Pokemon Emerald Version

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  • Summary: Like previous Pokémon games, Emerald challenges you to collect, trade, and battle Pokémon. In this extension of Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, you must stop Team Magma and Team Aqua from expanding and taking over the world of Hoenn. Help maintain the balanceLike previous Pokémon games, Emerald challenges you to collect, trade, and battle Pokémon. In this extension of Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire, you must stop Team Magma and Team Aqua from expanding and taking over the world of Hoenn. Help maintain the balance by bringing your strategies and tactics onto all-new battlefields. In addition to single-player challenges, the game features multiplayer trading and battling with up to four players using a wireless adapter.… Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. VGPub
    95
    A fine addition to the Pokemon line-up. It is able to take everything good about Ruby and Sapphire and improve on it, both enhancing the original Ruby and Sapphire feature as well as adding new ones.
  2. Armchair Empire
    83
    Don't be fooled as I was – Pokémon Emerald is a great strategy RPG.
  3. Games Radar
    80
    Pokemon's winning concept refuses to crumble with age, and Emerald is as much fun as our old friends Red and Blue were back in 1998. [NGC Pocket]
  4. N-Insanity
    78
    If you've heartily devoured Ruby and Sapphire, however, you're probably better off waiting until the next full-fledged new adventure to check out the latest improvements.
  5. Detroit Free Press
    75
    The graphics and sound are GBA standard, which is to say cute but unimpressive (and reasonably tinny).
  6. Nintendo Power
    70
    Groundbreaking? No. A must-buy if you don't own Ruby or Sapphire? Absolutely. [June 2005, p.96]
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  7. G4 TV
    60
    Without a doubt Pokémon Emerald is the best Pokémon RPG to date, but if you've played Ruby and Sapphire and didn't care enough to catch them all and memorize all of their cute little names, then there probably isn't much here for you.

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  1. Positive: 110 out of 130
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 130
  3. Negative: 5 out of 130
  1. JackS.
    Jul 11, 2005
    10
    Best pokemon game ever!
  2. Third_Era
    Oct 8, 2021
    10
    In 2021 Emerald is still one of the strongest Pokemon games ever made. It provides a good challenge, great story - combining Sapphire and RubyIn 2021 Emerald is still one of the strongest Pokemon games ever made. It provides a good challenge, great story - combining Sapphire and Ruby plot lines, and a large world that continues to expand as you play. There are a large amount of creatures, especially legendary Pokemon, and secrets that you can hunt throughout the game. Unlike more current Pokemon games, Emerald has a large amount of post-game content in the Battle Frontier (BF has been removed from later games for a more simplistic version that is far more boring - even Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby don't contain it...)

    You cannot go wrong with playing this one.    … Expand
  4. PithHelmet
    May 31, 2012
    10
    The last great Pokémon game. The third generation added a unique style to Pokémon never seen before. It felt veryThe last great Pokémon game. The third generation added a unique style to Pokémon never seen before. It felt very original and the game world atmosphere in Hoenn felt phenomenal. After Pokémon Emerald, everything went downhill. But this masterpiece still remains.… Expand
  5. SuyaSS
    Jan 27, 2022
    9
    Seriously great and a worthy improvement over Ruby and Sapphire. I think adding more content to the post game would have slightly improved it,Seriously great and a worthy improvement over Ruby and Sapphire. I think adding more content to the post game would have slightly improved it, the battle frontier is fine but there is Pokemon black and white postgame which is amazing. But the postgame in emerald is definetely better than Ruby and Sapphire postgame. Also , I think Steven Stone is a better champion then Wallace but both of them are pretty weak champions. It is great tho and proudly my first pokémon game completed.… Expand
  6. k1t3
    Dec 2, 2017
    9
    Amazing game. Not necessarily a "true" RPG experience but still, I have beat it almost 5 times and I still find and learn new things in thisAmazing game. Not necessarily a "true" RPG experience but still, I have beat it almost 5 times and I still find and learn new things in this amazing franchise. There is a lot to do especially post-game.… Expand
  7. Spered
    Feb 28, 2023
    8
    My favorite main series Pokémon game.
    Too much sea/ocean? It didn't bother me.
    Stupid Enemy Teams? Yes, the dumbest of the main games. I    My favorite main series Pokémon game.
    Too much sea/ocean? It didn't bother me.
    Stupid Enemy Teams? Yes, the dumbest of the main games.
    I have wonderful memories of this game, me on the bed hitting the pillow, bedposts broken several times. A great endgame, the battle park remains the best endgame ever.
    Another good thing about the game? Kyogre!    … Expand
  8. Orenji_Okami
    Dec 11, 2021
    0
    La peor gen de la saga, la 5ª es mejor, la 3ª es la cosa mas simplona que he jugado en esta franquicia, villanos simplones, una regiónLa peor gen de la saga, la 5ª es mejor, la 3ª es la cosa mas simplona que he jugado en esta franquicia, villanos simplones, una región monótona y encima con mucho agua, un coñazo lo mires por donde lo mires, en su día entiendo que la gente lo flipase porque los gráficos mejoraron con respecto a la 2ª gen pero han envejecido un poco como el culo.… Expand

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#14 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2005
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#1 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2005
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#1 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2005