<s>
is	O
a	O
2001	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
game	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
produced	O
in	O
commemoration	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
tenth	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
Knuckles	O
,	O
and	O
Amy	O
as	O
they	O
journey	O
to	O
stop	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
from	O
taking	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controlling	O
a	O
character	O
,	O
players	O
are	O
tasked	O
with	O
completing	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
defeating	O
Eggman	O
and	O
his	O
robot	B-Algorithm
army	O
,	O
and	O
collecting	O
the	O
seven	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
began	O
after	O
Sega	O
shifted	O
its	O
focus	O
to	O
third-party	O
software	O
development	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
performance	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
follows	O
a	O
similar	O
style	O
of	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
certain	O
concepts	O
and	O
designs	O
were	O
reused	O
from	O
newer	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
ported	O
to	O
Nokia	O
's	O
N-Gage	B-Device
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
via	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
for	O
its	O
graphics	O
,	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
faithfulness	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Genesis	O
games	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
short	O
length	O
and	O
special	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
selling	O
1.21	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
is	O
among	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
's	I-Device
bestselling	I-Device
games	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
sequels	O
also	O
on	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
;	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
platform	O
game	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
journey	O
through	O
an	O
island	O
to	O
defeat	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
attempting	O
to	O
capture	O
its	O
animal	O
population	O
to	O
turn	O
them	O
into	O
evil	O
robots	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
is	O
fastest	O
and	O
can	O
perform	O
an	O
"	O
insta-shield	O
"	O
that	O
protects	O
him	O
for	O
a	O
moment	O
;	O
Tails	O
can	O
fly	O
or	O
swim	O
for	O
a	O
short	O
time	O
;	O
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
can	O
glide	O
through	O
the	O
air	O
,	O
swim	O
above	O
water	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
seconds	O
and	O
climb	O
walls	O
;	O
and	O
Amy	O
Rose	O
can	O
destroy	O
enemies	O
using	O
a	O
hammer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Except	O
for	O
Amy	O
,	O
each	O
character	O
can	O
defeat	O
enemy	O
robots	B-Algorithm
by	O
jumping	O
and	O
curling	O
into	O
a	O
ball	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
performing	O
a	O
spin	O
dash	O
on	O
the	O
ground	O
to	O
gain	O
speed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
entering	O
a	O
cheat	O
code	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
control	O
Sonic	B-Application
while	O
Tails	O
runs	O
alongside	O
him	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
1992	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
lives	O
are	O
lost	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
receive	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
transfer	O
their	O
Chao	O
between	O
the	O
Tiny	O
Chao	O
Garden	O
and	O
the	O
Chao	O
Garden	O
from	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2001	O
,	O
Sega	O
,	O
facing	O
financial	O
troubles	O
with	O
the	O
underperformance	O
of	O
its	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
shifted	O
from	O
first	O
to	O
third-party	O
software	O
publishing	O
,	O
with	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
(	O
GBA	B-Device
)	O
being	O
primary	O
focuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
team	O
of	O
developers	O
was	O
formed	O
to	O
begin	O
development	O
on	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
Advance	O
(	O
later	O
renamed	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
10th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimps	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
formed	O
by	O
several	O
former	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
developers	O
and	O
funded	O
by	O
Sega	O
,	O
Sony	O
,	O
and	O
Bandai	O
,	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
assistance	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
conceived	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
understaffed	O
on	O
employees	O
familiar	O
with	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
hardware	O
and	O
so	O
recruited	O
Dimps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
Dimps	O
members	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
1999	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
Neo	B-Application
Geo	I-Application
Pocket	I-Application
Color	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
a	O
gameplay	O
style	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Genesis	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
which	O
Naka	O
felt	O
was	O
refreshing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
incorporated	O
concepts	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
grind	O
on	O
rails	O
and	O
the	O
modernized	O
character	O
designs	O
by	O
Yuji	O
Uekawa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
download	O
minigames	O
onto	O
the	O
Visual	B-Application
Memory	I-Application
Unit	I-Application
(	O
VMU	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
expand	O
upon	O
this	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
similar	O
concept	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
's	I-Device
GBA	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
,	O
making	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
announced	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
and	O
two	O
other	O
GBA	B-Device
games	O
on	O
January	O
30	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2001	O
,	O
while	O
THQ	O
released	O
it	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
4	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nokia	O
's	O
N-Gage	B-Device
,	O
SonicN	B-Language
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
compiled	O
with	O
ChuChu	O
Rocket	O
!,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Battle	I-Application
in	O
separate	O
bundle	O
packs	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
on	O
November	O
25	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
on	O
February	O
