Sonic Advance X

Sonic Advance X
Designer(s)	Myself (Winduct)
Developer(s)	Myself (Winduct), Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	Sega
Release Date(s)	TBA
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single player, Multiplayer
Rating(s)	PEGI: +3 ESRB: Everyone
Platform(s)	PSP (Playstation Portable), iPod Touch
Preceded by	Latest Sonic game (Currently Sonic Colours)
Followed by	The Chronicles of Sonic the Hedgehog: Rise of the Heroes

Sonic Advance X is a 2-D side-scrolling game of the Sonic the Hedgehog game series. It is the fourth and final installment of the Sonic Advance series (although not released in Nintendo Gameboy Advance).

Cut-scenes

The game features small lengthed 2D cutscenes similar to Sonic Advance's 2 & 3 but a bit more like a comic book.

Story

The story begins when Snively, the pesky nephew of Dr. Eggman comes for a visit. At the same time, Dr. Eggman is trying to come up with a new plan of powering up his badniks, having gone mad with Sonic destroying his creations all the time. Snively comes up with a new risky plan of using Chao as the organic battery inside the badniks instead of animals, making the robot army harder to eliminate. Dr. Eggman immediately agrees with his nephew's idea and sets off an army of badnics to capture Chao. Meanwhile, Cream the Rabbit is having tea in her room with all of her beloved Chao including Cheese. She leaves the room to get some more tea and as she returns, all the Chao from the room (except Cheese) are missing. Cream rushes over to Sonic's place to inform him of what's happend. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Amy agree to help Cream rescue the Chao. The team immediately suspect Eggman.

At the same time, Omega informs Shadow the Dr. Eggman is working with Snively, implying that if they must stop them from releasing havoc to the world before its too late. The two of them set off to defeat the two villains.

The heroes meet in Twin Island where Snivelly has invaded to capture the Chao with his mech. The heroes (Sonic,Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Cream, Shadow, Omega) unite to defeat him.

Sinvelly, defeated, returns to the base, where a furious Eggman decides to unleash one of his most frightening creations.

Gameplay

Gameplay for Sonic Advance X is similar to that of the Sonic Advance series. The game is in the classic 2D sidescroller view while the characters' sprites are similar to that of the Sonic Advance series and Sonic Battle. The game mixes elements of both Sonic Advance and Sonic Adventure such as grinding rails. The goal of the game is simply to get from the beginning of the stage to the end while dodging Dr. Eggman and Snively's badniks, collecting rings and finding the portal for the Special Stage to collect the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Each character has an ability and a diffrent attack. Each stage has 2 acts just like in the previous Sonic Advance games and 1 boss fight in the end of the second act driven either by Dr. Eggman or Snively.

Stages

• Sunnyside Park Zone - An old-schooled Sonic stage, which takes place in a park which looks like Green Hill Zone only with fallen leaves and a beautiful sunset. Both acts are practically the same.

• Twin Islands Zone - The first act takes place an a beach with some small buildings and resorts. The second acts takes place on two very tall buildings which look like water resorts or giant luxury hotels on an island.

• Blessed Rocks Zone- The first act takes place in a Chun-nan themed place, with rocks, waterfalls and cherry blossoms while the second act takes place in temples built on rocks, also with waterfalls and some trees.

• Surreal Circus Zone - The first act of the stage takes place on the outside of a bizzare circus in the sky, filled with golden ropes, fireworks, swings, fire rings and many more. The second act however, takes place on the inside of the circus. The background makes practically no sense at all, while the place is filled with cannons, bizzare machines, loopholes and curtins, making it indeed surreal. In some parts, the stage turns completly black and white.

• Plague Forest Zone - The first act is a dark, disgusting, black forest with purple rotten trees and swamps. The second act is however a completely white forest covered in fungus and mold.

• Aerotech Canyon Zone - The first act takes place in Eggman's and Sinvely's base in the canyons. The place is filled with trains carrying explosives, rails and cannons attached to the canyon. The second act of the stage takes place in the villains' air fleet.

• Fortress Angel Zone - The inside of Eggman and Snively's base in outer space. Both acts are very similar and resemble Cosmic Angel from Sonic Advance.

• X-Perience Zone - The final stage of the game. It takes place on Eggman and Sinvely's battleship in outer space. The player fights every character's metal doppleganger (Mecha Sonic, Tails Doll, Metal Knuckles, Mecha Amy, Mecha Cream, Mecha Shadow Android,Omega Copy XXI, Mecha ???) while running on the deck of the flagship. The place is filled with cannons from both sides. The player must hit the cannons and direct them to the bosses to destroy their shields (NOT all require this tecnique). Then with one single attack the player can destroy the boss. The final boss is a giant Snively Robot.

