Video Games : Sonic Advance 2

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Binding: Video Game
Brand: THQ
EAN: 0785138321431
ESRB Age Rating: Everyone
Label: THQ
Manufacturer: THQ
Model: 85138
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Publisher: THQ
Release Date: November 09, 2006
Sales Rank: 3285
Studio: THQ

Features:

Blazing Quest
Evade obstacles
Unlock secret areas

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Dr. Eggman is up to his old tricks again, and the worlds fastest hedgehog must put a stop to it.Your favorite characters are back in Sonics fastest adventure ever, and its only available on Game Boy Advance.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Shut up, Beavis.
This game is absolutely incredible.

For those of you who don't know, Amy is in this game, and to unlock her you have to complete each character's storyline, and they all have to have all 7 emeralds. Or at least i think that's how it goes.

Rating:

- AN ENTERTAINING HANDHELD TITLE 8 OUT OF 10
I got this game years ago as a birthday present, but I still have a lot of fun with this game despite the many great games I've played. The storyline is basically nonexistant during gameplay, other than assuming Dr. Eggman is up to his evil deeds again. The gameplay still revolves around a 2D view and running through various obstacles in the very colorful worlds as Sonic, Tails, Amy or Knuckles. The environments are very detailed and have a nice cartoon look to them bringing back the old 2D memories of the SNES or Genesis. The gameplay is very fun, and simple and it gets more challenging as you progress through the stages. There are problems that will hamper you during gameplay and yes, it will cost you a few cheap deaths. The camera sometimes has a problem trying to keep up with your speed, so sometimes you won't see a certain obstacle that can ultimately kill you. The second problem is certain obstacles you can't figure out how to get past because you don't get any hints of any kind for it. If you miss the good old days of Sonic and don't want to try any of his new sucky adventures you should play this fun game.

Rating:

- A fun game, but zero replay value, unless you have another copy.
This Sonic game was indeed challenging and fun. And you don't see many challenging Sonic games out there, so this is a rare gem indeed. However, there are some problems I find with this game. One would probably be that some of the level design is rather bland, visually and structurally. For example, Techno Base. It looks good on paper I assure you, but when you really play through it, it doesn't really impress. However, it offers up a very good challenge indeed. Next is the music. The music is ok. Not terrible, not good, but ok. Nothing much to say about the music. The challenge I assure you is indeed worthy of gamers who are at least above average. But your casual gamer might find it frusterating, what with the annoying part about sending you back to the first act if you get a game over in any part of the game. I particularly like what they did with the boss levels in which they force you to run the entire time while fighting the boss. This offers very good challenge and an interesting new perspective in the game.

Now for the most ANNOYING part of the game. Collecting the Chaos Emeralds. I don't know which game is worse in this case, Sonic Advance 2, or 3? But it is so frusterating, I assure you, YOU WONT WANT TO DO IT AGAIN. Unless your a gamer of unusual caliber, your certainly won't be playing this again. That is of course, if you bother collecting the Chaos Emeralds.

To collect all seven, you'll need to find seven special rings in any act. Doesn't matter which, all that matters is that you do it in every zone. And trust me, this is no easy task. It takes alot of trial and error, and it's especially hard for a character like Sonic to pull it off, because many a time, there's no turning back, and you must get it right. However, characters like Tails differ, because they can fly back. Unfortunatey though, you have to do it with all 5 characters, so you haven't a choice. The special stages aren't too bad. In fact, they sort of remind me of the special stages in Sonic The Hedgehog CD. All in all, you won't want to do this again, it's a painful task indeed.

If the game just had multiple files, this wouldn't be a problem.

Graphically, this game is pretty darn good if I do say so myself. Visuals are crisp and with depth, sprites are very well done. No complaints. The frames per second are nice, the game is very fast and excilerating.

All in all this is a decent Sonic game, but it would do so much better if it supported mutible files. My suggestion, rent it if you can before you buy. And if you truely want it, get 2 copy's. Because again, replay value is practically at a zero if you haven't another copy.

Rating:

- Sonic Advance much more "Advanced"! (by Laura)
This is a great game. First off, comparing it to Sonic Advance, which is a good game in its own right, this game is indeed a big improvement. You not only get to play as all of the characters you could in Sonic Advance, but there is a cool new character included, or I should say two, Cream the Rabbit and her partner Cheese the chao. The levels are pretty and various, from the quaint Leaf Forest, to the highly enjoyable Music Plant to the icy loveliness of Ice Paradise. They have added what is called "after images" which really adds speed and depth when the characters are running, for it gives the illusion of great speed. There is also this extremely cute feature, that when you hold up on the control pad each character does a unique action. This won't help you through the gameplay much, but if you are not in a hurry to get out of the level, at least watch it for a minute. It really is cute. I also heard Knuckles' action can be use as an attack. The boss fights are very different from the other games as, except for the last two, you have to attack them while you are running. This has various advantages and disadvantages, but overall it makes the boss fights fun and enjoyable with a challenging difficulty. Personally, how Cream can beat most of the bosses is my favorite. She makes things ridiculously easy, because all you have to do is smack the B button a couple of times, and her partner Cheese takes care of things. Now, there are indeed some disadvantages with the game. Here is a list of them:

1. As I said earlier, the fact you have to tackle most of the bosses while running can have disadvantages. It is harder to dodge attacks, and if you are struck, it can take some time to recover and catch up. The good news is you won't die if you fall behind, as the screen will just scoot you along; but if you don't enjoy this sort of combat, than that's a for sure minus.

