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 Pokemon Leaf Green: Good, Better, Best! |  4.8
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by  Trend
from , , | Jun 9, 2008 |
THE GOOD:
Pokemon LeafGreen is set out in Kanto, the original region of Red, Blue, and Yellow. It is a remake, but that does not make it any less better. Some good points about it were the graphics, gameplay, playing value, sounds, and the controls.
The graphics were done very well, with new sprites for every Pokemon. This is not an easy task, and if can take years to make all new sprites, especially since there are 365 Pokemon. The attack animations are also very cool to watch, and took time also, since there are many, many attacks. Another graphic aspect is outside of battles, with the trees, grass, and character sprites. They make it look real, which is very cool.
The gameplay was superb, and it gives you 300+ hours of things to do. You can beat the elite four, train Pokemon, explore the Sevii Islands, and do many other things!
I enjoyed the sounds, because everything was different. Each Pokemon had their own sound, and their was music with the field and things to do. I don't listen to music on games too much, but I have to say, if you aren't listening to this, you're missing out.
The controls are the same, but good, Pokemon controls. The controls can be used to battle, access the help system (more in Comments), and go through the fields and adventure.
Everything in the game affects one another, such as Base Stats, EV's, IV's, and Natures. (See in Comments). This is good because it adds a lot more exitement to building a great Pokemon, and much more to the game.THE BAD:
To me, it was extremely similar to Red and Blue, by way too much. After the game, it was also very difficult and confusing to get far, and it took a guide to help. Most veterans of the game had to use one, and that includes me. The Sevii Islands are very useful, once you do get to them, so don't give up. Leveling up was very hard, because it was hard to keep up with all the other trainers and gym leaders. I would have liked it more if they would have given more wild Pokemon that were good sooner in the game, and more water types. Fire types were also hard to come by, and took a lot of looking. The Sevii Islands were very annoying, also. SUMMARY:
The same old, same old - but still amazing and fun - Pokemon story: You are a young teenager, who wants to become a Pokemon Master. When you start, your mom tells you that your rival was looking for you. You go out, and, after venturing into the grass (something you should never do if you do not have any Pokemon), you are confronted by Proffesor Oak. After a scolding, he brings you to his lab, where you can choose from 3 Pokemon to start out with: Squirtle, Charmander, or Bulbasaur. Whatever Pokemon you choose, your rival will choose the one that has a type advantage over. They all have their ups and downs, so whatever you choose, don't base it off other people's opinions. They are all equal.
Of course, after receiving your Pokemon, you are thrust into a battle straight away with your rival. After winning - or losing - your rival demands he should be better. He challenges you to take the Pokemon Challenge, and see who really can be a Pokemon Master. After hopefully pounding your rival into the ground, you leave to go to the next town - Veridian City. There is a gym there, but alas, it is locked. There is a grumpy old man not letting you by, so you decide to head over to the Pokemon Mart. There the clerk says you should deliver Proffesor Oak's package, and of course, you agree. After bringing it back to Proffesor Oak, you get a PokeDex from him, and this really starts your adventure.
Your goal in the game is to go around and beat all the gym leaders. Every gym has a certain type. After beating all 8, you can go to the Pokemon League to try and become the champion! This won't be easy, I'm afraid. You must train your Pokemon to get there, and you will eventually. There are many trainers, and limitless wild Pokemon to train with. A wild Pokemon is a Pokemon that is found in tall grass. You can catch wild Pokemon with a PokeBall. But, there are more than one type of Pokeballs! The basic ones are PokeBall, GreatBall, and the UltraBall. Also, there is a PokeBall in the game called a MasterBall. It will catch any Pokemon without fail, but there is only one! Also, you cannot catch a trainer's Pokemon, so don't waste Pokeballs on their Pokemon!
After the game, you can go to the Sevii Islands. They are fun, and have good things, but very hard to access the last four. In the islands you can get legendaries, otherwise impossible to get Pokemon, and breed. Breeding is very useful to get good Pokemon, so I would recommend you try to get here. It will enhance the game's greatness. You will have to go on a chase with the Rockets many times there, but it is worth it so you can do all the fun things there. You will also be able to trade with Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald once you reach a certain point there, so make sure you complete it!
