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All characters are also capable of healing themselves at varying speeds. Defending from special attacks and healing allows characters to fill up the [[Ichikoro Gauge]]. When this gauge is full, the character flashes and their next special attack will be a one-hit K.O. if it hits. However, it will fill the gauge of anyone who blocks the attack.
  
All characters are also capable of healing themselves at varying speeds. Defending from special attacks and healing allows characters to fill up the [[Ichikoro Gauge]]. When this gauge is full, the character flashes and their next special attack will be a one-hit K.O. if it hits. However, it will fill the gauge of anyone who blocks the attack.
   
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In Story Mode, after a battle when Emerl is present, Emerl gains Skill Points based on how well the player fought: winning earns 1 point; winning without losing a life earns 2 points; winning without getting hit earns 5 points. Giving an Emerald Shard or a Chaos Emerald to Emerl gives him 10 points. These points allow skills that Emerl has copied from the battle to be selected as part of Emerl's moveset. These skills are ranked one to five stars, with each star being worth five points. The total point worth of the skills cannot exceed the total number of Skill Points Emerl has, and the maximum amount of obtainable Skill Points is 500.
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In Story Mode, after a battle when Emerl is present, Emerl gains Skill Points based on how well the player fought: winning earns 1 point; winning without losing a life earns 2 points; exiting at one point in Tails' story or winning without losing a life while battling two optional Phis earns 3 points; winning without getting hit earns 5 points; Winning without getting hit while battle 2 optional Phis earns 6 point. Giving an Emerald Shard or a Chaos Emerald to Emerl gives him 10 points. These points allow skills that Emerl has copied from the battle to be selected as part of Emerl's moveset. These skills are ranked one to five stars, with each star being worth five points. The total point worth of the skills cannot exceed the total number of Skill Points Emerl has, and the maximum amount of obtainable Skill Points is 500.
   
 
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|[[File:Char emerl big.png|90px]]<br/>[[Emerl]]
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|''Emerl is capable of strengthening himself by acquiring his opponent's moves. Collect as many moves as possible and customize Emerl's fighting skills!''
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|[[Sonic the Hedgehog]] - The main protagonist of the game.
  
 
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|[[File:Sonic pose 61.png|90px]]<br/>[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]
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|''Sonic is a hedgehog who runs at supersonic speed. Check out his excellent balance of attack, defense moves and ability to run at super-sonic speeds. Knock-out opponents using a snappy dance-inspired move!''
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|[[Miles "Tails" Prower]] - Sonic's trusted sidekick.
  
 
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|[[File:Tails 44.png|70px]]<br/>[[Miles "Tails" Prower]]
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|"Tails" has invented a number of unique combined moves. Create a variety of combos with his consecutive attacks and inventions.
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[[Knuckles the Echidna]] - A powerful echidna who is Sonic's friendly rival.
  
 
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|[[File:Knuckles 23.png|90px]]<br/>[[Knuckles the Echidna]]
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|''Knuckles is an enthusastic fighter who can knock down his opponents with only a single hit. Keep punching opponents to defeat them quickly!''
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|[[Amy Rose]] - A pink hedgehog who acts as Emerl's mother.
  
 
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|[[File:Amy 21.png|90px]]<br/>[[Amy Rose]]
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|''Amy is a cheerful and energetic girl who attacks opponents with her [[Piko Piko Hammer]]. You may win a battle by simply swinging it around.''
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[[Shadow the Hedgehog]] - A black hedgehog who doesn't seem to remember his past.
  
 
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|''Shadow can move from place to place without detection. He will vanish and attack, and then appear again. Watch out for his ultimate speed!''
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[[Rouge the Bat]] - A professional thief and spy who wants to make Emerl a thief.
  
 
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|''Cream has a constant companion in her best friend, [[Cheese]]. Joining hands, Cream and Cheese not only work well together, but also give each other courage!''
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|[[Cream the Rabbit]] - A polite little girl who is great friends with Emerl.
  
 
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|[[File:Rouge 10.png|90px]]<br/>[[Rouge the Bat]]
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|''Rouge is the "world's greatest thief." There's no doubt that her battle style will rock your world!''
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|[[Emerl]] - The Gizoid discovered by Dr. Eggman thanks to his grandfather's [[Gerald Robotnik's diary|diaries]].
  