18	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregation	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
1.21	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
bestselling	B-Device
games	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
GBA	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
period	O
between	O
January	O
2000	O
and	O
August	O
2006	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
12th	O
highest-selling	O
game	O
launched	O
for	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
or	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
called	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
the	O
best-looking	O
2D	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
described	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
graphical	O
techniques	O
as	O
elegant	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
anime-inspired	O
character	O
animations	O
,	O
and	O
compared	O
them	O
positively	O
to	O
the	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
Super	B-Application
Nintendo	I-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
System	I-Application
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
wrote	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
ideas	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
grind	O
on	O
rails	O
,	O
were	O
clever	O
and	O
determined	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
felt	O
better	O
on	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
Genesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
link	O
cable	O
was	O
praised	O
;	O
IGN	O
noted	O
the	O
replay	O
value	O
and	O
variety	O
it	O
offered	O
,	O
and	O
GameSpot	O
called	O
it	O
interesting	O
,	O
and	O
felt	O
it	O
made	O
good	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
's	O
connectivity	O
to	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
felt	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
lacked	O
polish	O
,	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
difficult	O
special	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
thought	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
too	O
short	O
and	O
criticized	O
the	O
exclusion	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Sonic	B-Application
replay	O
mode	O
from	O
earlier	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
version	O
were	O
mixed	O
;	O
GameSpot	O
criticized	O
its	O
choppy	O
frame	O
rate	O
and	O
encouraged	O
readers	O
to	O
buy	O
the	O
superior	O
GBA	B-Device
version	O
instead	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
agreed	O
and	O
felt	O
the	O
N-Gage	B-Device
'	O
s	O
vertical	O
screen	O
and	O
omission	O
of	O
the	O
multiplayer	O
modes	O
had	O
a	O
negative	O
impact	O
on	O
the	O
ported	O
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Overall	O
,	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
was	O
a	O
solid	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
World	O
Report	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
perfect	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
still	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
deserves	O
a	O
spot	O
in	O
your	O
GBA	B-Device
case	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
agreed	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
the	O
game	O
successfully	O
recaptured	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
classic	O
Sonic	B-Application
gameplay	O
while	O
feeling	O
unique	O
and	O
taking	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
GBA	B-Device
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2009	O
,	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
named	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
they	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
75th	O
on	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
greatest	O
Nintendo	O
games	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
finest	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
since	O
the	O
Mega	B-Operating_System
Drive	I-Operating_System
golden	O
years	O
and	O
remains	O
a	O
2D	O
classic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
13th	O
best	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
released	O
for	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
considered	O
this	O
significant	O
,	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Sega	O
were	O
fierce	O
rivals	O
throughout	O
the	O
1990s	O
;	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
helped	O
end	O
this	O
rivalry	O
by	O
"	O
reducing	O
Sonic	B-Application
's	O
die-hard	O
brand	O
loyalty	O
to	O
a	O
distant	O
memory	O
from	O
the	O
halcyon-toned	O
1990s	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
two	O
companies	O
worked	O
closely	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
years	O
,	O
collaborating	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
2003	O
with	O
F-Zero	B-Application
GX	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
both	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
mascot	O
Mario	B-Application
featured	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
wrote	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
—	O
created	O
as	O
opposition	O
to	O
Nintendo	O
—	O
seemed	O
at	O
home	O
on	O
Nintendo	O
consoles	O
;	O
GamesRadar	O
said	O
Sega	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
were	O
now	O
"	O
like	O
old	O
friends	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
was	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Dimps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
of	O
these	O
were	O
two	O
sequels	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	O
—	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2002	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dimps	O
also	O
developed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
2007	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
handheld	O
versions	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Colors	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
(	O
2011	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Lost	I-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
2013	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
co-developed	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
4	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
and	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Unleashed	I-Application
(	O
2008	O
)	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
journalists	O
have	O
noted	O
that	O
Dimps	O
 '	O
handheld	O
games	O
have	O
received	O
consistently	O
better	O
reviews	O
than	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
's	O
home	O
console	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
