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Sonic Advance Sonic Pinball Party | 
 enlarge | From: Sega Of America, Inc.
Category: Video Games
Buy New: $59.00
New (2) Used (1) from $24.95
Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 9379
Platform: Game Boy Advance
Genre: Action Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Game Boy Advance
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0.1 x 0
MPN: 60033
Model: 10086600339
UPC: 010086600339
EAN: 0010086600339
Release Date: November 16, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles or Amy | | • | Classic 2D gameplay with amazing new graphics, with blazing fast gameplay | | • | Five game modes include Arcade Mode, Party Mode, Story Mode, Casinopolis, and Tiny Chao Garden | | • | Connect with up to three friends and play Hot Potato, Air Hockey, or Ladder Climb party games | | • | Intense multi-player action using the Game Boy Advance Game Link Cable |
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Product Description
In bSonic Advance,/b Dr. Robotnik has concocted a diabolical scheme, and it's up to you to stop him. You'll need all the help you can get, because this all-new quest gets more challenging by the minute with tons of puzzles and traps Play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, or Amy as you uncover the hidden Chaos Emeralds to transform into Super Sonic for the final battle against Dr. Robotnik! br With bSonic Pinball,/b Amigo the monkey and NiGHTS join Sonic and his friends for some lively pinball competition, multi-player party games, and of course, lots of ring gathering. Once you've built up a nice pile of rings, head to Casinopolis for Roulette, Slots, and Bingo. Connect to Sonic Adventure 2 - Battle and Sonic Adventure DX - Director's Cut, to transfer your Chao to your GameCube
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 BGM is annoying June 14, 2008
For those of you who hate background music, this game is not forbr / you. There is no option to tun it off, and it is peppy and fast mostly.br / It is cool though, just have to play with sound off. I have to staybr / away from these games cause if I cant hear sound effects without music,br / I hate it. This is the case here.
 sonic piball combo party pack August 1, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
the game is a lot of fun. i am real pleased with the purchase. its a game for all ages to enjoy.this game isnt too difficult or too easy. its just pure game enjoyment. i would highly recommend buying this game.
A Sonic double pack on the GBA? Sign me up June 21, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
There's been a lot of "Double Packs" and "Combo Packs" released on the GBA as of late, which so far hasn't been a bad thing, and this Sonic Combo Pack is definitely worth picking up for Sonic fans and GBA owners. This Combo Pack features both the first Sonic Advance game and Sonic Pinball Party; the first of which is the tried but true throwback to Sonic's 16-bit glory days, while Sonic Pinball Party is just as it's name implies, and it's so much better than Sonic Spinball ever was. Sonic Advance combines elements from classic Sonic games and the more recent Sonic Adventure games; allowing you to play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, or Amy as you trek through multiple stages and take on the evil Dr. Robotnik. Sonic Pinball Party allows you to play some pinball on some Sonic themed tables, as well as some NiGHTS themed tables too (for those of you that don't know, NiGHTS was a cult classic SEGA game for the Saturn that has been deserving of a follow up for years, but alas, there's never been another NiGHTS game). The difference between the two tables isn't much, but it provides some quick and fun pinball action. Both games also feature the ability to raise Chao; the virtual pet animals introduced in the first Sonic Adventure console game. Both games look and control great, and there's little to complain about here with the overall package. For GBA and DS owners, this Combo Pack is worth picking up, and for those of you who own a DS, do yourself a favor and pick up Sonic Rush, which just may be the best 2-D Sonic game in nearly a decade.
Sonic Jerky: Spicy, fun and can be chewed on for hours April 3, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
Sonic Spinball for Sega Genesis was one of the greatest pinball video games ever made, however br /it didn't get a whole lot of attention. Namely because of all the other great games that came br /out for Genesis like Sonic, NBA jam, Mortal Kombat, Royal Rumble and many other classic titles br /that we have wasted endless time on. br /br /Sonic spinball was great because it incorporated elements and characters from Sonic the br /Hedgehog, the original series and featured Sonic as the actual pinball which was not onlybr / clever but made sense for certain interactivity within the game such as Sonic grabbing onto br /ledges, sonic using his "spin" move to shoot himself up to otherwise unobtainable br /areas of the game and others. Furthermore, the game featured those same posessed evil robots br /that br /release innocent animals when destroyed as found in the original. The game also incorporated br /the idea of collecting rings during gameplay, when all rings were collected -- more areas of br /the board (zone) were activated, allowing Sonic to progress further in the level. With this and br /quests to obtain Gem stones by progressing through the board by setting off triggers and br /hitting targets was not only downright original but also fun.br / At the end of each level, after collecting all of the gem stones, Sonic would have to defeatbr / the boss. After each level complete and boss defeated, Sonic was taken to an entirely br /different br /board (zone) with all new quests for the next level. The idea was more about progressing br /through the br /storybr /and levels than it was about getting a high score. Unheard of for this genre. To incorporatebr /both pinball and level progression as seen in scrollers into one wholesome title. br /All the way up until Sonic defeated Dr. Eggman. br /br /Now when I saw Sonic Pinball Party and Sonic Advance in one package, it seemed like a title