To me, the gameplay was good, it kept me very busy, and I liked it a lot. There aren't many ways they could have made it better, except for a more diverse challenge. It is always the same in the Pokemon games, only some different caves and routes. It is still good, nonetheless. The caves add to the amount of playing in the game, and you have to overcome many obstacles. It adds to the experience, and you can find certain Pokemon there. You also have to surf through the ocean, where you can find certain Pokemon.
Certain Pokemon will be located depending on their type. For example, you wouldn't find a Water type on land, you would find it in the ocean. That added to the gameplay, because you need to balance your team to do well in the game. If you don't find a grass, water, and fire type, which are the basic types, it will be a lot harder to complete the game.
You can also find dual-typed Pokemon, or Pokemon with two types. This gives them extra resistances and weaknesses. A resistance means that a type of move does less damage or doesn't affect it at all, and a weakness is when a move is super-effective. If a Pokemon is Fire-Flying, and you use a rock move against it, it does 4 times the damage because it is super-effective against both types. But a Ground type move, that is normally super-effective against Fire types, would not do any damage because of the Flying type, so this can be good and bad. Typing is very important. If you are using a certain type move against certain Pokemon, you will get a message saying "It's Super-Effective!" This means, because of a type advantage you did double the damage. Be careful, as this can and will be used against you! This can make - or break - any battle you are having, especially with important battles. Most Pokemon are high leveled, so use this to your advantage!
EV's and IV's are very useful in the game. EV's are Effort Values, and are pretty much stat bonuses depending on what type of Pokemon you beat. If you get 4 EV's in one stat, in will raise the stat by 1 extra point when it levels up. But if you use a rare candy to level up, the stat bonuses will not be added. EV's affect every stat, including HP. Some Pokemon supply 1 EV in a stat, while some can supply 2, 3, or even 4.
IV's are Inherited Values, or values that can be inherited through breeding. These affect all Pokemon, and to get the best IV's you should breed. Wild Pokemon do not usually have good IV's. A Pokemon can have up to 31 IV's in a stat, determining how good the stat is. IV's also determine the type of Hidden Power your Pokemon uses, so make sure you calculate them! You want a Pokemon with good IV's, but if you are not going to be battling competitively, like in tournaments, and just in-game, then it won't matter that much.
Natures will also affect stats. Natures will increase and decrease a stat. A few natures, like Docile, have no stat gains or losses, so if you aren't sure, just use a Pokemon with that kind of nature. These help a lot in building the "perfect" Pokemon, so pay attention to a Pokemon's nature, it can make or break it! Natures are very useful in-game, not just out of the game, so make sure you have a good natured Pokemon, depending on what moves it will learn (Physical or Special) and its base stats.
A Pokemon's base stats are the stats that it will have a minimum of. Almost all of the time, a Pokemon will have much higher stats, though. A base stat over 40 is good, and one of 60 is great. Make sure you look at a Pokemon's base stats to plan what moves you want it to learn, and its EV's and IV's spread. If you don't, your Pokemon may not end up being good.
When battling against other Pokemon, watch your health bar! When it is too low, it will change from green to yellow. When it is dangerously low, it will be red. Use a Full Restore, Max Potion, or other HP restoring item when this happens. Pokemon can hold berries that restore HP, so make sure than have one to hold!
Hold Items can be very useful. They can increase stats, increase HP, or make the opponent weaker. Use these a lot! You can also use some items to help heal your Pokemon, in or out of battle. Pokemon cannot do anything with man made items, so you can't have them hold them. You must use it on the Pokemon. They can hold berries and certain stat raising items, though, so make sure you give them an item to hold.
Graphics, Sounds, and Controls
The music was enjoyable, and controls good. They made great use of everything, from the A Button to the R Button. Using the L and R Buttons, you could access the help screen, which can be somewhat useful. I didn't use it much, because I am somewhat of a veteran, but newer players may have found it very useful.
The graphics were incredible - surpassing everything I could have thought. I have to give them kudos on that. The sprites were well designed, which I enjoyed a lot. Comparing them to Red, Blue, and Yellow, they have been improved greatly.
When you are fighting against someone, you will notice the little scenes when you attack them or they attack you. These may look cool, but if you don't like them, just turn them off. When you are in a battle, there are cool little terrains under the Pokemon to represent where you are.
After the game, though, it is very confusing on how to get ahead. I know they could have done better, because many things are very hard to access and get ahead on. You must explore the islands, which can be very annoying if you aren't experienced.