 
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|[[File:EggmanBattle2.png|90px]]<br/>[[Doctor Eggman|Dr. Eggman]]
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|''Dr. Eggman, a genius scientist, is always hatching plots to take over the world. He was allegedly in the process of attempting to make use of Emerl for an unknown purpose....''
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[[Chaos Gamma|E-102 "Chaos Gamma"]] - (Unlockable, no episode)
  
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**Even though Knuckles seems to remember Gamma, the two have never actually met. Knuckles merely followed him to get to the [[Egg Carrier]].
  
**Even though Knuckles seems to remember Gamma, the two have never actually met. Knuckles merely followed him to get to the [[Egg Carrier]].
 
*When entering Central City, a blue sign that reads "Sonic Team" is easily seen. Emerl can enter it in his story where he can input certain codes to obtain combo cards.
  
*When entering Central City, a blue sign that reads "Sonic Team" is easily seen. Emerl can enter it in his story where he can input certain codes to obtain combo cards.
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**Shadow's and Chaos' card passwords are anagrams of Maria and Tikal, respectively.
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**Shadow's card password is an anagram of Maria.
 
**Knuckles' is a reference to his designer [[Takashi Thomas Yuda|Takashi Yuda]].
  
**Knuckles' is a reference to his designer [[Takashi Thomas Yuda|Takashi Yuda]].
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[[File:Sonic battle story difference.png|thumb|200px|The mistranslation (left) and the corrected one (right).]]
  
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*The Japanese version has a language option where players can choose from Japanese to English. Some differences and mistranslations can be seen.
  
*The Japanese version has a language option where players can choose from Japanese to English. Some differences and mistranslations can be seen.
 
**One example is in the beginning of Rouge's story where Rouge calls the hacker, which is Eggman, a "dirty bastard" for hacking the Central Computer.
  
**One example is in the beginning of Rouge's story where Rouge calls the hacker, which is Eggman, a "dirty bastard" for hacking the Central Computer.
 
**Another example is the menu, where the game asks if the player is going to continue the story or play a different episode. The whole menu text itself is different in the English releases of the game and has a massive mistranslation (pictured on the right).
  
**Another example is the menu, where the game asks if the player is going to continue the story or play a different episode. The whole menu text itself is different in the English releases of the game and has a massive mistranslation (pictured on the right).
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*This is the first ''Sonic'' game with 2D artwork not done by [[Yuji Uekawa]].
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*This is the first post-''Sonic Adventure'' game with 2D artwork on the front cover not illustrated by [[Yuji Uekawa]].
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**The artwork resembles the style of ''Puyo Pop Fever,'' another game made by Sonic Team.
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**The artwork resembles the style of ''[[wikipedia:Puyo Pop Fever|Puyo Pop Fever]]'', another game made by Sonic Team.
 
*Although this game was released before ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'', there are several references to the game including Rouge mentioning Omega and Shadow's presence there. Therefore, it can be inferred that this game appears to take place after the events of that game.
  
*Although this game was released before ''[[Sonic Heroes]]'', there are several references to the game including Rouge mentioning Omega and Shadow's presence there. Therefore, it can be inferred that this game appears to take place after the events of that game.
 
**If that is the case, it is unknown how Shadow remembers his past, given that during the events of ''Sonic Heroes'' and ''Shadow the Hedgehog'' he could not remember anything beside Maria. This probably means that the game takes place sometime after ''Shadow the Hedgehog''.
  
**If that is the case, it is unknown how Shadow remembers his past, given that during the events of ''Sonic Heroes'' and ''Shadow the Hedgehog'' he could not remember anything beside Maria. This probably means that the game takes place sometime after ''Shadow the Hedgehog''.
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*In the [[Shibuya Downtown]] course in ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', ''Sonic Battle'' artwork can be seen on a plane.
  
*In the [[Shibuya Downtown]] course in ''[[Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', ''Sonic Battle'' artwork can be seen on a plane.
 
*In Virtual Training, even though the player gets multiple lives, one K.O. will end the Virtual Training session.
  
*In Virtual Training, even though the player gets multiple lives, one K.O. will end the Virtual Training session.
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*This is the first time that Shadow, Rouge and Chaos are featured playable characters on the Gameboy Advance.
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**This is also the first time they make an appearance on a handheld system.
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**This is the only handheld system Chaos was featured on before being on the [[Nintendo Switch]].
   
