Pokemon Ruby
by Nintendo

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Product Summary

• 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 Pok mon 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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Video Game Reviews of Pokemon Ruby

Customer Review: game review
Summary: 4 Stars

Description of Pokemon Ruby

First, the game has a lot in common with Pok?mon 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 Pok?dex helps players keep track of the many stats. You're main goal is still to beat all the Gym Trainers and become the Pok?mon 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 Pok?mon 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 Pok?mons while covering their weaknesses. For example, you can now have a water Pok?mon watch your fire Pok?mon's back. You can also attack more than one Pok?mon 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 Pok?Block, which is a little super-charged candy that raises your Pok?mon's "Condition" attributes. You can then groom your Pok?mon 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 Pok?mon Ruby has a kickin' multiplayer system, too. You can trade Pok?mon, 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 Pok?mon in battle
• Much needed graphic and sound facelift
• Nice multiplayer feature (requires link cable and extra game cartridge)

• Can't trade Pok?mon with Game Boy Color

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