2. The special stages are fun. It's basic, you just have to run around a set area, and try to get enough rings before time runs out while simultaneously avoiding a robot that is pursuing you. The catch? Try getting to the special stages. Unlike other Sonic games where you just jump on a spring, you have to collect all seven of these SPECIAL rings in the act. Please do not get these confused with normal rings. Special rings are big rings with what I think are wings in the upper center. Anyway, how do you get them? You have to find them. Easier said than done, because most of the time this is infuriatingly difficult, as it is easy to miss one or two, and be left out of the Special Stage. I admit I had to have outside help to find all of these annoying rings. On top of that if you lose the Special stage, simply not getting enough normal rings, you have to collect those Special rings ALL OVER AGAIN!!! While this normally isn't a probem, the hardest special stages (I am speaking of the last one and the second to last one, in Techno Base and Egg Utopia) are also in the acts with the hardest to get to Special rings, and the hardest to survive levels. That's the last thing, if you don't make it out of the level on one life alive, you can say "bye bye" to all the rings you managed to collect.

3. You have to unlock virtually everything. Unless you can progress in the game all you can play as is Sonic. You have to play with him and bump into Cream, Tails, and Knuckles in order to play with them. This game has a tiny chao garden, but you won't receive it untill you complete the game (chaos emeralds included) with one character. There is also stuff like time attack and sound test that you can unlock by completing the game with more than one character, but this is very difficult, and you will be pretty lucky to get the tiny chao garden.

4. You have to complete the game with four characters to get to play as Amy Rose. On top of that, Amy is just an extra, which is a real shame since sega missed out on what could have potentially been a funny cutscene in Sonic's story. I will say that it is worth it to unlock her if you can, for her moves are new and improved, her new spindash is funny, and her control pad action is cute. Be warned that if you do decide to try and complete the game with her it is for your sheer enjoyment only. In other words, you get no rewards for beating the game with her.

5. There is some repitition. If you want to unlock absolutely everything, or complete the game completely, you have to beat the game with every character (including Amy, if you want a real 100%). This means starting with Leaf Forest and going all the way past Egg Utopia and the Final Boss, chaos emeralds in tow and everything at least 5 times. The one thing I do not understand is how you can rescue, say Knuckles in an area as far as Sky Canyon, and yet when you begin playing as him, you must start all the way back at Leaf Forest. It's how it is though, and don't ask me how all of the characters manage to get back there. The Special ring locations always stay the same, so you are just going through the absolute same zones and bosses around 5 times (if you choose to go through it all at once), give or take difficulty depending on you character (Creams easier than Sonic for example). You will also have to beat the extra boss once, which has a nice difficulty level. At least the levels are, for the most part, enjoyable, so you may not mind going through some of them so many times. One of my personal favorites is the Music Plant, where you can actually hop on a xylophone (thats pronounced ZYE-luh-fohn, for those who are youngsters). Also the scenes after the extra boss are also worth seeing if you can conquer it.

6. The tiny chao garden once again fails to impress as much as one of the big gardens in the Sonic Adventure series. However, it is still a good place to level up your baby chao, and in this game the chao seem more "Life-like" as they actually use the pool. The minigames also have a little fun in them, I personally prefer the one where you have to make sure Cheese doesn't fall on the ground while collecting the rings. You will laugh when he does though, as Cream covers her face with her hands, while Cheese's face says as plain as day "OUCH!"

That about concludes it for me. The music is so-so, not Sega's best, but still good. I basically rated the game for four star fun, because of the flaws I have listed, but five stars overall because it is a HUGE improvement from Sonic Advance, which is also fun. Speaking of fun, if that and those old speedy thrills is what you want, than for pete sakes PURCHASE THIS VIDEOGAME!

Rating:

- Sonic Advance 2
I actually got up to Final Zone: XX. I got there with CREAM THE RABBIT. With KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA I got to: EGG OTOPIA. With SONIC THE HEDGEHOG I Got up to: TECHNO BASE. And finally last but not least MILES "TAILS" PROWER I got him to: TECHNO BASE. I would give a WARNING for kids under 10 this game is very hard but it may look easy. But it is very hard and I am 11 years old so don't be fooled if you get it. I am a hardcore gamer. WARNING! BOSSES are Harsh I tryed many times to beat bosses but they are rougher as you struggle through the long long game.


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