Gamespot is reporting that Sega Smash Pack for GBA, which combines Sonic Spinball, Ecco the Dolphin, and Golden Axe, has been released.
Source: Gamespot
Gamespot is reporting that Sega Smash Pack for GBA, which combines Sonic Spinball, Ecco the Dolphin, and Golden Axe, has been released.
Source: Gamespot
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From Gamespot:
Sega is showing off a new Sonic the Hedgehog game for the Game Boy Advance at this year's Tokyo Game Show. Sonic Advance 2 sticks close to the Sonic formula while adding a couple of new moves and a choice of playable characters.
The characters playable in the version being shown at TGS are Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Cream, a rabbit who travels with a chao companion. The chao can be used to attack enemies. Sonic himself has the jump shield seen in previous entries in the series, as well as a flip-over slide that can be used for quick stops and an airborne spinning whirlwind move that would appear to be an attack of some kind.
The world shown, called Leaf Forest, is exactly what you would expect from a 2D Sonic game. The backgrounds and level design are very similar to the first worlds used in the early Sonic games for the Genesis. The Leaf Forest boss fight puts you up against Dr. Robotnik, who is driving a dune buggy with a giant hammer coming out of it.
Graphically, this may be the best-looking 2D Sonic game yet. The characters are bursting with fluid animation, and the game has a nice, colorful look to it. We'll have more information on Sonic Advance 2 as it becomes available.
By Jeff Gerstmann
Source: Gamespot
Newly translated.
* a good friend's ciao -- girl [ of a rabbit ] * which is always taking the "cheese"
- When it is younger than [Tails] and says by man, they are about 6 years old.
- Gentle, even if it takes. ‚Â傤 -- courtesy -- the right place
" - De Dis" are Å'û‚®‚¹, and it is slightly sketchy.
... UWASA called the young lady of a good family!
- Do your best hard [ one place ] anything!
Curiosity is full, and anyhow, anything is done, and it is filled, and is ‚Ⴄ.
Therefore, although there are not few troubles, since it is a good child, it cannot hate.
- A favorite food is a soft ice cream!
being such "Cream" Ciao which stuck the bow tie "Cheese" ⻁'J‚èÂÂL -- ‚é -- a new adventure By the appearance of cream "Sonique advance 2" It became still more pleasant!
A long-awaited new character appearance!
[Cream THE rabbit] The girl of a small rabbit who is always taking CHAO.
a big ear -- empty -- flying -- an attack -- ciao -- ‚É‚¨ -- leaving The character for beginners with easy operation. there is also a spoiled child place -- although kicked -- what -- one place -- eager endurance and eager ‚³‚ñ -- strangely -- courtesy -- being right ‚½‚è
Tale which she unfolds in the Sonique world --.
Source: Translated Sonic Team Sonic Advance 2 page
More stuff from Sonic Team at TGS2002....
According to their site, the Sonic Mega Collection will be a 1-2 player game.
I translated Sega Of Japan's Sonic Advance 2 page and found a few tidbits.
Here are 2 pics that aren't on Sonic Team's page. Notice the Amy icon that shows up again, and what looks like a Chao Garden mini-game involving Cream and Cheese.
The site claims that Sonic Advance 2 will be "6 times" as big as Sonic Advance. Cream is described as a "beginner" character.
You can also see a VERY impressive video there. The video's character select screen seems to confirm that there are exactly 4 playable characters in the game. It's only up at certain times of day. The video reveals some very interesting stuff, so be sure to check it out.
According to Sonic Team's page, the game will be released on December 19, 2002, in Japan. ST again promises a game 6 times as large, and boasts "The fastest speediness in history."
Also from Sonic Team's page:
"In each character, it is an original action a large number addition! It is new. [Trick action] ‚ðŽg‚¦‚Î -- it can go apparently, and it does not go to the place which is not likely to be or does not take -- or [ that a hand also reaches a ring ]"
This broken translation COULD mean that each character takes their own path in each level, according to your interpretation.
Source: Sega Of Japan
The game isn't even out yet, and already a "beta" mystery. One of the pics Buzzbomber found reveals that Sonic Team DEFINITELY, at the least, made some Amy graphics for use with Sonic Advance 2.
In this pic, that 1-UP icon is clearly Amy.
It seems pretty likely that Amy was at least seriously considered as a character in Sonic Advance 2.
Source: Sonic Team
Buzzbomber looked around the Sonic Team image index and found more pics & info on Sonic Team's 2 new characters.
Apparently, this character can use Cheese as a weapon. (Feel free to use this phrase out of context for amusement. :P)
You can see MORE pics and discuss this here.
Source: Sonic Team
Some new Sonic Advance 2 screens were recently released on the Japanses version of the official Sonic Team website.
In these screens, there is a new female rabbit (?) character, which is apparantly followed by a chao, and is seems has the ability to glide or fly with her ears.
Source: Sonic Team
All the sites hosted on atlantiscity.net seem to be down, including the forum's images. Shayne Thaymes hasn't been seen online, so we can't get a comment on this.