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Characters

The game features a total of 8 characters, each with a diffrent skill. NOTE: All characters can grind rails.

Sonic the Hedgehog: The main protagonist of the game. Sonic teams up with his friends to find the missing Chao stolen by the evil Dr. Eggman and his nephew Snively. Sonic can run very fast, faster than all the other characters (along with Shadow). Sonic's attack (pressing the o button) allows him to punch and then kick the opponent. Sonic can also Spin Dash. When pressing the Δ button, Sonic will give an upercut to his enemies.

Miles "Tails" Prower: Sonic's best friend. Tails helps the heroes with his knowledge of machinery and assists them with his "Blue Typhoon". Tails can fly pretty high for long distances like in previous Sonic titles. He can Spin Dash and when pressing the o button, Tails will chop his opponent with his two tails. When pressing the Δ button, Tails will shoot a lazer ball from his hand cannon from Sonic Battle.

Knuckles the Echidna: Sonic's old rival and friend. He helps Sonic in his journey to find the missing Chao aswell. Knuckles can glide for long distances and can also Spin Dash. When pressing the o button, Knuckles will use his two knuckles to whipe his enemies out. Knuckles is pretty fast and strong and when pressing the Δ button, he will throw a massive bowlder.

Amy Rose: Amy also takes part in the epic adventure. All of Amy's attacks are based on the Piko Piko Hammer. Amy can grind rails but can not Spin Dash, thus making her tough to handle. When pressing the o button, she will slam the enemy with her hammer, and when pressing the Δ button, she will attack the enemy with her hammer from bellow.

Cream the Rabbit: Cream's Chao except Cheese were stolen by Dr. Eggman and Snively. Cream asked for the help of Sonic and his friends and together they set off to save the Chao. Cream can fly with her giant ears just like in the previous games. All of her attacks are based on Cheese, when pressing the o button, Cheese attacks the enemy and when pressing the Δ button, Cheese peforms a small twister. Cream can also Spin Dash.

Shadow the Hedgehog: Shadow first appereance in the Sonic Advance series. Shadow learns from Omega that Eggman is planning along with Snively to unleash a new army of Badniks although he doesn't really know anything else. Shadow is, along with Sonic, the fastest character in the game. He can Spin Dash and grind rails. When pressing the o button, he will perform a kick and when pressing the Δ button, he will cause a small energy explosion above his head.

E-123 Omega: Somehow, Omega manages to gather information about Eggman's and Snively's teamwork. Although he plans on stopping them, he mainly wants to get revenge on Dr. Eggman. Omega is the slowest character in the game (but not very slow) and the hardest to control since he doesnt perform Spin Dash. Instead, he can float short distances and is very powerful. When pressing the o button, Omega will hit the enemy with his arm, and when pressing the Δ button, he will shoot a rocket from his hand.

Unknown Character: Will be unlocked by completing the entire story mode. More information about this character coming soon.

Bosses

Egg Needle - The first boss. It seems like the ordinary boss fight, Eggman's famous Egg Driller. However, it moves with a greater speed and when shooting the drill, it also shoots needles and electric zappers which slap the player, shocking him with elecricity. It is driven by Dr. Eggman.

Egg Berserker - The second boss. The Egg Berseker is a giant robot resembling a crab-like thing with massive claws which try to hit the player. It also shoot bombs from its eyes which roll near the player and then explode. It takes place on the roof of the Twin Islands Resort with a nice view. It is driven by Snively.

Egg Dragnarok - The third boss. The Egg Dragnarok is a red snake-like dragon with yellow electric whiskers. It shoots fire from its mouth and tries to shock the player also with its electric whiskers and giant claws. It is driven by Dr. Eggman

The Tails Doll - The fourth boss. The famous and terifying Tails Doll created by Dr.Eggman. It firsts appear from a television in the middle of the circus. Suddently, Tails Doll emerges out from the television. It shoots a red laiser from its orb above its head and tries to cut the player with its claws. It sometimes dissappears and reappears in diffrent parts making hard for the player to hit it. Sometimes, the Tails Doll will open its belly to shoot pitch-black shadows to the player (possibly sealed souls). It also makes bizzare noises when preparing to do its signature attack.

More coming soon!