Pokemon Fire Red Omega is meant to be a difficulty hack. It's not flashy and it's not incredibly different from the normal Fire Red. Most of the areas, if not all of them, are exactly the same. The things changed though, are the enemies and what they use, the levels, and even how smart they are.

Graphics- 10/10: Graphics are the same as Fire Red. Which is perfectly okay, because it's just meant to be a harder version of the normal game. Also the hack is pretty old.

Sound- 10/10. Sound is exactly the same. I wouldn't expect it to be different. Even a lot of the new hacks don't change the sounds.

Addictiveness: 7/10. I liked the game a lot. Every gym fight was challenging, and I always wanted to play to the next one. Grinding in this game actually doesn't ruin how addictive it is. Certain trainers in the game give you lot's of experience, and you can rematch them all you want. When ever I was behind in levels, it took me only about 20 minutes to catch up, so the pace was never ruined. Every trainer is using something different and is a little stronger in some way, it made me always want to keep playing. The map though, is mostly unchanged, besides a few spots with extra grass. If you've played the original Fire Red, you won't find much new to look at, as far as areas go. Also the dialogue is unchanged, besides when you get free stuff.

Story: 10/10. Literally nothing changed from Fire Red. Which is better than quickly coming up with some random story that doesn't make  any sense.

Depth: 6/10 I noticed some small things I liked. When they made Fire Red, they took out some of the trainers from Red/Blue and made them weaker. In this hack, it brings back every difficult trainer. An example of this is the level 16 Raticate in the first cave. Everyone in the game has a changed team which is nice. Although besides the different battles, you won't find anything else new to do. The starters are all different, and actually aren't normal starters. That was cool for being different. The moves you learn are also changed up.

Difficulty: 7/10. Difficult is what this hack is meant to be. Everyone has increased levels, better moves, and is just stronger in general. The gyms all have max teams of 6, all the way through the entire game. Most boss fights aren't simple any more because they cover their weaknesses. Despite that, the game hands you really powerful things at the beginning for free. You can find certain trainers to rematch that make leveling up very fast. Moves that are powerful and need to recharge like Hyper Beam and Blast Burn, no longer need to charge and can now be spammed on you. Although you can abuse this too if you learn the moves. The AI is also smart in this game. An example was the poison gym. I set up Rain Dance and was ready to clear through his whole team, but suddenly he switched to an electric type and killed my team with Thunder. This also shows how a hack can be hard without just raising levels.

Overall: 8/10. I liked this a whole lot. Everything was challenging without it being unfair in levels. The parts it did jump in levels, you had spots to quickly fix it, such as going to the trainer on the island with 2 or 3 Blisseys. I was able to be challenged without it being unfair.

I think this might be the best hack to someone who wants a fair challenge, although if your looking for a hack with all new things to do, this isn't it.

Yeah I got it to go away. I have to actually go to Vizzed and load the game. I can't use a bookmark for some reason.

Thanks for the support

Every time I load a gameboy game, a white bar cuts off a small part of the screen at the top. I can't figure out how to get rid of it.

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 Pokémon: A Grand Day Out. This is a short hack, where the goal is to find out why Team Rocket is planting bombs in random places. Even though it takes only an hour to beat, it's still made worth playing.

GRAPHICS: 10/10. The graphics are the same as the FireRed/LeafGreen. It's a short, small hack, which like the creator said took a short time to make. There would be no reason to change the graphics.

SOUND: 10/10. The sound is already okay, the same as the original FireRed/LeafGreen and isn't necessary to change for this hack.

ADDICTIVENESS: 4/10. This game is worth playing once. It's basically a short story, and with one play you see everything. There's no reason to play this game again, because with the grinding, it's not worth it and would be repetitive. Since the game only has a few areas, and battles, You're limited on what you can use as a team. You also don't pick a starter, the game does that for you.

STORY: 8/10. This game really does play out like a short story. It starts like a normal Pokémon game, but you find out early on Team Rocket is using bombs to blow up different places, such as routes and forests. You track the Team Rocket leader to find out why. It's a simple story, but it has funny dialogue, and almost everybody says something different than normal. It has some grinding you need to do, but it's not enough to get in the way of the story. The story is Anti-climatic though.

DEPTH: 6/10. The game only takes you through a few areas. But, the dialogue in every area is new. As far as I know, the game has no glitches. You're free to explore it as much as you want. The map is mostly the same as the original game, but it has a few extra areas, such as the bomb hut, and an extra cave. It does well enough for a short game.

DIFFICULTY: 7/10. This game has grinding, and it's painful in the beginning. Early on you start fighting against level 12's. The only area you can grind in is against level 2 and 3's. It's a little bit of a slump to start, but breaking through the early parts and the game picks up. Before you know it, it's over. The most difficult parts, to me, are the gym area at the start and the 10 Koffing battle.

OVERALL: 8.2/10. It's short, it has a slow start because of grinding, but it's fun. I like that everyone says something new, so it's actually worth checking the town and talking to people. It only takes about an hour to finish, but it has a fun story and it's worth the hour.

