5 comments about Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green (Prima Official Game Guide).

1. grandson was FINALLY able to obtain the answers he needed to con't with the game..it stops the frustructions that come with trying to master a game. very helpful for the parents and grandparents too.



2. the guide is full of typos and misinformation. the pokedex in the back is very weak. it shows no stats for any pokemon. it only has what moves they learn (of which many of them are typos) it also doesn't have what a nature does to a pokemon. (in other words, it doesn't tell what stat a nature hurts and helps) it also is missing a list of all the moves in the game. it only has the 50 TMs, but the other moves (non TM and HM) are not in the book. i have to use 2 other guides to make up for this. the only use for this guide is to find items, however, it's not worth it since there is no other information what-so-ever.



3. We bought this book for my six year old who has a Game Boy Advance Leaf Green Pokemon game. This is what he has to say about the book: I really like it. It helps you beat the game. It has cheat sheets that teach you what to do in certain situations. I would like more words to explain the maps instead of just pictures. Overall it is a great book and I would recommend it.



4. The book was excatly what we wanted and it was in great condition. It was delivered in the time frame that was stated on the order. I would definetly use Amazon for future purchases.



5. * The book is 160 pages yet only has 4 or 5 items listed in the table of contents
   * The top of the pages are all vibrant green, the bottoms all vibrant red
   * The maps don't always connect points between floors, making them useless for navigating.
   * The pokédex listing at the back is poorly laid out.
   * Topics for different locations are presented in a disjointed, out-of-order fashion, making it difficult to remember where things are on the page.

5 comments about Assassin's Creed: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides).

1. This guide will get you through the whole story, but there are quite a few mistakes that will definitely hinder you if you're trying to get every little thing the game offers. One example is the locations of the Templars on the Kingdom map vs the given screenshot examples. The screenshots are listed 1-30, but on the map, the numbers 31 and 32 appear while 23 and 24 don't exist. With this mistake in place it causes a major mismatch with the numbers to the screenshots. It took me a long time to figure out what was happening and even longer to correct the mistakes. Guides are supposed to help you on your missions and quests and this one didn't do a very good job. Instead of having fun, I became quite frustrated only because the guide was not carefully put together.
   
   And for those who did buy this guide and happen to read this, one other notable mistake on the Kingdom Map for the location of King Richard's Flag, is that there are two number 30s and no number 67. The number 30 on the top right of the map is supposed to be number 67.



2. I actually bought this guide as a quick add-on purchase to bulk up my order for free shipping! I've never bought game guides before and generally considered them to be a bit of a cop-out. However, I realized that I just wasn't getting enough time to play Assassin's Creed on a regular enough basis and I thought that a guide might help me to "pick up" the game easier after some time away from it.
   
   What I didn't realize was that the Guide would actually improve my enjoyment of the game entirely!
   
   The guide is jam-packed with hints and tips of how to get around some tricky parts of the game, yet doesn't give away too much that it becomes completely unchallenging. The guide helps open up parts of the games and the maps that might otherwise be un-explored. So not only am I enjoying the game more, I'm playing the game on a much deeper level.
   
   SO - about the guide itself. Its quite well layed out, so information is relatively easy to find. However, no index makes searching a little tougher than it needs to be. Thankfully its not too thick, so you can navigate the pages relatively easily. There have been some complaints about the maps not being accurate. There is an update on the website with pdfs of the maps if you need them. But I'm guessing that they updated the print version, because I've yet to see any issues with the maps so far (I'm about half way through the game now). Outside of the maps, the guide is full of information about each district and provides a very informative and fun way to interact with this fantastic game on a deeper level than the casual player.
   
   I recommend it!



3. This game is easily the best of it's genre. That being said, there aren't many games like this, with free roaming, duty free game play tied so nicely to a storyline complete with interrogations, pickpocketing, and of course, assassination



4. This book explain the games perfect and the map design was good. It's easy to finish the game. I didn't miss anything. This book described excellent.



5. Excellent book for completing 100% of the game, namely flag locations. Everything else is handed to you on a platter by the game.
   
   Only worth purchasing if you can get it cheap.

5 comments about FINAL FANTASY Tactics: The War of the Lions Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)).

1. I recently purchased FFT: the war of the lions for my PSP, and decided to get the guide to have the set.
   
   The guide has everything you need to get going, and keeps it up to the end, even helping you out on the new Ad Hoc additions to the game. I'd like to point out that i do own the original PS1 version, and it's guide, also, and there is no doubt the SE and Bradygames have decided to keep up the top notch work for this title and guide.
   
   The ONLY glaring difference is the PS1 guide had a star method of suggesting the best job abilities. The PSP guide only suggest what works best for each job. Not a big difference, imho, because after playing a while, you should be able to discern which abilities help the most.
   
   All in all, an enjoyable guide to have if you need a nudge in the right direction.



