Sonic Advance
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Game name | Sonic Advance |
First released on |
Thursday 20th of December 2001 2001-12-20
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Genres | Platform |
Age ratings | ESRB E · PEGI Three |
Game modes | Single player, Multiplayer |
Publisher(s) | Infogrames, Nokia, Sega, THQ |
Developer(s) | Dimps Corporation, Sonic Team |
Platform(s) | GBA, NGage, Android |
Views | 535 times |
Rating | 7.75/10 (4 votes) |
The game follows Sonic and his friends as they travel through various zones in order to stop Dr. Eggman from taking over South Island. The game features four playable characters; Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy. Each character has the same moveset as they did in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, with the addition of a melee attack. Each character has a special ability, such as Sonic's splice shield, Tails' flight and Knuckles' gliding and climbing abilities. In her playable 2D debut, Amy cannot perform the Spin Dash or get into ball form when jumping like the others, and must rely on her Piko Piko Hammer to defend herself, making her unique amongst the characters. Grind rails first introduced in Sonic Adventure 2 also make their first 2D appearance. Sonic and Tails can also be used at the same time during the story by inputting a cheat code at the character selection screen. When playing as both characters, the gameplay is similar to that of Sonic the Hedgehog 2: The player can only control Sonic and a CPU-controlled Tails follows him.
Sonic Advance Summary
Sonic Advance is notable for being the first Sonic game released on a Nintendo console, despite both Sega and Nintendo being well-known rivals on the console market throught the 1990s.
Sonic Advance features four playable characters and marks the first playable appearance of Amy Rose on a 2D title. The game borrows elements from the original Sonic the Hedgehog titles for the Sega Genesis, but with the post-Dreamcast artstyle for the characters which was introduced in Sonic Adventure. The game also includes multiplayer features and mini-games.
Sonic Advance releases
Region | Release date | Platform | |
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Japan | Thursday 20th of December 2001 | Game Boy Advance |
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North America | Sunday 3rd of February 2002 | Game Boy Advance |
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Europe | Friday 8th of March 2002 | Game Boy Advance |
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Worldwide | Tuesday 7th of October 2003 | N-Gage |
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Japan | Friday 25th of November 2011 | Android |