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{{nihongo|'''''Pokémon Omega Ruby''''' and '''''Alpha Sapphire'''''|ポケットモンスター オメガルビー&アルファサファイア|Poketto Monsutā Omega Rubī & Arufa Safaia}} are two ]s slated for release for the ] family of ]s. They are remakes of the 2002 ] titles ].<ref name=announcement>{{cite web|title=Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire|url=http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-omega-ruby-and-pokemon-alpha-sapphire/|work=Pokémon.com|publisher=Nintendo/The Pokémon Company|accessdate=8 May 2014}}</ref> The games were announced on May 7, 2014, in a teaser trailer released by Nintendo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire remakes coming to 3DS |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/462503/pokemon-ruby-sapphire-remakes-coming-to-3ds/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-News-RSS |work=] |last=Scullion |first=Chris |date=2014-05-07 |accessdate=2014-05-07}}</ref><ref name="epoch">{{cite web | url=http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/663563-pokemon-omega-ruby-and-alpha-sapphire-out-for-nintendo-3ds-in-november-2014-video/ | title=Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Out for Nintendo 3DS in November 2014 (+Video) | publisher=Epoch Times | date=May 7, 2014 | accessdate=May 8, 2014 | author=Ong, Larry}}</ref>


{{nihongo foot|'''''Pokémon Omega Ruby'''''|ポケットモンスター オメガルビー|Poketto Monsutā Omega Rubī|"Pocket Monsters: Omega Ruby"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} and {{nihongo foot|'''''Pokémon Alpha Sapphire'''''|ポケットモンスター アルファサファイア|Poketto Monsutā Arufa Safaia|"Pocket Monsters: Alpha Sapphire"|lead=yes|group=lower-alpha}} are 2014 ] of the 2002<!-- Japanese release --> ] ]s ], also including features from '']''. The games are part of the sixth generation of the ],<ref name=announcement>{{cite web|title=Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire|url=http://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-omega-ruby-and-pokemon-alpha-sapphire/|work=Pokemon.com|publisher=Nintendo/The Pokémon Company|access-date=8 May 2014|archive-date=19 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219135518/https://www.pokemon.com/us/pokemon-video-games/pokemon-omega-ruby-and-pokemon-alpha-sapphire/|url-status=live}}</ref> developed by ] and published by ] and ] for the ]. Announced in May 2014, the games were released in ], ] and ] on 21 November 2014, exactly twelve years after the original release date of ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'', while the European release was the following week.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire remakes coming to 3DS |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/462503/pokemon-ruby-sapphire-remakes-coming-to-3ds/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-News-RSS |work=] |last=Scullion |first=Chris |date=7 May 2014 |access-date=7 May 2014 |archive-date=8 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140508061717/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/462503/pokemon-ruby-sapphire-remakes-coming-to-3ds/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=CVG-News-RSS |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Development==
Speculation about remakes of ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'' had been going on for years, most notably seeing references to the games and their region, Hoenn, in the 2013 predecessors ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nintendoeverything.com/pokemon-xy-references-hoenn-some-fans-think-game-freak-could-be-teasing-rubysapphire-remake/|publisher=NintendoEverything|title=Pokemon X/Y references Hoenn, some fans think Game Freak could be teasing Ruby/Sapphire remake|author=Brian|accessdate=May 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/the-latest-clues-we-might-get-a-pokemon-ruby-and-sapp-1446021579|publisher=Kotaku|last=Hernandez|first=Patricia|title=The Latest 'Clues' We Might Get A ''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'' Remake|date=October 15, 2013|accessdate=May 7, 2014}}</ref> In fact, "Hoenn Confirmed" became an ] that accompanied speculation.<ref name=IBT>{{cite web | url=http://www.idigitaltimes.com/articles/22949/20140507/pokemon-x-y-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire.htm | title=Pokémon X And Y News: Hoenn Remakes Confirmed! Pokémon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Coming This November | publisher=IBT Media | date=May 7, 2014 | accessdate=May 7, 2014 | author=Harding, Xavier}}</ref>


