Pokémon Emerald 386: Is a hack of Pokémon Emerald, made so you can get all 386 Pokémon (hence, the name) without trading.

GRAPHICS 9   The graphics in this game are nice. The sprites move like they did in Crystal, which gives some life to the Pokémon. The characters look good. It seems like they used the GBA's graphics nicely.

SOUND   8        The sounds of this game are very well done. The battle music, the Pokémon cries, are nice. Some of the music gives the game a very nice feel, but some music got annoying, such as the surfing music, since you will hear a lot of it.

ADDICTIVENESS  10     I could play this game all day. This is my second run through, going for a perfect team. Hours and hours of non stop game play. Which leads me into:

DEPTH   10      The fact that you must get 386 Pokémon is already a tough and lengthy  task, but add to that getting a team strong enough  face the hardships of the Battle Frontier, to the  Tough choices of making a Pokémon have good moves for winning contests, which makes it a very long game. 

STORY   7       Pokémon has never had much of a good story, but this one, more so than even Sapphire and Ruby, has a more compelling story. The way that Team Magma and Team Aqua clash makes a pretty interesting story.

DIFFICULTY   7      Now, the regular Pokémon Emerald was not too hard to wipe out all the Pokémon through the E4, but this game changes that, by making all Pokémon trainers have Pokémon at higher levels than before. The Pokémon League now have  Pokémon near 20 levels higher, while Steven using all level 100's for his team. If you train the right Pokémon and train them right, it could still be relatively easy.

FINAL THOUGHTS        This is my personal favorite Pokémon hack out there. Anyone who had Emerald, or anyone who enjoys Pokémon hacks should give this game a try. I give Pokémon Emerald 386 a 9.8, because it is just such an enjoyable game, plus the added difficulty, makes this game worth more than just a try.