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 | Title : Sonic Advance
Author : THQ VIDEO GAMES
Release Date : 20020207
Binding : Video Game
Regular Price : $
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Editorial Reviews :
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.
Buyer Reviews :
Sonic is now at a new level that has never been reached before! You can play 20 different levels with four different characters: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy all with their own different speical abilities. Your job with these characters is to defeat the evil Dr. Robotnik and to collect of the emeralds that he stole. Levels include a casino, a winter wonderland, and a huge warehouse. All these levels contain power-ups, loop-the-loops, and little enemies that try to stop youre hero along the way. As you collect rings through out the game you can raise your Baby Chao in the Tiny Chao Garden by giving it food, playing mini-games with it, or buying another egg that will hatch into a friend for your Chao to play with. Plus, if you have GameCube/Game Boy Advance Link Cable you can trade data back and forth from the two systems. If you are having trouble with a level or just want to find an easy way to get coins, there is the Time-Trial mode. In this mode you play any level of your choice in no particular order to make a record-setting time. *NOTE* You keep all the coins you collect in Time-Trial mode for your Chao Garden. If you didn't think all of this was enough, you can hook up and play Versus mode with up to 4 players with only 1 game pak. In Versus mode, you try to have a combination of both the highest time and the most coins. The more coins you get and the faster the time is, the more points you will get and the player with the most points is the winner.
This game never gets boring. I have owned it for almost two months now and I'm playing it every day. There is always a secret pathway I can find in Adventure mode or a new way to make my Chao babbies grow in Tiny Chao Garden. This game not only has the greatest replay value of any game on the Game Boy Advance but it has the greatest graphics and incredibly smooth play control that I have ever seen on a handheld game system. My advice is to buy this game, it's great for all kinds of gaming fans and it's fun and appropriate for people of all ages.
(by John Bell)
Features/Technical Specs :
* Platform-style arcade game starring the famous Sega character
* Based on the series original for the Sega Genesis
* Play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, or Amy
* Thwart the evil Dr. Robotnik's scheme
* For 1 to 4 players
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