Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire Edition

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Pokémon Ruby Edition and Pokémon Sapphire Edition
Studio JapanJapan Game freak
Publisher JapanJapan Nintendo The Pokémon Company
JapanJapan
Senior Developer Satoshi Tajiri
Junichi Masuda
Shigeru Miyamoto
Ken Sugimori
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 JapanJapanNovember 21, 2002 March 19, 2003 April 3, 2003 July 25, 2003
North AmericaNorth America
AustraliaAustralia
EuropeEurope
platform Game Boy Advance
genre role playing game
Game mode Single player , multiplayer
language Japanese , German , English
Age rating
USK released from 0
PEGI recommended for ages 3+
information The games sold together over 13 million times worldwide.

Pokémon Ruby Edition and Pokémon Sapphire Edition (known in Japan as Pocket Monsters Ruby and Pocket Monsters Sapphire , ポ ケ ッ ト モ ン ス タ ー ル ビ ー ・ サ フ ァ イ ア , Poketto Monsutā Rubī / Safaia ) are the first two games of the 3rd generation of Pokémon . The games were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance . The games first appeared in Japan in late 2002 and in 2003 also in North America , Australia and Europe . The emerald edition , a special edition, appeared two years later. These three games (the ruby edition , the sapphire edition and the emerald edition ) together with the fiery red edition and the leafy green edition form the third generation of the Pokémon role-playing game series .

The game mechanics have hardly changed compared to its predecessors; The player controls the protagonist from a bird's eye view and has the goal of catching all Pokémon and defeating the top four . For the first time there are also fights in which 2 against 2 Pokémon fight.

World and action

The ruby edition and the sapphire edition are set in the fictional “Hoenn” region , which is based on the Japanese region of Kyūshū . In this region there are 16 cities and villages and other places that are connected by routes .

The ruby edition and the sapphire edition also play very linearly; all important fights take place in a given order. The protagonist of the Rubin Edition and the Saphir Edition is a child who has just moved to Wurzelheim with his mother. At the beginning of the game you receive a Pokémon from Professor Birk. You can choose between the three Pokémon Geckarbor, Flemmli and Hydropi. Prof. Birk's child is also a Pokémon trainer and the rival of the main character, who is often fought in the game. The two main goals of the game are to win the eight Arena Medals, then defeat the top four and complete the Pokédex by catching all 200 Pokémon or getting them through trade and development.

There are also numerous side quests in which the player can help other non-player characters and thereby receive new items . In addition, there is a large and deeper story with Team Magma or Team Aqua, who want to change the climate of Hoenn. In the Ruby Edition , the villains of Team Magma want to use the legendary Pokémon Groudon to dry up the oceans of Hoenn. In the sapphire edition, however, Team Aqua tries to flood the continent with the help of the legendary Pokémon Kyogre.

With the Item Aeon Ticket , which was distributed by Nintendo, you can reach the island of the south, where you can catch a Latias / Latios.

Game mechanics

The basis of the game mechanics elements is largely identical to that of the predecessor. You control the main character from a bird's eye view. The player starts the game by choosing a Pokémon and can catch more by using Poké Balls . The starter Pokémon and the captured Pokémon can now be used in battles, against trainers or wild Pokémon. When you get into such a Pokémon battle, the screen changes to a turn-based battle screen. In addition to attacks, you also have the option of using items or fleeing during a fight . When a Pokémon's Power Points (HP) drop to zero, the Pokémon is Incapacitated and cannot continue fighting unless the player uses a "Revive". If you defeat the opposing Pokémon, your own receives experience points (XP) and you may receive money. As soon as you have accumulated enough XP, the Pokémon rises to a level and develops from a certain level.

In addition to Pokémon battles, catching Pokémon is the most important element of the game mechanics. During a fight with a wild Pokémon, you can use a Poké Ball to catch the Pokémon. If you are successful, the Pokémon is added to the party or it is transferred to the trainer's box, where you can pick it up later, as you can only have a maximum of six Pokémon with you. The chance of catching a Pokémon increases if you deprive it of HP through attacks or use a stronger Poké Ball, e.g. B. a superball. In addition, you can also change the state of the wild Pokémon through attacks, e.g. B. that it sleeps.

Innovations

Probably the most striking innovation compared to its predecessors are the "double battles" in which the opposing players or characters fight with two Pokémon at the same time. Furthermore, from these games onwards, the Pokémon have one of 25 beings, which offer certain advantages and certain disadvantages in terms of values ​​(hastily, for example, provides more points for initiative, but fewer points for defense). In addition, every Pokémon now has certain special abilities that give it both advantages and disadvantages in and outside of combat (poison thorn, for example, can poison the opponent when touched).

There are also so-called competitions in which you fight for the beauty of the Pokémon in different categories. There are new values ​​for this, which you can increase with Poké bars, and new values ​​for attacks which you can perform. However, the competitions are not relevant to the story.