''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' received generally positive reviews from critics. {{As of|2023|03|31|df=UK}}, a combined total of 14.57 million copies have been sold worldwide, ranking them as the ] of all time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IR Information : Financial Data - Top Selling Title Sales Units - Nintendo 3DS Software|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html|access-date=2020-12-14|website=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|language=en|archive-date=3 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303163754/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/finance/software/3ds.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Nintendo officially announced the games in a press release on May 7, 2014. ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' will be released In Japan and The United States on November 21, then Europe on November 28, 2014. Canada is still not yet confirmed.<ref name="poly">{{cite web|url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/7/5690692/pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-trailer-nintendo-3ds|publisher=]|date=May 7, 2014|last=Sarkar|first=Samit|title=Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire coming to 3DS in November|accessdate=May 7, 2014}}</ref> The only detailed information given is that the new games will "take the players through a dramatic story within a spectacular new world".<ref>{{cite web|author=GameCentral |url=http://metro.co.uk/2014/05/07/pokemon-ruby-and-sapphire-remakes-coming-to-3ds-4720735/ |title=Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire remakes coming to 3DS &#124; Metro News |publisher=Metro.co.uk |date=2014-05-07 |accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref> Following the announcement, it was initially unclear if ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' were remakes of ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'' or entirely new games, due to the wording of the press release. In a financial results briefing that occurred a day after the reveal, the president of Nintendo, ], confirmed that the new games are full remakes of their 2002 counterparts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/library/events/140508/index.html|title=Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2014|publisher=]|first=Satoru|last=Iwata|date=May 8, 2014|accessdate=May 9, 2014}}</ref>


