Amazon Maximum Age: 17 years Amazon Minimum Age: 72 months Binding: Video Game EAN: 0785138320991 ESRB Age Rating: Everyone Label: THQ Manufacturer: THQ Platform: Game Boy Advance Publisher: THQ Sales Rank: 9890 Studio: THQ
Product Description: Although the game will seem very familiar to Sonic fans, Sonic Advance is an entirely new creation that's been built from the ground up. The gameplay, graphics, and sound borrow from the classic Sonic games on the Genesis and are successfully translated to the Game Boy Advance. The game's single-player modes are relatively short 2-D platform rounds--each run takes two to three hours--but replay value is added through the game's various characters. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy each have different abilities that make getting through the game a unique experience.
The real star here is the game's link capabilities. The Chao Garden allows you to raise your little critters and upload them to the GameCube via the link cable and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Having one cartridge lets up to four GBA players compete in one minigame. Gamers can play two additional minigames if each player owns a cartridge. Although the single-player game is quite good, the link options give the title tremendous value.
The only notable problem stems from the series itself: There are still entirely too many cheap deaths resulting from the title's high-speed gameplay. You'll find yourself zipping along a level only to be hit by an obstacle you had little chance of seeing, let alone avoiding. Ultimately, the only way to get past these hazards is to memorize where they are. This minor flaw doesn't detract from the game's excellent value, though. Sonic Advance offers a very good single-player game and some of the best link options of any GBA title. --Raymond M. Padilla
Pros:
Classic Sonic gameplay
Outstanding link options
Four characters add to replay value
Cons:
Classic Sonic cheap deaths
Single-player runs are
Amazon.com Review: Although the game will seem very familiar to Sonic fans, Sonic Advance is an entirely new creation that's been built from the ground up. The gameplay, graphics, and sound borrow from the classic Sonic games on the Genesis and are successfully translated to the Game Boy Advance. The game's single-player modes are relatively short 2-D platform rounds--each run takes two to three hours--but replay value is added through the game's various characters. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy each have different abilities that make getting through the game a unique experience.
The real star here is the game's link capabilities. The Chao Garden allows you to raise your little critters and upload them to the GameCube via the link cable and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. Having one cartridge lets up to four GBA players compete in one minigame. Gamers can play two additional minigames if each player owns a cartridge. Although the single-player game is quite good, the link options give the title tremendous value.
The only notable problem stems from the series itself: There are still entirely too many cheap deaths resulting from the title's high-speed gameplay. You'll find yourself zipping along a level only to be hit by an obstacle you had little chance of seeing, let alone avoiding. Ultimately, the only way to get past these hazards is to memorize where they are. This minor flaw doesn't detract from the game's excellent value, though. Sonic Advance offers a very good single-player game and some of the best link options of any GBA title. --Raymond M. Padilla
Pros:
Classic Sonic gameplay
Outstanding link options
Four characters add to replay value
Cons:
Classic Sonic cheap deaths
Single-player runs are short
Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: - OLD SCHOOL = AWESOME!!!
This game is so much fun! If you're a fan of the BEST Sonic games (Sonic 1-3 & Sonic and Knuckles on the Sega Genesis), then you'll LOVE this game! It goes back to the good ol' side-scrolling, where the Sonic games are best! I'm a HUGE fan of the Genesis series and I must say this game brought me back. You can not only play as Sonic in this game, but you can also play at Tails, Knuckles, and Amy Rose! It couldn't get any better than that! It is very much like the old games on the Genesis. So, if you're a fan of those, then I DEFINITELY recommend this game!
Rating: - SONIC IS BETTER THEN EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This game is RELLY COOL with the tiny chao garden and all.
Rating: - SOOONNNIIICCC!!!
THIS IS YET ANOTHER MUST HAVE THIS GAME ALLOWS TO PLAY AS SONIC,TAILS,KNUCKLES OR AMY TO FIGHT EGGMAN AND SPOIL HIS PLANS AGAIN.FOR ONCE EGGMAN IS ACTUALLY TOUGH TO BEAT.THIS ALSO HAS A BONUS TINY CHAO GARDEN.
Rating: - Sonic Advance
This game is fun, but not the best. It is something you might play when you are bored or have nothing else to do, but not for everlasting fun. I'd honestly rate any sonic related item five stars because even though it wasn't really the greatest sonic game, sonic still deserves five stars.
Rating: - It's in 2nd place
All right! They have an excellent game here! But it's in second place. Here's what I think the order shoud be in
1. Sonic Advance 2
2.Sonic Advance
3.Sonic Advance 3
Sonic Advance is a very slow but challenging game. You can play as Sonic (of course),Tails,Knuckles and Amy. They all seem to be different in some way. Sonic is fast,tails flys,Knuckles glides and Amy uses a hammer and jumps high. This game is great except the characters go too slow.
- OLD SCHOOL = AWESOME!!!