 
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Sonic and pals are gearing up for some brawling action!


— Tagline

Sonic Battle (ソニックバトル Sonikku Batoru?) is a fighting game developed by Sonic Team for the Game Boy Advance. The gameplay consists of 2D sprites fighting in three dimensional environments similar to the Double Dragon games. Unlike traditional fighters, it is beginner-friendly and easy to play, featuring no complicated combos or button inputs that need to be memorized to perform special moves.

It is the second fighting game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the first being Sonic the Fighters. It is also the first Sonic fighting game to be on a handheld.

Story

4,000 years ago, a sentient weapon was created by an ancient civilization. After being lost for millenia, the weapon, known as the Gizoid, was unearthed and researched by Prof. Gerald Robotnik. It remained dormant for another half century before being discovered by, of all people, Gerald's grandson, Dr. Eggman. Frustrated at his inability to get the dormant Gizoid to work properly, Eggman dumped it at Emerald Beach where it was found once more, this time by Sonic the Hedgehog.

Sonic names the Gizoid Emerl, who gets wrapped up in the affairs of Sonic's friends, both allies and rivals. Through his encounters with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Gamma, Rouge, and Shadow, Emerl turns from a soulless robot into a fun-loving mech with personality traits from all of those he had met. But while the gang is having fun raising their new mechanical friend, there are those who recognize Emerl's true power. Now that Emerl is working again, Eggman has his eye on it, Rouge wants to turn it into a master thief, and Shadow feels that, despite Sonic's efforts to humanize him, Emerl is still a weapon of mass destruction.

The story comes to a close when Dr. Eggman challenges Emerl to a battle aboard his new Death Egg. While Emerl is able to defeat the mad doctor, Eggman takes advantage of Emerl's core programming - to obey who is the strongest - by using the Death Egg's Final Egg Blaster to destroy several stars. However, the conflict between Emerl's new personality and his programming causes Emerl to lose control. He knocks out Eggman and turns the Final Egg Blaster toward earth. Sonic tries to use the Master Emerald to neutralize Emerl's Chaos Emerald powers, but when that fails, he is forced to defeat him in combat. He does so, and with one last goodbye, Emerl is destroyed, but Sonic believes that they'll see him again someday.

Gameplay

Sonic Battle is very different from normal Sonic games in terms of gameplay, being a fighting game instead of a fast-paced action-adventure platformer. In story mode, players can explore the overworld, which is made up of "Emerald Town", "Holy Summit", "Central City", "Night Babylon", and "Gimme Shelter", though during some parts of the story only certain maps can be visited. However, every map can be accessed during Emerl's story. By going to a selectable area, the player may train with other characters, fight E-121 Phis, or continue the plot.

Battles take place on 3D arenas with 2D sprites and are split up into Point, Survival, and Time modes. Point Battles require the player to be the first to get a certain amount of points by KO'ing other characters participating in the battle. Survival requires the player to defeat all opposing characters by KO'ing them until they run out of lives. Time Battles require the player to reach a certain objective within a certain amount of time.

Before the battle starts and before the player re-enters the battle after being KO'ed, they are able to select from three different Special Attacks: Shot, Power, and Trap. Shot attacks are mid-to-long range attacks which can be directed in any of the eight directions (with the exception of Shadow's Chaos Magic). Power attacks are typically signature attacks of the character and vary between each character. These attacks normally focus a lot of damage in one go. Trap attacks involve the character placing or releasing an explosive device which launches the opponent upward and briefly blinds anyone hit. During selection, the player selects which attacks will be Ground, Aerial, and Guard. Ground is the basic Special Attack, used when the character is on the ground. Aerial is a variant of a special attack used while the character is in the air and is often an air-to-ground attack. The Special Attack selected as Guard protects you from opponents' moves in the same category. For example, if Guard is on Shot, all Shot moves are automatically blocked until you die and reset your Guard.

All characters are also capable of healing themselves at varying speeds. Defending from special attacks and healing allows characters to fill up the Ichikoro Gauge. When this gauge is full, the character flashes and their next special attack will be a one-hit K.O. if it hits. However, it will fill the gauge of anyone who blocks the attack.

