Sonic The Hedgehog: Pocket Adventure

Product Details

• Our recommended age: 6 - 17 years
• Manufacturer recommended age: 0 months and up
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000023VTY
• Media: Video Game
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #16,647 in Video Games (See Bestsellers in Video Games)

Product Description

Product Description
Is it true? Game icon Sonic is zipping around the NEOGEO in a new 2-D adventure? That's right. Untethered from the series' traditional Sega platform, the 20th release (give or take a few imports and rarities) in the Sonic series revives the classic gameplay last seen on the Sega Game Gear hand-held system. But Sonic Pocket Adventure is far from a clone. This version contains new moves, new levels, new baddies, and more for a new generation of gamers.

For those who haven't met the little blue fella, Sonic is a gloved, sneaker-wearing, and quite speedy hedgehog who rolls, leaps, and dashes through numerous levels filled with obstacles, ramps, loops, corkscrews, and all sorts of bashable enemies. Rings are scattered around each level--collecting 100 of them earns an extra life.

Grab your link cables: two players can take Sonic and his buddy Tails for a spin in this version. --Eric Twelker

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Simply Stunning, December 20, 1999

By A Customer

The NeoGeo may not have the vast back catalogue, but on the strength of titles such as this Sonic game you'd be hard pressed to ignore the possibility that the Gameboy finally has competition.

Put simply, Sonic - Pocket Adventures is a look back at the old gameplay of the 16-bits where your goal was to gather points and beat levels and not a lot else.

A must buy.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a cool game, January 20, 2000

By A Customer

Sonic the Hedgehog is a really neat game for NEOGEO Pocket. At first I wasn't sure if I wanted to buy this game, but once I got it from amazon.com I was hooked to it. I played until the batteries were dead when I left for my famlies yearly vacation to southern California. It is a great game to get when you first buy a Neo Geo Pocket. Did I mention it has 7 levels, each with different acts? Well the levels are pretty fun. I think the graphics were really good, and I really enjoyed playing Sonic alot. I was also, more than pleased with the dual mode for when you play "two player" with someone else.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars U wouldn't expect this sort of quality on a handheld, January 23, 2000

By A Customer

This game is one of the best for the Neo Pocket. If you like Sonic or platform games at all you have got to get this one. Like the Game Gear version for graphix but with tons more ways to play, a link up option, and tons more to it. This game has the longetivity factor in bucket loads. Complete all the courses with more rings to get puzzle pieces which give secrets, try to get the best times for each level, and if your lucky you can bully a mate into getting the game to play the great link up modes (I haven't tried these but from what I hear they are worth waiting for, luckily my girlfriend is getting her copy soon).