Sonic Advance 3 was developed for the Sonic Advance game series. It is a sequel to the Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic Advance 1. SEGA developed the game on the Game Boy Advance platform. It was released in June 2004 in United States, Japan, and PAL region. There is a team of 6 composers that is working on the Sonic Advance 3 game. The art director of the game is Yuji Uekawa. Yuji Naka and Yuji Uekawa are the two important workers behind the game production. Akinoru Nishiyama directs all the designing aspects of the game. You can play Sonic Advance 3 as a single player. If you have a friend, he can join you in the game through the multiplayer mode.

Sonic Advance 3 focuses on the latest creation of Dr. Robotnik, Gemerl. Gemerl's design is influenced by the robot Emerl in Sonic Battle. According to the Sega Japan website, Gemerl is built from Emerl's scrap parts. Sonic Advance 3 is the last game that uses the original voice crew. Later, the voice actors for Sonic the Hedgehog games are replaced by the Sonic X team. In this game, you will be able to hear Deem Bristow's voice acting. It is the last game which Deem contribute his voice.

Sonic Advance 3 displays several elements in Knuckles Chaotix. Sonic Advance 3 features 2 character team up. The 2 character team up is the same as the one implemented in the side scrolling sonic the hedgehog games. You can manipulate the second player by using a computer. If you press on the R button on the directional keypad, you can carry the partner.

The teams in Sonic Advance 3 can be divided into Speed, Power and Flying. The Speed team can be any team that has Sonic the Hedgehog character. You can form a power team by including Knuckles. Sonic is not included in the power team. Power team is great for those who want to attack their enemies. With the power team, you will be able to break barriers which cannot be performed by other teams. The flying team is any team that has tails and cream. A flying team does not constitute Sonic and Knuckles.

The playable characters in Sonic Advance 3 are Tails, Knuckles, Cream and Amy. Each of the character has the ability to perform special actions. All the characters can perform spin, spin dash, and spin jump. Players have the options to choose their partner. For example, if you choose Sonic as partner and you are Tails, you can press on the B button to perform Skid Attack. Pressing the B button allows Knuckles to perform fire sliding. Players who use the character Cream can perform Skid Attack when pressing the B button. Amy has the ability to perform hammer attack. To perform the hammer attack, you must press on the B button. Cream can also perform a jump dash homing attack. Cream is capable of breathing under water. On the other hand, if you choose Tails as partner, you are able to gain access to high places.