Game Boy Advance : Pokémon FireRed

• Developer : Game Freak
• Publisher : Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
• Series : Pokémon
• Version : -
• Release date : January 29, 2004
• Genre : Console role-playing game
• Mode : Single-player, multiplayer
• Media/distribution : 128-megabit cartridge

Game Info :

Pokémon FireRed (Pocket Monsters FireRed) is a video game released and developed by Nintendo and Game Freak, based on the Pokémon media franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri and Ken Sugimori.

Video gaming is an improvement version of the video game series before, namely Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow, released in 1998 and then sold in the market. Pokémon Fire Red and Leaf Green is intended for single-handed console Nintendo Game Boy Advance. The difference with the version of Red, Blue, and Yellow is, in Fire Red / Leaf Green is the color layout or background, while in Red, Blue, and Yellow background is still black and white or chrome.

Fire Red / Leaf Green too many people call a remake version of Red, Blue, and Yellow. This is quite understandable, because in this version (Fire Red / Leaf Green), almost all the elements are still the same as the version of Red, Blue, and Yellow. Red and Blue is still the main character, with the Kanto region as the main storyline. Version of this remake can choose the sex of the character. In addition, Misty and Brock also emerged as the leader of the gym; Team Rocket appears as the villain and the owner of the game corner, and the three starters Pokémon that we can choose, namely Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle. Like the previous generation, we can produce a Pokemon, additional features of gender, and abilities of each Pokemon. Additional versions of this remake is able to access and Sevii adventure on the island, where we can catch some Pokemon second generation here, and some mini games.

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For Pokémon species, in addition to 151 Pokémon species that lives in the Kanto, also added 100 species of Pokémon in Johto, and 135 Pokémon species in Hoenn. However, if we want to get a Pokémon species that exist in Johto and Hoenn, we had to change from Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire to find important items on the island Sevii.

Game Boy Advance : Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town

• Developer : Marvelous Interactive Inc.
• Publisher : Natsume Co., Ltd and Nintendo Australia Pty. Ltd
• Series : -
• Version : -
• Release date : April 18, 2003
• Genre : Simulation/Role-playing
• Mode : Single player
• Media/distribution : -

Game Info :

History of Harvest Moon was first started in the world SNES. Game is in Japanese named this Monogatari Bokojou immediately capturing the attention of gamers in Japan because of its unique gameplay and original. Only the first Harvest Moon was not widely known by since released at the end of the SNES console's lifetime. More ironic is that when he entered the U.S. in 1997 when everyone was infatuated with virulence Playstation.

Harvest Moon reached its heyday in Indonesia (also the world) when the series first released for the Playstation. With headlines Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, this game shows what appears to be very liked by the women (also men) in Indonesia; a farming simulation game with a cute look - with an additional element simulation love it! Harvest Moon: Back to Nature also become one of the most successful versions in this series that makes Natsume tempted to remake and release it in a portable version on the GBA. How is performance?

The concept of portable, which carried by the GBA was capable of realizing a world of Harvest Moon is very dynamic. GBA version of Harvest Moon was cut a little of its Playstation version (due to the limited ability of the tiny GBA cartridge), yet it is redeemed with a tantalizing lure, which brings you to any farms in your pocket! Imagine: you're bored on the go without a job, and you can just plant and dating. Crossed the globe to the world of your own farm in Mineral Town!

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Gameplay of Harvest Moon is actually still the same. You are required to plant a variety of vegetables in your field, caring for your livestock, picking fruit, and hook one of 5 girls available (6 if you count the one special girl) as your wife. It seems boring? Make no mistake. If you are fond of simulation-type game, Harvest Moon will satisfy your needs. You are not only required to stick on your farm - but also to interact and socialize with a variety of characters in your town.

Initially, you may be very bothered with this task and it's in your daily life. But if you be patient and continue to forge good relations with the sprites, then in a short time you will get a lot of helpers who are ready to work for you. After a sweat in the Spring, Summer, and Fall (Autumn), then in the Winter you can reap the rewards and start having fun and devote time to draw attention to the girl that you like. Everything is free according to your will!

Overall, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is a game that is very unique. The entire experience is offered on a peaceful farm life is still just a successful recipe to make people play it. I highly recommend it to those of you who liked the game-type simulation. Once you are addicted, this game will suck your time up to tens of hours. (I have an addiction for 80 hours before they could stop playing this game).

Game Boy Advance : Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

• Developer : KCE Tokyo
• Publisher : Konami
• Series : Castlevania
• Version : -
• Release date : June 6, 2002
• Genre : Action-adventure
• Mode : Single-player
• Media/distribution : -

Game Info :

After the Circle of the Moon, now Konami kicked off the market again with Harmony of Dissonance GBA. Presumably GBA is currently the handheld which was invaded by a variety of 2D games. Capcom re-released their 2D RPG, titled Breath of Fire, and a new RPG, titled Megaman Battle Network, their 2D fighting game Street Fighter Alpha 3, as well as side-scrolling action, Megaman Zero. SNK released King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood. Nintendo with Super Mario World series and Metroid Fusion. Konami seems not to be outdone and soon issued their legendary Castlevania series.

Stories in Harmony of Dissonance is opened when Maxim, a friend from Belmont juste came back from his trip in a state of injury and memory loss. He delivered shocking news that Lydie, their friend had been kidnapped. Maxim is a guide for Juste to come to a place which is believed to Maxim as a place of confinement Lydie. Could it be that they attended an ancient castle that is the legendary castle of Dracula? Inside, the two friends are separated in order to search for Lydie, and from this point of your adventure, as Juste started.

Harmony of Dissonance brings us a new gameplay system called Fusion Spell. Since Juste, though bearing the name of the Belmont family is actually a descendant of Sylphe. Absolutely, for fans of the classic Castlevania series would not be familiar with the name of a witch who had helped eradicate adventure Trevor Belmont in Dracula. Surely Juste also mastered various types of magic. Secondary weapons still present in this Castlevania series (Knife, sacred fist, holy books, and holy water, cross, ax). Here we will also find 5 spell books. Here Spell Fusion system to work. How? Combine one of the existing spell books with the sub weapon owned Juste, Juste then will issue a new moment!

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Some sub-quests are also provided by Konami in this series. Some of the hidden spell book provided. There are also collectible hunt, which forced Juste to decorate his private rooms in the castle of Dracula. And finally, is to acquire all the body parts of Dracula (Dracula Remains). Sub-quest the last is the most important sub-quests that if we want the perfect / best endings in this game.

Graphics in Harmony of Dissonance is very beautiful and fluid, almost approaching the graphics Symphony of the Night PSX property. It's just seems too resemble Juste character with the character Alucard, shadow effect appears when Juste move was privileged to handheld size. For a 2D adventure GBA game, it's only Megaman Zero from Capcom that is able to counter this Harmony of Dissonance.

Finally, Harmony of Dissonance is a GBA title that deserves to be collected, no matter whether you are a fan of Castlevania or not. It's also a good example that some games are still to be in his world as a 2D game. Castlevania is real evidence for it. So ... are you ready to face The Wrath of Dracula?