Some HM's were removed, which got rid of good aspects. The main thing I didn't like was how they got rid of Dive, which was great to me. You could go underwater and explore, but now, that is all gone. You must remain above the surface, unfortunately. Dive was fun to use and opened a new world to Pokemon. And they kept Flash, the HM no one likes.
Some Pokemon are only available by Nintendo Event, which is obviously by Nintendo. This means that some Pokemon (special ones or legendaries) can only be gotten at special times. These happen sometimes, and you should be on the lookout for them.
The Help System is very useful for people new to the Pokemon games. It can explain a variety of things, such as type advantages, type disadvantages, and stat boosting. It can also help on telling you where to go next, if you get lost or stuck. Some newer people to the Pokemon games will find this helpful, and possibly even some of the veterans. It can supply information needed to beat the game, and then some.
There are new areas to navigate and explore into, which is another great thing because it just overall makes the game not seem so repetitive, even though it is. All in all, I think its a pretty great game, and I would recommend LeafGreen for anyone, even the not-so-Pokemon-fans. Here is what I would rate each section:
Gameplay: 9/10
Sounds: 8/10
Controls: 10/10
Graphics: 10/10
Total: 38/40 = 4.75
You should get this game, it is a must have. It has good gameplay and sounds, and I gave it a 4.8 on the Neoseeker Rating system. |
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| Pokemon Leaf Green |  4.5
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by  Cheater X
| Apr 18, 2006 |
THE GOOD:
-Awesome graphics
-Great role play
-Comes with Wireless Adaptor
-Updated Pokedex
-Trainer Tower
-7 Islands for an added bonus!
-Battle AND trading with FR/LG/R/S/E
-Egg hatching
-Shiny Pokemon
-New and improved Bicycle
-Faster movement with Running Shoes
-More organized items with the new Bag
-2 gender options!THE BAD:
-No trading with S/C/G
-Need Nintendo events for certain items
-Not as many berries as previous games SUMMARY:
Leaf Green is one of the best games I've ever owned. An outstanding remake of Pokemon Blue, this game has better detail, graphics, role play, and storyline.
Choosing your gender is something I've been waiting for for years to come. I finally get to walk around being a girl; instead of a guy!
In addition to choosing your gender, there's so much more this game has to offer than Pokemon Blue, Red and Yellow.
There are an additional 7 Islands called "Sevii Islands". There are surprises around every corner of these islands! There are many (new!) things on these islands; such as a Breeding Center, Game Corner; and even Trainer Tower!
Trainer Tower is the ultimate test for trainers; do you have what it takes to beat these super Pokemon?
In addition to the islands, there's a place where you collect stickers for your Trainer Card. Hatching Eggs, Trading, Battling and Beating the Elite 4 are all something you can earn stickers for.
The game never really ends with all the things you can do! Try beating the Elite 4, exploring the Sevii Islands; and collecting all 386 Pokemon with the new National Pokedex!
Are you up to the challenge? If you think you're ready, I'd recommend purchasing a copy of Pokemon Leaf Green today. |
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| Great Addition to Any Pokemon Fan's Collection |  5.0
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by  HeineRed
from California, , United States | Mar 11, 2006 |
THE GOOD:
-Good Graphics
-386 pokemon
-Sevii Islands
-Addicting Gameplay
-Trading Compatibility With R/S/E/FR/LG/XD/C
-Lots of Legendaries to Catch
-Breeding
-Lots of Minigames
-Choose Your Gender
-Battling With Friends
-The Game Pak is Green!
