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Sonic's Action Game

Sonic's Action Game is an LCD game created for distribution at McDonald's restaurants. They were offered as a part of Happy Meals for a limited time in 2003. There is a single button on the game which allows…

31 December 2003

Sonic's Action Game is a platform, released 31 December 2003 on Handheld Electronic LCD.

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What Sonic's Action Game is

Sonic's Action Game was released in 2003. It was published by McDonald's. It is available on Handheld Electronic LCD only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sonic's Action Game is an LCD game created for distribution at McDonald's restaurants. They were offered as a part of Happy Meals for a limited time in 2003. There is a single button on the game which allows the player to jump. This was used to jump over blocks. No directional pad was needed as Sonic moved automatically. The game stars Sonic who must run automatically through Green Hill Zone levels. The jump button is used to navigate obstacles and jump on platforms to earn points. After scoring 20 points, the speed and level both increase. There is a total of 4 levels. If the player crashes into platforms five times in a single level, the game ends.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series

Sonic's Action Game is the 120th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Tails' Skypatrol in 2003.

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What it launched against

Sonic's Action Game launched on 31 December 2003, within three weeks of Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, NFL Street, Sonic Heroes and Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004.

Released around the same time: Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II, NFL Street, Sonic Heroes, Trainz Railroad Simulator 2004.

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When did Sonic's Action Game come out?
Sonic's Action Game was released on 31 December 2003 for Handheld Electronic LCD.

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