Pokémon Ruby Version (GBA)

arrived promptly and was well packaged (game only in bubble wrap, no box / guide (i.e. stuff that comes in a brand new pokemon game) - but this is to be expected, and was described as such by seller). the battery has been replaced and the game functions as it should nintendo have taken steps to make counterfeit copies unplayable / wipe the game when interracting with newer games (e.g. diamond and pearl) I have linked it with other pokemon games, and I am in no doubt that this is an authentic copy is a slight imperfection (as if the cartridge is misaligned by a fraction of a millimetre, would describe it as an infinitismally minute click / wobble when the cartridge is in the GBA) which I suspect came from the battery being replaced (as i don't have this thing on gba games that have not been opened up / old pokemon games), however it has no bearing whatsoever on the playability of the game, and doesn't jeopordise the hardware at all. frankly, i suspect that this is just me being a pedant, and that it is a 1 off (not noticable) imperfection. now just to catch 'em all...

I bought this for my son as he has gone a bit 'retro' with his gaming of late and he is thoroughly pleased with it. It was recommended by a friend who said it was better than most games of today..

Bought for my children, they loved it and was a great price

I received a little booklet from the provider about how their business is run. It explained how they rely on good reviews to keep on making money. And I have to say, they've earned it from me. In the booklet it explained how they refit all gaming batteries before selling any games to their customers, they start a new save file to see that the saving feature works properly and they offer either a replacement or a full refund to any unsatisfied customer. They even provided me with a voucher to use on any future purchases. Although it expires at the end of the month. No matter what way you look at it the service is top notch and is everything a good service should be. Moving on to the actual game, it works. Enough said really. The saving feature works, there's a new battery fitted and it runs as good as new. I am 100% satisfied with this purchase and shall enjoy playing Pokemon Ruby Version in the foreseeable future.

Games work well but the only problem if they’re fake so you can’t sell them, so no point keeping them thinking that in a few years they’ll be worth a lot of money coz they won’t, unless you sell them to someone who hasn’t got a clue from what’s real and what’s fake

good pokemon game, giving it 3 stars relative to other pokemon games. Personally my 2nd least favourite pokedex(platinum being my least favourite). The problems with this gamen are as follows: I don't like the system used to rebattle trainers. It is trainers eyes, meaning you don't call up someone to check if they want to battle you(but you can check if they do) but if you don't know about it at first as I didn't it can be really annoying because as the name suggests if a rebattleable trainer see you, you'll battle them. But if you don't know about the system and are low on hp...very annoying, personally prefer heart gold/soul silver's phone system and fire red/leaf green's vs seeker(the vs seeker being my favourite) Another problem is also a strength...kinda. This game has some of my favourite starters...well 2 of them mudkip and torchic, but for in game use, for a lot of the game at least(including some high level gyms) torchic is simply unusable, meaning you're pretty much forced to use one of the other 2, or go against the later gyms with 5 or less pokemon, however against the elite 4, whilst mudkip is still the better choice, I think he does perform better than sceptile at least here. Another problem is pokemon emerald. Haven't played it/checked for the price, but seen playthroughs and read about it, so know unlike in ruby/sapphire where you can only get the cover legendary, in emerald you can get both and unlike in ruby you don't have to wait till you've beaten the elite 4 to get raquaza. This game also suffers if you've played gen4 onwards games, as this has no physical special split for moves, instead entire move types are either physical or special. And for some retarded reason dark is special...even though most of it's moves seem to be physical, such as bite, crunch, faint attack etc. This game can also be annoying as it has quite a few water hms, however if you pick mudkip(and you kinda have to) it's a good idea to teach him surf, one other in your party waterfall and a hm slave dive, as dive has only 60 power in ruby, not 80 like in future gens, and you only need it for part of the story. Although this is my 2nd least favourite pokedex overall, it does have some very good pokemon and a good number of each type, well distributed. It also has some of the hardest puzzles in my opinion 2 of which I had to get guides for(and ones a brail puzzle, so you probably will too, although this is an optional puzzle) so I think that's good if you want to stimulate yourself mentally, considering this is mainly aimed at kids, definatley a good thing. Ovverall this has my least favourite music, but most pokemon music is amazing, so don't dislike it, but compared to say black and white's music pales in comparison. Finally the map is actually one of my favourites, as I said with plenty of puzzles, including one to find a city you have to dive for, something unique to this game. And it's map is tropical, being a fan of hot and tropical locales myself, definatley a plus. So overall this game has it's ups and downs, it's definatley worth a play for any pokemon fan, but gen5 is my favourite gen so far(not tried 6 personally) but emerald or omega ruby/alpha sapphire would be better choices, and know alpha sapphire/omega ruby aren't too much more expensive as they fix things like the physical special split(not eerald though obvs) have more pokemon and don't quote me on this but I believe omega runy/alpha sapphire has the vs seeker too. Sorry if this review was too long, but is my style to go is in depth as possible, so you have all the information, hope it was helpful.

I ordered this game recently as I had misplaced my original copy. Upon inserting it into my GameBoy Micro I noticed that it stuck out ever so slightly - something that I had never before come across. I paid it no mind, booted it up and attempted to play when I received a strange message reading "The save file is ok." Peculiar to say the least. Nevertheless I continued with it and was having a great time until I came across an article on spotting counterfeit Pokemon games. I remembered how my game stuck out slightly and the strange message whenever I booted it up and clicked the link. I read the article and didn't know what to think; my game fit almost every description of a counterfeit. It had: A wonky, non-metallic label; out-of-place text and lacked the Nintendo logo normally visible by looking down the bottom of the cart! I still couldn't believe it so, just to be sure, I typed the product code (AGB-AXVE-USA) and found that it was the same code that numerous others had on their copies (which all turned out to be fake)!

this is indeed a great game but it broke on me and after getting advice many people have pointed out that my game is fake