Sonic Advance 2 - Reception

Reception

Sonic Advance 2 was released in Japan on December 19, 2002, in North America on March 9, 2003, and in the PAL region on March 28, 2003. The game sold approximately 175,000 copies in Japan, 740,000 copies in the United States, and 100,000 copies in the United Kingdom, for a total of approximately 1,015,000 units sold, making Sonic Advance 2 one of the best-selling games for the Game Boy Advance.

The game received generally positive reviews upon its release; review aggregator sites GameRankings and Metacritic gave Sonic Advance 2 an 85.25% and an 83 out of 100, respectively. GameSpot reviewer Frank Provo gave the game an 8.2 out of ten, stating "Sonic Advance 2 is easily the toughest 2D Sonic game ever made", where as GameSpy reviewer Christian Nutt called Sonic Advance 2 "a solid adventure with some niggling flaws", and gave the game a 3 out of 5. IGN reviewer Craig Harris, who gave Sonic Advance 2 a 9 out of 10, drew comparisons between the game and its predecessor, while also stating "the graphics are more vibrant with tons more character animation to give the sequel a lot more personality." 1UP.com agreed, stating "the game plays like classic Sonic games", and "visually, Sonic Advance 2 is vibrant and colorful". Allgame reviewer Scott Alan Marriott criticized the game, saying " doesn't have is originality or depth, making this sequel more subsonic than supersonic". Nintendo Power gave the game an 82, while stating " may not present significant advances beyond his GBA debut, but it's a solid action title".