In Story Mode, after a battle when Emerl is present, Emerl gains Skill Points based on how well the player fought: winning earns 1 point; winning without losing a life earns 2 points; exiting at one point in Tails' story or winning without losing a life while battling two optional Phis earns 3 points; winning without getting hit earns 5 points; Winning without getting hit while battle 2 optional Phis earns 6 point. Giving an Emerald Shard or a Chaos Emerald to Emerl gives him 10 points. These points allow skills that Emerl has copied from the battle to be selected as part of Emerl's moveset. These skills are ranked one to five stars, with each star being worth five points. The total point worth of the skills cannot exceed the total number of Skill Points Emerl has, and the maximum amount of obtainable Skill Points is 500.

Characters

Main characters

Character Manual description
Char emerl big
Emerl 		Emerl is capable of strengthening himself by acquiring his opponent's moves. Collect as many moves as possible and customize Emerl's fighting skills!
Sonic pose 61
Sonic the Hedgehog 		Sonic is a hedgehog who runs at supersonic speed. Check out his excellent balance of attack, defense moves and ability to run at super-sonic speeds. Knock-out opponents using a snappy dance-inspired move!
Tails 44
Miles "Tails" Prower 		"Tails" has invented a number of unique combined moves. Create a variety of combos with his consecutive attacks and inventions.
Knuckles 23
Knuckles the Echidna 		Knuckles is an enthusastic fighter who can knock down his opponents with only a single hit. Keep punching opponents to defeat them quickly!
Amy 21
Amy Rose 		Amy is a cheerful and energetic girl who attacks opponents with her Piko Piko Hammer. You may win a battle by simply swinging it around.
Shadow 7
Shadow the Hedgehog 		Shadow can move from place to place without detection. He will vanish and attack, and then appear again. Watch out for his ultimate speed!
Cream 16
Cream the Rabbit 		Cream has a constant companion in her best friend, Cheese. Joining hands, Cream and Cheese not only work well together, but also give each other courage!
Rouge 10
Rouge the Bat 		Rouge is the "world's greatest thief." There's no doubt that her battle style will rock your world!
EggmanBattle2
Dr. Eggman 		Dr. Eggman, a genius scientist, is always hatching plots to take over the world. He was allegedly in the process of attempting to make use of Emerl for an unknown purpose....

Other characters

Chaos Gamma Chaos battle giant PHI2 Grobo son-352
E-102 "Chaos Gamma" Chaos E-121 Phi Guard Robo

Arenas

All arenas except for Death Egg can be used in Battle Mode.

Other Modes

Besides Story Mode and battle arena fights, there are a number of other game modes available for single or multiplayer by connecting the Game Boy Advance with up to three others via a link cable. These include "Battle Mode", "Challenge Mode", "Training", "Mini Games", "Battle Record", and "Options".

Battle Mode

In "Battle Mode", players can select characters and arenas to spar in.

Mini Games

In "Mini Games", 2D mini games can be selected. These games are largely unrelated to the fighting motif. These include:

Character Description
Sonic battle soniclash! Soniclash! (Multiplayer only)- The only minigame to be available for play at the start of the game, Soniclash! sees players bounce around a pinball-like arena, rolling around in ball form.

Players: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Shadow. Big the Cat makes an occasional cameo sitting on the edge of the arena fishing.

Sonic battle flying get Fly & Get (Multiplayer only)- Unlocked by beating Tails' episode in Story Mode. Fly & Get is an aerial ring-collection game which inspired a later Sonic Cafe mobile phone release, Tails' Flying Get.

Players: Tails, Cream, Gamma, Rouge.

Sonic battle mine hunt Mine Hunt - Unlocked by beating Knuckles' episode in Story Mode. Here, Knuckles plays a game of minesweeper. Due to a design oversight, there is no way to exit the minigame once it is started. However, no data is lost by turning off the system while playing Mine Hunt. Unlike the other minigames, this is for one player only, although you can transfer it to another Game Boy Advance with no cartridge inserted.
Sonic battle treasure island Treasure Island (called Treasure Hunt occasionally) (Multiplayer only)- Unlocked by beating Amy's episode in Story Mode. This game plays similarly to Knuckles' missions in the Adventure titles.

Players: Amy, Cream, Knuckles, Rouge.

