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The Gameboy Advance. How I adore you. You've always been there for me to love. In the seven years you served you sold over 40 million copies in the Americas and now I pay tribute to you on a completely random day. The following is my opinion. Also, if you only care about the final word, scroll down to the bottom.
5- Pokemon Emerald
You know why it's here. I know why it's here. EVERYONE KNOWS WHY IT'S HERE. Moving on.
4- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Have I told you people I'm addicted to this game on a very high level. I can't seem to stop. The level of customization you can put into characters is quite large. The graphics are quite good. And oddly enough, the story's a little flawed. I know, I was shocked too.
So back to the gameplay. It's on a grid and is turn based. There are so many possibility for your clan. And customization is one of my favourite things in a game. Plenty of classes, plenty of races, a good long story. A fantastic Game Boy Advance Game.
3- Mega Man and Bass
I love this game. I love this game a lot. This game is actually a port of a Super Famicom called: Rock Man and Forte and was released in 1998. Why we in North America never got it, I have no idea. But, it was re-released on the GBA. The music is subpar for Mega Man games, although I do like Magic Man's level. The graphics are colourful and you get to play as Mega Man AND Bass! This allows for two styles of gameplay. The fact that Bass can double jump, dash jump, can fire rapidly and can fire in seven out eight directions is pretty sweet for getting thru the levels BUT the fact that his buster fires rapidly also means that only one the bullets will actually hit a boss. And with Mega Man, the fact that he can charge his buster and moves while shooting, makes bosses a lot easier. See, strategy. Player gets to make some choices, everyone wins. But something that did annoy me is, why don't you have access to all eight bosses right from the start? You only have access to three. But either way, this game rocks and is crazy fun. It might not be Mega Man 9, but it is a fun Mega Man game nonetheless.
2- Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
Think about it, a giant, non-linear world to explore, plenty of bosses and 8 or 9 (I haven't played it in a while) magical, wonderful worlds to explore. Seriously, when I first played this, I was just mindlessly wandering and I was still having fun. I'm 12 now and I can plan a route and it's still so much fun. Sure, it doesn't have the depth that Superstar had or the outright and undeniable fun that was packed into The Crystal Shards, but this game is still 2D side-scrolling perfection packed into a five dollar cartridge. And there's UFO Kirby. And of course, the music we've come to expect from a Kirby game. Dream-like and lullabye-esque. Just beautiful. And of course this game is trying to be like the Four Swords. I never actually played this with 3 other people but I'm assuming it's crazy fun. In conclusion this game is awesome. It's right up there with Superstar
1- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
O,M,G! This is my favourite RPG, PERIOD. Wanna know why? For one, when an opponent attacks, you can do something. Kinda like in the Mega Man Battle Network series. For every single attack from every boss or enemy, you can negate, evade or reverse every single attack that comes at you. And, there's no random battles. Two gold stars but there's another mountain coming at you. The graphics are, dazzling. No less than dazzling. The best 2d Mario sprites you can find. Also, this game tends to make refrences. I.E. one of the Hammer Bros. says "Now you're playing with power!" An old Nintendo slogan from the early eighties and late nineties. Also, when you're in a cave, you hear a remake of the old Super Mario Bros. 1-2 level. And the music. Ooooh, the music. I love the battle theme, it is at par with the Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars' battle theme. It's in psuedo 3-D which works, you get the Mario platforming here and there and the puzzles are rather easy but the final boss. OH MY GOD
And the game is actually pretty funny. The jokes are here and there and anything involving Luigi is automatic WIN! So Alphadream, you're the new Square Enix. Here's your crown, here's your money and here's your certificate of win. Hey, at least they haven't made only two games in their main franchise and are constantly popping out good, but rather unnecessary remakes and where's Final Fantasy VI? That's still the best Final Fantasy ever made. In case you're wondering, Enix makes the Dragon Quests, and Jupiter is making TWEWY and Kingdom Hearts. How many Final Fantasies after Final Fantasy X? I believe just two and one of them was an MMORPG. But either way, this game rocks! Alphadream is one of my favourite developers along Insomniac (Ratchet & Clank) and Dimps (Sonic Rush).
Final Rundown
5- Pokemon Emerald
4- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
3- Mega Man and Bass
2- Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
1- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Now tell me, what's your favourite GBA games?
5- Pokemon Emerald
You know why it's here. I know why it's here. EVERYONE KNOWS WHY IT'S HERE. Moving on.
4- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Have I told you people I'm addicted to this game on a very high level. I can't seem to stop. The level of customization you can put into characters is quite large. The graphics are quite good. And oddly enough, the story's a little flawed. I know, I was shocked too.
Spoiler:
So back to the gameplay. It's on a grid and is turn based. There are so many possibility for your clan. And customization is one of my favourite things in a game. Plenty of classes, plenty of races, a good long story. A fantastic Game Boy Advance Game.
3- Mega Man and Bass
I love this game. I love this game a lot. This game is actually a port of a Super Famicom called: Rock Man and Forte and was released in 1998. Why we in North America never got it, I have no idea. But, it was re-released on the GBA. The music is subpar for Mega Man games, although I do like Magic Man's level. The graphics are colourful and you get to play as Mega Man AND Bass! This allows for two styles of gameplay. The fact that Bass can double jump, dash jump, can fire rapidly and can fire in seven out eight directions is pretty sweet for getting thru the levels BUT the fact that his buster fires rapidly also means that only one the bullets will actually hit a boss. And with Mega Man, the fact that he can charge his buster and moves while shooting, makes bosses a lot easier. See, strategy. Player gets to make some choices, everyone wins. But something that did annoy me is, why don't you have access to all eight bosses right from the start? You only have access to three. But either way, this game rocks and is crazy fun. It might not be Mega Man 9, but it is a fun Mega Man game nonetheless.
2- Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
Think about it, a giant, non-linear world to explore, plenty of bosses and 8 or 9 (I haven't played it in a while) magical, wonderful worlds to explore. Seriously, when I first played this, I was just mindlessly wandering and I was still having fun. I'm 12 now and I can plan a route and it's still so much fun. Sure, it doesn't have the depth that Superstar had or the outright and undeniable fun that was packed into The Crystal Shards, but this game is still 2D side-scrolling perfection packed into a five dollar cartridge. And there's UFO Kirby. And of course, the music we've come to expect from a Kirby game. Dream-like and lullabye-esque. Just beautiful. And of course this game is trying to be like the Four Swords. I never actually played this with 3 other people but I'm assuming it's crazy fun. In conclusion this game is awesome. It's right up there with Superstar
1- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
O,M,G! This is my favourite RPG, PERIOD. Wanna know why? For one, when an opponent attacks, you can do something. Kinda like in the Mega Man Battle Network series. For every single attack from every boss or enemy, you can negate, evade or reverse every single attack that comes at you. And, there's no random battles. Two gold stars but there's another mountain coming at you. The graphics are, dazzling. No less than dazzling. The best 2d Mario sprites you can find. Also, this game tends to make refrences. I.E. one of the Hammer Bros. says "Now you're playing with power!" An old Nintendo slogan from the early eighties and late nineties. Also, when you're in a cave, you hear a remake of the old Super Mario Bros. 1-2 level. And the music. Ooooh, the music. I love the battle theme, it is at par with the Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars' battle theme. It's in psuedo 3-D which works, you get the Mario platforming here and there and the puzzles are rather easy but the final boss. OH MY GOD
Spoiler:
Final Rundown
5- Pokemon Emerald
4- Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
3- Mega Man and Bass
2- Kirby and the Amazing Mirror
1- Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga
Now tell me, what's your favourite GBA games?
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