Successful battles between Pokemon will strengthen those creatures, and the higher their level, the more powerful they can be. Players work their way through the land, going from town to town, using their skills to capture Pokemon in the wild to do their bidding against other Pokemon trainers. Pokemon are among a class of various creatures who live in harmony with humans, from bird to bug to fish to.puppet. In the Pokemon series, players assume the role of an up-and-coming Pokemon trainer. It's a been-there-done-that experience, but at least that experience is still successful, even if it's been recycled for a new shade of cartridge color. So, for anyone waiting for the Next Big Thing in the Pokemon franchise, Pokemon Emerald honestly isn't it.

The game is, for the most part, an extension of the storyline, universe, and 'quest' that has already been established in the release of 2003's Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire, with the additional creature animations and Wireless connectivity brought forth in last year's Game Boy remakes of Pokemon FireRed and Pokemon LeafGreen. Pokemon Emerald is Nintendo's way of keeping the RPG train chugging along, having the series remain in the Game Boy spotlight for as long as the public can stand it.

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