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SONIC ADVANCE 3

Title: Sonic Advance 3
Platform: Nintendo GameBoy Advance/DS
Players: 1-4 (Linked)
Genre: Action / Adventure
JP Release Date: June 17, 2004
NA Release Date: June 7, 2004
EU Release Date: June 18, 2004
Developer: THQ
Co-Publishers: Dimps & Sonic Team

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Partner Abilities

Sonic/All

Down+A: Spin Dash
Down while running: Spin Attack
Can go into boost mode when running

Sonic/Tails

A button: Spin Jump
B: Skid Attack
R button: Trick action when in mid-air

Sonic/Knuckles

A button: Spin Jump
B button: Fire Slide
B button during jump: Wind Attack
Up+B: Upper Spin
Down+B: Bound Attack

Sonic/Cream

A button: Spin Jump
B button: Skid Attack
A button during jump: Jump Dash, Homing Attack when enemy
is nearby.

With Cream as his partner, Sonic can breath in water.

Sonic/Amy

A button: Jump
B button: Hammer Attack
B button during jump: Spin Attack

Tails/All

Down+A: Spin Dash
Down while running: Spin Attack

Tails/Sonic

A button: Spin Jump
B button: Tails Swipe
A button during jump: Propeller Flying
R Button: Trick Attack in air
A button in water: Dog Paddle
With Sonic as his partner, Tails can go into boost mode
while running.

Tails/Knuckles

A button: Spin Jump
B button: Tornado Attack
A button during jump: Mid-Air Glide
B button during jump: Tails Spin Attack
A button in water: Breast Stroke

Tails/Cream

A button: Spin Jump
B button: Tails Swipe
A button during jump: High Propeller Flying and Homing
attack when enemies are nearby
A button in water: Dog Paddle

Tails/Amy

A button: Jump
B button: Hammer Attack
A button during jump: Hammer Propeller Flying
B button during jump: Spin Attack
A button in water: Dog Paddle

Knuckles/All

Down+A: Spin Dash
Down while running: Spin Attack
Can breast stroke in water

Knuckles/Sonic
A button: Spin Jump
B button: Double Punch
A button uring jump: Mid Air Dash Glide
With Sonic as his partner, he can go into boost mode
while running

Knuckles/Tails
A button: Spin Jump
B button: Spiral Upper
A button during jump: Double Mid Air Glide. Can climb if
he glides into it.

Knuckles/Cream
A button: Spin Jump
B button: Double Punch
A button during jump: Mid Air Glide. Can climb wall if he
glides into it.

Knuckles/Amy
A button: Jump
B button: Hammer Attack
A button during jump: Mid Air Glide. Can climb wall if he
glides into it.
B button during jump: Spin Attack
Down+B during jump: Drill Claw
Forward+A while on wall: Dash Climb

Cream/All

Down+A: Spin Dash
Down while running: Spin Attack

Cream/Sonic
A button: Spin Jump
B button: Chao Ball Attack
A button during jump: Fly
B button during jump: Mid Air Chao Ball Attack
With Sonic as her partner, Cream can use a life ring in
the water and go into boost mode while running.

Cream/Tails
A button: Spin Jump
B button: Chao Attack
A button during jump: Floating Fall
B button during jump: Mid Air Chao Attack

Cream/Knuckles
A button: Spin Jump
B button: Chao Spinning Attack
A button during jump: Fly (Chao Spin)
B button during jump: Mid Air Chao Spinning Attack

Cream/Amy
A button: Jump
B button: Hammer Attack
A button during jump: Fly
B button during jump: Mid Air Chao Attack
Down+B during jump: Hip Drop
R button: Trick action in mid air

Amy/All
B button during jump: Mid Air Hammer Attack

Amy/Sonic
A button: Spin Jump
B button: Hammer Attack
A button during jump: Jump Dash
Down+B during jump: Spinning Hammer Attack
With Sonic as her partner, she can go into boost mode
while running

Amy/Tails
Down+A: Leap
A button: Jump
B button: Hammer Attack
A button during jump: Floating Fall
B during Leap: Head Slide

Amy/Knuckles
Down+A: Amy Dash
A button: Jump
B button: Big Hammer Attack
Down+B: Hammer Jump
Down+B during jump: Spinning Hammer Attack

Amy/Cream
Down+A:Leap
A button: Jump
B button: Hammer Attack
A button during jump: Floating Fall
R button Trick action in mid air
B button during Leap: Head Slide

Tag Actions (ground first, air second)

Partner

Sonic
Ground: Speed Dash
Air: Air Dash

Tails

Ground: Catapult
Air: Helicopter Flight

Knuckles

Ground: Cannonball Attack
Air: Piggyback Glide Ride

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Controls

• Control-pad select mode, menu items, walk or run
• control-pad left or right hold to increase speed
• control-pad up scroll the screen above
• control-pad down scroll the screen below or spin
• A-button enter selection, jump, attack, fly, spin jump, jump dash homing attack, propeller flying, high propeller flying homing attack and hammer propeller flying
• B-button cancel, special attack, fire sliding, skid attack, hammer attack, wind attack, tornado attack, spin attack, tail spin attack, tail swipe and double punch
• R-button adjust color settings, tag action, trick action and skid attack
• start and pause-button pause the menu
• select-button view chao map
• control-pad down and A-button spin dash or leap
• B-button up upper spin
• B-button down bound attack or hip drop
• R-button mid-air trick action
• control-pad right and A-button dash climb.

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Item id #2764

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They're back, back to destroy Eggman that is, come and look at your heroes before they face off with Eggman, for the third time.

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Item id #2765

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In order to activate the Tag Action, you have to press and hold the R button. Orange circles appear, then your partner will go into ball form
and jump into the main character's arms. Release the R button in order to activate the Tag Action, sometimes it depends on whether you are
using it on the ground or in the air. Here are all of them:

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