Pokémon Alpha Sapphire - Nintendo 3DS

My first experience with Pokèmon was sapphire (in 2010) and I loved it. I logged over 180 hours. Alpha Sapphire has a good blend of new elements (mega evolve/ super training/ new cut scenes) while still holding true to its original source. To be fair, Im only up to Mosseped, but Ill review it so-far. Pros: * Faithful to Sapphires characters/ story. * Mega evolution. * New story/ character dialogue. * Its Sapphire & Pokèmon. * Kyogre OP Cons: * Type changes (ralts is fair & psychic, ect) * Length, probably more of an issue for vets. But it feels fairly short maybe 40-50 hours if you complete pokèdex along the way. Or 20 if you just beat the main story. UPDATE As predicted, I beat the delta episode in 35 hours. Not really speeding through, but, not doing optional things (contest/ pokedex) The main segment of the game is very familiar. I love sapphire, and it stayed true. The real selling point for me, was the Delta Episode (post game) which was a true conclusion to the Hoenn experience. id say this surpassed the original Sapphire & took over as my favorite game since Red. Any late comers or revisters to the wonderful world of Hoenn are in for a treat. Just bring a swimsuit. 10/10.

My daughter really enjoys playing this game!!! She has been non stop playing this game. She said it might be glitching though.. but nevertheless it’s a great game

Not happy that I paid a little more to get the USA version and still got the WORLD version instead of the USA copy which I paid for!

As an avid fan of Pokemon and remembering fondly of the original Ruby and Sapphire versions, I was fairly excited about the remakes. Let me just say, I was not disappointed. Of course the graphics are gorgeous and all the sprites remade, but the real difference is the game play. There is much more interaction between the player and other characters, such as Brendan/May and Steven which is different from the originals, but still feels natural. There is also bonus content, even at the end of the game, and the communication system between players is easy to use and figure out. In some areas the music sounds completely new (or its just flat out a brand new area) but in others its the old music remade and with more trumpets blaring. Its all of the originals remade into something still refreshing and new but extremely nostalgic. I should also mention however that there is NO character customization which is a little sad considering how great it was in X and Y. Besides that however, theres not much else that is a big downfall. I wasnt unsatisfied with this game, and I highly recommend it whether youre an old player debating on the remake, a new player without an idea about Hoenn, or just a parent trying to figure out what their kid wants for their birthday.

Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are enhanced remakes of the original Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire, which released on the Game Boy Advance 11 years ago. A few necessary changes have been made to the original versions to keep up with the newer generations, and some additional features have been added to give the games a fresh feeling to veteran players. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ALPHA SAPPHIRE AND OMEGA RUBY Like usual, two versions of the same game are available. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are nearly identical; however, there are a few differences between the two that are larger than most alternate versions. The biggest alteration between the two versions is the main antagonist team. In Pokemon Omega Ruby, Team Magma will be the primary team you encounter throughout Hoenn. In Pokemon Alpha Sapphire, Team Aqua will be the primary team you encounter throughout Hoenn. VERSION EXCLUSIVE POKEMON In addition to slight story changes, select Pokemon will only be available in one of the versions. These version exclusive Pokemon are usually made to promote trading between players. All players can trade over wi-fi between X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire immediately after obtaining the Pokedex and installing the Player Search System app on the PokeNav Plus. Omega Ruby Exclusives--- Alpha Sapphire Exclusives Groudon ------------- Kyogre Latios ------------- Latias Mawile --------------- Sableye Seedot ---------------- Lotad Nuzleaf ---------------- Lombre Shiftry --------------- Ludicolo Solrock --------------- Lunatone Zangoose --------------Seviper Ho-Oh (Mirage Spots) --- Lugia (Mirage Spots) Palkia (Mirage Spots) --- Dialga (Mirage Spots) Reshiram (Mirage Spots)--- Zekrom (Mirage Spots) Tornadus (Mirage Spots)---- Thundurus (Mirage Spots) Kabuto (Fossils) --------- Omanyte (Fossils) Shieldon (Fossils) -------Cranidos (Fossils) Archen (Fossils) ------------ Tirtouga (Fossils) Skrelp (After Groudon)----------- Clauncher (After Kyogre) Throh (After Groudon) ------------ Sawk (After Kyogre) Mega Stones will not be version exclusive, but the locations of a handful of Mega Stones will change depending on the version. Also the looks of certian Mega-Evolved Pokemon will change depending on which version you have. Hope this helps anyone out!

