Sonic Advance (2001)

3.41 from 697 ratings

1466 members have it in their collection · 21 playing now · 199 backlogged · 145 wish listed

How long? Main story 10h (from 3 logged playthroughs)

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 … Read more

Details

Developers: Dimps
Publishers: Gradiente, Infogrames, Sega, THQ
Genres: Platform
Themes: Action, Kids
Franchises: Sonic The Hedgehog
Series: Sonic Advance, Sonic the Hedgehog
Event: Nintendo Space World 2001

Release dates

Dec 20, 2001 (Full Release) (Japan) Game Boy Advance
Feb 03, 2002 (Full Release) (North_America) Game Boy Advance
Mar 08, 2002 (Full Release) (Europe) Game Boy Advance
2002 (Full Release) (Brazil) Game Boy Advance
Nov 25, 2011 (Full Release) (Japan) Android
Feb 18, 2015 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii U

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Community All Reviews Statuses

Status internpepper Jan 5, 2024

It's an alright 2D Sonic adventure, but the physics aren't as good as the Genesis games and getting 100% completion is way more annoying than it's worth (yeah, I know Sonic Advance 2 is worse in that regard, but I'll cross that bridge soon). I recommend just playing through this game with whatever character/s you like and not worrying about …

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