Gameboy Advance Review

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Gameboy Advance
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Dai.'s Review of Gameboy Advance Console

30th Dec 2002

Overall Rating

4 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Addiction Level
    4 stars
Good Points

Good battery life compared to the old handheld consoles such as the Sega Gamegear and Atari Lynx and a vastly superior collection of software titles available.

The graphics are surprisingly good for such a small system.

It's just like having a mini playstation in your pocket (except it's probably better).


Bad Points

Its design (similar in ways to the old SNES controller) can make the shoulder buttons difficult to use.

The lack of a backlit screen can cause some difficulties though it's nothing a tactically-positioned lamp can't sort out.


General Comments

When the Sega versus Nintendo war raged on some 10 years ago, as a Megadrive owner I was firmly on the side of Sega. In the years that have passed since I have owned SNES, an original Gameboy, an N64 and a Dreamcast but the arrival of the GBA has made me a firm fan of Nintendo. The design of the GBA is good except for the minor details mentioned above but as one review I read earlier said, 'it's the games that make a system great', and boy, does the GBA have some great games! Where else can you have Sonic, Mario and Crash Bandicoot on the same system (other than the Gamecube)? OK, due to the limitations of the system this is no XBOX and some of the games are pitiful at best, but if you only go for the best games and you take the GBA for what it is (a damn fine handheld games system)then you can't go wrong. If you want power go for the Gamecube, if you want something for those long boring journeys, buy a GBA!

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