This is a pretty long review. I summed up the entire thing in the very final, short paragraph. If you want to get specific then read the whole thing. Otherwise, just go straight to the bottom, and read the last paragraph. Before I get started, I should say that this is my first Pokemon game. Ever. Everybody always told me that Pokemon is amazing and all that but I never really believed them. I heard it so much that I decided to buckle down and try it. This game is pretty awesome. There is a lot to cover, so Ill try to make it brief. It starts off with you moving to another town, from who-knows-where. If it was mentioned, I forgot. You are next door neighbors to the Pokemon Professor dude, and hes pretty cool. So basically, you go to meet him and hes gone. Asking around a bit, he was on some route studying Pokemon. When you find him he is being chased by a Pokemon, so you choose your starter and fend the aggressive Pokemon off. From there, what you do is simple: you travel around the region, collecting more Pokemon, strengthening them, while collecting enough gym badges to enter the Pokemon league. Those are the absolute basics, there is a LOT more plot and all, but I dont want to ruin it for anybody. If you dont know what a gym badge is, Ill tell ya: there are gyms with strong Pokemon trainers as the leader. 8 to be exact. You go to the gym, challenge the trainer, and if you win you get a specific badge. You can only get one once. Each of the badges has some special abilities that you can use once you get them. There is a tad more to it than that, but youll figure it out once you get playing. It isnt hard. There are different approaches to playing this game. Some people want to try and collect any and every Pokemon they ever come across. Even if they already have one of that kind. Some people want to get one of each. Some people want to get what ones they need and just ditch the rest. However you play is up to you. I personally dont ditch any, but I dont go for every single one either. If i dont have it, and I kinda want it, Ill try to get it. I have heard that in Pokemon X/Y, you customize your trainer. I havent played either, although I plan to. Point is that there is no character customization to be had here. There are more things to do with your Pokemon than catch them and force them to fight, like this is some sort of animal fighting ring. There is a place in the menus called Pokemon Amie. I have no clue what Amie means, but basically this is the place where you play with your Pokemon. You can pet them, certain areas of them make them angry. You can feed them, luckily you cant overfeed them. You can play mini games with them, like puzzle tiles for example. The more you do these things with them, the more affection they will have for you. Eventually, if they have enough affection, it can have some SERIOUS bonuses in battle. They can shake off negative status effects because they want to impress you or whatever. They can survive a hit that would normally would have made them faint, forcing you to throw out another Pokemon. Small things like that are more helpful than you would think. There is a super training place for your Pokemon next to the Pokemon Amie. I cant tell you much about it because I never use it. Then, there is online play.Online play allows you to do many things. You can battle people on your friends list. You can battle random people who are in the same area as you in the game (you dont see them). You can trade. The battle and trade things are pretty self explanatory, so I wont bother going into those, but there is one thing you should be aware of, which is Wonder Trade. Wonder Trade allows you to put up a Pokemon of your choosing. If you decide to trade it, THERE IS NO GOING BACK AT ALL FAIR WARNING. Once you choose the Pokemon you are going to trade, you are paired with another random person who is using Wonder Trade as well, and you trade Pokemon. You have no idea what it is going to be until you receive it. They keep whatever nickname the Original Trainer gave them, and there is no way to change them. Some of the names are obscene. I wont even name one because they get so bad, but honestly it is pretty rare that you get an obscene name. Ive only ever come across it twice. There are some problems with Wonder Trade though. It is 100% random. There isnt anything like Only Pokemon above lvl 50 will be counted nothing like that. As a result, out of every 10 Wonder Trades you do, 9 will be a level 1 Pokemon that usually sucks. I didnt even know it was possible to get these Pokemon at level one. I think there might be a way to breed Pokemon but I have no clue. Thats the only explanation I can come up with other than hacks. Consider yourself warned: Wonder Trade is not, in any way, wonderful. There is only really one other thing that I should mention before I end this review: trainers. They are everywhere. I mean everywhere. Its unbelievably annoying. Trainers are NPC characters that battle you. If you walk in front of them, or basically anywhere near them, a battle begins. It isnt like would you like to battle? Yes/No You walk in front of them and the battle begins. No joke. There is no way to tell if somebody is a trainer or not. Just assume that everybody is, because probably 90% of all other characters in the game are trainers you must battle. There is no way to escape the battle besides quitting the game. They like to stand next to doorways that you are required to get through to continue the game. There are very few that are avoidable. It gives you a lot of experience points, and aside from selling stuff it is the only way you can get money that I am aware of. But there are just SO MANY. You walk not even 10 steps, then BAM a trainer goes nice weather for a picnic, huh? and then a battle begins. They say the most random things for the start of a battle... To sum up, a nice game. Fun, lots of different styles of playing for different gamers. The only real downs to this game I can come up with are Wonder Trade and Trainer Battles. Wonder Trade is something that one can just ignore. The trainers are an annoyance, but the rest of the game is good enough that you are fine with having to battle them as long as you get to continue. They dont ruin the game, they just make it tedious. I would say 5 stars. It has its negatives, like every game ever, but is has enough goods to outweigh the negatives. Update: A few days after completing the game. I have a few things to add. There is only one save file in this game. You cant have multiple, you can only have one. I found out about this thing called the Nuzlocke challenge and I really want to do it, but that would mean deleting my current save. Not only is it my first Pokemon game save ever, it also has a couple Pokemon in it that you can only possibly ever get once. Other than trading, there isnt any way to get a Diance after the event ended...that I know of. Whats important is that if I deleted my save file, it would all be gone forever. The game saves onto the cartridge, not the SD card, so I couldnt copy the save to my computer. If there were two save files then that would be great. It would also allow you to try different methods of raising your Pokemon. There are many different ways to complete your goals in this game, but I cant try them without deleting precious mementos of extreme rarity. And one more thing: the rival of this game is the most annoying character ever. A lot of people love him, but I personally cannot stand him. My main problem is that he gets too sentimental whenever something happens. For instance, every time you battle him and win, this really dramatic music begins to play and he goes on a speech about how much youve helped him grow not only as a trainer, but as a person blablahblah its annoying. And it only gets worse and lasts longer as you get further into the game. And he always wears pajamas. I personally would like a rival who gave me a reason to want to beat them. A good reason. Doing something that got in the way of completing something important, like taking the starter that you had already chosen and forcing you to pick another. Stealing a key item or whatever while you were busy. I dont know, something! All I think when I run into this guy is Man, I just want to absolutely obliterate his Pokemon so he wont bother me anymore I know hell keep coming, but hes an annoyance. I want one that makes me think ugh! I need to show this guy whos boss! I hope he battles me! You know. And it wouldnt hurt to make the rival related to the story. Update: So it has been a while after I beat the Pokemon League for the first time. Decided I should add more things. I have owned this game for close to a month now, and I still havent gotten even close to 100% completion. I recently have started going around visiting secret bases of fellow players, and it is pretty fun. You can add the owner of the secret base to your own if you want to, and they are available for battle once a day. They only use 3 pokemon, but they can be pretty difficult. Its good experience points and money if you want to train some of your Pokemon. Theres those contest things, but I have no interest in them. Online battles are available, but I have heard about bad things happening to players who participate recently. I have been told that some people hack their cartridges or something, and make it so that if you online battle them, your save file is deleted. So, I am avoiding it like the plague. Then there is catching more Pokemon.The thing about the Pokemon catching part is that you really have to be into the catch em all! slogan. To me, catching them all seems like too much of a chore, especially since there isnt even enough room on the game cart to hold all pokemon available in the game. Besides the fact that I dont think you get any items for getting them all. Not enough incentive for me. However, that doesnt mean that you shouldnt do it. For all I know, there may be some special item at the end of the long road. Or maybe you just enjoy catching as much stuff as possible. The fun factor of the post-game content really depends on what kind of player you are. I am the kind that wont do a tedious and painstaking task if it doesnt have some sort of reward at the end of it. Some players really just like to entirely do every single thing in the game just because they can, or for bragging rights. Whatever it is, you can still enjoy yourself once the main and secondary story end, because there is still lots to do.

