Pokemon Leaf Green/Fire Red Review: IGN 9.0

[GameMaster]

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8.0 Presentation
The game doesn't do a whole lot new or different beyond the established Ruby/Sapphire goods. Still, it's chock full of things to do, and is presented better for newbies to the series.

6.0 Graphics
The game uses pretty much the same engine that drives Ruby/Sapphire; limited animation and basic colors for the environments. We're ready for a handheld upgrade in the visuals department.

7.0 Sound
Pretty much standard fare for the GBA, mixing Game Boy Color quality audio with the better tunage that the GBA can handle.

9.0 Gameplay
Once again, the Pokemon crew create a game that works extremely well for the handheld market. It doesn't have quite the same variety as Ruby/Sapphire, but it's still incredibly satisfying.

10.0 Lasting Appeal
The main single player quest ends at about 30 hours in, but that doesn't include going beyond it to train for the multiplayer battles and connectivity with Colosseum.

9.0 OVERALL: (out of 10 / not an average)

I'm going to get it, I'm still working on Sapphire but I want to recruit some Pokemon from Leaf and Fire that aren't in R/S. Plus, I want to replay the adventure in the Kanto land.

[Jonbo298]

Someday a real 3D Pokemon RPG following in the footsteps of its handheld variants will arrive and the world will rejoice in Nintendo not rehashing the same game on the same handheld

But it sounds cool. Might rent it sometime or whatever

[KillerGremlin]

I've been waiting for that full 3D RPG since the N64 days.......

Oh well, maybe next generation.

[Typhoid]

Why havent they made one for the GC yet? Or any system for that matter?

I have Saphire...i dont own it....i have it...i wont say where i have it, because last time i said something about it i got - repped catastophically.

But Ruby or Saphire, whichever one i have pissed me off a long time ago so i stopped playing it.

And dont get me wrong, the games are fun. But im not all up on the pokemon thing, i can live my life without it, its just that playing them brings me back to grade 6.

Interesting sidenot to do with Pokemon, in grade 6 my friend gave me 3 cards he didnt want, so i traded down and up and down and up, now i (would) have about 400 cards. I never bought one box.

But i gave them all to my nephew a long time ago when i grew out of that card thing.

[GT News]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

Why havent they made one for the GC yet? Or any system for that matter?

I have Saphire...i dont own it....i have it...i wont say where i have it, because last time i said something about it i got - repped catastophically.

But Ruby or Saphire, whichever one i have pissed me off a long time ago so i stopped playing it.

And dont get me wrong, the games are fun. But im not all up on the pokemon thing, i can live my life without it, its just that playing them brings me back to grade 6.

Interesting sidenot to do with Pokemon, in grade 6 my friend gave me 3 cards he didnt want, so i traded down and up and down and up, now i (would) have about 400 cards. I never bought one box.

But i gave them all to my nephew a long time ago when i grew out of that card thing.

Why did the robot cross the road?Yes I think there are. Cool.
I have
a collection of gossip.
Have you ever had it ?Where did you get it?What will you do instead?Interesting.
"it" being Saphire?I am not trying to get him or her wrong the games are fun.Interesting.
I am sorry to hear that you are not all up on the pokemon thing he or she can live his or her life without it its just that playing them brings him or her back to grade 6.
I thought so too.Because you can't afford it?Interesting.
Was it worth it?

[Acebot44]

I've already played one of these games and I quit right after the first rival fight. I have never replayed an RPG (except Morrowind) because it's so boring when you know everything.

[Ginkasa]

I find it funny how they lowered the new Megaman Battle Network's score because it was just the same stuff from earlier games, yet they give the new Pokemon games a 9. I guess you could argue its allowed since the games are, in fact, remakes, but its not like they count off for unoriginalness in the real new Pokemon games either.

Its just annoying.


*shrugs and walks away*

[Canyarion]

*agrees*
I stopped PKMN after G/S... I'll play the 3D Revolution version though!

[Fox 6]

Originally Posted by Canyarion

*agrees*
I stopped PKMN after G/S

Same here, Oh those crazy Pokemon.