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* Exclusive Poster - A large poster with exclusive Pokémon art.
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Full Walkthrough with Maps - Each area of the new Sinnoh region will be comprehensively covered so players will be able to find all the new Pokémon.
Customer Reviews:
Great book.......2007-08-05
This book gave me great tips and had a lot of good info about contest items. Overall full of great info about my Pearl And Diamond game.
Useful.......2007-07-29
This book was easy to follow and was very useful for solving the initial game. However, if you are only going to buy one book or you are trying to catch all the pokemon, the volume 2 pokedex is even more useful.
Not a Pokedex.......2007-07-13
I bought this guide thinking it was a PokeDex. Had I known it was just a walkthrough I wouldn't have bought it.
However, for a walkthrough it is alright. It is a little jumbled and disorganized, but it has lots of information.
My Comment To Confusion.......2007-07-12
Many of your Reviews about this guide say that after the League, it ditches you. Or, that there is not a full pokedex. Well, do any of you see the big VOL 1 on the right hand corner of your books? That means Volume 1. Which means, there is a Volume 2. I have volume 2, and says nothing about the pokemon league or gym leaders, etc, But it does talk about everything you can do AFTER beating the pokemon league. And there is a Pokedex which lists ALL 490 Pokemon. So Buy that Book Instead.This book though, I Have Never Read. So Based on Your Reviews, This Is What I give It.
Great addition to my son's Pokemon collection........2007-07-04
Great guide for my son's evergrowing Pokemon collection. It helped him a lot to beat the game.
Book Description
•Gigantic Pokedex with complete, up-to-date stats for over 380 Pokémon, spanning all games!
•Timeline poster that shows you the big dates in the Pokémon history!
•Completely updated Pokedex!
•The best ways to catch, breed, evolve, and trade your Pokémon
•Interview with Pokémon game developer offers a secret peek inside the world of Pokémon
•Huge appendix featuring detailed info on moves, HMs and TMs, Berries, and more
•The best ways to catch, breed, evolve, and trade your Pokémon
Customer Reviews:
Pokemon 10th Anniv Pokedex.......2007-09-07
This was something that my son wanted for a while. He spends a lot of time looking over the stats of each of the pokemon.
Big hit.......2007-07-17
My best friend's son whom I rarely see turned six. I was visiting from out of state and know that he loves Pokemon. Since the reviews were good, I got this book. He was young to read some of the information, but he loved the book anyway. He looked at it all night and couldn't stop talking about it.
Big Disappointment - Just a Bunch of Charts!.......2007-06-19
I bought this book for my friend's 7-year-old daughter who just loves Pokemon and is having some trouble reading. I thought it would have a page on each pokemon explaining its powers and evolutions. Instead it is just a bunch of charts (crammed 3 to a page) listing the moves that the pokemon can learn in the Nintendo video games.
This book is directly tied to the VIDEO GAMES. If your children watch the cartoons more than they play the games, THIS IS NOT the book for you. There are NO PICTURES of the human characters familiar to the cartoon!!! Must be a licensing rights issue.
The only use this book will be to my little friend is to show her the evolution paths of pokemon. It will offer VERY little reading help. I would not recommend this book for anyone under 10 years old because of the small type and generally complicated text.
Great, but.........2007-06-13
It's great for any Pokémon fan, however, it does not have any of the Diamond and Pearl pokémon which I found disappointing.
Excellent choice for the young Pokemon aficionado.......2007-06-08
I bought this book for my son, and he absolutely loves it. He spends time comparing Pokemon and making lists based on the information in this guide. It contains many of the newer Pokemon he wanted to learn more about.
Average customer rating:
- For the budding Artiste
- Awesome pokemon drawing book
- Wonderful
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Grab your pencil. Pick up some paper. And get ready to tdraw the coolest, most action-packed Pokemon art ever. Catch step-by-step secret tips on drawing your favorite Pokemon, like Pikachu, Togepi, Chikorita, Meowth, Pichu, Houndour, Lugia, Cyndaquil, and more!Plus, draw bonus poses of Pokemon in action, and create your own battle scenes!You'll be a Pokmon drawing-Master in no time!