THE BAD:
-Not as Good as Ru/Sa/E
-No pokemon contests
-Not as many berries as Ru/Sa
-Very Few Johto Pokemon
-No Dive HM
SUMMARY:
I bought my GBA just so I could play this game. And I wasn't disappointed. This remake of the original R/B/Y is great in nearly every way. You travel through the familiar Kanto region battling gym leaders and trying to become a pokemon master. And it's not an easy task. As you battle your way through the gym leaders, you will be challenged by a variety of other trainers. Once you beat the Gym Leaders, you challenge the Elite Four, then the champion. If you manage to survive, you will be crowned the new Pokemon League Champion and you'll be entered into the Hall of Fame. After your Hall of Fame debut, you can access the Sevii Islands, where you can catch some Johto pokemon. The islands hold a variety of minigames, including the Dodrio Berry-Picking game, and the Pokemon Jump game. Many more trainers with very strong pokemon await your challenge throughout the islands. There is also a daycare on one of the islands that enables you to breed pokemon. Breeding is the only way to gain access to some pokemon and moves in the game. The whole point of the islands though, is to recover the Ruby and the Sapphire, the keys to trading between LeafGreen and Ru/Sa. After recovering the ruby and sapphire, you can battle the Elite Four again, only they have become stronger and picked up some new pokemon. This also gives you access to Cerulean Cave (Unknown Dungeon) to catch Mewtwo, who sits deep inside the Cave at lv. 70. Throughout the game you will be challenged in all aspects of your knowledge of pokemon. There are many legendaries to catch such as Mewtwo, Zapdos, Ho-oh, and Deoxys, as well as many more. There is also a pokemon casino for all those pokemon fans who like gambling, with prizes that you can't get anywhere else. The safari zone offers access to many rare pokemon and items. Even after you finish the game, you must still train your pokemon to lv. 100 and battle with you friends. Pretty much the only problems I ran into with this game is that there aren't any pokemon contests like there were in pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald. Without contests, you really don't have a use for berries, even though there is a berry forest. Another one of the few problems I encountered was that there's no Dive HM. It was pretty fun to go underwater, in search of pokemon and treasure. There really is no water though, so I don't see how they could've fit it into the game. Overall, the goods by far outweigh the bads. If you like pokemon, even a little bit, you should head over to your nearest game store to pick up this masterpiece as soon as possible. |
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| Just a remake? Or something better? |  4.3
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by  mouldy_cheese
from -, WA, Australia | Oct 15, 2005 |
Ok, so everyone's heard of Pokemon right? And people will probably remember the first GBA games! Pokemon Yellow, Red and Blue. Looking at this game, you really notice how much better they could be! Just to begin with, I will say that no, this is not an entire new pokemon game... It's just a remake of the first ones with extras. But don't go discarding it just because of that fact! When you play this game, it makes you remember what Pokemon used to be about! Everything is smoother, more graphical and there are some extra places you can go so you don't get bored!
You start in Pallet town and go through the exact same journey as you did in the first game, but this time, when you get to Vermillion City Bill turns up and takes you to a whole new group of islands. At first, you can only access isles 1-3 but even on these there is a whole lot more that you could do! Remember in Yellow/Red/Blue version how capturing Moltres always used to be hard coz you had no idea where he was? It easier to find him here! But the battle is still a challenge. Another added bonus is that on the islands you can catch a whole range of new Pokemon!! (from the Ruby/Sapphire games) Making the total amount you can catch 368!
Linking with friends has never been easier with the wireless adaptor that comes with the game. Just plug it into your gameboy and it will detect any friends nearby you and link with them. For fun, there are also a range of minigames you can play, including Dodrio fruit picking and Pokemon Jump - where you use small pokemon to see how many times you and your friends can jump over a vine rope! Berry Crush is also available with berries having been added throughout the game.
After defeating the Elite Four, you can travel to a whole new range of islands after getting the Rainbow Pass. The Sevii islands (of which there are 7 of) provide a whole range of new areas to explore! From mystic ruins to a huge volcano, a grassy maze to a new team rocket hide out! It's loads of fun to re-explore the areas you saw in the first games, but in better detail, and then if you get a little tired of that the Sevii islands provide a nice little holiday!
Among the extra features is a "Fame Checker" which collects data on the important people you meet. Completing it is a challenge! There's also the Help guide, Trainer Tower, Mini Games and more! Plenty to keep you amused for hours!
In conclusion, I would like to say that I enjoyed this game immensly and would certainly reccommend it! My friends and I have great fun competing to see who can get highest in Trainer Tower, trading pokemon, battling them to found out who's the strongest and simply hanging out in the meeting room together! If you're new to the world of Pokemon, then there's a help system set up to answer any of your questions (just tap the L or R buttons)! You'll soon be right and off to start your very own pokemon adventure. Let's get one thing straight, Although a remake of the old game 'Pokemon Leaf Green' will certainly revive your interest in Pokemon. It's got smooth gameplay and just about everything else you need to become the ultimate Pokemon master! And in the end, isn't that what any PokeFan wants? |
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| Pokemon LeafGreen | 4.5
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by  GallantmonX
| Jun 12, 2005 |
THE GOOD:
- 386 pokemon
- Longer gameplay/storyline
- okay graphics
- More fun than the others
- Some pokemon you can't get in FireRedTHE BAD:
Its too traditional and repetitive if you ask me, and it seems just like another "become the pokemon master and you rock" game. SUMMARY:
First of all, I really think this game is a lot better than the other ones. For starters, there are tons and tons of pokemon in this game that it'll make your head spin. There are 386 pokemon to catch in the game, and trust that it will take quite a while to actually capture them. That is another added plus because its longer than the usual ones, meaning there is more room for entertainment, and of course, it makes the game more enjoyable. Another plus is that the graphics arent really that boring as compared to the other, past pokemon games, so its also something else to look foward to when playing it.