Sonic battle speed demon Speed Demon (Multiplayer only)- Unlocked by beating Shadow's episode in Story Mode. Players race down a highway toward a goal while avoiding obstacles and launching off ramps. You can accelerate to higher speeds by jumping off ramps.

Players: Shadow, Sonic, Tails, Knuckles.

Secret Combo Cards

Combo Cards representing each character can be obtained by entering a code in the Sonic Team building in the Central City area during Emerl's story.

  • Sonic: 75619
  • Tails: OTrOI
  • Knuckles: yU3Da
  • Amy: alogK
  • Cream: ZAhan
  • Shadow: ArmIa
  • Rouge: AhnVo
  • Gamma: tSueT
  • Chaos: EkiTa

Note: when having the cards, they cost six stars (30 skill points). When using them in a battle, Emerl will do either 1st and 2nd, 2nd or 3rd or 1st and 3rd attack and have the heavy attack or a special attack at the end, he will not stop attacking until the move finishes.

Reception

 Reception
Aggregate scores
Aggregator Score
GameRankings 69.34%[1]
Metacritic 69 out of 100[2]
Review scores
Publication Score
Game Informer 6/10[3]
GamePro 3.5/5[4]
GameSpot (7.7/10)[5]
GameSpy 3/5[6]
IGN 8/10[7]
Nintendo Power (7.4/10)[3]
X-Play 3/5

The game received generally mixed to positive reviews from critics. According to review aggregator site Metacritic, the game has a score of 69 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[2] According to the video game review aggregator site Game Rankings, the game has a score of 69.34%.[1] While some critics praised the game's "surprisingly deep arena-fighting gameplay", graphics, and multiplayer mode, others dismissed it for its "limited moveset" and use of 2-D sprites on a 3-D fighting arena.

IGN gave the game a positive review, saying "It does try hard to be what Smash Bros. is, and even though the game doesn't quite reach the same status Nintendo and HAL created for the Nintendo consoles, Sonic Battle has enough stuff to make it one of the top original fighters on the Game Boy Advance system."[7] GameSpy also gave a positive review, saying "A solid and pleasantly deep arena beat-'em-up with lots of longevity, and through the presence of the Hedgehog and his posse adds absolutely nothing to the game, it's nice to see them getting work in these tough economic times."[6] Nintendo Power gave a more mixed review, saying the "moves are limited, but the overall experience is tons of fun."[3] GamePro also gave a mixed review, criticizing the game's story mode, saying "The biggest problem with Sonic Battle is the poor game design in Story mode. Earning Skill Points, and thereby new abilities for Emerl the Robot, is a grueling ordeal."[4] Gamestyle gave a more negative review, saying "Fighting really isn't Sonic's strength - at least not with regard to good gameplay.".

Chronology and Legacy

The storyline of Sonic Battle was loosely adapted for TV in episodes 45 and 46 of Sonic X, entitled "Prize Fights" and "A Wild Win" respectively. The story is later continued in Sonic Advance 3 (in which a new robot, G-merl, is built from Emerl's data) and heavily referenced in Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood.

