So this hack actually counts as a hack just because there was a minor change made to it that is not in the original. Yep, that is all there is that changed. So what is this minor change? Simple, in Pallet Town there is a patch of grass where you are able to catch super powerful lv.1 Pokémon which include:Gyarados, Blaziken, Pidgeot, Metagross, Rayquaza, Alakazam, Machamp, Golem, Gengar, Mewtwo and Salamence. So is this technically a hack? Yes it does count as a hacked game because there was a minor change from the original. It is a little annoying being a beginner of making hacks myself (Thankfully my brother is teaching me with some hacks he is making) and seeing that a change which was made as such literally takes the developer less than 10 minutes to make. So I have no idea why this "hack" was even accepted on this website but I gave it a chance and it was too easy. So time for the categories!
Graphics and Sound: 8
Fire Red and Leaf Green had amazing graphics but since nothing changed from the original version in these areas these categories deserve a rating of 8. The hack did have great graphics compared to Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald so a rating of 8, and the soundtracks were better as well than those titles so sound deserves an 8.
Addictiveness: 3
I would not play this hack again just because of the fact that this is not a beta version and there is only a minor change which was made from the original which if I wanted to I could do the same thing in 10 minutes and knowing that as a gamer I feel that I was ripped off of my time.
though it was incredibly easy I do not recommend this hack just because again it did not really offer anything that was very different just a way to have a super powerful team right in the beginning which some gamers may like but some would hate.
Story: 7
Fire Red and Leaf Green did not have a lot of changes from the original Pokémon Red and Blue so even though it is a great story to it there was no changes and this hack did not change anything except the patch of grass which again was annoying!
Depth: 6
It offers only a little more than Fire Red and Leaf Green but only a patch of grass more. Therefore, this category gets a 6 rating just because it was a little over the average hack which is the original roms of Fire Red and Leaf Green.
Difficulty: 2
This is fairly obvious. You are able to catch again: Gyarados, Blaziken, Pidgeot, Metagross, Rayquaza, Alakazam, Machamp, Golem, Gengar, Mewtwo and Salamence at lv.1 so once you train your team to a certain point it is almost impossible to even be able to have one of them faint during battle which is why this category receives a difficulty of 2.
So overall I as a Pokémon Hack Gamer was extremely disappointed in the lack of creativity and the lack of respect. I really can't respect anyone who makes 1 minor change just to call a game a "hacked version" and I really have no idea why this is even on the website as a hacked game.
-flygirl11