Pokemon: Ruby and Sapphire Versions
- January 09, 2003 16:34 PM PST
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What do you do with a franchise that can't get any bigger? Make it look a little prettier, for one. Second, keep it addictive.
So what can Nintendo do with a portable franchise that's already broken more records than a very poor wedding DJ? Make it look prettier, for one. The Japanese versions of Pok?mon Ruby/Pok?mon Sapphire still looked plain compared to other GBA titles, but the music's taken a major step up in quality and everything was colorful and well-animated enough to look quite a bit closer to the actual cartoon.Although this Pok?mon works the same as before (conquer gyms, get badges, go on a magical quest of discovery and excitement), the new games are more than rehashes of the same concept. The two-on-two battles, for example, were more strategic than gimmicky?the types of Pok?mon you used in these battles affected their attacks, so your Pok?ball order played a much greater role than before. Each Pok?mon also has a special ability, such as changing types during battles, making fighting more than just a clash of statistics. How all this will affect the games' core will be revealed in the English version, due out in March.