== Gameplay ==
During Nintendo's live ] video on June 10, 2014, a trailer for ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' displayed new gameplay footage, including the new playable character designs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/oras/feature/02.html |title=冒険の舞台は自然豊かなホウエン地方! &#124; 『ポケットモンスター オメガルビー』『ポケットモンスター アルファサファイア』公式サイト |publisher=Pokemon.co.jp |date= |accessdate=2014-06-10}}</ref> and new Mega Evolutions for ] and ] that were not featured in ''X'' and ''Y'' as ] was. A press release from Nintendo hinted that other Mega Stones (in-game items required for Mega Evolution) could only be found in ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire''{{'}}s setting of Hoenn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gonintendo.com/?mode=viewstory&id=230307 |title=Pok'©mon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire launch date announced, Legendary details revealed &#124; GoNintendo - What are YOU waiting for? |publisher=GoNintendo |date=2014-06-10 |accessdate=2014-06-10}}</ref> The press release and official websites for the video games also announced that the new forms of Groudon and Kyogre featured on the games' box art were their {{nihongo4|Primal|ゲンシ|Genshi}} forms, accessed through a method known as {{nihongo4|"Primal Reversion"|ゲンシカイキ|Genshi Kaiki}}, which in the games' stories may be related to Mega Evolution.<ref>{{cite web|last=Makuch |first=Eddie |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/e3-2014-pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-launching-november-21/1100-6420325/ |title=E3 2014: Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire Launching November 21 |publisher=GameSpot |date=2014-06-10 |accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/06/10/pokemon-omega-ruby-pokemon-alpha-sapphire-release-date-announced/ |title=Pokémon Omega Ruby And Pokemon Alpha Sapphire Release Date Announced |publisher=Siliconera |date=2014-06-10 |accessdate=2014-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/en-us/pokemon/legendary-pokemon/primal-groudon-and-primal-kyogre |title=Omega Alpha |publisher=Pokemonrubysapphire.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/oras/feature/03.html |title=パッケージを飾るポケモンが判明!「ゲンシグラードン」・「ゲンシカイオーガ」 &#124; 『ポケットモンスター オメガルビー』『ポケットモンスター アルファサファイア』公式サイト |publisher=Pokemon.co.jp |date= |accessdate=2014-06-10}}</ref> Following E3, promotional videos went up for the other new Mega Evolutions of Mega Sableye<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhBSCthYTLE |title=Mega Sableye revealed for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire! |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/oras/pokemon/18.html |title=メガヤミラミ &#124; 『ポケットモンスター オメガルビー』『ポケットモンスター アルファサファイア』公式サイト |publisher=Pokemon.co.jp |date= |accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref> and Mega ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/en-us/pokemon/mega-diancie/mega-diancie |title=Omega Alpha |publisher=Pokemonrubysapphire.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/oras/pokemon/17.html |title=メガディアンシー &#124; 『ポケットモンスター オメガルビー』『ポケットモンスター アルファサファイア』公式サイト |publisher=Pokemon.co.jp |date= |accessdate=2014-06-12}}</ref> These new features were later published in print in Japanese children's magazine '']'' on June 13, 2014.<ref name="corojuly14">{{cite journal |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=July 2014 |issue=July 2014 |title= |trans_title= |url= |language=ja |journal=] |location=Japan |publisher=] |publication-date=June 13, 2014 |accessdate=2014-06-12 }}</ref> Photographs of the issue's content surfaced online a week prior to its release and a few days before the ], and were picked up by video game news sites.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-remakes-add-new-mega-evolutions/1100-6420187/|title=Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire Remakes Add New Mega Evolutions|publisher=]|first=Chris|last=Pereira|date=2014-06-07|accessdate=2014-06-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.slashgear.com/pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-mega-evolutions-leaked-08332562/|title=Pokemon Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Mega Evolutions leaked|publisher=SlashGear|date=2014-06-08|accessdate=2014-06-08}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconera.com/2014/06/07/pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-mega-evolutions/ |title=Pokémon Omega Ruby And Alpha Sapphire Have More Mega Evolutions |publisher=] |date=2014-06-07 |accessdate=2014-06-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/the-upcoming-pokemon-remakes-have-a-new-type-of-mega-ev-1587616591 |title=Mudkip and Treecko Have Mega Evolutions In The New Pokémon Remakes |publisher=Kotaku |date=2014-06-07 |accessdate=2014-06-10}}</ref>
{{see also|Gameplay of Pokémon{{!}}Gameplay of ''Pokémon''|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire#Gameplay{{!}}''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'' § Gameplay}}
Though ''Pokémon Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' are remakes of games from the third generation, they retain changes made in later generations, such as the type split from the fourth generation and unlimited ] usage and triple battles from the fifth generation. They also retain gameplay features introduced in ], such as ], Pokémon Amie, Super Training and the Player Search System. The games introduced a unique mechanic for ] and ] dubbed "Primal Reversion", akin to the broader Mega Evolution feature.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McElroy |first1=Griffin |title=Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Review: Fresh Paint |url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/19/7243189/pokemon-omega-ruby-pokemon-alpha-sapphire-review-3DS |website=Polygon |date=19 November 2014 |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref> The games also let players ride Latios or Latias to "soar" above Hoenn to travel, with some in-game areas being exclusively accessible through this feature.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Tom |title=Pokémon Omega Ruby, Alpha Sapphire let you fly freely around Hoenn |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-alpha-ruby-omega-sapphire-let-you-fly-freely-around-hoenn |newspaper=Eurogamer.net |date=14 October 2014 |access-date=26 April 2024 |archive-date=26 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240426000530/https://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-alpha-ruby-omega-sapphire-let-you-fly-freely-around-hoenn |url-status=live }}</ref>


== Setting and story ==
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{{See also|Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire#Plot{{!}}''Pokémon Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'' § Plot}}
The setting and story of ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' are largely the same as the original ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'' games. They begin as the player is seen riding in the back of a moving truck. The player character starts by moving to the Hoenn region from the Johto region with their mother, as their father Norman has been hired as the leader of the Petalburg City Gym. The player arrives with their parents at the family's new home in the village of Littleroot Town, on the southern edge of the main island. The player character begins their Pokémon Trainer journey by saving Professor Birch, the leading professor in the Hoenn region, from a wild ], choosing either ], ], or ] to defend him. Following the defeat of the wild Pokémon, the player receives the chosen Pokémon as their ]. The player then travels around Hoenn to complete the ] and battle the eight Gym Leaders of the Hoenn Region.


