I would have to say that it depends on what game you're playing. Like if you're playing Little Big Planet, which btw the strategy guide for this is HUGE, I'd say it's a reference because there are so many things you can collect in that game and things you can do in that game it's crazy.

Now if you're playing something like a LoZ game or any of the Final Fantasy games, i'd say you're cheating. Most strategy guides will tell you off hand what an enemy's weakness is so that off hand gives you the advantage.

that's true but then again if you're the kind of person, like my best friend, who just plays a game with the strategy guide right next to him throughout the whole game, I'd say that's cheating. But if you're checking from time to time when you get stuck, then I say no lol

lol yeah that's another factor. How much are they now? When the ds came out and the Game Cube came out think they were like 20 bux ^^

my ulatamate pokemon platinum strat guide was only 20 and it is about as good a bulba pedia

the thing is it is m,ostly reference.it has the two pokedexes separate,it has every list imaginable...the thing is titanic and almost intimidating...so i havnt used it much ^^;

i would say get it...it has like 4 extra hours of game play, some loose ends of the other games had been tied up and there is more reason to go online with it