Trivia

  • Oddly, the seven Chaos Emeralds are all green in this game, and the Master Emerald does not have its own separate sprite. Meanwhile, Emerald Shards have their own sprites.
  • Strangely, when Sonic gets the Master Emerald, he states "A Master Emerald." This is most likely a typo.
  • When Chaos Gamma appears before Sonic, Tails and Emerl, Sonic and Tails quickly mistaken him as Gamma, whom they haven't seen since Sonic Adventure. Knuckles and Amy also mistake him as Gamma. Rouge notes that he looks similar to Omega.
    • Even though Knuckles seems to remember Gamma, the two have never actually met. Knuckles merely followed him to get to the Egg Carrier.
  • When entering Central City, a blue sign that reads "Sonic Team" is easily seen. Emerl can enter it in his story where he can input certain codes to obtain combo cards.
    • Shadow's card password is an anagram of Maria.
    • Knuckles' is a reference to his designer Takashi Yuda.
  • The Japanese version has a language option where players can choose from Japanese to English. Some differences and mistranslations can be seen.
    • One example is in the beginning of Rouge's story where Rouge calls the hacker, which is Eggman, a "dirty bastard" for hacking the Central Computer.
    • Another example is the menu, where the game asks if the player is going to continue the story or play a different episode. The whole menu text itself is different in the English releases of the game and has a massive mistranslation (pictured on the right).
  • This is the first post-Sonic Adventure game with 2D artwork on the front cover not illustrated by Yuji Uekawa.
    • The artwork resembles the style of Puyo Pop Fever, another game made by Sonic Team.
  • Although this game was released before Sonic Heroes, there are several references to the game including Rouge mentioning Omega and Shadow's presence there. Therefore, it can be inferred that this game appears to take place after the events of that game.
    • If that is the case, it is unknown how Shadow remembers his past, given that during the events of Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog he could not remember anything beside Maria. This probably means that the game takes place sometime after Shadow the Hedgehog.
  • Dr. Eggman's base in the game, "Gimme Shelter," shares the name with the popular Rolling Stones song.
  • In the Shibuya Downtown course in Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing, Sonic Battle artwork can be seen on a plane.
  • In Virtual Training, even though the player gets multiple lives, one K.O. will end the Virtual Training session.
  • This is the first time that Shadow, Rouge and Chaos are featured playable characters on the Gameboy Advance.
    • This is also the first time they make an appearance on a handheld system.
    • This is the only handheld system Chaos was featured on before being on the Nintendo Switch.

Videos

Sonic_Battle_E3_2003_Trailer

Sonic Battle E3 2003 Trailer

Sonic_Battle_Game_Boy_Advance_Retro_Commercial_Trailer_2004_Sega_Japan

Sonic Battle Game Boy Advance Retro Commercial Trailer 2004 Sega Japan

Sonic_Battle_Commercial_Jap_2

Sonic Battle Commercial Jap 2


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sonic Battle for Game Boy Advance. GameRankings (2004-01-05). Retrieved on 2013-04-09.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sonic Battle for Game Boy Advance Reviews. Metacritic (2004-01-05). Retrieved on 2013-04-09.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Sonic Battle Critic Reviews for Game Boy Advance. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2013-04-09.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 GamePro Media: (2010-01-13). Sonic Battle Review from GamePro. Web.archive.org. Retrieved on 2013-04-09.
  5. ↑ January 13, 2004 3:38PM PST (2004-01-05). Sonic Battle Review. GameSpot.com. Retrieved on 2013-04-09.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 GameSpy: Sonic Battle - Page 1. Gba.gamespy.com. Retrieved on 2013-04-09.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Sonic Battle - IGN. Gameboy.ign.com. Retrieved on 2013-04-09.

