I got the sapphire version for Christmas and my brother got the ruby version, it was the first ever pokemon game I'd played.
When I think back nostalgia comes at me in waves, I was honestly so sad when it ended, I remember being really happy playing it.
I'm no game critic so I'll just be rating this on how much fun I'd had as a kid playing it :D
Although the game is quite old now I do recommend it because of how fun and entertaining it is
Five stars!