Sonic Advance is a platform game for the Game Boy Advance and marks the first Sonic title released on a Nintendo console. The game features four playable characters, including the first 2D appearance of Amy Rose. It incorporates elements from the classic Sonic the Hedgehog series while utilizing a post-Dreamcast art style. Additionally, it offers multiplayer options and mini-games, enhancing its replay value.
Sonic Advance is notable for being the first Sonic game released on a Nintendo console, despite both Sega and Nintendo being well-known rivals on the console market throught the 1990s.
Sonic Advance features four playable characters and marks the first playable appearance of Amy Rose on a 2D title. The game borrows elements from the original Sonic the Hedgehog titles for the Sega Genesis, but with the post-Dreamcast artstyle for the characters which was introduced in Sonic Adventure. The game also includes multiplayer features and mini-games.
The title was also ported to the Nokia N-Gage under the title `SonicN`.