Pokemon Box: Ruby and Sapphire

"It's up to you, really."

Introduction

What is Pokemon Box? Pokemon Box is a neat little thing Nintendo came up with to let you store your Pokemon in. If you love collecting lots of Pokemon, this is perfect for you. You can organize and display your Pokemon in all different ways. But as you can see, it's not for everyone.

Some things to know:
-This isn't an actually game, so don't buy this if your looking for a new Pokemon game.
-You can only get this game via pokecenter.com
-You will need a GBA, GCN, and Pokemon Ru/Sa to get Box to work. You will also need a connector cable for GBA and GCN, but you get it free with Box.
-Box also comes free with a 59 memory card, and two badges of the first 150 Pokemon.

Gameplay 10/10

There are two main things in Box. Storing and organizing your Pokemon in the Box(it's like the boxes in your PC in Ru/Sa, but ten times convenient), and displaying them. You can showcase all your Pokemon in the Box, which is very fun to do. You can select different backgrounds, style of pokemon, etc. It sometimes can take a while, but it's pretty fun. There is also an additional Adventure Mode, which lets you Pokemon Ru/Sa on the the TV. The gameplay is pretty simple here.

Sound/Graphics 5/10

Nothing too exciting, but nothing bad either. The most Pokemon box uses for graphics is the showcase, and it's clean and colorful. The sounds are mostly taken straight from Ru/Sa, just revamped a little bit. Since this isn't really a true video game, you can't complain here.

Play time/Replayability 8/10
You will use pokemon box forever if you love Pokemon. But if you just stopped playing your Ruby game and are looking for something new in Box, sorry! It took me about an hour to get bored of looking at all the options and stuff, but it's still useful to me now. It gives you an incentive to catch more pokemon for the special eggs.

Final Recommendation 10/10
I am neither saying that you must get it right now, nor telling you to stay away from Box forever. I think it's a pretty good deal when you think about it: Box, a link cable, a Pokemon memory card, and two cool badges for $20.00. But in the end, it's all up to you if you need an easy way to store and organize your Pokemon. (And since there's nothing wrong with this game, I gave it a 10.)

Reviewer's Score: 10/10, Originally Posted: 09/08/04