See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.

27 used & new from £9.95
See All Buying Options
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Pokémon Sapphire
 
See larger image 

See all 2 customer images
Share your own customer images

Pokémon Sapphire

by Nintendo
Platform:   Game Boy Advance
4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

Available from these sellers.


3 new from £44.99 24 used from £9.95

Game Information

  • Platform:   Game Boy Advance
  • Media: Video Game
  • Item Quantity: 1

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Pokémon Ruby (GBA)

Pokémon Ruby (GBA)

4.6 out of 5 stars (45) 
Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance)

Pokémon Emerald (Game Boy Advance)

4.3 out of 5 stars (26) 
Pokémon Fire Red (GBA)

Pokémon Fire Red (GBA)

4.5 out of 5 stars (6) 
Pokémon LeafGreen (GBA)

Pokémon LeafGreen (GBA)

4.3 out of 5 stars (3) 
Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo DS)

Pokemon Platinum (Nintendo DS)

4.8 out of 5 stars (17)  £24.96
› Explore similar items

Product Features

  • Card-based role-playing game
  • 100 new Pokémon
  • Play as either a boy or girl trainer
  • Bring 2 Pokémon into battle
  • For 1 or 2 players

Product details

  • Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.
  • ASIN: B000084314
  • Product Dimensions: 12.1 x 13.3 x 0.6 cm ; 69 g
  • Release Date: 25 Jul 2003
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 718 in PC & Video Games (See Bestsellers in PC & Video Games)
  • Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Buy This Product and Related Accessories

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
Pokémon Sapphire and Ruby's updated graphics, with weather effects, amazing sound and more than 200 Pokémon with over 100 new species, make for a welcome evolution in the series.

The game has a lot in common with previous Pokémon games Silver, Gold and Crystal. For example, players can choose to be a boy or a girl trainer, an internal clock sets events at certain times and the game's handy-dandy Pokédex helps players keep track of the many stats. Your main goal is still to beat all the Gym Trainers and become the Pokémon Master, and as before you can trade Pokémon via the Link Cable--both Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire include exclusive Pokémon, and you'll find that some species are common in one game and rare in the other. So if you've played the old games, you'll be right at home. But not all is the same.

The most obvious change is in the battles themselves. Now that two Pokémon can fight on your side at the same time, you can tag-team them against an enemy by taking advantage of the strengths of your Pokémons while covering their weaknesses. For example, you can now have a water Pokémon watch your fire Pokémon's back. You can also attack more than one Pokémon at a time.

A whole new element to the games focuses on how berries are used in battle. And if you collect enough berries, you can take them to a Berry Blender and make a PokéBlock, which is a little super-charged sweet that raises your Pokémon's "Condition" attributes. You can then groom your Pokémon for regional contests and compete for ribbons like "Best of Show", which will unlock additional contests. There's even strategy in how to best use your berries: pick too many and the berry tree will disappear; plant berries, though, and a tree will grow. You can also build a Secret Base in special areas of the game, which you can decorate just like you can your room.

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire have a great multi-player system, too; you can link up to four players for incredible battles. The only downside is that you can't link up with the old Game Boy Color games. --Bryan Karsh

NGC Magazine
"The best instalments so far. 90%."

See all Product Description

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
Check a corresponding box or enter your own tags in the field below
pokemon
game boy advance
gameboy
gba rpg
games
nintendo ds
kids
video games
playstation 3
nintendo ds lite
isaac

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

37 Reviews
5 star:
 (20)
4 star:
 (13)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:
 (3)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.4 out of 5 stars (37 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a great game!!!, 22 April 2003
By a gamer (Yorkshire) - See all my reviews
Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire are 2 great games that a big improvement on the previous Pokemon titles - the best improvements being the new Pokemon, Pokemon Contests and 2-on-2 trainer battles. There's hours of gameplay in it - I haven't even beaten the Elite Four on my copy of Pokemon Sapphire yet, and I've already spent over 40 hours playing!

The only downside is the fact that you can't trade with older versions of the Pokemon games and that you can only actually catch 200 Pokemon because many of the older Pokemon can't be caught (they've been programmed into the games, but you can't catch them without using a Gameshark). This leaves a big question about how to catch these Pokemon though... perhaps they will be unlocked with a Gamecube game in the future??? I hope so!

