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{{Infobox video game

|title = Sonic Advance 3

|image = [[Image:Sonic Advance 3 Coverart.png]]

|developer = [[Sonic Team]]<br>[[Dimps]]

|publisher = {{vgrelease|JP=[[Sega]]}}{{vgrelease|[[North America|NA]]/[[PAL region|PAL]]|[[THQ]]}}

|producer = [[Yuji Naka]]<br>Kouichi Sakita

|director= Akinori Nishiyama

|artist = [[Yuji Uekawa]]

|composer = [[Hideaki Kobayashi (composer)|Hideaki Kobayashi]]<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kobayashi|first1=Hideaki|title=Yeah! Ocean Base, Toy Kingdom, Twinkle Snow, Chaos Angel Zone and Boss, Extra Boss, etc. Special Stage, Opening, Option, ;)|url=https://twitter.com/hide__aki/status/475688090120355840|publisher=[[Twitter]]|accessdate=June 10, 2014}}</ref><br>Kenichi Tokoi

|engine =

|series = ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''

|released = {{vgrelease|NA=June 7, 2004|EU=June 15, 2004}}{{vgrelease|JP=June 17, 2004}}

|genre = [[Platform game|Platformer]]

|modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]

|platforms = [[Game Boy Advance]]

}}

{{nihongo|'''''Sonic Advance 3'''''|ソニックアドバンス3|Sonikku Adobansu Surī}} is a [[platform game|platform]] video game for the [[Game Boy Advance]] developed by [[Sonic Team]] and [[Dimps]] and published by [[Sega]] in Japan and [[THQ]] in North America and Europe. It was released on June 7, 2004 in North America, June 15 in Europe, and June 17 in Japan. It is part of the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series and the chronological sequel to ''[[Sonic Battle]]''. The game stars the characters [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic]], [[Tails (character)|Tails]], [[Amy Rose|Amy]], [[Knuckles the Echidna|Knuckles]], and [[Cream the Rabbit|Cream]] as they seek to keep [[Doctor Eggman]] and his robot assistant {{nihongo|Gemerl|ジーメル|Jīmeru}} from building empires on each of seven chunks Eggman has divided the Earth into.

The game is a fast-paced [[2D computer graphics|2D]] platformer that takes place across seven zones, each divided into three acts and a [[boss (video gaming)|boss]] fight. It allows one or two players to control any two of the five characters; each one has different abilities that allow players varying access to parts of levels. While the graphics are mainly 2D, the game features some 3D rotation effects. It sold quickly upon release and received positive reviews from critics, who praised its gameplay and aesthetics, though they were more divided on the team-up dynamic.

==Gameplay==

[[File:Sonic Advance 3 Cream and Knuckles.png|thumb|left|[[Cream the Rabbit]] (with Cheese the [[Chao (Sonic)|Chao]]) and [[Knuckles the Echidna]] both rise through a passageway in the seventh level, Chaos Angel: Cream by flying and Knuckles by climbing. [[HUD (video gaming)|Heads-up display]] features clockwise from bottom left: lives remaining, an icon reminding the player of Knuckles' R-button power, rings collected, and time elapsed.]]

Similarly to ''[[Sonic Advance]] 1'' and ''[[Sonic Advance 2|2]]'' before it, ''Advance 3'' is a fast-paced [[2D computer graphics|2D]] [[platform game|platformer]]. The player controls one of five characters simultaneously with a second one as a sidekick; alternately, a second player joins and one controls each character. The two characters run and jump through a series of seven levels, destroying robots along the way.<ref name="ign"/> The player collects [[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)#Common features|rings]] in levels and boss battles as a form of health: upon being hit by an enemy or harmful obstacle, the player's rings will scatter and can be recollected. Being hit while carrying no rings, being crushed by an obstacle, or falling into a bottomless pit causes death; running out of lives incurs a [[game over]] screen.<ref>''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, p. 21.</ref>

The levels contain features like [[vertical loop]]s, springs, and rails that the player can grind on. Each level is divided into three acts, punctuated by a [[boss (video gaming)|boss]] fight with [[Doctor Eggman]] at the end; all three acts, the boss fight, and two [[minigame]]s that grant the player [[1-up|extra lives]] are bound by a [[Level (video gaming)#Terminology|hub]] world.<ref name="gamepro"/> Within each act, the player collects [[Chao (Sonic)|Chao]] creatures;<ref name="ign"/> finding 10 in all 3 acts in one zone grants the player access to a special stage, where a [[Chaos Emerald]] can be found. Collecting all seven Chaos Emeralds, which can be done after completion of the main campaign, allows the player to fight an extra final boss for the game's true ending.<ref>''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, p. 23.</ref>

