Pokemon. A new version. What is there to say? It's fun, alright. But look closer, and all you'll see is true genius.
User Rating: 9.5 | Pocket Monsters Emerald GBA
Pokemon Emerald is one of my favorite games. There's no doubt that by completing your Pokedex , you are fulfilling one of the most satisfying moments possible in the gaming life. To see why Emerald deserves such praise is the novelties. The fresher, cleaner interface and re-vamps on available Pokemon (Sudowoodo, both Groudon & Kyogre, etc.) provide a pleasant apology to what Sapphire and Rubie lacked. Not only does Emerald pack both Sapphire and Ruby, it polishes them up into a seamless work that is both efficient and pleasantly retains your interest. I found that the greatest Pokemon weakness was the bridge between the Elite Four and Pokedex completion. It was a weak stretch of time where the Player often found themselves wandering aimlessly, just hoping to find one Pokemon after another. Emerald changes this completely. There is (PLOT SPOILERS): 1) a new area 2) new Pokemon 3) Johto Pokemon 4) re-battlable Gym leaders. That's all I remember. However, in Emerald, I've never done a 'New Game' except for the obvious first time and have trained a baby Salamence that I especially bred to get a female with Hydro Pump. Call me crazy, but that's Pokemon. 
