Sonic Advance 2
Sonic returns for a second outing on the Game Boy Advance. Once again, Sonic is called upon to save the world from the evil Dr. Eggman. On this occasion, Sonic is joined by friends Tails, Knuckles and Cream…
Sonic Advance 2 is an adventure developed by Dimps, released 19 December 2002 on Wii U and Game Boy Advance.
What Sonic Advance 2 is
Sonic Advance 2 is an adventure game developed by Dimps and released in 2002. It was published by Infogrames. It is available on Wii U and Game Boy Advance.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Taking place on an undefined island, Dr. Eggman has again begun kidnapping Animals and turning them into robots so he can build the Dr. Eggman Empire. This time however, he has kidnapped Tails and Knuckles too. Learning of his friends' kidnapping, Sonic rushes off to save them. Along the way, Sonic saves a young rabbit named Cream and her Chao friend, Cheese, from Eggman after defeating his EggHammerTankII. Cream then joins Sonic on his adventure to find her missing mother, Vanilla. Sonic soon rescues Tails from Eggman too, although Tails has no idea what Eggman is up to, and Tails joins Sonic on his mission. When Sonic finds Knuckles, the echidna has been tricked by Eggman into fighting…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and kids. It supports multiplayer. Local play supports 4 players. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series
Sonic Advance 2 is the 106th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Sonic Putter in 2003. Its critic score of 87 is 16 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at 95.
How it was received
Sonic Advance 2 holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2002 averaged 68, so it scored 19 points above the year average. Players rate it 79, 8 points lower than critics did — a gap worth knowing about before you buy.
What it launched against
Sonic Advance 2 launched on 19 December 2002, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Gothic II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords and Dark Cloud 2. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.
Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Gothic II, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past & Four Swords, Dark Cloud 2.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Sonic Advance 2 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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