As with the Golden Edition , the Silver Edition and the Crystal Edition , the Ruby Edition and the Sapphire Edition also have a programmed clock that is based on the real local time. This influences u. a. Ebb or flow and the growth of plants. However, the ruby and sapphire editions no longer distinguish between day and night. Therefore, time no longer has any influence on the appearance of certain Pokémon. After a year of playing in the Ruby Edition and the Saphir Edition , the time-related events no longer work, which means that the berry update has to be carried out.

development

The Game Boy Advance games Ruby Edition and Saphir Edition were developed by Game Freak and Nintendo . As director was Junichi Masuda worked. In addition, as in the previous series, Ken Sugimori acted as art director . When asked where the ideas for all the new Pokémon came from, Sugimori replied that they came from childhood experiences in nature and insect collecting, as well as from the media. Describing the process of creating new Pokémon, Sugimori said, "The 'design team' first selects an insect and adds so many important elements that it looks like a Pokémon." Masuda explained that communication is the basic philosophy of all Pokémon. Games is; This is expressed in the games by exchanging Pokémon but also by fighting with other players. The “double fights” represent a “new challenge”, but the focus should continue to be on the original one-on-one fights.

The two games (the Ruby Edition and the Sapphire Edition ) were the first Pokémon games that did not include all of the previous Pokémon. Sugimori said the team tried to add all new Pokémon, as well as older generation Pokémon, to the game. They also wanted to give each Pokémon three different "screams", the use of which depends on the mood of the respective Pokémon. But this innovation could not be implemented due to the limited technical possibilities.

On May 7, 2014, the remakes of Rubin and Saphir Omega Rubin and Alpha Saphir were officially announced by Game Freak for November 2014.

music

All audio content of the Ruby Edition and the Saphir Edition consists of the game music; there is no voice output, the dialogues can be read in the "text". The music was composed by Junichi Masuda , Go Ichinose, Morichi Aoki and Morikazu Aold and is instrumental apart from the pieces "Trick Master" and "Slateport City" . The game's soundtrack was released in Japan on April 26, 2003 by Mediafactory . The CD landed 297th on the Oricon charts for a week .

reception

reviews
publication rating
Bravo Screenfun Grade 1 (Bought)
Computer picture games Note 2.06
GameSpot 8.1 out of 10
IGN 9.5 out of 10
N zone 87%

The role-playing games Ruby Edition and Saphir Edition received mostly positive reviews, especially the graphics were better than those of their predecessors. However, it was criticized that the gameplay has not improved since the previous parts, but is still the same. Nevertheless, "the new Pokémon titles [...] are very good role-playing games".

Even if the games were not as successful as their predecessors, they were sold 13 million times, making them the best-selling games for the Game Boy Advance .

Pokémon Emerald Edition

Pokémon Emerald Edition
Studio Game freak
Publisher Nintendo , The Pokémon Company
Senior Developer Satoshi Tajiri
Junichi Masuda
Shigeru Miyamoto
Ken Sugimori
Erstveröffent-
lichung		 JapanJapanSeptember 16, 2004 May 1, 2005 June 9, 2005 October 21, 2005
North AmericaNorth America
AustraliaAustralia
EuropeEurope
platform Game Boy Advance
genre role playing game
Game mode Single player , multiplayer
language Japanese , German , English
Age rating
USK released from 0
PEGI recommended for ages 3+
information The game was sold over 6.32 million times worldwide.

Pokémon Emerald Edition is a special version of the 3rd generation of the Pokémon role-playing game series. It is an improved version of the Ruby Edition and the Sapphire Edition and was released on September 16, 2004 as Pocket Monsters Emerald (ポ ケ ッ ト モ ン ス タ ー エ メ ラ ル ド, Poketto Monsutā Emerarudo ) in Japan; The game was released in Europe on October 21, 2005.

Although the game mechanics of the Emerald Edition is almost identical to that of the Ruby Edition and the Sapphire Edition , the game offers many innovations. Like in gold and silver, you can make phone calls to various opponents you meet on the way. The plot has been modified a bit. This time, Team Magma and Aqua are two rival gangs in the game, which the protagonist has to fight. When the Pokémon Groudon and Kyogre fight, you have to wake Rayquaza, who calms down the Pokémon. After defeating the top four , the player can compete against the arena leaders several times, but this time in a "double fight". Probably the most significant innovation compared to the Ruby Edition and the Saphir Edition is the “Kampfzone”, an expanded version of the “Duellturm” from the Ruby Edition and the Saphir Edition .

Several events have also been added:

  • With old map you can get to the Ferneiland and catch a mew there.
  • With a secret ticket you can get to the needle rock and catch a Ho-Oh and a Lugia.
  • With the item Aurora ticket you can reach the island of origin and catch a Deoxys.

The emerald edition received generally good reviews. GameSpot awarded 7.5 out of 10 points; IGN gave the game an "impressive" rating of 8.0 out of 10. EuroGamer.net only gave the Emerald Edition 6 out of 10 points. Although Eurogamer praised the Emerald Edition for better graphics and a more challenging gameplay, it was criticized that it wasn't even half changed compared to the previous version, but rather a " Director's Cut ". The Emerald Edition was the 2nd best-selling game in the US for the Game Boy Advance in 2005.

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

On May 7, 2014, Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Saphir , the new editions of the Pokémon Ruby and Saphir games, which were released worldwide at the end of November, were presented. New features such as the 3D graphics from Pokémon X and Y and other mega shapes have been added.

See also

Web links

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