After saying this though, if you've enjoyed the other Pokemon titles, you won't be disappointed. This is well worth your money, and not to be missed by Pokemon fans.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pokemon sapphire-brilliant game, 28 Jun 2004
This game has an in depth story line which you catch, train and and befriend new monsters while thwarting Team Aqua's attempts to control a powerful legendary pokemon.Hours of fun and you can link to Pokemon colloseum to import the original beasties and use E card reader for more surprises.
I really recommend this to anyone who loves RPG & adventure.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The best pokemon game yet?, 6 Feb 2004
By A Customer
I've had Sapphire for nearly two months now, and I'd say it's probably the best one in the series so far. The new features such as the contests are great, the graphics are better than ever (I know they seem almost identical at first, but try going back to Gold/Silver after a week or two and you'll see the difference), and the special abilities and 2-on-2 battles add a new dimension to the strategy. There are problems though - loads of the best pokemon from previous games don't appear, a couple of secret features need the E-card reader (which isn't even out in the UK yet), and many features from previous games are gone. Still, this is the best pokemon game yet, and well worth a try.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars An awesome RPG
The ogrinial Pokemon was groundbreaking, this-i would to say "stands up there with Blue and Yellow"-but it doesn't, its worse but still an ace game! Read more
Published 21 months ago by Fj Harrison

5.0 out of 5 stars A GBA masterpiece

Pokemon Sapphire is a brilliant game. Great graphics, great story, great new pokemon, great new features! This game is my top GBA game as it is a pokemon game. Read more
Published on 19 April 2007 by John Campbell

5.0 out of 5 stars PkMN is the best!
Pokemon sapphire is the best but i lost mine and i have been furious about losing it 4 2yrs!!!!!!! My fave pokemon r
1. Mightyena
2. Blaziken
3. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2006 by S. Apperley

2.0 out of 5 stars Improved graphics but ordinary (boring) gameplay
Pokemon Ruby/saphire is just another pokemon game for the Gameboy advance: it has the same overhead view as all the other pokemon games, basically the same battle format with a... Read more
Published on 29 Mar 2005 by Jasper Wong

4.0 out of 5 stars Sapphire
This game overall is really good and is a must buy if you have a GBA
THe Goods:
Better Graphics
New Pokemon
Very fun to play

THe Bads:
Night and Day Feature is... Read more

Published on 8 Aug 2004

3.0 out of 5 stars A flawed gem
I have been playing the Pokémon games since Yellow on the Gameboy Colour. Love 'em or loath em, these 'kids games' are the best RPGs around on both gameboys. Read more
Published on 5 Jul 2004 by David Russell

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent game! Absoultutely the best!
I bought this game because my friend has got the ruby version. I got the Sapphire because each game has 4 different pokemon on so we could trade. Read more
Published on 26 Jun 2004 by Hamish

4.0 out of 5 stars The best pokemon game
Right now it's nearly 3 months that i have pokemon sapphire and i think that it's the best pokemon game. They have a lot in common with the past versions. Read more
Published on 25 Mar 2004 by nnginaa805

5.0 out of 5 stars Still got it...
Pokemon? So 2001, sweedie...or is it? As an avid player of the other pkmn games, I didn't really think this one would be anything new for me-but I was wrong! Read more
Published on 29 Feb 2004 by Austyn

4.0 out of 5 stars The best pokemon game yet?
I've had Sapphire for nearly two months now, and I'd say it's probably the best one in the series so far. Read more
Published on 6 Feb 2004

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Fun for Everyone

Christmas Gifts
Achieve over 15,000 RPM with our great range of Powerballs.

›Shop the Powerball store

  

Beauty without the Beast

Olay Regenerist Daily 3 Point Treatment Cream
From au naturel to party glam, we have all the best names in cosmetics and skincare.

›Discover Beauty at Amazon.co.uk

  

Up to 53% off Braun Series Shavers

Braun Series 3 390cc Clean & Renew System Rechargeable Foil Electric Shaver
Get in touch with your smooth side with Braun Series shavers, now with Gillette blade technology.

›Discover Braun Series at Amazon.co.uk

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers
The Girl Who Played with Fire
The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
4.5 out of 5 stars (74)£3.86
 Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga)
Breaking Dawn (Twilight Saga) by Stephenie Meyer
4.1 out of 5 stars (462)£6.49
 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
4.1 out of 5 stars (164)£3.99
 The Host
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
4.2 out of 5 stars (80)£3.86

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates