Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green (Prima Official Game Guide)

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Oops .. I did it again. Bought the Prima guide instead of the Nintendo Power guide. Five minutes after receiving my Prima guide (and taking a VERY brief glance inside), I ran straight to my computer and ordered the Nintendo Power guide instead.

The Prima guide clearly states on Page Two that it has "as few spoilers as possible so the game's surprises aren't ruined" .. well, that's not what we're looking for, is it? LOL

I don't cheat when I play games, but I do like to know what challenges are available in each section. This book shows you pretty pictures of each town, but there is not even an overall map. The Nintendo Power guide tells you EVERYTHING, but you can still play the game without feeling like you are cheating.

Here are the differences between the two guides that I found most irritating:

Battles:

Prima tells you are going to have a battle, but doesn't give any other info.

Nintendo Power (NP) tells you the...Read more

I've played every Nintendo Pokemon game, and I have guides for most of them. The Prima Official Game Guide for Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen is the worst guide I've seen.

The guide will get you past all the gym leaders and tell you where to catch Articuno, Moltres, and Zapados, but that is as far as it goes. It says on the cover "maps for every area," but I've found at least seven areas that it does not have maps for. Next, on the cover it says, "hard-to-catch Pokemon found," but I have so far found wild Pokemon in areas that the guide says you cannot find them. For example, in Viridian City, it says you can catch Gyrados, Horsea, Magikarp, Psyduck, Slowpoke, and Staryu, but I have caught Slowbros in that water as well.

I have also found several glitches in the guide. For example, it says you can catch Gyrados in Fuchsia City, but the picture of Gyrados is really a Weedle. The maps show where some of the items are hidden but I have found items in places not...Read more

Not much. If you want to complete the game but get absolutely nothing else... then get the guide. The walkthrough and layout is really detailed... but aside from the walkthrough getting you through the game (which even that isn't saying too much) there's not much else.

To be frank. The guide has nice maps and screenshots. They're fairly detailed and good for navigating. But as others have stated below. Some things in this guide are just plain useless.

Take the Pokedex for example. If you want a detailed pokedex Prima expects you to spend 25 ADDITONAL dollars to buy a better one. Lets add that up shall we? Pokemon Game 35 dollars; Prima's Official Strategy Guide: 15 dollars; Prima's Collector's Edition Pokedex, 25 dollars. If you go with Prima you'll spend over 70 dollars to get it all! Do you really want that?

That's not the only problem. There is no moves lists and they don't give you an explanation on things like berries, nature,...Read more