Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire (GBA) Video Game Review By Devin Blitzer (9) & Andy Hoffman (11)

Overall Rating
Devin: 9/10
Andy: 6/10

Devin's Review
It's more fun than the others because you can run on the game, and your bike can do wheelies. There are different team rockets, team aqua and team magma. You can see backgrounds on the battle fields. There are more Poke'mon in Ruby and Sapphire. It's more 3-D and colorful than the other games. The reason I gave them a 9 and not a 10 is because you can't explore all 3 regions, like you could in Gold & Silver.

Separate Ratings:
Graphics: 9/10
Game play: 9/10
Controls: 10/10

Andy's Review
It's pretty much the same old thing as the rest of the games, so it's getting kind of boring, sure they changed the bad guy's names, but they're still the same! And you can't go to Kanto (Red & Blue) or Johto (Gold & Silver). And you can't catch all 455 Poke'mon. The new graphics and the ability to run have made the never ending series a bit better. And only 200 catchable Poke'mon and 2 secret are a real drag. In Gold & Silver you could catch all 250 except 5 or 6. I’d give Gold & Silver a higher rating than these two.

Separate Ratings:
Graphics: 8/10
Game play: 5/10
Controls: 9/10

Editor’s note: Andy Hoffman and Devin Blitzer are both Bellaire residents. Andy will attend 6th grade at Pin Oak Middle School this coming year. Devin Blitzer will attend 4th grade at Condit.  Both are avid video game players and had asked to do a writing assignment for The Buzz. Andy was the youngest child to attend computer camp at UCLA last summer. He hopes to have a career as a computer game developer. Devin’s immediate goal is to get an XBOX. Bellaire kids are welcome to submit any ideas or articles to The Buzz. These can be mailed to The Bellaire Buzz, 5001 Bissonnet, Suite 100, Bellaire, TX 77401 or emailed to [email protected]