The player can select any two-member permutation of its five playable characters: [[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], [[Tails (character)|Tails]], [[Amy Rose]], [[Knuckles the Echidna]], and [[Cream the Rabbit]], provided the two desired characters have been unlocked; only Sonic and Tails are available at the beginning, while the other three must be rescued from Eggman over the course of the game.<ref name="ign"/> Each character has a unique ability: Sonic can perform a spinning attack in mid-air,<ref>''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, pp. 8–9.</ref> Tails can fly using his two tails as a propeller,<ref>''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, pp. 10–11.</ref> Amy can smash enemies with her hammer,<ref>''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, pp. 16–17.</ref> Knuckles can glide long distances and climb walls,<ref>''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, pp. 12–13.</ref> and Cream can fly using her ears as wings and attack enemies with her Chao friend, Cheese.<ref>''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, pp. 14–15.</ref> The second player character can also give powers to the first by pressing the R button;<ref>''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, p. 5.</ref> for example, pressing and holding R while Tails is the sidekick blasts both characters into the air.<ref>''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, p. 10.</ref> In addition, the second character will collect rings and destroy enemies the first has not.<ref name="ign"/> Outside the main game, there are two battle modes for two to four players, in which any of the characters can be selected: racing and Chao collecting.<ref>''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, pp. 27–30.</ref>

==Plot==

Before the events of the game, Doctor Eggman builds a robotic assistant<ref name="manual 4">''Sonic Advance 3'' instruction manual, p. 4.</ref> named Gemerl, who is based on Emerl, another robot that appeared in ''[[Sonic Battle]]''.<ref name="website">{{cite web|url=http://sonic.sega.jp/advance3/|publisher=[[Sega]]|script-title=ja:ソニックアドバンス3|accessdate=June 8, 2014|language=Japanese}}</ref> Eggman uses the Chaos Emeralds to perform a technique called [[Chaos Emeralds|Chaos Control]] and tear the Earth apart, with the intention of creating a segment of his impending empire on each chunk of the planet. This action separates Sonic and Tails from Amy, Knuckles, and Cream, all of whom Eggman finds and captures. The two friends travel through the game's seven levels to recapture their friends and the Emeralds.<ref name="manual 4"/>

The final boss fight takes place at a temple. If the player defeats Eggman there without having all seven Emeralds, Eggman and Gemerl escape and fall off the edge of the temple. Peace is restored to the world, and [[Omochao]] snaps a picture of the five heroes. However, the game alerts the player that the Emeralds must still be collected for the true ending. If the player defeats Eggman at the temple with the Emeralds, Gemerl stops in his tracks while running away with Eggman and attacks Sonic, causing the Emeralds to scatter. Gemerl uses them to take on a giant, orb-shaped form, but Sonic also uses their power to attain his [[Sonic the Hedgehog (series)#Super transformation|Super Sonic]] form. With Eggman's help, Super Sonic destroys Gemerl. Tails later finds Gemerl's broken body on a beach and repairs it such that it is non-aggressive, and the game ends with Cream playing with Gemerl at her mother [[Vanilla the Rabbit|Vanilla]]'s house.

==Development and release==

''Sonic Advance 3'' was published by [[Sega]] in Japan and by [[THQ]] in North America and Europe. Like ''Advance 1'' and ''2'', its development was shared by [[Dimps]] and Sega subsidiary [[Sonic Team]] since the latter was understaffed on employees familiar with the [[Game Boy Advance]] hardware. [[Yuji Naka]], then President of Sonic Team, had limited involvement in the development of ''Sonic Advance 3'', and he conceived of the team-up dynamic.<ref name="e3">{{cite web|title=E3 2004: Yuji Naka talks Sonic|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/515/515388p1.html|last=Harris|first=Craig|publisher=IGN|date=May 13, 2004|accessdate=July 25, 2010}}</ref> While the game is fundamentally 2D, it features some [[Mode 7]] 3D rotation effects.<ref name="gamespy"/> THQ announced the game in a press release on September 11, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2003/09/11/shining-force-to-gba|publisher=IGN|last=Harris|first=Craig|title=Shining Force to GBA|date=September 11, 2003|accessdate=June 7, 2014}}</ref> The game was later exhibited at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3]] 2003.<ref name="e3"/> It was released on June 7 of that year in North America,<ref name="racing"/> June 15 in Europe,<ref name="europe">{{cite web|url=http://www.pegi.info/en/index/global_id/505/?searchString=Sonic+Advance+3&agecategories=&genre=&organisations=&platforms=&countries=&submit=Search#searchresults|publisher=[[Pan European Game Information|PEGI]]|title=Search Result|accessdate=June 11, 2014}}</ref> and June 17 in Japan.<ref name="website"/>

