 pokÃ©mon pinball: ruby & sapphire is a pinball game developed by jupiter and published by nintendo for the game boy advance handheld game console. it was first revealed at e3 in 2003, and was released in the same year â on august 1, august 25, and november 14 in japan, north america, and pal regions respectively. the north american release was done to coincide with the fifth anniversary of the north american release of pokÃ©mon red and blue. it is based on pokÃ©mon ruby and sapphire, and is a sequel to pokÃ©mon pinball for the game boy color. in some ways, it plays like a traditional pinball game, where the objective is to get a high score by keeping the ball in play as long as possible and hitting bumpers. in keeping with the theme of pokÃ©mon, it features pokÃ©mon collection, where while the players play pinball, they must also capture the eponymous creatures. ruby & sapphire has received generally positive reception. it was well received when it was revealed at e3 by publications such as ign and gamespy. its release was similarly well received, with metacritic and game rankings giving it aggregate scores of 82 and 80.83% respectively. it has sold 1 million copies worldwide, and has received significant praise from review outlets such as nintendo power, gamepro, and ign, the latter awarding it the game boy advance game of the month award for august 2003. in spite of the positive reception, some reviewers found it to be an inferior pinball experience, such as techtv, the guardian, and cheat code central, though all three felt that pokÃ©mon fans would enjoy it. ==overview== pokÃ©mon pinball: ruby & sapphire plays similarly to traditional pinball games, using a similar engine to its predecessor, pokÃ©mon pinball. it features two boards, each themed on either pokÃ©mon ruby or sapphire. they have similar layouts, though they feature some differences, the sap
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