Published by
Developed by
Released

Platform
Everyone
ESRB Rating
Genre
Perspective
Non-Sport
70
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
2.8
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

Sonic Battle is a fast paced pseudo-fighting game, akin to Super Smash Brothers from Nintendo. Rather than being 3D side-scrolling, this game employs a 3D isometric view- not a static, sprite-based field though, it is comprised of actual texture-mapped polygons. The character sprites are 2D though, and while you think it wouldn't work- it does :P

You can have 9 characters to choose from, 5 modes of play; Story, Battle, Challenge, Training, and Mini Games; you can link up 4 GBA's to fight your friends, each character has a bunch of moves you can use to beat the you-know-what out of whoever you're fighting. It has a system of selecting Aerial, Ground, and Guard based attacks, and depending on what type of attack you set for which area (aerial/ground/guard), you have a possibility of 9 total different special attacks to choose from (only 3 at a time in a match though) which you can change each time you lose 1 stock point.

Among the other many features, Sonic Team has also made the game more dynamic with the addition of a trainable character whose abilities and techniques you can raise and add to. You get to pick and choose every aspect of the robot's style (running, attacking, jumping, dashing, etc etc etc etc etc).

The game takes a moderate amount of time to play through as all the characters, and adds a longer lifespan to itself if you wish to play through and beat it completely (all characters, get all moves for the trainable robot, etc).

Part of the Following Group


Merchant Title Platform Price  
ebay.com
Sonic Battle    
amazon.com
Sonic Battle Game Boy Advance $21.50  
Not an American user?

User Reviews

Sonic Battle, or how to disgrace a classic franchise... Depthlord(Es) (950) 1.33 Stars1.33 Stars1.33 Stars1.33 Stars1.33 Stars
Somewhere between Power Stone and Super Smash Bros Pirou Julien (129) 4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars4.17 Stars

The Press Says

IGN Jan 13, 2004 8 out of 10 80
GameZone Jan 30, 2004 7.8 out of 10 78
GameSpot Jan 13, 2004 7.7 out of 10 77
N-Zone Mar 26, 2004 77 out of 100 77
Worth Playing Feb 18, 2004 7.5 out of 10 75
GamePro Jan 02, 2004 3.5 out of 5 70
Next Level Gaming Mar 06, 2004 62 out of 100 62
G4 TV: X-Play Mar 30, 2006 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
GameSpy Jan 19, 2004 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60
All Game Guide 2007 3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars3 Stars 60

Forums

Topic # Posts Last Post
Hello 3 Opipeuter Inconnivus Bronze Star Contributing Member (11796)
Nov 02, 2008

Trivia

In the Sonic Clash 2-player minigame, you will sometimes see Big the Cat from Sonic Adventure fishing off the edge of the arena.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by AG Wolf (255) on Jan 18, 2004.
 

Errors and omissions on this page may be reported to the MobyGames approvers.

MobyGames™ Copyright © 1999-2008, MobyGames.
All rights reserved. Do not duplicate or redistribute in any form.
moby sites | about us | advertise | disclaimer | privacy statement | become an approver | RSS