There are new areas to navigate and explore into, which is another plus because it just overall makes the game not seem so repetitive, even though it sorta is. All in all, I think its a pretty solid game, and I would recommend LeafGreen for any pokemon fan, although I'm pretty sure that if you're a pokemon fan, then you have this in your collection already. |
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| Pokemon LeafGreen : What I think | 5.0
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by  kyu dragons
from Bolton, , | May 29, 2005 |
THE GOOD:
Wireless Trading;
Better graphic;
Extra Place's never seen before;
Better remake then the original.THE BAD:
Game is very long;
Hard to understand how to get some Johto Pokemon;
Over Priced. SUMMARY:
Pokemon LeafGreen is a good game to play. Some bits of it are difficult but some are straight forward, which means older and younger people can play this with little difficulty. It is very good how the game avoids complaints on not being able to go to other regions by putting lots of islands to explore. Although I say this I think it was over priced slightly and did not lower price for a long time and when it did so it was at the price that I would have payed when it was a new game. The wireless link makes trading a easy task unlike the older games where you had to buy a link cable seperate with the game. The graphic's are very good and full of colour. All in all this game is ten times better than the original.
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| Kanto revisited! Nintendo makes this one of the best. |  4.7
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by  Chaos
from Upstate, NY, USA | Apr 22, 2005 |
| Pokemon LeafGreen has got be the most advanced Pokemon game for the Gameboy Advance. You take place in Kanto, like in Red/Blue/Yellow. You are either a teenage boy or girl (you choose the gender, of course), getting ready to go out on a Pokemon adventure. You visit Professor Oak to receive your starter Pokemon, either Charmander, Bulbasaur, or Squirtle. Your rival will choose the opposite of your Pokemon. The story line is mainly the same as Red/Blue, which can be good. However, there is one twist added to it. Once you defeat the Cinnabar gym leader, Bill will take you to what is called the Sevii Islands. Here, after you defeat the Elite Four, you can find Johto Pokemon! Here, you will also battle Team Rocket, once again, be able to breed Pokemon, play mini-games, and trade with your Ruby/Sapphire games. However, they make things difficult. To trade with Ruby/Sapphire, you must find the Ruby and Sapphire plates. You find them, and give them to Celio, the one who works on the system. He is like Bill in a way. You will also be able to find Lugia, Ho-Oh, and the legendary Deoxys here! However, you need a special kind of pass to access the legendary Pokemon. And besides the Sevii islands, you will also notice than you can find either Suicune, Entei, or Raikou in the wild after defeating the Elite 4. Which one? It all depends on which starter you chose! |
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| Leaf Green.... to die for, or to live for? |  4.9
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by  Legendary SSJ Goku
from , , | Feb 4, 2005 |
Ok, basically your a tennager, a young teenager or a pre-teenager.... probebly between 10-16, probebly 12 or 14 and your aim is to catch all the pokemon!
I will rate this game in two parts, the me part and the us part!
ME:
Simple, this is just about you playing it yourself.
GAMEPLAY: 6/10 Yes, you read it right! Alone you stinks! You start the game, only get to choose 1 of the 3 best-non-legendary pokemon and you try to catch some more pokemon and then make others pokemon have there green bar drop to white by selecting commands. (attacks) And finally to make this better than the blue and red, they drop in 9 islands, which only 7 you can get to!
EXTRAS:
US:
This part is if you have friends or family that play the games and you are lving in Japan or New York near the pokemon centers, you don't have friends that hate you because of liking pokemon and you have atleast 2 GBA/GBASP's and a wireless link for all fo the gameboy advance's/SP's and you also have lots of GBA cables! Plus you will also need a pokemon ruby, a pokemon saphire, a pkoemon firered, a pokemon leafgreen, a pokemon collosem, a nintendo game cube, an e-reader, some cards to go with the e-reader and heaps more! Including freinds and family to play with!