Along the way, the player character encounters the antagonist group Team Magma in ''Omega Ruby'' or Team Aqua in ''Alpha Sapphire'' who wish to use the power of the legendary Pokémon, Primal Groudon in Omega Ruby, and Primal Kyogre in Alpha Sapphire, to change the world to suit their desires. Team Magma wants to use ] to dry up the oceans and expand the landmass, thereby allowing humanity to progress further. Meanwhile, Team Aqua wishes to summon ] to flood the lands and revert the world to a prehistoric state, which will allow Pokémon to live more freely. However, unlike in the original games, depending on the game version, Archie and Maxie will actually use the correct orb, leading to their Primal Reversions. With the help of Hoenn League Champion Steven Stone, and the Gym Leader Wallace, the player defeats their respective team and then either captures or defeats the legendary Pokémon to prevent a global drought / heavy rainfall and thus ensuring the teams' mutual reformation. The player then advances on to the Hoenn League, challenging the ] and then the Hoenn League Champion, Steven, to become the new Hoenn League Champion. The player also has the option of participating in the various Pokémon Contests throughout Hoenn, using their Pokémon to put on a performance for an audience and judges. Aside from the gameplay, 20 new Mega Evolutions were added since '']'', as well as "primal reversions" for Groudon and Kyogre, which function similarly.
==References==
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A new side quest is featured in ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'', called the "Delta Episode".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/en-us/story/the-delta-episode:-a-new-story-brewing-in-hoenn|publisher=Pokemon (official US website)|title=The Delta Episode: A New Story Brewing in Hoenn!|access-date=28 December 2014|archive-date=29 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229004848/http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/en-us/story/the-delta-episode:-a-new-story-brewing-in-hoenn|url-status=live}}</ref> The player must work with the new character, Zinnia, as well as Steven and Professor Cozmo, to find a way to stop a meteor from crashing into the planet. This also requires capturing the legendary Pokémon ] in order to stop the meteor that holds the mythical Pokémon ].
==External links==
*{{official website|1=http://www.pokemon.co.jp/ex/oras/}} {{ja icon}}
*{{official website|1=http://www.pokemonrubysapphire.com/}} (International)


