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YAY!!!!!!!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 6
Date: December 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

im a big sonic fan. i have been playing sonic since almost the first day the first sonic game came out. i got sonic advanced 2 and it was pretty sweet (i still havent beaten it with every character lol) and this game from what i heard sounds and looks awsome and since it is sonic it probably will be.

p.s. nvm the rating i have not played this game i am only going by a guess

Sonic Advance 3...Sonic Heroes Engine

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: January 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I personally cannot wait until this game comes out, I have been seeing tons and tons of articles saying that with the success that the Sonic Heroes engine had on GCN, they are going to try it out on the GBA. I have never played Sonic Advance 1 or 2, but I have played the older Genesis and the new GCN ones, but this is goiong to be a classic if it uses the same engine as Sonic Heroes. June 18 is too long to wait!

boom shakalaka !!!!!!!!!!!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: February 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

its about time!! ive been waiting for a long time for them to do something with sonic! but i wish they had made a movie because ive been asking Richard H. Goldwater (the president of sonic) to make a movie with him and that was over 2 years ago and he still hasn't mailed or e-mailed me back!!! but so what at least they did somthing with him.

I have actually played the game.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: March 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I will not reveal how I got ahold of the game. So I will not reply to anything of that matter.
The game is reminisent of Knuckles Chaotix for the 32X. While it holds simularities, it is indeed different. HOlding the R button will cause your main Character to Grab hold of the secondary character, and charge some energy. Upon releasing (depending on the Character) will cause the main character to be boosted high into the air, given a speed boost, or able to use the secondary characters main ability, such as being able to hold onto Tails as he flys.
The levels are sectioned off into a smaller level area, where the player must go to the act itself in order to enter the levels. I find this much more fun, and free roaming than the past Sonic Advances in the past. My favorite area, and acts, are the second you go to. It reminences of Green Hill Zone, with pallette, and even a remix of the original score.
One thing I appreciate, and is worth mentioning is that no longer can you hold in right the whole time and finish the level. In many occasions the game has the characters moving in all directions.
All in all, The game is faster, smoother, and most of all more fun. It is my favorite among the Advances.

Not sure what this will be like yet but probably great.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 11
Date: April 11, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I was living in New York City a couple months ago.I am a senior in high school(I now live in Michigan) and I was extremely depressed when I found out that someone broke into my locker stole all my Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games plus Super Smash Bros Melee and even my lunch.I now know that I shouldnt bring stuff like that to school anymore.I still am pretty upset about that.How could anyone do such a thing??!!!!!!!!
Anyways I still have my Game Cube and Game Boy Player and this will be the first Game Boy Advance games that I will buy in a while.It sounds like its going to be a great game.Ive played Sonic Advance and Sonic Advance 2 hundreds of times and never got sick of them.This game could go either way.It could be really easy like the first one or pretty challenging like the second but I hope it will be like both except without the running for bosses which really bugged me about the second one.They were both great games and wish I still had them but life goes on and Ill buy them again.So long for now.

Sonic has returned in an even cooler adventure

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 9
Date: May 04, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Sonic Advance 3 is incredibly amazing! The characters have voices now and the music quality is really good. But what really blows me away is how many diffrent combinations of moves there are. Depending on who you are and who you team up with, will affect what you can do. For example, If you team up with Sonic, he gives you greater speed, Amy will give you a hammer, Knuckles will make your attacks more powerful and so on. Sonic Advance 3 is by far the hardest Sonic Advance game for the GBA,espically the last stage Chaos Angel. But this doesn't stop the game from being fun at all. Sonic Advance 3 is a must have for your Game Boy Advance.

Blew me away

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: May 27, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The title says it all. This game was addictive from the moment I put it in the system. With the new team based gameplay that was first featured in Sonic heroes, this game will have you stuck till the end. The story line is also one of the best I've ever seen from a 2d sonic port. This game is also very challenging, with some very complex boss battles. The new zone scheme is cool also, where you are able to play any of the zone's 3 acts in any way you wish, followed up by a boss battle. If you are looking for a truley great game to play, you can't go wrong with Sonic Advance 3.

13 years in and he's still a blast to play...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: June 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I think I speak for everyone is saying that Sonic is just plain better in 2-D. The speed and control was just meant for this medium. Since I'm awaiting for hopefully another sequel to the Sonic Adventure series, the GBA offers Sonic Advance 3. And a bit early too....I was excepting it out not until June 16th.

Anyway, I'm currently on Zone 3 of the game (I don't wanna ruin any of the names of the Zones of those who haven't played it yet) and the gameplay is beautiful. The nicely rendered backgrounds, the new duo mode allows you to mix-match different characters, and now you can play any Act you want to first. All these features should have a good replay value.

Strap on your running shoes and pick up another solid Sonic adventure!

Bland

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 7 / 15
Date: June 05, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I can honestly say that this is the worst 2d sonic game that I have ever played. In fact, this is a good reason why Nintendo should not risk making a brand new 2d Mario game.

There are several fundamental problems with the stages themselves. First of all, the levels are boring. They are way too large for their own good and it is nearly impossible to memorize the stages even after playing through them over 10 times. Next, the game takes cheap shots at the player by positioning traps and enemies at certain points where the player will most likely be running at full speed. One possible reason for this may be the fact that the Sonic characters have become too powerful. By this I mean that they have ability to attack their enemies directly without rolling into them. This feature is not new to this game but is still kind of pointless. Sonic does not need to be drop kicking his enemies. Also, the stage structures aren't that good. They seem to focus on loops, hills and rails, while leaving out any real platforming elements as well as secret little areas to find, which baffles me. Worst of all, every zone has ten hidden Chao creatures, which must all be found in order to play the special stage. Finding these little bastards is tedious work, to say the least and is much more of a relief than a reward when actually accomplished. In the old sonic games, the special stages were among the most exciting elements of the game and you only needed to find ONE hidden entrance in order to play them instead of TEN hidden Chao. STUPID.

Sonic Advance 3 has also implemented this "partner" system. I use the term loosely because the "partner" will be off the screen within ten seconds just like Sonic used to ditch Tails way back in Sonic 2. However, depending in which partner you select, the primary character gains certain abilities and sometimes loses others. This turns out to be more irritating then anything. The character's abilities (which they already have too many of) should just be left alone so that each character can be played in their natural form. The partner system in this game is even more pointless and annoying as the one found in Mario Kart: Double Dash!

The game also includes a few mini-games including one where you have to defeat ten enemies in a minute and another where you have to press certain switches for points in a limited amount of time. They are mediocre and a far cry from the slot machine and bubblegum machine mini-games of old.

The only real good thing about this game is the graphics, which are pleasant to look at and way better than that of the old Genesis games. The sound isn't too shabby either.

As a huge fan of the classic Sonic games, I really tried to enjoy this one. But in the end, the bottom line is that the game is just not that fun to play. By the third zone, most players will probably be tired of playing and only continue on just for the sake of finishing it. Find all 70 Chao creatures is definitely not worthwhile. I honestly cannot recommend this game to anyone but the most hardcore of Sonic fans. To the average gamer however, this is not really even worth a rental. An extreme disappointment.

Good Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 18, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I gave this game 4 stars because...

Good: Classic Sonic Action
Crisp, Colorful Graphics
Good Controls (but what sidescroller doesn't?)

Bad: Game is too easy
Level design can sometimes get tedious
Little Inovation

This is an addictive little game but no Super Mario Bros. 3. I think that if you are accustomed to action games you will quite like this but do not expect anything new or innovative. I hope you will enjoy your game!

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