Customer Reviews:
For the budding Artiste.......2007-06-19
Set by step instructions made it easy for my some to draw his favorite Pokemon characters.
Awesome pokemon drawing book.......2007-05-13
I bought this for my 7 years old daughter because she loves to draw
and also is into Pokemon. The step to step drawing was easy to follow.
Wonderful.......2007-05-13
I bought this for my son as a reward for doing well in school. He is 9 years old and in the fourth grade. It turns out my 5 year old and 4 year olds both enjoy it immensely, much to the dismay of my son (no girls allowed, lol.)
My son decided to trace the images for a quilt we are making to donate to kids in a loval hospital.
Pokemon Book.......2007-05-13
The step by step instructions is so easy anyone can do it once you practice with it. Once you get the hang of it you will be drawing Pokemon like a pro. This is a really good way to learn to draw some of your favorite Pokemon. I give it an A+++.
Easy to follow directions........2007-05-09
This book was wonderful for my 7 and 5 year olds who are addicted to anything Pokemon. Most of the drawings are quite challenging for a 5 year old, but he was just happy to be drawing something resembling a Pokemon character. I'd definitely recommend. However, it looks like a big thick book but it's only about 30 pages.
Average customer rating:
- Great book.
- Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green (Prima Official Game Guide)
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Catch 'Em All Over Again!
·Extensive strategy for new and veteran Pokémaniacs
·Massive walkthrough with stats on every enemy
·Exclusive maps to help you navigate each area
·Detailed battle tactics for dominating your Pokémon® Ruby & Sapphire—playing friends!
·Essential PokéDex, featuring stats and how to catch them
Customer Reviews:
Great book........2007-07-04
We bought this book for my six year old who has a Game Boy Advance Leaf Green Pokemon game. This is what he has to say about the book: I really like it. It helps you beat the game. It has cheat sheets that teach you what to do in certain situations. I would like more words to explain the maps instead of just pictures. Overall it is a great book and I would recommend it.
Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green (Prima Official Game Guide).......2007-02-23
the guide is full of typos and misinformation. the pokedex in the back is very weak. it shows no stats for any pokemon. it only has what moves they learn (of which many of them are typos) it also doesn't have what a nature does to a pokemon. (in other words, it doesn't tell what stat a nature hurts and helps) it also is missing a list of all the moves in the game. it only has the 50 TMs, but the other moves (non TM and HM) are not in the book. i have to use 2 other guides to make up for this. the only use for this guide is to find items, however, it's not worth it since there is no other information what-so-ever.
pokeman fire red and leaf green.......2007-01-12
grandson was FINALLY able to obtain the answers he needed to con't with the game..it stops the frustructions that come with trying to master a game. very helpful for the parents and grandparents too.
My Kids love Pokemon, my kids love this book.......2007-01-10
this is a great book for kids who love pokemon as much as my kids do, my son really loves these hint books and reads them to find out information about his games and how to play them, a GREAT BOOK FOR POKEMON PLAYERS!!!
Review of Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green (Prima Official Game Guide).......2007-01-03
Excellent Game Guide.
Book Description
Collector's will appreciate this guide book which lists all the Pokemon characters along with fun facts! Cut out poster included on back of book.
Customer Reviews:
Do you Love pokemon?.......2007-08-23
If your child loves Pokemon they will love this book. Very useful to read information on or see pictures of Pokemon.
Kids like it.......2007-07-06
I was hesitant to buy it because of some reviews. Yes, the activities are a little easy and yes the book is very thin, however, for an airplane ride or nice restaurant visit, it was simply fantastic. My kids love Pokemon and would love any product really, but even though the book is filled up, they use it to learn how to draw still so it definitely wasnt a waste....on the contrary.
Good overview with pictures.......2007-06-11
A good book for children just starting on Pokemon. My daughter loves it.
