

You’ll see said Pokémon’s ears or tail poking out of the grass (or other slightly lush scenery) and you’ll only have the opportunity to catch him (or her) if you sneak up on them by moving slowly with the analogue stick.

If you have the DexNav up on screen, you’ll be pinged with a PokeBall symbol that lets you know there’s a Pokémon nearby that has special abilities, rare moves or other features that might make you want to have it in your team. It’s a new Pokémon search feature that highlights all the available Pokémon to catch in a specific area and will also give you a buzz when there are rather special wild Pokémon to be found. Our particular favourite, and definitely one for the collector fanatics, is the DexNav. In fact, there’s actually over 700 of the critters to fill your boxes and your Pokedex.Ī new part of the Omega Ruby and Alpha Saphire UI is the fact you have different app services at your disposal, including some from Pokémon X and Y such as Pokémon Anime, Super Training and the Player Search System. That’s also partially helped by the fact there’s far more Pokémon to capture and train than in the original games.
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But now it’s full to the brim with small shops, NPCs and Pokémon to interact with.

Previously it was very small and pretty much only had the bike shop in it. The scenery looks rich and inviting, while some of the cities have been made far bigger and more immersive. It helps make the game feel brand new, and we often at times forgot that this is a revamp of an older game.

Hoenn also offered a lot of landscape variety and even had different weather systems for specific areas of the map.īack in 2002 Ruby and Sapphire felt like a huge revolution for the Pokémon series, and even though you’re playing the same game with Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, it still feels like a reinvention.įor starters, although the main layout from the original games stays the same, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire will let you see everything in 3D and from different angles than before. The games introduced abilities, which are Pokémon qualities that affect battle natures for affecting stat development and double battles. There are a number of reasons why Nintendo chose Ruby and Sapphire as the first of the early Pokémon games to be given the new 3D update. This is Team Magma for Ruby or Team Aqua for the Sapphire alternative, depending on which you’ve bought. Of course, you’ll also have to contend with the group of baddies who are trying to take over Hoenn and capture the legendary Pokémon. Like every other Pokémon game, Ruby and Sapphire follow the tried-and-tested formula of journeying across the Hoenn country to capture Pokémon and challenge the eight Gym Leaders and eventually taking on the Elite Four. The Pokémon Sapphire and Ruby pairing was originally released as the third instalment in the series, and eventually turned out to be the best-selling Game Boy Advance game ever. It evokes just the right amount of nostalgia for 2002’s original Pokémon Sapphire and Ruby, but thankfully has a host of fresh features and a new 3D perspective to give it the 2014 paintjob. Playing Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire is like being enveloped in a cosy blanket and cradling a mug of hot chocolate.