==Reception==

{{Video game reviews

| GR = 81.37%<ref name="gr">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/918892.asp|title=Sonic Advance 3|publisher=[[GameRankings]]|accessdate=June 6, 2014}}</ref>

| MC = 79/100<ref name="metacritic">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/sonic-advance-3/critic-reviews|title=Sonic Advance 3: Game Boy Advance|publisher=[[Metacritic]]|accessdate=June 6, 2014}}</ref>

| 1UP = B<ref name="1up">{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060519215453/http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3127736&did=1|archivedate=September 25, 2012|url=http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3127736&did=1|title=Sonic Advance 3 (GBA): Sonic and friends -- wait, don't run away!|publisher=[[1UP.com]]|date=May 27, 2004|last=Maragos|first=Nich|accessdate=June 6, 2014}}</ref>

| Fam = 30/40<ref name="famitsu">{{cite journal|script-title=ja:ソニック アドバンス3|journal=[[Famitsu]]|language=Japanese|issue=810|date=June 2004}}</ref>

| GI = 6.75/10<ref name="gi">{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080220154948/http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200407/R04.0719.1608.13245.htm?|url=http://www.gameinformer.com/Games/Review/200407/R04.0719.1608.13245.htm?|publisher=''[[Game Informer]]''|last=Mason|first=Lisa|title=Right Round Baby, Right Round|archivedate=February 20, 2008|accessdate=June 6, 2014}}</ref>

| GamePro = 3.5/5<ref name="gamepro">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy_advance/games/reviews/36169.shtml|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080603231037/http://www.gamepro.com/nintendo/gameboy_advance/games/reviews/36169.shtml|publisher=''[[GamePro]]''|date=June 17, 2004|author=Stardingo|accessdate=June 6, 2014|archivedate=June 3, 2008|title=Review: Sonic Advance 3}}</ref>

| GSpot = 8.4/10<ref name="gamespot">{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070228205337/http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/sonicadvance3/review.html|url=http://www.gamespot.com/gba/action/sonicadvance3/review.html|title=Sonic Advance 3: Sonic Advance 3 is a great, fast-paced platform game, and the tag-team play mechanic really enhances the overall experience.|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|date=June 23, 2004|accessdate=June 6, 2014|last=Provo|first=Frank|archivedate=February 28, 2007}}</ref>

| GSpy = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="gamespy">{{cite web|url=http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/sonic-advance-3/523159p1.html|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080626132658/http://gba.gamespy.com/gameboy-advance/sonic-advance-3/523159p1.html|title=''Sonic Advance 3'' (GBA)|publisher=[[GameSpy]]|date=June 14, 2004|accessdate=June 6, 2014|archivedate=June 26, 2008|last=Vassar|first=Darryl}}</ref>

| GameZone = 9/10<ref name="gamezone">{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20080315061657/http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23199.htm|url=http://gameboy.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r23199.htm|publisher=[[GameZone]]|archivedate=March 15, 2008|date=June 13, 2004|accessdate=June 6, 2014|last=Zacarias|first=Eduardo|title=Sonic Advance 3 Review}}</ref>

| IGN = 9/10<ref name="ign">{{cite web|url=http://gameboy.ign.com/articles/519/519497p1.html|title=Sonic Advance 3: The traditional Sonic adventures continue to shine on the Game Boy Advance in a tremendously fun sequel.|publisher=[[IGN]]|date=May 27, 2004|accessdate=June 6, 2014|last=Harris|first=Craig}}</ref>

| NP = 3.9/5<ref name="np">{{cite journal|journal=Nintendo Power|title=Sonic Advance 3|date=August 2004|page=p. 122|issue=182}}</ref>