I needed this for free shipping.......2007-06-08
I needed $3 to get free shipping so I bought this. I'd have been playing Diamond a good bit so I was all like "yay pokemans!" so I bought this. Your kids might like it even though its not the most updated one (god I'm a nerd)
Happy with this product.......2007-01-29
I ordered this book as a gift for my nephew. I really had no idea what I was ordering, but he was very happy with it and I was happy with the condition and the price was great also. Would highly recommend.
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- SUCKS!!!!!
- one of my favirtes
- Official Pokemon Handbook
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Customer Reviews:
SUCKS!!!!!.......2007-05-07
2 words dude...IT SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!...its soooooo bad it deserves a -1 rating...DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT!!!!!
one of my favirtes.......2007-03-10
This book is great i ve had three copies now i have one in great shape.
The great description of the book and the charcters and the pokedex.
The book has description of the pokemons powers and speciel oppentent type and the weakness
I reccomand you reading this book
Official Pokemon Handbook.......2007-03-08
My eight-year-old granddaughter--a big Pokemon fan--loves this handbook and refers to it often. Glad I had it sent to her.
Great Handbook!.......2007-02-11
The Official Pokemon Handbook is a great, elaborate way to learn about Pokemon, you can be any age to enjoy this handbook! It teaches you the original 151 Pokemon, that also includes Togepi! What about trainers? Yes! This book also tells you about the trainers and other characters. If you are playing the Kanto rpg games, it tells you the City, leader, and their Pokemon! It's a great handbook, I'm a Pokemon fan myself, I liked this book a whole lot! They have from Bulbasaur all the way to Togepi. If you are looking for a book on Hoenn pokemon, this one won't suit because this one only covers Kanto pokemon! There is even a introduction by Professor Oak in the book as well. This is good for new fans as well, because it shows most of the Pokemon you will be training in the games.
The book is a great one, and I suggest it to Pokemon fans.
best pokemon handbook.......2007-01-14
This book tells you all you need to know about the first 151 pokemon,plus togepei.It also tells you how to beat gym leaders and the elite four.If you buy this book,you won't have any regrets.
Average customer rating:
- Game Manual
- A good guide
- As With Most Reviews, This is the Best Guide
- A Pokemon Fan's Dream Come True
- Decent
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MODEL- 54246 VENDOR- PRIMA GAMES FEATURES- Official Strategy Guide for Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire Defeat Team Aqua and Team Magma! * Tips for winning the Pokemon Contests * Locations to all Secret Bases and Battle Towers * Thorough Pokedex, featuring Ruby and Sapphire Pokemon, with locations, statistics, and skills. * Strategy to win all 2-on-2 battles and beat all enemy Pokemon Trainers * Complete walkthrough of the vast new Pok mon world, including all cities, towns, streets, and dungeons. * Detailed moves list * Tips to capturing, evolving, and customizing your Pokemon * Detailed charts for Technical and Hidden Machines * 152 Pages * Platform- GameBoy Advance MANUFACTURER WARRANTY:andnbsp;andnbsp;90 DAYS
Customer Reviews:
Game Manual.......2007-10-03
I bought this book for my son and he really enjoyed reading it becuase he was really into the game he had. It's a good manual if your kids play the game.
A good guide.......2007-01-18
The only real problem with the guide is the Pokedex in the back does not give enough information.
As With Most Reviews, This is the Best Guide.......2006-12-23
Man, this is an awesome guide. I just got it in November and I already am at the Victory Road, about to enter the Pokemon League! Some reviews says it tells lies, and skips around the world of Hoenn; it doesn't! Some people even say that it skips Trainer imformation; but that's because Trainer's Pokemon are random. And for the "skipping around" part, just use the Quick Walkthrough to be guided and then head to the events of Hoenn in "Maps of Hoenn"! Some reviewers say that the guide calls Rock types Earth types, but that's usual. The guide even contains a Pokedex section, a List of Moves and a list of items! Here are the good and bad details about the guide (although it isn't that bad.)
- The Good,
- Nice walkthrough that connects to the Quick Walkthrough.