2. I played this game quite a while ago, and when it came out again on PSP, I decided to grab this strategy guide for the second time around. With in-depth how-to and covering all the side quests and jobs, I clocked in 70+ hours of game play, as compared to my original 40 hours when I played without the game. This guide gives out no spoilers, but shows you how to get the most out of FFT. This really helped me get all side characters & showed how to get my characters up to speed with "job placement". Bradygames never lets me down, and in this instance it really improved the game. I'm passing this on to my other gamer friends and would recommend these strategy guides to any Final Fantasy fan.



3. Well it covers everything you need in the game, and not just the basic walkthrough of each mission. It gives some really good tips on jobs and skills, some combinations I haven't used before that are really good.
   Also it covers all the secret missions and how to beat them and also how to get all the secret characters, and it's no big secret Balthier from FF XII is one of the guys you get.
   
   The book gives an in depth chart on all the missions, all the maps, all the items/weapons/armour you can get. And also guide for the Deep Dungeon (one for the hardcore with time to spare) to tackle.
   
   Aside from it being a great guide... you will be happy to know the artwork is great too. Not like some guidebooks that are so fnctional I may as well read it from gamefaqs.com... this one is lovely. As you can see from the cover, you get a few bits of eye candy. And on a small note, the pages aren't fragile thin as they are plastic coated/filmed.



4. I bought this to help me get into the game. Mostly I have used the character building section to whet my appetite. I haven't used it for "reading ahead" to see what the next story battle is, but I have gone back to see what I could have done better. Early on, before I got the book, I was getting frustrated but learning some of what the authors believe to be good skillsets has been very useful. Sure, you can find the information on the Internet, but stats are so much easier to see in a table format.
   
   Recommended if this is one of your first SRPGs.



5. The strategy guide came very quickly and in the conditioned stated. Thank you very much for the excellent service.

2 comments about Spore Limited Edition Bundle: Prima Official Game Guide.

1. The Game Guide is a softcover, while the artbook is a hardback. A rather heavy hardback. So don't drop it on small animals or children.



2. This is what guidebooks should be. Informative, concise, and with a wonderful presentation. The art book is also fantastic. The only problem is the subject matter.
   
   Buying this book is like buying a guidebook to playing WAR (yes, the card game). Spore is terrible.

4 comments about FINAL FANTASY TACTICS A2: Grimoire of the Rift Official Strategy Guide (Official Strategy Guides (Bradygames)).

1. Once again, Final Fantasy goes tactical. Tactics A2, Grimoire of the Rift is by far one of the biggest Strategy RPGs you can find on a handheld system. With nearly 400 missions you may find yourself wanting some help to get through it all, as well as some of the game's more complex offerings. The strategy guide will more than likely help you out in more than a few situations. Much of the guide is pretty detailed. If you're stuck, this is the guide to get.
   
   It waste no time jumping into most of the basics of the game. While Grimoire of the Rift seems fairly straight forward, this is definitely useful to those still feeling little confused about the games mechanics.
   
   Perhaps one of the more rewarding things about the guide is the breakdown of each race and every single job in the game. Showcasing how each race grows with certain jobs and detailing all the job abilities. It'll also tell you how to unlock each job. It'll also show you the growth and a few tactics to using the job. There's actually a lot of information here that can be very beneficial to what you need to survive.
   
   Finally, the game gives you a brief overview of combat. For experienced Tactical Strategy RPG players, this isn't something you'll need. If this is your first time playing a Final Fantasy Tactics game, however, some of this information is probably much more important than it appears. What all players may want to take a look at, however, is all the information pertaining to the laws. here is where they have a list of each law, what it means, and a note or two on how to overcome the law.
   
   After all this basic stuff, the guide finally jumps into the main missions. When it comes to the tactical front, there isn't always a lot you can say in most missions. While the maps are good, showing you where your units are placed and where your enemies will be, as well as pointing out treasure and traps the overall strategies are fairly basic. It's hard to penalize the guide for this, however, given that there are so many ways to go about any battle. Rather than telling how to go about the battle, it's more focused on helping you get set up and pointing out the important aspects. They'll suggest certain units to deploy, but for the most part, they let the player go about the way he or she feels is best. Much of what's helpful in the guide is not found within the walkthrough. It's found in much of its other content.
   
   It'll also cover all the side missions. It'll help you set up dispatches if need be. Not every optional mission has a map, but there's really no need for there to be a map for every mission. After all, you'll visit some areas a ton of times. There's also a lot of information on the auctions if need be.
   
   One of the most helpful aspects of this guide, however, is the Clan Trials. This will tell you everything you need to know about them. The strategies here are fairly in depth and it'll tell you the info you need to know for each difficulty concerning it.
   
   After all this information, the guide goes into the monsters data. At first it will show just about all the loot monsters can drop. After that, however, it goes into a huge bestiary. The bestiary is very exhaustive. Especially considering many guides to a Tactical RPG don't have them. But you will learn just about everything about your enemy. Including how far they can move and each and every ability they're capable of using.
   
   Finally, there's a lot of data on the weapons, armor, etc. Each piece of equipment also tells you what you'll need to create it in the bazaar.
   
   There's a lot of information crammed in this guide. And it'll actually tell you how to get all of it. Including unlocking all the hidden characters and job classes. It also manages to be a very well organized guide, and has a good presentation.
   