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== Release ==
''Pokémon Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' were released in Japan, North America and Australia on 21 November 2014, exactly twelve years after the original release date of ''Ruby'' and ''Sapphire'', while the European release was the following week.<ref name=":0" /> They are the third remake pairs in the franchise following ] for the Game Boy Advance in 2004 and ] for the Nintendo DS in 2009. As with ], the games include all official translations, unlike previous generations where games contained only certain languages depending on the region or country they were originally distributed.<ref>{{cite web|title=『Pokémon Omega Ruby』及『Pokémon Alpha Sapphire』(日文版) 新資訊介紹|url=http://www.nintendo.tw/pressrelease/3ds_20140915oras.htm|access-date=23 September 2014|publisher=Nintendo (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Taiwan)|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041900/http://www.nintendo.tw/pressrelease/3ds_20140915oras.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=『Pokémon Omega Ruby』及『Pokémon Alpha Sapphire』(日文版) 新資訊介紹|url=http://www.nintendo.com.hk/pressrelease/3ds_20140915oras.htm|access-date=23 September 2014|publisher=Nintendo (Hong Kong) Ltd.|archive-date=16 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116215613/http://www.nintendo.com.hk/pressrelease/3ds_20140915oras.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Reception ==
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| MC = 83/100 (''Omega Ruby'')<ref name="mc or">{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pokemon-omega-ruby/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|title=Pokemon Omega Ruby for 3DS Reviews - Metacritic|publisher=Metacritic|access-date=29 August 2020|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130010534/https://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/pokemon-omega-ruby|url-status=live}}</ref><br />82/100 (''Alpha Sapphire'')<ref name="mc as">{{cite web|title=Pokemon Alpha Sapphire for 3DS Reviews - Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/pokemon-alpha-sapphire/critic-reviews/?platform=3ds|website=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive Inc.|access-date=25 November 2014|archive-date=25 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141125134719/http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/pokemon-alpha-sapphire|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Fam = 37/40
| GI = 8.75/10<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/games/pokmon_omega_ruby/b/3ds/archive/2014/11/21/pok_e900_mon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-game-informer-review.aspx |title=Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Review |last=Hilliard |first=Kyle |date=21 November 2014 |magazine=Game Informer |access-date=21 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123205915/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/pokmon_omega_ruby/b/3ds/archive/2014/11/21/pok_e900_mon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-game-informer-review.aspx |archive-date=23 November 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| GSpot = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-review/1900-6415965/|title=Pokemon Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby Review - GameSpot|first=Peter|last=Brown|work=GameSpot|access-date=18 November 2014|archive-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120154625/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-review/1900-6415965/|url-status=live}}</ref>
| IGN = 7.8/10 (''Alpha Sapphire'')<ref name="ign">{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/11/18/pokemon-alpha-sapphire-and-omega-ruby-review|title=Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby Review|work=IGN|access-date=18 November 2014|last=Plagge|first=Kallie|date=18 November 2014|archive-date=21 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121155545/http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/11/18/pokemon-alpha-sapphire-and-omega-ruby-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Joystiq = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/18/pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-review-a-real-gem/|title=Pokemon Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire review: A real gem|work=Joystiq|access-date=18 November 2014|archive-date=28 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228090015/http://www.joystiq.com/2014/11/18/pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-review-a-real-gem|url-status=live}}</ref>
| NWR = 9/10<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/39050/pokemon-omega-rubyalpha-sapphire-review|title=Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Review - Review|work=Nintendo World Report|access-date=18 November 2014|archive-date=19 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141119135407/https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/39050/pokemon-omega-rubyalpha-sapphire-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Poly = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/19/7243189/pokemon-omega-ruby-pokemon-alpha-sapphire-review-3DS |title=Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire Review: Fresh Paint |publisher=] |date=19 November 2014 |access-date=19 November 2014 |last=McElroy |first=Griffin |archive-date=21 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121171907/http://www.polygon.com/2014/11/19/7243189/pokemon-omega-ruby-pokemon-alpha-sapphire-review-3DS |url-status=live }}</ref>
| rev1 = ''Hardcore Gamer''
| rev1Score = 4/5<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2014/11/25/review-pokemon-omega-ruby-and-alpha-sapphire/119057/|title=Review: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire|work=Hardcore Gamer|first=Matt|last=Whittaker|date=25 November 2014|access-date=30 November 2014|archive-date=29 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129144011/http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2014/11/25/review-pokemon-omega-ruby-and-alpha-sapphire/119057/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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''Pokémon Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' received generally positive reviews from critics.<ref name="mc or"/><ref name="mc as"/> '']''{{'}}s Peter Brown praised the 3D visuals and the super training mechanic, but believed the game failed to fully resolve general issues in the game formula.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-review/1900-6415965/|title=Pokemon Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby Review - GameSpot|author=Peter Brown|work=GameSpot|date=18 November 2014|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120154625/http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/pokemon-omega-ruby-alpha-sapphire-review/1900-6415965/|url-status=live}}</ref> '']''{{'}}s Kallie Plagge also praised the game's 3D reinvention of Hoenn and online functionality. Plagge was, however, critical of the over-abundance of HMs needed to play the game as well as the perceived imbalance favoring Water-type Pokémon and the reliance on water-based routes. She remarked that while the Dive feature was novel in the original release, it had since become tedious.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/18/pokemon-alpha-sapphire-and-omega-ruby-review|title=Pokémon Alpha Sapphire and Omega Ruby Review|work=IGN|date=18 November 2014|access-date=20 November 2014|archive-date=20 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120134355/http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/18/pokemon-alpha-sapphire-and-omega-ruby-review|url-status=live}}</ref>

