Sonic Advance is a platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Its release was somewhat controversial as it was both the debut of Sonic on the Game Boy Advance and of Sonic on a Nintendo system. (Sega and Nintendo have had a long-standing rivalry.)
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| Developer(s) | Sonic Team |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance |
| Release | December 20, 2001 (JP) February 4, 2002 (NA) April 12, 2002 (EU) |
| Genre(s) | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
The game was released in Japan for the Game Boy Advance on December 20, 2001. The game was released in North America for the GBA on February 4, 2002. The game was released in Europe for the GBA on April 12, 2002.
The distribution for Sonic Advance in North America was handled by THQ, while the European distribution was handled by Infogrames (now Atari).
The game was released in North America for Nokia's N-Gage on October 7, 2003, under the title Sonic N.
The game has four playable characters, Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Knuckles the Echidna, and Amy Rose. Gameplay is classic Sonic 2-D gameplay.
The special stages are accessible from Special Springs, which are placed around certain acts. Chaos Emeralds can be collected if one passes the stage. The chaos emeralds are "shared" between characters.
Zones
- Neo Green Hill Zone
- Secret Base Zone
- Casino Paradise Zone
- Ice Mountain Zone
- Angel Island Zone
- Egg Rocket Zone (2 Acts even though act 2 is renamed Cosmic Angel Zone)
- Cosmic Angel Zone (1 Act)
- X Zone (1 Act)
- The Moon Zone (1 Act, only accessible by Sonic if all 7 Chaos Emeralds are collected)
Completion of the X Zone yields the normal ending. Completion of the Moon Zone yields an extended ending.