GAMEPLAY: 10/10 yes, that's right, if you have all that's above then you must be rich! Well if you have that then you will notice that you can catch 386 pokemon, but you can only get it the game about 300 of them! at the most! The others will need to be got by several methods like, trading, trading holding an item, trading to ruby/sapphrie, increasing friendship after trading to ruby/sapphire to get it, using an e-reader an cards to be able to get to islands 8 and 9, and then you can of course start a new game all the time to get all 3 of the starters. And then you can trade some pokemon over to leafgreen from you gamecube and pokemon colleseum! Then catch the legendary dog, then find out that you can only catch one depending on your starter so you have to spend atleast 100 hours on the game per dog.....! And then you can remember that some pokemon are only avlible on one of the versaions, then you will have to be able to read braille and japanese, braille for the game in some sections.... just use cut instead of reading it! Then with you japanese language knowledge, you can get it all in japanese so you can actually catch celebii... and then some pokemon like latios and lotias and groudon and kyroger you will need both sapphrie and ruby then trade both over to collect..... So you see, pretty good if you want to sopend 22323 million US dollars on pokemon stuff!
NOW FOR THE REST OF THIS...
GRAPHICS: 9/10 Sweet, you looked at ruby and thought that it was great, you now look at this and it's sweet! Just a couple of bad things....
SOUNDS: 10/10 Major overhall, way better, so yoou got your GBASP, so you have a light to play it when ever, but no head phones...... but if you have a GBA, then turn it onto stereo on the options menu and put in headphones and listen..... awesome peoples!
THINGS FOR NINTENDO TO CONSIDER: Being able to get all pokemon with 1 GBA and 1 cartridge (game) instead of lots of junk! Something mroe in the storyline, i mean we had the two teams in ruby and sapphire, and since they had set opinions about what they wanted to do not just provide somehting in the game... it was getting better, we just need something like someone following you around, like pikachu did in yellow edition, but instead have the guy do some two VS two battles and to hepl you in battle apart from the elit4 and you can also change his line up a bit.... Another idea would be to have 6 or 8 attacks per pokemon like in the series, not just the limited 4!.... and finally, get rid of half the help stuff, most peiople now how to play it, they don't need people giving advice, an in-game help system, a tv to tezch you, an info booklet, you should just need the info booklet that came with the game to tell you the basics.... also having it in 3D mode to!
RENT OR BUY: I would buy it, i mean, even if you don't have the rest, i would get it, especially even if there is just one person who you can do it with! |
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| Nintendo does it again! | 4.9
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by  HarvesterJamie
from , , | Jan 19, 2005 |
In Pokemon Leaf Green, you play as a boy or a girl who wants to become a Pokemon Master. Pokemon Red/Blue players will recognise the land of Kanto and the games plot, so it is a remake of the original, except it has been improved to near perfection. There are a total of 386 Pokemon to find in this game, instead of 151 in Pokemon Red/Blue, so once again it has been improved. You will also need to trade in time to get them all, which can either add to the fun, or ruin the game, depending if you have friends who also play the games. Pokemon Leaf Green also takes you to seven new islands, which contain some of the Johto Pokemon. You can trade with Pokemon Fire Red, Leaf Green, Ruby, Sapphire and Colosseum, and the game even comes free with a Wireless Adapter! Overall,
Gampelay - 4.9 Superb gameplay, but more could be done to make the Kanto region better. Apart from that, superb! Graphics - 4.8 This game has great visuals but would get a higher score if it wasn't a birds eye view. Still great visuals though. Sound - 4.8 Great tunes, but the Pokemon Cries are a bit of a letdown. Connectivity - 5 A perfect 5 for Connectivity. You can trade and play with loads of other Pokemon Games and the game comes free with a Wireless Adapter!
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| Another Pokemons?! |  4.0
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by  SepheroT
from 2d floor of hot, , damn Hell | Dec 2, 2004 |
Introduction
After 17 long months since the start of Pokemon Advanced series, the third milestone, Pokemon Fire Red & Pokemon Leaf Green release in United States, was finally passed. Is this good? Definitely, yes. Gamers have got new games to eat, hackers - new objects to hack, Nintendo - new torrent of money.
Ok, but what are these new games about? As you could have heard, Leaf Green is a remake of ol' good GB game - Pokemon Blue. A remake which brings nostalgia to our hearts. Nostalgia... is it good or bad feeling for you?
