Difference between revisions of "Sonic Advance 2"

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* '''Producer:''' Hiroshi Matsumoto
 
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* '''Sound Creators:''' [[Tatsuyuki Maeda]], [[Yutaka Minobe]], [[Teruhiko Nakagawa]]
 
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* '''Promotion Management:''' [[Seijiro Sannabe]], [[Hideki Yokaichiya]], [[Yasushi Yamashita]]
 
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* '''Executive Management:''' [[Peter Moore]]
 
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* '''COO:''' [[Naoya Tsurumi]]
 
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*'''Localization Producer:''' [[Yosuke Moriya]]
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*'''Localization Manager:''' [[Osamu Shibamiya]]
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*'''Vice President of Product Development:''' [[Jin Shimazaki]]
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*'''Project Test Lead:''' [[Joseph Mora]]
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*'''Testers:''' Leonard Ko, Adam Zehring, Ian Grutze, Cody Drake
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*'''Vice President of Entertainment Marketing:''' [[Mike Fischer]]
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*'''Senior Product Manager:''' [[Rich Briggs]]
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*'''Creative Services:''' [[Bob Schonfisch]], [[Matt Shell]], [[Miles Steuding]], [[Arianne McCarthy]]
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*'''Advertising:''' [[Caroline McNiel]], [[Teri Higgins]]
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*'''Public Relations:''' [[Kirsten Merit]], [[Bryce Baer]]
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*'''Manual Production:''' [[Yoshihiro Sakuta]], [[Satoru Ishigami]], [[Colin Restall]]
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*'''Special Thanks:''' [[Roxana Hui]], [[Kathy Schoback]], [[Yusuke Suai]]
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*'''Executive Vice President - Worldwide Studios:''' Jack Sorensen
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*'''VP - Product Development:''' Philip Holt
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*'''Executive Producer:''' Brian Christian
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*'''Producer:''' Derek C. Smith
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*'''VP - Marketing:''' Peter Dille
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*'''Group Marketing Manager:''' Alison Quirion
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*'''Associate Product Manager:''' Heather Hall
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*'''Director - Creative Services:''' Howard Liebeskind
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*'''Senior Creative Services Manager:''' Kathy Helgason
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*'''Creative Services Manager:''' Kirk Somdal
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*'''Media Relations Manager:''' Reilly Brennan
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*'''Associate Media Relations Manager:''' Erik Reynolds
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Revision as of 11:53, 3 September 2022

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  • US/EU/AU
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Sonic Advance 2
System(s): Game Boy Advance
Publisher:
Game Boy Advance
Sega (Japan, Europe)
Game Boy Advance
THQ (US)
Developer:
Distributor:
Game Boy Advance
Infogrames (Europe)
Peripherals supported: Game Link Cable
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1-4
Official in-game languages:
  • 日本語
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Italiano
    • Release Date RRP Code
    Game Boy Advance
    JP     		¥5,800 (6,090)5,800 (6,090)[6] AGB-P-A2NJ
    AGB-A2NJ-JPN
    Game Boy Advance
    JP
    (Okaidoku-ban)     		¥3,800 (3,990)3,800 (3,990)[6] AGB-P-A2NJ
    AGB-A2NJ-JPN-1
    CERO: Free
    Game Boy Advance
    US     		AGB-P-A2NE
    AGB-A2NE-USA
    ESRB: Everyone
    Game Boy Advance
    DE     		AGB-P-A2NP
    AGB-A2NP-NOE
    Game Boy Advance
    ES     		AGB-P-A2NP
    AGB-A2NP-EUR
    aDeSe: Todos los Publicos
    Game Boy Advance
    FR     		AGB-P-A2NP
    AGB-A2NP-FAH
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Game Boy Advance
    UK     		AGB-P-A2NP
    AGB-A2NP-UKV
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Game Boy Advance
    FI     		AGB-P-A2NP
    AGB-A2NP-UKV
    VET: S/T
    Game Boy Advance
    IT     		AGB-P-A2NP
    AGB-A2NP-EUR
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Game Boy Advance
    AU
    OFLC: G
    Wii U Virtual Console
    JP ▼     		¥650 (702)650 (702)[8] WUP-N-PCRJ
    CERO: A
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    Production credits