Another thing to note, after you finish the game the screen will black out. You can continue playing by pausing the game, and choosing Pokémon from the menu. Nothing new will happen though, but you can go back to the final area and you can repeat the final battle.

 

Eniitan : Don't get me wrong, I liked playing the game. I even played it for hours straight. It's just with so many hacks out there I don't think this one has anything memorable or special enough for me to come back to it, at least for a good while.

Eniitan : Thanks for the feedback. In future reviews I'll be more specific about things.

Eniitan : I didn't skip these areas...but I have my reasons for not mentioning them. The area behind the lab was impossible to get out of and I had to reset my game. I didn't bother with the Legends Cavern because I didn't want to make the game easier than it already was. I didn't bring this up because I don't want more negatives.

When I mentioned better things being found, I meant the starters.

Eniitan : I played through start to finish. The whole game was the same, except he added areas you could skip, but I didn't do that. I also played through a nuzlocke version of the game, which that should have made it harder, but I still got through it easy.

Pokémon Emerald rebirth is a very small rom hack. This actually isn't too much different than the original game. This hack took an hour at most to make, but that doesn't make it a bad thing. Actually, the only things different are the wild Pokémon encounters. The creator also made some areas possible to skip.

GRAPHICS: 10/10. Nothing is different about the graphics. The graphics, like the majority of hacks, are the same as the original game. And the original graphics still hold up well.

SOUND: 10/10. The sound is the exact same as the original game. Nothing wrong with this, the original sounds and music are good enough and don't need to be messed with.

ADDICTIVENSS: 3/10. Simple isn't a bad thing. That's what this hack is. But it's so simple, I'll probably never play it again. This hack only has small changes to which Pokémon you find. That's all this hack really has to offer. It's fun if you want something a bit different from the original Pokémon Emerald, but one play through of it and I've seen everything. I have no reason to come back to this.

STORY: 5/10. He didn't change the story, or any text at all if I recall. Since the story is the same as the original Pokémon Emerald, which I already played, I found myself skipping through all the text. The original story wasn't bad, but being the exact same as the original and nothing else, gives me less reason to come back and play this.

DEPTH: 3/10. Not really any depth for a game called "Rebirth". Like I mentioned, very little changed in this hack. It went on a while like the original Emerald but had nothing really unique about it. Emerald is a decent sized game with a lot to do, but this hack didn't add anything to that.

DIFFICULTY: 2/10. This game is very easy. Actually, it's easier than the original Emerald. As I said, the Pokémon you find are different, and better. The trainer and gym Pokémon are the exact same though. You get better things for a game that's already fairly easy, and it can become a little boring.

OVERALL: 6/10. It's a nice, small hack. I would only recommend this if You're looking to replay Emerald, but want something a bit different. Otherwise, there are other hacks with much more to offer.

 Pokemon Fire Red Backwards Edition. This is a very unique Pokemon hack, and as far as I know, the only one of it's kind. Like the title says, you go through Pokemon Fire Red backwards. There is more to this game then just playing through backwards though. Towns are slightly changed, along with a few moves, and trainers, and wild Pokemon. Dialogue is also changed to make it more funny. (Although it can be slightly offensive to some.)

Graphics: 10/10. It wouldn't be fair to rate the graphics for this hack. The creator obviously didn't intend to change them and they are the same as the original Pokemon Fire Red.

Sound: 10/10. The sound is the same as the original as the original Pokemon Fire Red. The creator obviously didn't intend to change them like with the graphics.

Addictiveness. 6/10. I thought it was really cool to play this game backwards, and I really enjoyed seeing all the changes. In-fact, that's the only reason this game is in anyway addictive. This game forces you to grind or struggle, which I didn't think like at all. This isn't a game I will replay, and if I do, it won't be for a long time.

Story. 2/10. The original Pokémon Fire Red never had a great story, and this hack tried to add it's own little story. The story is Team Rocket trying to capture the 3 legendary birds. It is really lazy and doesn't go into depth at all. There is also a post game story, which is really short and supposed to be unbeatable.

Depth. 10/10. The slight changes to every town kept me playing this game from start to finish. Of course playing the game backwards, it makes everything different. Dialogue to almost every trainer is changed and I enjoyed all of it. Primeape which is originally a fighting type, is changed to a ground type. The move teleport is changed to explosion. Little changes like these didn't make sense, but also made it much more interesting to me.

Difficulty. 10/10. My biggest problem with this game is how hard it is. Every single time before you enter a new area, you are forced to battle what I started to think of as "mini-bosses." Trainers that are high-leveled and normally you are forced to battle them to enter the new town. These trainers gave me a problem early on and I was usually wiped out by them until I decided to grind. The AI for all trainers is improved and when I had a type advantage they would usually switch out. The Gym-Leaders have improved move sets and the AI knows how to use these moves right. Everything felt high leveled and I trained my team for hours to make it easier for me.

Overall. 6.5/10. I enjoyed this whole game except for the grinding. The new dialogue was my favorite part and it's a big reason I kept playing. When I think back on this game, I don't think of how funny it was. Instead I think of how long I spent training my team. It did make me feel accomplished when I beat it though.