- Thorough Pokedex, containing every Pokemon.
- Nice charts for moves, and items.
- Strategies for all Sub Quests and Pokemon Contests.
- Good strategies for gym leaders, rivals and proteges, a.k.a. Wally.
- Nice maps showing every building.
- Locations of all Pokemon
- The Bad,
- Doesn't include Secret Bases.
- On the battle with Archie in the Seafloor Cavern, he doesn't have a Golbat, he has a Crobat.
- And the Ugly(I'm just kidding!)
Anyway, buy this guide; it's well worth it!
A Pokemon Fan's Dream Come True.......2006-02-17
My daughter love the whole Pokemon genre, and especially enjoys the GameBoy Pokemon games. She has poured through this book many times already and just loved it. I highly recommend it.
Decent.......2005-11-26
This book is good for a quick walkthrough reference. It's simple to use and does its job well. If you need help with Ruby or Sapphire, I'd recommend picking this up!
Book Description
Gotta Catch 'Em All? Gotta Have This Guide!
Complete listings of over
380 Pokémon!
·Where to catch 'em in all the latest Pokémon titles, from Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire through Pokémon FireRed and Pokémon LeafGreen
·The best ways to catch, breed, evolve, and trade your Pokémon
·Complete Pokémon Move Compatability table to make sure you match up opponents correctly
Customer Reviews:
Must be good! My kids have worn it out!.......2007-09-27
I don't know why my boys wanted this but they are always picking this book up and looking things up and telling each other stuff. The pages are getting rough looking and it looks like a book that has been read and that makes me happy! I hate buying them a book that stays looking new! So I know it must be good!!! Right!! If your klds are into Pokemon then this must be something they can use!
Outstanding purchase.......2007-09-19
Bought for my 10 year-old son who is Pokemon crazy. He looks for it every day when coming home from school. Almost bought the Pokemon 10th Anniversary Pokedex (Prima Official Game Guide), but bought the Pokemon Diamond & Pearl Pokedex: Prima Official Game Guide Vol. 2 (Prima Official Game Guides) instead just because it had the newer Pokemon. He will scan these for hours, even if he's not playing the game because it's almost as fun for him to plan "catching" strategies. My wife commented that it's the best birthday present we have ever given.
Great for pokemon nerds.......2007-08-11
This is a great book, It's portable, and small, It has info on most pokemon (excluding pokemon diamond and pearl) and lists the games where you can acquire them. I thought it was pretty durable, and from what mine has been through. I suggest buying this if you are on the go a lot, and someone in your family likes pokemon.
Worst book binding I've ever seen!.......2007-08-09
It is simply not bound well enough to be used frequently. Ours started falling apart within a couple months, and has lost several pages. For a while it was being read nearly daily by my son, but that shouldn't cause a book to start losing pages.
My 6 year old loves this book!.......2007-07-18
Great content, easy to carry, he has taken it everywhere and worn it out so we had to buy him a second. He has learned to love to read from this book!
Book Description
Inside the Games You Grew Up with but Never Forgot
With all the whiz, bang, pop, and shimmer of a glowing arcade. The Ultimate History of Video Games reveals everything you ever wanted to know and more about the unforgettable games that changed the world, the visionaries who made them, and the fanatics who played them. From the arcade to television and from the PC to the handheld device, video games have entraced kids at heart for nearly 30 years. And author and gaming historian Steven L. Kent has been there to record the craze from the very beginning.
This engrossing book tells the incredible tale of how this backroom novelty transformed into a cultural phenomenon. Through meticulous research and personal interviews with hundreds of industry luminaries, you'll read firsthand accounts of how yesterday's games like Space Invaders, Centipede, and Pac-Man helped create an arcade culture that defined a generation, and how today's empires like Sony, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts have galvanized a multibillion-dollar industry and a new generation of games. Inside, you'll discover:
·The video game that saved Nintendo from bankruptcy
·The serendipitous story of Pac-Man's design
·The misstep that helped topple Atari's $2 billion-a-year empire
·The coin shortage caused by Space Invaders
·The fascinating reasons behind the rise, fall, and rebirth of Sega
·And much more!
