• Start out with just 3 Pokemon, and travel across Hoenn to earn badges in 8 different gyms
• Over 350 new Pokemon are here to battle with, collect and trade
• New battle system allows trainers to take two Pokémon into battle instead of just one at a time
• As you play you'll open up fun and exciting mini-games that advance the storyline
• You'll also have to fight Team Magma from overflowing the world with lava for their Pokemon!

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Pokemon Ruby takes you into an immersive and more exciting new adventure as you travel and train to become a Pokemon master! Special features like connectivity with future GameCube games Link cable support for up to 4 players Supports e-Reader Only for Game Boy Advance
Pokémon Ruby's updated graphics with weather effects, amazing sound, more than 200 Pokémon with over 100 new species--as well as its faithful adherence to the existing series of Pokémon games--makes for a welcome evolution in the series.

First, the game has a lot in common with Pokémon games Silver, Gold, and Crystal. For example, players can choose to be a boy or a girl trainer, an internal clock sets events at certain times, and you’re the game's handy-dandy Pokédex helps players keep track of the many stats. You're main goal is still to beat all the Gym Trainers and become the Pokémon Master. If you've played the old games, you will be right at home. But not all is the same.

The most obvious change is in the battles themselves. Now that two Pokémon can fight on your side at the same time, you can tag-team them against an enemy by taking advantage of the strengths of your Pokémons while covering their weaknesses. For example, you can now have a water Pokémon watch your fire Pokémon's back. You can also attack more than one Pokémon at a time.

A whole new element to the game focuses on how berries are used in battle. And if you collect enough berries, you can take them to a Berry Blender and make a PokéBlock, which is a little super-charged candy that raises your Pokémon's "Condition" attributes. You can then groom your Pokémon for regional contests and compete for ribbons like "Best of Show," which will unlock additional contests. There's even strategy in how to best use your berries: pick too many and the berry tree will disappear; plant berries, though, and a tree will grow. You can also build a Secret Base in special areas of the game, which you can decorate just like you can your room.

And let us not forget that Pokémon Ruby has a kickin' multiplayer system, too. You can trade Pokémon, and link up to four players for incredible battles. The only downside is that you can't link up with the old Game Boy Color games. --Bryan Karsh

Pros:

• You can control two Pokémon in battle
• Much needed graphic and sound facelift
• Nice multiplayer feature (requires link cable and extra game cartridge)

Cons:

• Can't trade Pokémon with Game Boy Color

Customer Rating:
Summary: BUYER BEWARE!!
Comment: I purchased the Game Boy Advance Pokemon Sapphire, Emerald & Ruby for my son's birthday. He wanted these games so he could migrate the Pokemon to his DS Pokemon Diamond game, but these games would not allow him to migrate the Pokemon. Every time he tried to migrate the Pokemon to his Diamond game, it would delete his file and he would have to start all over again. I know that his DS and his Pokemon Diamond game are not defective because his cousin has the Game Boy Advance Pokemon Emerald game and he doesn't have any trouble migrating Pokemon from his cousin's game. He found the disfunctional games to be rather frustrating. I returned all 3 games by USPS with signature confirmation. Y Yang signed for the package a week ago and I still have not received a refund for the games.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: A Gem In Its Class
Comment: Having been a Pokemon fan for quite a number of years, I am proud to report that Pokemon Ruby is an excellent version in the Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald trilogy. My original game had to be replaced due to battery and saving issues but considering the age of this game, such problems can and will from time to time appear. To me this has been a fun "neverending" game and is my favorite of the "gem" trilogy. Whether "on the road" in my DS or in my Game Cube (with GBA adapter) Pokemon Ruby has been a constant and valued companion to this senior citizen. The game has excellent graphics and not bad sound. Play is excellent and enjoyable. If you've played the more recent Pokemon games and like them - I suggest you give the older generation of Pokemon games a try.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: shipping
Comment: speedy shipping, i think would have been great, i had a 2 week window before my grandsons birthday. it still took a month because the seller forgot.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: A gem in gaming
Comment: This product shows the advancement nintendo has as made in the world of electronics. It has great variety within the game itself making the play more enjoyable. I'm only sad because it is the last of the generations that can be played on GBA/GBASP. I only wish there were more for that system. I just feel outdated.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Deletes saved games
Comment: This guy has sent me terrible games. He sent me games that do not work properly they delete saved games and go blank in key parts of the story line making it impossible to go further i have contacted him about this and he chose to ignore me i suggest no one buy anything from him because he is a con artist.

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