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{{Short description|2004 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
| image     = Codename Kids Next Door Operation S.O.D.A. GBA.jpg
| caption  = North American box art
| developer = [[Company:Vicarious Visions|Vicarious Visions]]
| publisher = Global Star Software
| composer  = Martin Schioeler
| released  = {{vgrelease|NA|November 2, 2004}}
| genre     = [[Software:Platform game|Platform]]
| modes     = [[Software:Single-player video game|Single player]]
| series    = ''Codename: Kids Next Door''
| platforms = Game Boy Advance
}}
'''''Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: S.O.D.A.''''' is a 2004 [[Software:Platform game|platform video game]] based on the American animated television series ''Codename: Kids Next Door'' on Cartoon Network. Developed by [[Company:Vicarious Visions|Vicarious Visions]] and published by Global Star Software for the Game Boy Advance, it was released exclusively in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation S.O.D.A. |url=https://www.neoseeker.com/operation-soda/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120051014/https://www.neoseeker.com/operation-soda/ |archive-date=November 20, 2022 |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=Neoseeker}}</ref>

''Operation: S.O.D.A.'' is one of the only two video games to be solely based on ''Codename: Kids Next Door''. The other, ''[[Software:Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.|Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.]]'', is a 3D platform game developed by [[Company:High Voltage Software|High Voltage Software]] for the [[Engineering:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]], [[Engineering:GameCube|GameCube]], and [[Engineering:