External links

Sonic Battle
Main article · Scripts (Sonic, Tails, Rouge, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Shadow, Emerl) · Staff · Gallery
Playable characters Sonic · Tails · Knuckles · Amy · Shadow · Rouge · Cream · Emerl · Chaos Gamma · Chaos
Non-playable characters Cheese · Eggman · Guard Robo · Nights · Omochao · Phi
World Maps Central City · Death Egg · Emerald Town · Gimme Shelter · Holy Summit · Night Babylon
Arenas Amy's Room · Battle Highway · Chao Ruins · Club "Rouge" · Colosseum · Death Egg · Emerald Beach · Green Hill · Holy Summit · Library · Metal Depot · Tails' Lab
Skills Running Skills Amy Run · Chaos Run · Cream Run · Knuckles Run · Rouge Run · Run Skill · Shadow Run · Sonic Run · Tails Run · Ult. Run Skill · Walk Mode
Dashing Skills Amy Dash · Chaos Dive · Cream Hop · Dash Skill · Drive Mode · Knuckles Dash · Rouge Grind · Shadow Dash · Sonic Leap · Tails Hop · Ult. Dash Skill
Jumping Skills Amy Jump · Boost Jump · Chaos Jump · Cream Jump · Jump Skill · Knuckles Jump · Rouge Flight · Shadow Jump · Sonic Jump · Tails Jump · Ult. Jump Skill
Air Actions Air Action · Amy Dble Jump · Chaos Flight · Cream Ballet · Flight Mode · Grinder Attack · Rouge Catch · S. Teleport · Sonic Ballet · Tails Fly · Ult. Air Action
Guard Skills Amy Guard · Chao Knight · Chaos Guard · Grd Skill · Guard Mode · Knuckles Guard · Rouge Guard · Shadow Guard · Sonic Guard · Tails Guard · Ult. Grd Skill
Heal Skills Amy Heal · Chaos Heal · Cream Heal · Heal Skill · Knuckles Heal · Recovery Mode · Rouge Heal · Shadow Heal · Sonic Heal · Tails Heal · Ult. Heal Skill
First Attacks 1st Attack · Chao Arch · Girl Jab · IQ200 Attack · Kn. Straight · Rouge Kick · Shadow Chop · Solid Knuckle · Sonic Punch · Stretch Chaos · Ult. 1st Attack
Second Attacks 2nd Attack · Chao Winder · Elastic Chaos · Electric Stab · Girl Straight · IQ300 Attack · Knuckles Chop · Rouge S. Kick · Shadow Kick · Sonic Kick · Ult. 2nd Attack
Third Attacks 3rd Attack · Chao Salom · Flexible Chaos · Girl Upper · IQ400 Attack · Knuckles Upper · Paralyze Cut · Rouge Sobat · Shadow B. Kick · Top Kick · Ult. 3rd Attack
Heavy Attacks C. Double Stab · C. Nightmare · Chao Tornado · Charlie Kick · Electric Shock · Girl Crush · Heav Attack · Magic Hook · Megaton Hook · Sonic Flare · Ult. Heav Attack
Upper Attacks Chao Upper · Chaos Upper · Enrage · Girl Swing · Magic Upper · Secret Kick · Sonic Up Draft · Ult. Uppr Attack · Upper Chaos · Upper E. Shock · Uppr Attack
Dash Attacks Buster Drill · Chao Dash · Chaos Dolphin · Dash Attack · Double Punch · Girl Bomber · Secret Spear · Shadow Slider · Tails Cyclone · Ult. Dash Attack · Windmill
Air Attacks Air Attack · Air E. Shock · Agent Eagle · Air Girl Crush · Chao Circle · Chaos Rocket · Kn. Air Hook · Shadow Rocket · Sonic Rocket · Typhoon · Ult. Air Attack
Pursuit Attacks Aim Attack · Air Knuckle · Chao Dunk · Chaos Impact · Girl Dunk · Homing Cutter · Meteor Punch · Shadow Eagle · Sonic Eagle · Tails Dunk · Ult. Aim Attack
Ground Shots Beauty Shock · Chao Cannon · Chaos Magic · Chaos Shot · Devastator · Energy Ball · Grnd Shot · Pink Typhoon · Rock Free Fall · Sonic Wave · Ult. Grnd Shot
Air Shots ??? (Knuckles) · Air B. Shock · Air C. Cannon · Air C. Magic · Air C. Shot · Air Devastator · Air E. Ball · Air Pink Typhoon · Air Shot · Meteor Crush · Sonic Storm · Ult. Air Shot
Ground Powers Amy Combo · Chao Rush · Chaos Burst · Chaos Combo · Chaos Crush · Cream Combo · Deep Impact · E-102 Combo · Flick · G. Tornado · Grnd Power · Knuckles Combo · Meltdown · Rouge Combo · Shadow Combo · Silent Size · Sonic Combo · Sonic Drive · Tails Combo · Ult. Grnd Power
Air Powers ??? (Cream) · ??? (E-102) · ??? (Rouge) · ??? (Shadow) · ??? (Sonic) · ??? (Tails) · Air C. Burst · Air C. Crush · Air Flick · Air G. Tornado · Air Meltdown · Air Power · C. Revolution · Major Eruption · Sonic Meteor · Spiral Dive · Ult. Air Power
Ground Trap ??? (Amy) · ??? (Chaos) · Bat Cracker · Blinker · Chaos Splash · Chu² Bomb · Cream Cracker · Gift · Grnd Trap · Mole Bomb · Roaming Chaos · Sonic Cracker · Ult. Grnd Trap
Air Traps Air B. Cracker · Air Blinker · Air C. Splash · Air Chu² Bomb · Air Gift · Air Mole Bomb · Air R. Chaos · Air Trap · C. Air Cracker · S. Air Cracker · Ult. Air Trap