   If you're looking for an immensely detailed database on Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift, then look no further than this guide. It's incredibly detailed and user friendly. There are fewer resources for Final Fantasy Tactics A2 as good as this one.



2. I only collect, I don't actually use these manuals. If I get into trouble I go to ign.com.



3. This guide is awesome. It contains anything you could posibly need to know about beating the game and all the sidequests along the way.



4. I'm very happy with the book.
   There were several times where I am looking for something specific and having difficulty finding which page it is described.
   Unfortunately that's just a feature of a piece of paper not having a "ctrl+f" feature.
   
   Until all paper is a computer with a search box, this manual is a great reference.

5 comments about World of Warcraft Strategy Collection 2008.

1. Ok this review is for the product description given instead of the product itself. Im confused here because according to the product description the product contains the Burning Crusade strategy guides. Then when you scroll down and read some of the reviews they talk about about an atlas given as well as strategy guides for the original WOW game itself also mentioning that there is no info on the Buring Crusade expansion. So Amamzon which one is it? I wouldnt buy this product until Amazon does a serious overhaul of the product description that is listed on this site.



2. When it says buy this book with the wow burning crusade book...don't. It comes with the set, another thing this does not come with is the atlas and the page number total listed is wrong, meaning only two books. Sadly I thought it included the atlas. Well, I give it 5 stars for information for the game, but 3 stars for description of the set.



3. Yes all the information that are in these books are online. Yes... places, names, items, quest do change in the game of World of Warcraft, which are easily changeable on Thotbot and other online WOW help sites, but cannot change in print until a new edition comes out. But these guides are very helpful. In the middle of an instance battle, or for boss battles, these guides become invaluable. Everything is at your fingers. These books contain guides, helpful hints, boss victories, hundreds and hundreds of charts of just about every item, easy, hard or almost impossible to get. If you are a WOW player, then these guides will help you immensely.



4. great addition to WOW, as it allows you to further investigate areas before actually going there, and allows you to formulate an appropriate strategy.



5. I'm a portuguese pc games collector and a HUGE RPG's fan...Right now i'm having a hard time to "find" some time to play games (work issues...) but the passion never fades...I've played a lot of WOW and Oblivion and therefore having this wonderfully designed strategy collection made sense at the time...and still does...

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5 comments about Kingdom Hearts II Official Strategy Guide (Bradygames Signature Series) (Bradygames Signature Series) (Bradygames Signature Series) (Bradygames Signature Series).

1. She got the game also and says it helps out a lot especially with this type of game.



2. This guild is really good at letting you know certain things you need to know to get along in the game.
   
   The chapters are kind of weird, though, you'll end one world and need to do an in-between episode, but they wont dedicate a page to that episode, there will just be a new world section and that's all. So be sure to pay attention to in-game dialouge, and small tid-bits they add to the last page of a world section.
   
   One of the only real problems I've had with this guide is that it's fairly large, but doesn't have a very good binding to it, so it falls apart. I've treated my book very carefully and made sure not to be rough, but it still lost a few pages in the begining and in the middle the pages are starting to disconnect.
   
   Other than that, it's a fairly good guide.



3. my 12 & 13 year boys were obsessed with this game. after getting the strategy book they both completed the the game.



4. Now KH2 is a very easy game so I personally dont think a guide should be bought.Now for one they give a map in this game which is very useful and the maps are very easy to locate so their isnt much of a problem their.Secondly health items are very common and you can buy them from moogles.And lastly it feels so much better knowing you beat the game by yourself



5. Thank you for the fast delivery(4 days), true product description, and very reasonable price. I would buy from your company again.

1 comments about Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides).

1. This book is great it gives the low down on all badies and stats about each character. It even tells you how you should use each character in battle.

1 comments about Mercenaries 2: World in Flames: Prima Official Game Guide (Prima Official Game Guides).

1. This is one of the worst Prima guide i have ever bought, from start to finish its full of mistakes omissions, print errors and so forth...
   
   I will give you just two examples from the start of the game , but believe me this are only the "little" mistakes this guide has:
   
   On page 60 for example there is a lame map of Venezuela which practically tells you nothing about the available contracts and factions - it only give you the vague location for each faction - as you turn the page though , you can read the following statement " due to the branching nature of the narrative - you often choose the order of the contracts you wish to undertake - (and now for the big lie) - CONSULT THE TABLE IN THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER(along with the map) to see when contracts become available..." but when you try to find this lost table you come to realize that THERE IS NO SUCH TABLE , they just forgot to print it!!!
   
   Example number two :
   
   when you go to free General Carmona at some point during this stage you receive a TANK ( which is a big game factor in this game - as you all know) - But of-course the guide fails to mention this "little" fact!
   
   There many other examples for the amateurish job Prima did with this guide and i was deeply disappointed because usually they do a much better job,
   
   So for conclusion:
   
   LEAVE THIS GUIDE ALONE!!! - You have been warned :)
   
   Have a nice day.