Pokemon Fire Red Version

Review by Elenchus for Pokemon Fire Red Version Rating: Do you Pokemon fans miss the old days? The days of black and white pixelated graphics? The days of catching all 151? The days of…well, I think you get the point. If you miss the original pokemon games, then this is the game for you! But, before you buy, I’m sure you’ll want to know a few facts first.

The graphics have been totally redone! In full color and extensive detail, the graphics are *much* better than the average GBA game!

besides being the old game we all know and love, there is more than meets the eye! Natures (from the Ruby/Sapphire games) have been included! As well as Abilities, and the brand new moves from Ruby and Sapphire! Plus, two new forms of Deoxys, an upgraded Pokedex to show all 360+ Pokemon, and the most exciting addition, the Sevii Islands!

A group of seven islands, the Sevii islands are a refrshing addition. And since Pokemon (Ever since Gold and Silver) Pokemon can breed! Oh yeah, did I mention that there is a girl character now? In fact, the female character is based on the conceptual designs that they had wanted to include in Pokemon red and blue, but due to technological limitations, they couldn’t add a female character in. Oh yeah, you can also get Shiny pokemon.

Shiny Pokemon are rare Pokemon, who are colored diffrently than usual. (I have a Golden Graveler, for instance) if u come across one, a thing of shimmery stars with appear around it. CATCH IT AT ALL COSTS!

Plus, you can get Johto Pokemon now too! (on the Islands) Unfortunately, you can only reach them after you defeat the Elite Four, which I, sadly have not yet. And this is why, folks, you should not have a Charizard go up against Lorelei of the Elite Four (99 percent of her Pokemon are half water type! -_-;)

Now, regarding the starter Pokemon. There are three starter Pokemon you can recieve at the start of the game.

Squirtle, a water type, Bulbasaur, a grass type, and,Charmander, a fire type.

Bulbasuar is a great choice for beginners, Squirtle is medium, and Charmander (Who evolves into Charizard) is hard. Unfortunately, I have a soft spot for Fire Types. Which, is slightly funny due to the fatc that I was a Grass type according to a quiz I took.

Basically, it’s all about your personal type preference, since, no matter who you choose, you can still beat the Elite Four, and win all your badges. I’d suggest a Squirtle. A well rounded Pokemon who fares well, is not too easy to use, which provides a challenge, and not difficult to use either. Plus, it’s so kawaii!

Now, before I end my review, I have a few noteworthy suggestions in creating a good Pokemon team.

*Don’t use all ubers, like Mewtwo. It’s just not fun to battle a guy with a Mewtwo, a Kyogre, a Deoxys, A Lugia, A Ho-oh, and a Groudon. (The exception to this rule is Mew, since she’s sooooo kawaii!! (cute)

*Create a well rounded team. A good suggestion is to catch a Pidgey or Caterpie early in the game, and train, train, train! Currently, I have a Pidgeot named Jeannie(Lv 43) and a Butterfree named Aurora (Level 40) Who both kick seious butt. Oh yeah, and a Level thirty five Pikachu. Plus, my Charizard is at Level Seventy two. A completely uber team, without using ANY uber legendaries!

* Train train TRAIN! How else do you think Blaze the Charizard is how strong he is? You must train to suceed!

*DON’T use evolution stones early!! I made the mistake of giving one to my eevee, Now, he’s a Flareon wit not many good moves. Train it first, then evolve it. It’s VERY hard for Pokemon who used evolution stones to learn new moves. I’m waiting till Pikachu is level 45 or so to evolve her into a Raichu.

*Constantly battle In game trainers! It gives your Pokemon Epirience Points(Sorry, I can’t spell that word XD)

Well, that’s all you really need to know! Now, go out there and buy this great game!

Review by Mr. James W. Ley for Pokemon Fire Red Version Rating: Pokemon Fire Red is a role playing game. The goal of the game is to catch and train Pokemon. New features to this game include the Sevi Islands. The Elite Four is harder than the ones in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire. Other than that, it is a great game. It is definitely worth to buy. The game also comes with a wireless adaptor. By using the wireless adaptor, one is able to trade, chat, and battle wirlessly. It should be noted that the wireless adaptor can be used with other games. Buy it NOW!

Review by Joshua Workman for Pokemon Fire Red Version Rating: I can’t help but feel a little nostalgic when I see the younger gamers talk about Lt. Surge and Fuscia City. It brings back memories when I started playing 10 years ago. Wow, 10 years, and I got every main Pokemon Gameboy game. I’m sorry, I’m sorry, allow me a moment here. …Okay, we’re good. First of all, the graphics are just amazing for a GBA game, better than everything I’d seen so far. Secondly, if you’re a Pokemon vet like me, you’ll enjoy the return to the Pokemon roots, though the replay that occurs every time you turn the game back on gets annoying after a while. Also, if you’re a Pokemon newbie, or are too young to know the original Pokemon games, FireRed and LeafGreen are a good place to start. A tip for the newbies, start with Bulbasaur. A wily old vet like me will pic Charmander and have that bad boy, or girl, (Pokemon gender, nature, and everything else that was introduced between Gold/Silver and Ruby/Sapphire is in these games FireRed/LeafGreen) know moves/be powerful enough to take out every oter type of Pokemon no problem. Now, back to the game itself. The inclusion of Johto region Pokemon like Lugia and Ho-oh and Suicune is pretty good, if you ask me, because it’s not every game you get to catch every rare Pokemon, though, in true Pokemon spirit, you really can’t on your own with only one version, but still, more rare Pokemon on one cart is definitely a good thing. To come to a close, would I reccomend Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen to newbies and vets alike? Yes.