However, new features such as a contextual help menu and a new region the player may access have also been added. As in previous games, the player controls the player character from an overhead perspective, and participates in turn-based combat encounters. Nearly two years after their original release, Nintendo re-marketed them as Player's Choice titles.įireRed and LeafGreen are members of the Pokémon series of role-playing video games. FireRed and LeafGreen were first released in Japan in January 2004 and released to North America and Europe in September and October respectively. The new titles were developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance and have compatibility with the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter, which originally came bundled with the games.

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. FireRed and LeafGreen were commercial successes, selling a total of around 12 million copies worldwide.Pokémon FireRed Version and LeafGreen Version are enhanced remakes of the original Pokémon Red and Blue video games, which were released in 1996. 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. They were developed by Game Freak, published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. FireRed and LeafGreen were first released in Japan in January 2004 and in North America and Europe in September and October 2004 respectively. Pokémon FireRed Version are 2004 remakes of the 1996 Game Boy role-playing video games Pokémon Red and Blue.

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