br /that would be too hardbr / to pass up. I knew that Sonic Advance would have to be very similiar to the side-scrolling br /Sonic classics that we have all come to love. And I was right, plus elements that weren't br /touched on the Sega Genesis. It is truly more "Advanced" in gameplay than its retro br /counterparts while the graphics are basically the same (built of the Advance's 32 bit enginebr /to emulate the like of the Sega Genesis). The graphics are nothing revolutionary butbr /the gameplay soars above. I have played this on the new GBA Micro and it's quite amazingbr /to see a 32-bit engine run on such a small device. Nintendo was never known for its advancesbr /in graphics technology but its makes up for it with universal titles and timeless gameplay.br /Take this to the GBA micro, Nintendo still has the formula that make for great games onbr /limited engines. With Advance, there are loads of titles of this caliber to choose from.br / br /br /I was hoping the Sonic Pinball Party would be somewhat similiar to Sonic Spinball but the Sonicbr /Team had other ideas. br /As for Sonic Pinball Party emulating the greatness of Sonic Spinball,br / it's really not at all like Sonic Spinball but it isn't at all a bad title because it does br /carry over some of the same ideas. In fact, it's a good game that carries its own strokes of br /simple genius.br /Once again, the Sonic Team has pulled through. br /For starters, it doesn't feature Sonic as the pinball. However it does have similiar levelbr / progressionbr /and a story mode, in which Sonic enters a tournament in order to defeat Dr. Eggman's evilbr /schemes. It also features most of the characters and enemies found in all the classic Sonicbr /titles such as Tails, Kuckles and Amy. The game also has all the elements that you come br /to expect if you ever played Sonicbr /Spinball such as collecting rings, triggers and ramp quests, fighting bosses and clearing br /stages (zones). You face all of Sonic's friends such as tails, amy and knuckles through a tournamentbr /tree. But why would Sonic face off against his friends in a tournament to get take down br /Dr. Eggman? Well, because all of Sonic's friend have been robotized and are now underbr /mind control by Dr. Eggman. For some reason, when Sonic defeats his robotized friends in a br /pinball match, they transform back to normal. Why? I do not know but the story mode certainlybr /adds to the gameplay and replay value. It may not be the greatest story ever told but its enoughbr /to give the gamer reason to want to progress through each level. Beat the objective setbr /by your opponent and you will progress up the tournament tree until you face off with Dr. Eggmanbr /himself. Objectives vary with each level and become progressively hard as you move up the tree.br /Objectives like beating your opponenents high score, clearing a stage by defeating the boss orbr /accomplish some other goal set out by your opponent. br /br /The levels are nothing shy of intruiging and fun, all fitting the "Sonic" theme quite well.br /Each board acts a different zone (Neo Green Hill, Secret Base, Casino, Eggman rocket and br /others). Eachbr /board essentially adhering to the same setup just with different graphic ornations. Yet eachbr /adding their own objectives and styles of play. As you progress through story-mode, you will br /unlock mini gamesbr /for the "Casinopolis" mode in which you gamble rings that you earned in the "Arcade" mode. br /There arebr /three modes of play to choose from -- Arcade, which your ultimate goal is to collect ringsbr /and obtain a high score. "Story" mode -- Where you must move your way up the tournament ladder br /to getbr /to Dr. Eggman by defeating your opponents in VS. competition by meeting the objective setbr /by your opponent (high score, level completion, boss beat, or multiple level progression).br /Casinopolis -- gamble your rings on 3 or more mini games, Slots, Bingo and roulette. Thesebr /games do not have a lot to offer in the lines of replay value or initial entertainment. Eachbr /mini-game, your object is to aim for the same target to trigger each function (slot, numberbr / calling in bingo,br /or to place bets on the random spots of the roulette wheel). Not at all intuitive or exciting.br /Hitting the ball into the same spot becomes redundant and easily un-impressive, even if thebr / conceptbr /sees some "originality" with using a pinball game to gamble rings on casino games. Good idea,br /poor execution.br /br /Pros: Fun, challenging pinball game with solid replay value. Graphics and themes are well-donebr /and fitting for the title.br /br /A few gripes: Everytime you lose in "Story Mode", you get kicked back to the intro of the game --br /having to go through all the menus to get back to story mode. Annoying for a game thatbr /offers haughty challenges and good gameplay. Bottom line, where's the "Would you like to try again?"br /br /The score calucations, bonus items and otherwise at the end of each loss of ball progress br /through slowly,br /forcing you to click through each bonus item to tally your score. It's attempt to emulatebr /an actuall pinball machine is annoying and slow. With a game like this, most of the timebr /you just want to skip through all of this and get back to the action.br /br /Graphics: 4 out of 5br /Sound and Music: 4 out of 5br /Replay value: 4 out of 5br /Gameplay: 5 out of 5br /Overall: 4 out of 5br /br /Sonic Advance: offers it's own unique and new style of play that truly make it an "Advanced" titlebr /from it's retro classic counterparts.br /br /Sonic Pinball Party: Progress through its story-mode, play the arcade version, have some mindless funbr /with its side games, or link up with buddies in party mode -- either way you look at, this gamebr /has a lot to offer and is tireless fun. br /br /Combine both games into one: I would have to say, you have one of the best titles that GBA has to offer.br /For the price, two great games in one, it is certainly a bargain!br /br /
Sonic Party Pack March 16, 2006
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
My daughter loves this game. She plays it all the time. Sonic is her favorite character.
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