Remember how I complained that the last Zone of Sonic Advance 1 was filled with a lot of the Dimps trademarks: bad enemy placements, unnecessary spikes, and random bottomless pits. Imagine that, but for the entire game. The team-up mechanic is a really good idea, but they really botched the execution. The game encourages you to mix and match different combination of characters, but you only start off with Sonic & Tails and you don't unlock the final character until the end of Zone 6. Thanks for limiting my fun. Then some combinations like Tails & Knuckles, Tails & Cream, and Cream & Tails are just horrible. They just make the lead character worse than they were by themselves. This game also has 3 Acts per Zone, why? They realized in Sonic 2 that 2 Acts is the perfect sweetspot. 3 Acts are too long and it makes the Zones drag ass, especially in the last Zone where taking 5+ minutes gets you the gold rank???? The sprites and music are good, but that's pretty much all the good I have to say.