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Logo-pdf.svg 2002-08-01 Cube (UK), "Issue Nine" "Sonic Boom!"
A preview of the GameCube games Sonic Adventure DX and Sonic Mega Collection in the UK-based magazine Cube. The writer is more interested in a compilation of Mega Drive titles than a port of a Dreamcast game.
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-02-14 Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "March 2003" "Planet Nintendo: More 'cubed hedgehog, sir?"
News article.
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-02-20 NGC Magazine (UK), "March 2003" "Preview: Sonic Adventure DX"
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-0x-xx Consoles + (FR), "Mars 2003" "japon"
Preview article.
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-03-14 Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "April 2003" "Planet Nintendo: Sonic keeps on running"
News article with more preview screenshots.
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-04-11 Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "May 2003" "Planet Nintendo: Buy one, get 12 free"
News article reporting the inclusion of all Game Gear Sonic titles. The Japanese titles are used for some of the games, and a screenshot from Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island is erroneously used for Sonic Blast.
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-05-06 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "June 2003" "Review Crew"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U 7/10   6.5/10   4.5/10
60
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Logo-pdf.svg 2003-0x-xx GamePro (US), "June 2003" "ProReviews"

Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U
Graphics: 3.5 Sound: 4 Gameplay: 3.5 FunFactor: 3
70
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Logo-pdf.svg 2003-05-15 NGC Magazine (UK), "June 2003" "Preview: Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut"
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-05-16 Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "June 2003" "Preplay: Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut"
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-06-13 Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "July 2003" "Reviews: Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut"
The reviewer praises Sonic and Tails' gameplay styles being better than in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle as well as the inclusion of the Game Gear games, but criticises the other gameplay styles not being interesting and the camera problems persisting from SA2B.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 7/10
70
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GamesTM UK 7 page118 Review SADX.jpg 2003-06-19 GamesTM (UK), "07/03" "Review - Sonic Adventure DX - Director's Cut"
A short one page review, giving the port a score of only five out of ten.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 5/10
50
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Logo-pdf.svg 2003-xx-xx Play (US), "July 2003" As Sonic Advance DX Director's Cut.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
NTSC-U C
50
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Logo-pdf.svg 2003-07-01 Electronic Gaming Monthly (US), "August 2003" "Tricks of the Trade - Sonic Adventure DX"
A single page feature on how to raise Chao and play the unlockable Game Gear titles.
Logo-pdf.svg 2003-07-09 NGC Magazine (UK), "August 2003" "Review UK: Sonic Adventure DX Director's Cut"
NGC Magazine's review is very negative, with reviewer Jim McCawley slamming the unpolished visuals, glitchy gameplay, music and voice acting.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 38%
38
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Logo-pdf.svg 2003-08-15 Nintendo Official Magazine (UK), "September 2003" "Game Selector"
Nintendo Official Magazine lists every GameCube game and select Game Boy Advance games previously reviewed under the 0-10 rating system, and re-rates them with the original percentage-based system of older issues.
Review
Version Rating Awards Calculated score
PAL 71%
71
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