Entertaining, addictive, and as mesmerizing as the games it chronicles, this book is a must-have for anyone who's ever touched a joystick.
Customer Reviews:
Incredible Book.......2007-10-01
This book is absolutely great. The author clearly loves the golden age of the arcade era. Very well written, a lot of neat insights especially regarding Atari. I simply could not put this book down. The best video game/arcade retrospective ever written.
Behind the scenes of the games industry.......2007-08-28
This is a pacy and enjoyable book that takes the reader on a journey from the earliest days of the games industry to the arrival of the Xbox (around 2001). It's mostly written from a business perspective and you get a good sense of the wheeling and dealing that went on behind the scenes. References are made to certain games but really if that's what you're after then you'd be far better of with The Video Games Guide. The writer clearly conducted a lot of interviews to help enliven the history and although he devotes an inordinate number of pages to Nolan Bushnell and Atari some of the anecdotes are priceless (love to hear about the execs who passed on Pole Position).
Starts out strong, then fizzles about halfway through.......2007-07-23
The final impression left on me by "The Ultimate History of Video Games" is that I was actually reading two different books--one on the early history of video games (up to about the time the NES was released) and one on the late 80s to turn of the century era. The first half or so of this book is obviously a labor of love, and though it does have its limitations the narrative is both smooth and engaging. The book is not exceptionally well written, but throughout the pre-video game era and all through the Atari years Kent manages to weave a narrative that is entertaining and reads well.
A host of quotes from firsthand sources is peppered throughout the narrative, and most of them serve to add to rather than detract from the overall quality of the book. Nolan Bushnell, Al Alcorn, and many others provide anecdotes and relate the early history of video games from the point of view of those who made it happen. The pre-video game era, the rise of Atari, the coin-op arcade business, and the advent of home console gaming is all chronicled here.
But then something happens to the narrative. Around the time Nintendo breaks into the console market with the Famicom the details become more sparse. Short blurbs about the Super NES pop up before the NES has even hit American shores, and entire chapters on litigation, with very little narrative and mostly lifted from transcripts, bog the story down. It seemed to me that I could almost feel Kent losing interest in the project, and my own interest tapered and then almost completely left as well.
The quotes are still there, but the overall feel of the book goes from a man telling the story through the eyes of the people who lived it to that of a high school book report. That may seem harsh, but the "and then this happened, and then this happened..." quality of the mid 80s through mid 2001 years left a great deal to be desired. Some of the most significant developments in gaming are glossed over with surprising indifference, and anyone who hoped to relive their glory days of gaming will be disappointed if those days occurred in the days of Nintendo, Sega, or Sony consoles.
It's hard to blame this entirely on Kent, of course, since the industry expanded so much during the late 80s and 90s that it's difficult to imagine being able to cover things with the level of detail and attention given to the 70s and first half of the 80s. Still, many of the omissions are glaring and, in my mind, inexcusable. While Sega's war with Nintendo during the Genesis/Super NES days is covered, very few games for those systems receive any attention whatsoever. Sonic, Mario, and Donkey Kong are covered, of course, but most everything else is either given scant treatment or is omitted entirely. Golden Axe is mentioned in passing, the Final Fantasy series is eventually given a couple pages (but not until he mentioned Squaresoft's defection from Nintendo to Sony). Kent leaves out the fact that there were Zelda games for both the Super NES and the N64 and forgets to mention Super Mario Kart as one of Nintendo's titles for the Super NES (he does mention Mario Kart 64 without pointing out that it was a sequel). Starfox is mentioned in passing or in a caption somewhere, and I think I saw the name 'Megaman' twice.