}}

''Sonic Advance 3'' was reportedly "racing off store shelves" as soon as it was released.<ref name="racing">{{cite web|url=http://investor.thq.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96376&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=579364&highlight=|title=SONIC ADVANCE 3 Now Available for Game Boy Advance; Third Title in Franchise Racing Off Store Shelves|publisher=[[THQ]]|accessdate=June 7, 2014|date=June 7, 2004}}</ref> The game also received positive reviews from critics, with respective scores of 79% and 80% at review aggregators [[Metacritic]] and [[GameRankings]].<ref name="metacritic"/><ref name="gr"/> It later won Handheld Game of the Year at the 2004 [[Golden Joystick Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/111477/golden-joystick-awards-2004-winners-announced/|publisher=[[Computer and Video Games]]|date=November 5, 2004|author=CVG Staff|title=Golden Joystick Awards 2004: Winners announced!|accessdate=June 7, 2014}}</ref> and sold over 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom alone.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20100213011415/http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942|url=http://www.elspa.com/?i=3942|publisher=[http://www.techradar.com/us/news/gaming/elspa-to-become-uk-interactive-entertainment-association-678228 ELSPA]|archivedate=February 13, 2010|title=ELSPA Sales Awards: Silver|accessdate=June 7, 2014}}</ref>

Critics gave mixed opinions to the team-up dynamic. Nich Maragos from [[1UP.com]] celebrated that Sonic Team had "finally [come] up with a way of introducing teamwork and variance between characters that doesn't overwhelm Sonic's bread-and-butter gameplay." Maragos singled this out as the main divider between ''Advance 3'' and ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'', a game that he found surprisingly linear in level design considering that it, unlike ''Advance 3'', was in [[3D computer graphics|3D]].<ref name="1up"/> Maragos, [[GameSpot]]'s Frank Provo, [[IGN]]'s Craig Harris, and ''[[Game Informer]]''{{'}}s Lisa Mason appreciated the increase in replayability Sonic's friends brought.<ref name="ign"/><ref name="1up"/><ref name="gi"/><ref name="gamespot"/> However, Mason, as well as reviewer Stardingo from ''[[GamePro]]'', thought that they played too much like Sonic and did not add much to the experience.<ref name="gamepro"/><ref name="gi"/> Darryl Vassar of [[GameSpy]] took a different point of criticism: he acknowledged the presence of genuinely different character abilities, but perceived that their only purpose was to find Chao, whom he called "pointless".<ref name="gamespy"/> Maragos noted that the "mid-air trick" system from ''Advance 2'' was optional in ''Advance 3'', but spoke positively about its usefulness in locating "hidden areas".<ref name="1up"/> Harris argued that such varying team abilities contributed to occasional "cheapness" in the level design, because "most of the characters have absolutely no defense when hopping off items like springboards".<ref name="ign"/>

However, the gameplay was mostly well-received otherwise. Vassar acclaimed the level design: he both called the levels "enormous and fast" and praised the slower, smaller sections for "keeping the levels distinct and adding short interludes to the constant running and loops."<ref name="gamespy"/> Harris also praised the "clever" level design.<ref name="ign"/> However, Mason found it "simplistic",<ref name="gi"/> while Stardingo saw "repetition" in the typical formula.<ref name="gamepro"/> Maragos criticized the bipolar difficulty of the bosses and some minor control issues.<ref name="1up"/> Vassar, however, appreciated the return from ''Advance 2''{{'}}s running-based boss battles to more traditional ones.<ref name="gamespy"/> Further praise from Harris, conversely, went to the multiplayer mode and—along with Stardingo—to the presence of a hub world, which Harris and Stardingo thought gave the game structure.<ref name="ign"/><ref name="gamepro"/>

The game's aesthetics were also well received. Provo stated that "in terms of graphics and sound, ''Sonic Advance 3'' is on par with the best that companies like [[Nintendo]] and [[Konami]] have had to offer this year". He specifically complimented the character animations, simulations of underwater waves, and in-depth background effects.<ref name="gamespot"/> Vassar praised ''Advance 3'' for continuing ''Advance 1'' and ''2''{{'}}s emulation of the "colorful, angular, and stylized look" of the original ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' for the [[Sega Genesis]], as well as its "twangy, upbeat tunes".<ref name="gamespy"/> Stardingo thought similarly overall but criticized the "garish" themes of the level Toy Kingdom.<ref name="gamepro"/>

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