At the ] it was nominated for ''Best Remaster,'' but lost out to '']''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sarkar|first=Samit|date=2014-11-21|title=Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2014|url=https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/21/7259309/game-awards-2014-nominees|access-date=2020-06-17|website=Polygon|language=en|archive-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509220634/https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/21/7259309/game-awards-2014-nominees|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kain|first=Erik|title=All The Winners Of The 2014 Game Awards|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/12/06/all-the-winners-of-the-2014-game-awards/|access-date=2020-06-17|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=14 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214100049/http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2014/12/06/all-the-winners-of-the-2014-game-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Sales ===
The games sold 3,040,000 copies in their first three days of sale. Of the total sales, 1,534,593 copies were sold in Japan, the rest were sold in North America and Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-11-26-pokemon-omega-ruby-and-alpha-sapphire-sell-3m-copies-in-three-days|title=Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire sell 3m copies in three days|last=Phillips|first=Tom|date=26 November 2014|work=]|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=26 November 2014|archive-date=6 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206132057/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-11-26-pokemon-omega-ruby-and-alpha-sapphire-sell-3m-copies-in-three-days|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Omega Ruby'' and ''Alpha Sapphire'' had the biggest launch in the series history in the United Kingdom, beating the previous record held by ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-01-omega-ruby-and-alpha-sapphire-uks-biggest-pokemon-launch-ever|title=Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire UK's biggest Pokémon launch ever|last=Phillips|first=Tom|date=1 December 2014|work=]|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=1 December 2014|archive-date=2 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202031214/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-01-omega-ruby-and-alpha-sapphire-uks-biggest-pokemon-launch-ever|url-status=live}}</ref> By the end of 2014, the games had sold 2.4 million copies in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Phillips|first1=Tom|title=Japan's console market at lowest point for 24 years|url=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-07-japans-console-and-handheld-physical-game-sales-at-lowest-point-for-24-years|website=]|publisher=Gamer Network|access-date=7 January 2015|date=7 January 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184914/http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-07-japans-console-and-handheld-physical-game-sales-at-lowest-point-for-24-years|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2023|03|31|df=UK}}, a combined total of 14.57 million copies have been sold worldwide, ranking them as the ] of all time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/3ds.html |title=Top Selling Software Sales Units - Nintendo 3DS Software |website=Nintendo |date=31 March 2020 |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=5 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705171622/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sales/software/3ds.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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2014 video games

2014 video game
  • Pokémon Omega Ruby
  • Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
North American box art for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, depicting the legendary Pokémon Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre respectively
Developer(s)Game Freak
Publisher(s)
Director(s)Shigeru Ohmori
Producer(s)
Designer(s)
  • Masafumi Saito
  • Kazumasa Iwao
  • Masafumi Nukita
  • Suguru Nakatsui
Programmer(s)Tomoya Takahashi
Artist(s)
Writer(s)
  • Masafumi Nukita
Composer(s)
  • Shota Kageyama
  • Minako Adachi
  • Hideaki Kuroda
  • Hitomi Sato
SeriesPokémon
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • WW: 21 November 2014
  • EU: 28 November 2014
Genre(s)Role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Pokémon Alpha Sapphire are 2014 remakes of the 2002 Game Boy Advance role-playing video games Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, also including features from Pokémon Emerald. The games are part of the sixth generation of the Pokémon video game series, developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. Announced in May 2014, the games were released in Japan, North America and Australia on 21 November 2014, exactly twelve years after the original release date of Ruby and Sapphire, while the European release was the following week.

Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire received generally positive reviews from critics. As of 31 March 2023, a combined total of 14.57 million copies have been sold worldwide, ranking them as the fourth-best-selling Nintendo 3DS titles of all time.

Gameplay

See also: Gameplay of Pokémon and Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire § Gameplay

Though Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are remakes of games from the third generation, they retain changes made in later generations, such as the type split from the fourth generation and unlimited TM usage and triple battles from the fifth generation. They also retain gameplay features introduced in Pokémon X and Y, such as Mega Evolution, Pokémon Amie, Super Training and the Player Search System. The games introduced a unique mechanic for Kyogre and Groudon dubbed "Primal Reversion", akin to the broader Mega Evolution feature. The games also let players ride Latios or Latias to "soar" above Hoenn to travel, with some in-game areas being exclusively accessible through this feature.

Setting and story

See also: Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire § Plot

The setting and story of Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire are largely the same as the original Ruby and Sapphire games. They begin as the player is seen riding in the back of a moving truck. The player character starts by moving to the Hoenn region from the Johto region with their mother, as their father Norman has been hired as the leader of the Petalburg City Gym. The player arrives with their parents at the family's new home in the village of Littleroot Town, on the southern edge of the main island. The player character begins their Pokémon Trainer journey by saving Professor Birch, the leading professor in the Hoenn region, from a wild Poochyena, choosing either Treecko, Torchic, or Mudkip to defend him. Following the defeat of the wild Pokémon, the player receives the chosen Pokémon as their starter. The player then travels around Hoenn to complete the Pokédex and battle the eight Gym Leaders of the Hoenn Region.