    Art
    Programming
    In cooperation with Dimps
    • Producer: Hiroshi Matsumoto
    • Line Producer: Koichi Sakita
    • Planners: Yukihiro Higashi, Masaaki Yamagiwa
    • Programmers: Katsuya Kuramoto, Tatsuaki Nakashima, Hiroki Yoshitake, Takaya Yamane, Shin-ichi Manabe, Kuninori Douno
    • Designer: Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Satoshi Yoshioka, Yuko Yamanoue, Etsuko Hosokawa, Tohru Nakanishi, Tomohiro Ozawa
    Sound
    Sega Corporation
    Sega Of America
    Sega Europe, Ltd.
    Source:
    In-game credits
    THQ Inc.
    • Executive Vice President - Worldwide Studios: Jack Sorensen
    • VP - Product Development: Philip Holt
    • Executive Producer: Brian Christian
    • Producer: Derek C. Smith
    • VP - Marketing: Peter Dille
    • Group Marketing Manager: Alison Quirion
    • Associate Product Manager: Heather Hall
    • Director - Creative Services: Howard Liebeskind
    • Senior Creative Services Manager: Kathy Helgason
    • Creative Services Manager: Kirk Somdal
    • Media Relations Manager: Reilly Brennan
    • Associate Media Relations Manager: Erik Reynolds
    Source:
    US manual

    Magazine articles

    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Score Source
    {{{{{icon}}}|L}} Division by zero.
    Based on
    0 review
    Sega Retro Average 
    Publication Version Score
    Cube (UK) PAL
    80
    		[9]
    Electronic Gaming Monthly (US) NTSC-U
    85
    		[10]
    GameNOW (US) NTSC-U
    91
    		[11]
    GamePro (US) NTSC-U
    83
    		[12]
    Game Station (UK)
    80
    		[13]
    Hyper (AU) PAL
    88
    		[14]
    NGC Magazine (UK) PAL
    73
    		[15]
    Nintendo Official Magazine (UK) PAL
    80
    		[16]
    Nintendo Power (US) NTSC-U
    82
    		[17]
    N-Zone (DE) PAL
    82
    		[18]
    Play (US) NTSC-U
    100
    		[19]
    Pocket Games (US) NTSC-U
    85
    		[20]
    Game Boy Advance
    		 84
    Based on
    12 reviews

    Sonic Advance 2

    Main article: Sonic Advance 2/Magazine articles.

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Game Boy Advance
    ✔
    CRC32 7efee7f7
    MD5 3fb865c5f142a8fc1f82105bfc6b8935
    SHA-1 7bcd6a07af7c894746fa28073fe0c0e34408022d
    		16MB 2002-10-25[21] Cartridge (US)
    Game Boy Advance
    ✔
    CRC32 89509891
    MD5 6664b43c51935ea8f06f5b37ce83feca
    SHA-1 b0f64bdca097f2de8f05ac4c8caea2b80c5faeb1
    		16MB 2002-10-25[21] Cartridge (EU)
    Game Boy Advance
    ✔
    CRC32 513804ff
    MD5 a219b3042eb65899baafa5143c53560c
    SHA-1 dffd0188fc78154b42b401398a224ae0713edf23
    		16MB 2002-10-25[21] Cartridge (JP)
    Game Boy Advance
     ?
    CRC32 7368a863
    MD5 bb5388a63c4ced0f72dca1ce62775eff
    SHA-1 47db906c26dad6d17792d22d975ca0d851b8b65e
    		32MB EPROM cartridge Page

    References

    1. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=1380 (Wayback Machine: 2003-08-06 10:09)
    2. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Sonic-Advance-2-267288.html (archive.today)
    3. ↑ https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Game-Boy-Advance/Sonic-Advance-2-267288.html (archive.today)
    4. ↑ https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Game-Boy-Advance/Sonic-Advance-2-267288.html (archive.today)
    5. ↑ https://www.nintendo.es/Juegos/Game-Boy-Advance/Sonic-Advance-2-267288.html (archive.today)
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 http://sega.jp/gba/sonic2/ (Wayback Machine: 2004-08-20 00:45)
    7. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000014107 (Wayback Machine: 2018-03-22 22:41)
    8. ↑ http://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=167 (Wayback Machine: 2016-10-05 15:36)
    9. ↑ Cube, "Issue Eighteen" (UK; 2003-04-10), page 111
    10. ↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 2003" (US; 2003-04-01), page 136
    11. ↑ GameNOW, "May 2003" (US; 2003-0x-xx), page 40
    12. ↑ GamePro, "May 2003" (US; 2003-0x-xx), page 64
    13. ↑ Game Station (UK) (+0:00)
    14. ↑ Hyper, "June 2003" (AU; 2003-05-07), page 76
    15. ↑ NGC Magazine, "June 2003" (UK; 2003-05-15), page 61
    16. ↑ Nintendo Official Magazine, "April 2003" (UK; 2003-03-14), page 70
    17. ↑ Nintendo Power, "March 2003" (US; 2003-0x-xx), page 137
    18. ↑ N-Zone, "05/03" (DE; 2003-04-16), page 59
    19. ↑ Play, "April 2003" (US; 2003-xx-xx), page 68
    20. ↑ Pocket Games, "Summer 2003" (US; 2003-xx-xx), page 48
    21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Sonic Advance 2/Hidden content#Build dates
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