This game is for the most part an excellent remake for an old favorite of mine. The only real issue I have is the particular feature of Dex nav which is a feature that tracks wild Pokemon on given routes. The biggest problem with this is that it can bring in may be about 10 levels higher then the others in the area, for earlier players this can be catastrophic to have to face and for me personally the Pokemon in those given circumstances have cost me half my team to bring just one down. That being said the higher levels are typically a lot more rare and youre usually notified when your target is one. Again I love this game and do recomend

A must have game to any Pokémon player

Personally I dont like how they still offer you Pokemon from Pokemon black and white.. And why did they take out the clothing option? I liked being able to change my cloths, now only my pikachu can which is no fun. But the Latias/Latinos portion is cute and I like how you literally dont need a pokemon that knows fly any more because of them, the animation for it is amazing by the way! I guess as a Pokemon fan whose been playing since Pokemon red came out im just sort of dissapointed with how this remake came up. They missed a big chunk of te storyline too, with the bad guys and for some reason they become good? And you are supposed to find kyogre fighting groudon.. Its a great game I still had fun playing but Im over all dissapointed.

I loved the first version of this game. The new pokedex features were awesome. One thing I disliked was how easy they made catching legendary pokemon. Another thing I disliked was the incessant rambling and cut-scenes. I also hated running back and forth for the last challenge after the Pokemon league. Again, the cut-scenes made it almost unbearable and almost ruined the game for me. In the originals, I loved the way the character walked. I thought it was adorable. Also, you cant act like youre sleeping in your bed at home, or relaxing in the mud at Lavaridge town like you could before. I loved those little details and was very disappointed to see them go. -PokeFangirl