controls land and the sun and your fighting with team aqua, and against team magma. now here are some great tips!
For groudon, stock up on ultra balls and other helpful items. dont blow your master ball on him, go after latios, the pokemon that runs rampid after you beat the elite four.
take time to find rare candies! they help your pokemon grow quickly!
If your a beginner at the game, pick mudkip as a starter. when you have swampert with one ice type move, you can beat drake, the dragon guy of the elite four and steven, the champion who uses steel types.
Some pokemon take a while to raise but you can find them early off in the game. Like aron, you can find him in granite cave in dewford town. Catch him and train him to get a tough agronn.
and heres how you can get regirock, regice, registeel, and rayquaza. For the regis, you must find the selaed chamber, west from pacifilog town. get a wailord and relicanth and put one first in ur list and one last to get the right order after you use dig to get even deeper into the cave. dont translate braile, just trust me. once you do, go find the thre caves hidden around the desert near mauville, fortree, and off mr brineys house in the sea. Rayquaza is at sky pillar near pacifolog. You can catch him after you become champion.
And last but not least, to find mirage island you must have the wynaut that has hatched from the gift from the lady in lavaridge town. Have him when you talk to the man to see mirage island. Hope you liked the help!
wondeful game (2008-12-20)
The game is wonderful. The kids love it! Keeps them entertained for a long time.
BUYER BEWARE!! (2008-12-03)
I purchased the Game Boy Advance Pokemon Sapphire, Emerald & Ruby for my son's birthday. He wanted these games so he could migrate the Pokemon to his DS Pokemon Diamond game, but these games would not allow him to migrate the Pokemon. Every time he tried to migrate the Pokemon to his Diamond game, it would delete his file and he would have to start all over again. I know that his DS and his Pokemon Diamond game are not defective because his cousin has the Game Boy Advance Pokemon Emerald game and he doesn't have any trouble migrating Pokemon from his cousin's game. He found the disfunctional games to be rather frustrating. I returned all 3 games by USPS with signature confirmation. Y Yang signed for the package a week ago and I still have not received a refund for the games.
A Gem In Its Class (2008-10-24)
Having been a Pokemon fan for quite a number of years, I am proud to report that Pokemon Ruby is an excellent version in the Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald trilogy. My original game had to be replaced due to battery and saving issues but considering the age of this game, such problems can and will from time to time appear. To me this has been a fun "neverending" game and is my favorite of the "gem" trilogy. Whether "on the road" in my DS or in my Game Cube (with GBA adapter) Pokemon Ruby has been a constant and valued companion to this senior citizen. The game has excellent graphics and not bad sound. Play is excellent and enjoyable. If you've played the more recent Pokemon games and like them - I suggest you give the older generation of Pokemon games a try.
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