In addition, "Ultimate History" does not deign to discuss PC gaming with anything but a passing nod in the PC's direction. Myst and 7th Guest are mentioned, and Wolfenstein and later Doom are brought up a few times (mostly in conjunction with video game violence), but that's about it. Fans of such enormously popular franchises such as Civilization, Quake, Command and Conquer, anything made by Blizzard (Diablo, Warcraft, Starcraft, etc), Age of Empires, or the Star Wars universe will no doubt wonder why their games are not considered part of the 'Ultimate History' of the video game industry, but this question will go unanswered. Online gaming, which was already very popular when this book was published in 2001, is ignored entirely.
In short, "The Ultimate History of Video Games" is anything but ultimate. I realize that the title was the idea of the publisher, but in my mind the author, who is very familiar with the industry, should never have conceded to label the book an 'ultimate history.' In fact, I think Kent should have ended his narrative when the NES console burst onto the scene and billed it as the ultimate history of pre NES video games. To that I would have conceded, and would have given the first part of the book 4 stars if I could have. The second half deserves no more than 2 (and I'm being fairly generous) and in my opinion drags this book down from something worth owning to something barely worth finishing. It's obvious the passion infused in the early part of the book is gone, which is a shame--the first few hundred pages of this book are a great source of video gaming history.
Comprehensive.......2007-07-15
This book is very detailed and well done. It is 600 pages. I think a minor typo (p561) is that Playstation DVD hold 8GB or 17GB dual layer, I believe it is half that (4.7 GB and 9 GB). I also think a fun "fact" that wasn't mentioned in the book is that Donkey Kong Country on the SNES was thought to be the Ultra64 (N64) demo at the show. Otherwise, very in depth, lots of insights into the beginning of pre-pong games, creation of companies like Atari, etc., up to PS2 and Xbox timeframe. This took me a little over 8 hours to read cover-to-cover, but I was always very interested since I grew up playing a lot of arcade games, and enjoy home consoles too.
for real retro fans only.......2007-05-10
Not for the casual retro fan. This book goes deep - deep into the personal ins and outs of the early video game history. Would be better if there are more photos spread over the book. In all, a good read about the people rather than the actual games.
Product Description
To Hoenn and Beyond! The Official Nintendo Player's Guide is the source for all things Pokemon Emerald. We've compiled everything you need to know to be the best Pokemon Trainer in Hoenn, including tips for surviving the all-new Battle Frontier and defeating the Elite Four! Complete Walk-through - Across all terrains and against every Trainer, we show you the best strategy for every location. Detailed Maps - Find your way around Hoenn's cities and routes with maps that call out secrets and special encounters. Exhaustive Pokedex - Look up information on every Pokemon you'll encounter, including Evolution information and complete move lists. Battle Tactics - The best strategy for every situation is at your fingertips, no matter what your opponent throws at you. PLUS! Complete Battle Frontier coverage! Put your Pokemon to the ultimate test of will and endurance in the toughest challenges yet - the Emerald-exclusive Battle Frontier.
Customer Reviews:
Guides used to be better.......2007-06-09
Of course it has a walktrough, but it's not clear, for example:
*Spoilers*
When you get to Rustboro City, the guide tells you to do everything you need to do, but, it doesn't tell you what to do next. In fact the next page in the guide tells you to go to route 103, but in fact you have to get back through the forest and take the ship to Dewford Town, this has to be realized by you, the guide doesn't tell you.
And, past guides, used to tell you even which Pokemon the trainers had, but now they don't; not even in the gyms, they just tell you the Pokemons that the Gym Leaders have
*/end of Spoilers*
Anyway, it's a good guide, if you want to have somehthing in your hands; if you don't find something in the guide, you can make a quick search on internet.
Review of item which never arrived.......2007-01-16
I never rec'd the item from the vendor. I never received a response to any of my inquiries through the vendor or Amazon.
Emerald Strategy.......2007-01-12
Could've used a guide on each route telling you what was found on each one, but overall its a good guide.
Great product.......2007-01-10
My kids LOVE this Emerald Guide. It's helped them get all the Pokemon they want and go all the places they want to go.
Very GooD!.......2007-01-09
Well, I really like this guide. It really helps when you finish the game and want to explore all possibilities that you've missed before... I'll complete my Pokedex in no time!
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