Fighting Poses Amy Style · Chaos Style · Cream Style · E-102 Style · Fight Pose · Knuckles Style · Rouge Style · Shadow Style · Sonic Style · Tails Style · Ult. Fight Pose
Strength Supports Strength Support 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Attack Supports Attack Support 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Supports of Others No Support · Acceleration Up Lv 1, Lv 2 · High Gravity Lv 1, Lv 2 · Low Gravity Lv 1, Lv 2 · Speed Up Lv 1, Lv 2 · Trounce Support
Colors 1, 2, 3 Amy Color 1, 2, 3 · Chaos Color 1, 2, 3 · Cream Color 1, 2, 3 · Emerl Color 1, 2, 3 · E-102 Color 1, 2, 3 · Knuckles Color 1, 2, 3 · Rouge Color 1, 2, 3 · Shadow Color 1, 2, 3 · Sonic Color 1, 2, 3 · Tails Color 1, 2, 3
Mini Games Amy's Treasure Island · Knuckles' Mine Hunt · Shadow's Speed Demon · Soniclash! · Tails' Fly & Get
Gimmicks and obstacles Bomb · Dash Panel · Ramp
Items Chaos Emerald · Emerald Shard · Ring
Voice actors English Ryan Drummond (Sonic) · Deem Bristow (Eggman) · William Corkery (Tails) · Scott Drier (Knuckles) · David Humphrey (Shadow) · Lani Minella (Rouge) · Jon St. John (Chaos Gamma) · Jennifer Douillard (Amy) · Sarah Wulfeck (Cream)
Japanese Jun'ichi Kanemaru (Sonic) · Chikao Ōtsuka (Eggman) · Ryō Hirohashi (Tails) · Nobutoshi Canna (Knuckles) · Kōji Yusa (Shadow) · Rumi Ochiai (Rouge) · Taiten Kusunoki (Chaos Gamma) · Taeko Kawata (Amy) · Sayaka Aoki (Cream)
Other Chao · Chaos Control · Death Egg · Discharge mode · Egg Mobile · Final Egg Blaster · Fourth Great Civilization · HP · Ichikoro Gauge · Link  · Love Hammer · Master Emerald · Mother computer · Prof. Gerald's Journal · Skill Point · Sonic Battle Strongest Strategy Guide · South Island · Tails' Lab · Virtual Training
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Sonic the Hedgehog handheld games
Sega Game Gear Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) · Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) · Sonic Chaos (1993) · Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine (1993) · Sonic Drift (1994) · Sonic Spinball (1994) · Sonic Triple Trouble (1994) · Sonic Drift 2 (1995) · Tails' Skypatrol (1995) · Tails Adventure (1995) · Sonic Labyrinth (1995) · Sonic Blast (1996)
Game Boy Advance Sonic Advance (2001) · Sonic Advance 2 (2002) · Sonic Pinball Party (2003) · Sonic Battle (2003) · Sonic Advance 3 (2004) · Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis (2006)
Nintendo DS Sonic Rush (2005) · Sonic Rush Adventure (2007) · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (2008) · Sega Superstars Tennis (2008) · Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood (2008) · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games (2009) · Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing (2010) · Sonic Classic Collection (2010) · Sonic Colors (2010)
PlayStation Portable Sega Genesis Collection (2006) · Sonic Rivals (2006) · Sonic Rivals 2 (2007)
Nintendo 3DS Sonic Generations (2011) · Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games (2012) · Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) · 3D Sonic the Hedgehog (2013) · Sonic Lost World (2013) · Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (2014) · Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (2014) · 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2015) · Sega 3D Classics Collection (2015) · Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (2016) · Sonic Boom: Fire & Ice (2016) · Sega 3D Fukkoku Archives 3: Final Stage (2016)
Nintendo Switch Sonic Mania (2017) · Sonic Forces (2017) · Sonic Mania Plus (2018) · Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog (2018) · Sega Mega Drive Classics (2018) · Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) · Team Sonic Racing (2019) · Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 (2019) · Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2020) · Sonic Colors: Ultimate (2021) · Sonic Origins (2022) · Sonic Frontiers (2022) · Sonic Origins Plus (2023) · Sonic Superstars (2023) · Sonic X Shadow Generations (2024)
Other Sonic Jam (1997, Game.com) · Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure (1999, Neo Geo Pocket Color) · SonicN (2003, N-Gage) · Sonic X (2007, Leapster) · Sonic the Hedgehog (2008, LeapFrog Didj)
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