Sonic Advance 3

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Sonic Advance 3
System(s): Game Boy Advance
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team / Dimps
Genre: 2D Platform

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Sonic Advance 3 is the third game in the Sonic Advance series released for the Game Boy Advance. Unlike the first two games in the series, SA3 features ability to play two characters in a partner setting.

Game Play

The gameplay of this game is similar to that of Knuckles' Chaotix, with its 2 character team-ups and ring-dropping enemies, though the actual ring bands are gone. Like Sonic Advance 2, this game's merit is the subject of a lot of debate. It really comes down to personal taste - this isn't really a bad game, but many people don't like the gameplay.

Abilities with Sonic as a Partner

With Sonic as a partner, the lead character can use Sonic to immediately take off in Boost mode. Additionally, the lead character also has their Sonic Advance 2 speed.

• When Tails is the leader,
• When Knuckles is the leader, he gains a Jump Dash type attack.
• When Amy is the leader, she is able to use the spin attack while jumping.
• When Cream is the leader,

Abilities with Tails as a Partner

With Tails as a partner, the lead character can use Tails as a spring for a boost jump or have Tails carry them while flying.

• When Sonic is the leader,
• When Knuckles is the leader,
• When Amy is the leader,
• When Cream is the leader,

Abilities with Knuckles as a Partner

With Knuckles as a partner, the lead character can use Echidna Volley to attack enemies. The leader can also ride him while gliding.

• When Sonic is the leader, he can use a homing attack.
• When Tails is the leader, he can use his tails to glide instead of Knuckles. Tails, however, cannot climb walls. He can also use a short range tornado spin similar to Sonia's Super Twirl.
• When Amy is the leader,she gets a larger hammer.
• When Cream is the leader, Cheese will glow with power.

Abilities with Amy as a Partner

With Amy as a partner, the lead character will gain use of a hammer. Amy can also use her hammer to extend the leader's jump. The lead character will also have to press A+b in order to use Spin Attack.

• When Sonic is the leader,
• When Tails is the leader,
• When Knuckles is the leader,
• When Cream in the leader,

Abilities with Cream as a Partner

With Cream as a partner, the lead character can use Cheese to take form of the lead character and use Chao Attack by pressing B for a short time.

• When Sonic is the leader,
• When Tails is the leader,
• When Knuckles is the leader,
• When Amy is the leader,

Levels

• Route 99 Zone
• Sunset Hill Zone
• Ocean Base Zone
• Toy Kingdom Zone
• Twinkle Snow Zone
• Cyber Track Zone
• Chaos Angel Zone
• Altar Emerald Zone
• Nonagression Zone

Production Credits

Created by Sonic Team™

Producer: Yuji Naka
Director: Akinori Nishiyama
Art Director: Yuji Uekawa
Assistant Director: Ai Mashima

In cooperation with Dimps®

Producer: Kouichi Sakita
Line Producer: Yukihiro Higashi
Planners: Yukihiro Higashi, Masaaki Yamagiwa
Programmers: Tatsuaki Nakashima, Hiroki Yoshitake, Kuninori Douno
Designers: Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Yuko Yamanoue, Etsuko Hosokawa, Tohru Nakanishi, Tomohiro Ozawa
Sound: Hironobu Inagaki, Atsuyoshi Isemura
Special Thanks: Katsuya Kuramoto, Kenji Ayukawa, Syuhei Kimura, Isamu Kubota

Sound created by Wave Master

Sound Creators: Tatsuyuki Maeda, Kenichi Tokoi, Hideaki Kobayashi, Masaru Setsumaru, Fumie Kumatani, Tomoya Ohtani

SEGA Corporation

Marketing: Mitsuru Takahashi, Naoko Ooka, Hideki Yokaichiya, Mariko Takeda
Production: Mitsuru Takahashi, Naoko Ooka, Hideki Yokaichiya, Mariko Takeda
Publicity: Yasushi Nagumo, Youko Nagasawa
International Business: Tatsuyuki Miyazaki, Yusuke Suai, Shiko Sakai
Product Development: Tatsuyuki Miyazaki, Yusuke Suai, Shiko Sakai
Development Division: Toshihiro Nagoshi, Toshiro Nakayama, Yusuke Asano, Akiko Kuroda
Marketing Research: Tsuyoshi Sawada, Noriko Hashimoto
Manual Production: Yoshihiro Sakuta, Hisakazu Nakagawa, Youichi Takahashi, Hiroki Osawa, Satoru Ishigami, Colin Restall
Customer Relations: Yutaka Shoji, Masahiro Ozeki, Nobuyuki Inoue, Mariko Okada
Product Test: Junichi Shimizu, Akira Nishikawa, Akinobu Koechi, Akira Terasawa, Satoshi Yamagata

SEGA of America

Executive Management: Hideaki Irie
Localization Producers: Yosuke Moriya, Klayton Vorlick
Director of PD: Osamu Shibayama

SEGA of Europe

SEGA Europe COO: Naoya Tsurumi
Director of PD: Jin Shimazaki
Localization Producer: Kuniyo Matsumoto
European Product Manager: Mathew Quaeck
SoE Test Dept.: Darius Sadeghian, David Smith, Roy Boateng
Special Thanks: James Nicholas, Ricky Ip
Voices: Ryan Drummond, William Corkery, Scott Dreier, Jenny Douillard, Sarah Wulfeck, Jon St. John, Deem Bristow
Voice Recording Director: Lani Minella
Recording Coordinator: Keith Palmer
Executive Management: Hideki Okamura, Masanao Maeda
Executive Producer: Hisao Oguchi
Presented by:SEGA

Resources

Box Art

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  US cover

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  EU cover

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  JP cover

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems

2001  Sonic Advance | Tiny Chao Garden     2002  Sonic Advance 2     2003  Sonic Pinball Party | Sonic Battle     2004  Sonic Advance 3 | Sonic X: A Super Sonic Hero     2005  Sonic Advance & Sonic Pinball Party | Sonic Advance & ChuChu Rocket! | Sonic Advance & Sonic Battle | Sonic Battle & ChuChu Rocket! | Sonic Pinball Party & Sonic Battle | Sonic Pinball Party & Columns Crown     2006  Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis      Demos  Sonic Advance 3  Prototypes  Sonic Advance | Sonic Advance 2 | Sonic Advance 3  Unreleased  Sonic X: Chaos Emerald Chaos | Sonic Riders