During a battle, the player may select a move for their Pokémon to perform, use an item, switch their active Pokémon, or attempt to flee. When the player encounters a wild Pokémon or is challenged by a trainer, the screen switches to a turn-based battle screen that displays the player's Pokémon and the engaged Pokémon. Here, a menu interface may be accessed, in which the player may configure his or her Pokémon, items, and gameplay settings. The main screen is an overworld, in which the player navigates the protagonist. The player's four options are shown at the bottom right menu.Īs with all Pokémon role-playing games released for handheld consoles, FireRed and LeafGreen are in a third-person, overhead perspective. In a battle scene, the Pokémon at the top right of the screen ( Squirtle) is the opponent's the bottom left ( Charmander) is the player's. Nearly two years after their original release, Nintendo re-marketed them as Player's Choice titles. FireRed and LeafGreen were commercial successes, selling a total of around 12 million copies worldwide. Reception of the graphics and audio was more mixed, with some reviewers complaining that they were too simplistic and lacked improvement compared to the previous games, Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire. Most critics praised the fact that the games introduced new features while still maintaining the traditional gameplay of the series. The games received mostly positive reviews, obtaining an aggregate score of 81 percent on Metacritic. The games have compatibility with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter, which originally came bundled with the games. New features include a contextual help menu and a new region the player may access after a certain point in the story. Throughout the games, the player captures and raises Pokémon for use in battle. The games are part of the third generation of the Pokémon video game series and hold the distinction of being the first enhanced remakes of previous games within the franchise.Īs in previous games, the player controls the player character from an overhead perspective and participates in turn-based battles. FireRed and LeafGreen were first released in Japan in January 2004 and in North America and Europe in September and October 2004 respectively. They were developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are 2004 remakes of the 1996 Game Boy role-playing video games Pokémon Red and Blue.

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