Pokémon Sapphire

Aside from beating on the design of the game, the way it works out has some flaws too- despite the fact that this is a GBA, you STILL can't move diagonally. There are STILL pointless moves that you have to teach your prized monster to progress through the game (and can't be deleted normally). For the hardcore strategists among you, yes, the much-maligned HM slave is still around. There are still unavoidable fights against other trainers- you are told not to look people in the eye if you don't want to battle. Do this and you will still get the irritating exclamation mark and no chance to turn down the challenge. Honestly, if Nintendo had fixed those three (rather basic) things there might have been an extra star in it for them.

Having said that, the game is still just as much of a blast as its predecessors. Sure, the non-appearance of many of the earlier Pokémon is disappointing, but hey the forthcoming Fire Red/Leaf Green together with Pokémon Colloseum (GC) will soothe most such pains. And for the record, Sapphire is slightly easier than Ruby because the Legendary Pokémon you catch near the end (Kyogre) is better against the Elite Four (cheatingly strong gym-leader types you have to fight one after the other. and there's actually five battles).


Pokemon sapphire-brilliant game   June 28, 2004
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

This game has an in depth story line which you catch, train and and befriend new monsters while thwarting Team Aqua's attempts to control a powerful legendary pokemon.Hours of fun and you can link to Pokemon colloseum to import the original beasties and use E card reader for more surprises.
I really recommend this to anyone who loves RPG & adventure.


An excellent game! Absoultutely the best!   June 26, 2004
 2 out of 6 found this review helpful

I bought this game because my friend has got the ruby version. I got the Sapphire because each game has 4 different pokemon on so we could trade. This is another great thing about this game: instead of battling with trainers on the game you can battle with friends.

Collecting pokemon is fun and raising them is cool, building up on their levels. It's always exciting when they eventually evolve. Always a challenge...eg. fighting team Aqua (on Ruby fight team Magma) and being defended by team magma (by team aqua on ruby).

Fun for ages 3-16! Some adults might even enjoy the game. One of the best games I got.

Downside is that I can't find the challenger in the last city (no doubt I'll figure out one day).

You will definitely get more than your moneys worth as endures hours of fun!


The best pokemon game   March 25, 2004
 3 out of 4 found this review helpful

Right now it's nearly 3 months that i have pokemon sapphire and i think that it's the best pokemon game. They have a lot in common with the past versions. The grapphics are way better than the last versions, and you can battle with two on two so if you have a Fire pokemon and a Water than they could stick together. Also after 6 version they finaly change the elite four champion Lance to champion Steven. I don't no about you people out there but i think that it's a spectacular game that why it's going to be a decendant from me to my son to my grand son, to my grand-grand son and lower until it gets broken.


Still got it...   February 29, 2004
 2 out of 4 found this review helpful

Pokemon? So 2001, sweedie...or is it? As an avid player of the other pkmn games, I didn't really think this one would be anything new for me-but I was wrong! It's got enough new features-and old favourites- to satisfy even the hardcore Pokemaniacs of yesteryear. So Pikachu and co might not have as big as a chunk of the action as they used to, but as long as the Nintendo bods can keep churning out these, they'll still be a sure-fire moneymaker for years to come