Sonic Battle

 Game Boy Advance
  • Publisher: THQ
  • Release Date: Jan 5, 2004
User Score
8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 56 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 36 out of 56
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 56
  3. Negative: 4 out of 56
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  1. mugzo
    Aug 18, 2019
    3
    The game is pretty cool at first, but after battling the same guy twice in a row, making extremely uninteresting challenges, and still having multiple Long Stories for each character that barely differ, makes it one of the most challenging games for me in the Game. Boy advance.
  2. E102Gamma
    Nov 15, 2021
    3
    Sonic Battle was the first game on the Game Boy Advance I ever owned and it was fine at first but once I started playing the story modes I gave up once Rouge kidnapped Emerl. The difficulty spikes in this game is the biggest problem. The AI of your opponent never improves. The game's challenge is beating the same character over and over. Sometimes under a time limit, sometimes with aSonic Battle was the first game on the Game Boy Advance I ever owned and it was fine at first but once I started playing the story modes I gave up once Rouge kidnapped Emerl. The difficulty spikes in this game is the biggest problem. The AI of your opponent never improves. The game's challenge is beating the same character over and over. Sometimes under a time limit, sometimes with a handicap. The fight itself isn't challenging unless you're playing as Emerl. The combat is clunky and unsatisfying and the RPG gimmicks are starting to feel very stale in these post - Saturn Sonic games. The 3D environments might have looked impressive for the time and the art style is indeed very neat. It's just a shame that this game is such a bore and sometimes a frustration to play.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#38 Best Game Boy Advance Game of 2004
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#14 Most Discussed Game Boy Advance Game of 2004
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#26 Most Shared Game Boy Advance Game of 2004

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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 28
  3. Negative: 3 out of 28
  1. Weekly Famitsu
    70
    7 / 7 / 7 / 7 - 28 [Vol 782]
  2. AceGamez
    90
    A charming game with a riveting plot and, most of all, a fun and challenging engine at heart.
  3. GBA Central
    50
    Won’t last long as a single player game - combat’s a little simple and the gameplay modes on offer are just too dry to provide any lasting entertainment.
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