Gameplay & story: 8/10
You are starting this game as 10 y.o. guy (or girl) which wants to become a Pokemon Master. You get one of 3 pokemon from Prof. Oak and the fun begins...
The core of this game remains the same as in every GB/GBA pokemon game: you have to pick 6-pokemon team out of 386 pokemon types(as opposed to 151 for original R/G/B/Y series), available from catching (you have to buy up some pokeballs in order to do it), trading (from another game pack) or another in-game events. You can also store a big amount of caught pokemon in your PC. The base event of this game is pokemon battle, where one (or two) pokemon from your team try to faint (in fact, only one pokemon actually dies in whole game, pokemon, which HP is reduced to 0, just faints) opponent's pokemon. Winner gets all, loser gets nothing: more winning experience = greater level (some pokemon will even evolve after getting high enough level). Winning step-by-step, you advance to Elite 4, where, in case of success, you will finally become a Pokemon Champion. If straight gameplay doesn't appeal to you, usual bad guys of pokemon world – Team Rocket are still here.
As you can see, nothing original. Sure, this game has some side events after beating the Pokemon League, but as usual, you'll end up collecting every pokemon available... Becomes boring after 50 hours.
Though this game doesn't have Single/Multiplayer menu, the gameplay could be divided into two aspects, "single player", when you've got only one game pak per area, and "multiplayer", when you can link your game with another games of this series...
"Single player" mode: 2/10
A fact: Pokemon Advanced Generation series should have got a "Gotta cheat 'em all" slogan. Since every game of the series is a part of Nintendo's evil moneysucking plan, you can't get every of 386 Pokemon without having a batch of Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, Colosseum, FireRed, LeafGreen, and hardware support of 2 GBAs, GCN and Nintendo E-Reader. Thus, a player with only one LeafGreen and one GBA will get a cut-off gameplay. Thanks God, GameSharks and Active Replays are always there...
"Multiplayer" mode: 9/10
If you're lucky and have got all aforementioned games, then you'll be quite happy with LeafGreen. You would be able to trade your pokemon(do you know that some pokemon evolve only while being traded?) and battle your teams via link cable. Or you could do the same using new Nintendo invention, Wireless Adapter: it's guaranteed to link up to 5 GBAs within 10 m diameter. But there is still a black dot in the whole picture: you gain ability to trade/battle with Ruby/Sapphire/Colosseum only near the end of game.
Playing time/Replay value: 7/10
To beat the game (beat the League), you'll need approximately 20 hours. Plus 5 to finish island events. After that, your only business is to fill up the Pokedex. And guess what? You get nothing in exchange! But still, 30-35 hours during which average player would be interested in this game, are quite considerable time. You could always start over though, but first, reading the same text and battling same trainers once more is boring, second, this game has only one save slot, so all your previous results would be lost: nice, ain't it?
In-game strategy: 1/10
Yes, I'm not mistaken. One out of ten. Why? While trying to make this game accessible for mass player, Nintendo threw away all the strategy. The key to win is simple: to beat the game you only have to raise 2 pokemon to level 100 and the Elite 4 is yours! So almost every newb commits the same mistake – he thinks that his team with one/two level 100 pokemon and the rest at levels 30-40 will rock in every link / Internet bot battle. And yes, it's not player's fault because of two things: a) Nintendo is introducing high-level-equals-instant-win in every single GB(A) game; b) No place in in-game help nor in Pocket Player's Guide is dedicated to basics of strategy.
Graphics: 9/10
In terms of graphics, LeafGreen does own Ruby or Sapphire. And sure, it owns Pokemon Blue. Items pictures and animations, previously on your quest mode, hot female trainers  Ok, it seems that Nintendo is trying to do their best sometimes. Though, they forgot to include Crystal-like pokemon animations once again.
Sound: 10/10
Nice. Really nice. Old good music from Red/Blue + brand new tunes of FireRed/LeafGreen + stereo headphones = amazing. I have nothing more to say – just remember to turn on "Stereo" option in the Options screen
To buy or to rent
Unless you're new to Pokemon games, it's better for you to rent this game for a week or two: you could always order a copy if you like it – and it's very similar to R/S in terms of gameplay. If you're a newbie, however, buy it, it has everything to learn the basics of pokemon with few troubles.
Overall score: 6.57/10
And remember it's not FF series to make it too long
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