Along the way, the player character encounters the antagonist group Team Magma in Omega Ruby or Team Aqua in Alpha Sapphire who wish to use the power of the legendary Pokémon, Primal Groudon in Omega Ruby, and Primal Kyogre in Alpha Sapphire, to change the world to suit their desires. Team Magma wants to use Groudon to dry up the oceans and expand the landmass, thereby allowing humanity to progress further. Meanwhile, Team Aqua wishes to summon Kyogre to flood the lands and revert the world to a prehistoric state, which will allow Pokémon to live more freely. However, unlike in the original games, depending on the game version, Archie and Maxie will actually use the correct orb, leading to their Primal Reversions. With the help of Hoenn League Champion Steven Stone, and the Gym Leader Wallace, the player defeats their respective team and then either captures or defeats the legendary Pokémon to prevent a global drought / heavy rainfall and thus ensuring the teams' mutual reformation. The player then advances on to the Hoenn League, challenging the Elite Four and then the Hoenn League Champion, Steven, to become the new Hoenn League Champion. The player also has the option of participating in the various Pokémon Contests throughout Hoenn, using their Pokémon to put on a performance for an audience and judges. Aside from the gameplay, 20 new Mega Evolutions were added since Pokémon X and Y, as well as "primal reversions" for Groudon and Kyogre, which function similarly.

A new side quest is featured in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, called the "Delta Episode". The player must work with the new character, Zinnia, as well as Steven and Professor Cozmo, to find a way to stop a meteor from crashing into the planet. This also requires capturing the legendary Pokémon Rayquaza in order to stop the meteor that holds the mythical Pokémon Deoxys.

Release

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire were released in Japan, North America and Australia on 21 November 2014, exactly twelve years after the original release date of Ruby and Sapphire, while the European release was the following week. They are the third remake pairs in the franchise following Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen for the Game Boy Advance in 2004 and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver for the Nintendo DS in 2009. As with Pokémon X and Y, the games include all official translations, unlike previous generations where games contained only certain languages depending on the region or country they were originally distributed.

Reception

Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic83/100 (Omega Ruby)
82/100 (Alpha Sapphire)
Review scores
PublicationScore
Famitsu37/40
Game Informer8.75/10
GameSpot8/10
IGN7.8/10 (Alpha Sapphire)
Joystiq
Nintendo World Report9/10
Polygon8/10
Hardcore Gamer4/5

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire received generally positive reviews from critics. GameSpot's Peter Brown praised the 3D visuals and the super training mechanic, but believed the game failed to fully resolve general issues in the game formula. IGN's Kallie Plagge also praised the game's 3D reinvention of Hoenn and online functionality. Plagge was, however, critical of the over-abundance of HMs needed to play the game as well as the perceived imbalance favoring Water-type Pokémon and the reliance on water-based routes. She remarked that while the Dive feature was novel in the original release, it had since become tedious.

At the 2014 Game Awards it was nominated for Best Remaster, but lost out to Grand Theft Auto V.

Sales

The games sold 3,040,000 copies in their first three days of sale. Of the total sales, 1,534,593 copies were sold in Japan, the rest were sold in North America and Australia. Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire had the biggest launch in the series history in the United Kingdom, beating the previous record held by Pokémon Black and White. By the end of 2014, the games had sold 2.4 million copies in Japan. As of 31 March 2023, a combined total of 14.57 million copies have been sold worldwide, ranking them as the fourth-best-selling Nintendo 3DS titles of all time.

Notes

  1. Japanese: ポケットモンスター オメガルビー, Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā Omega Rubī, "Pocket Monsters: Omega Ruby"
  2. Japanese: ポケットモンスター アルファサファイア, Hepburn: Poketto Monsutā Arufa Safaia, "Pocket Monsters: Alpha Sapphire"

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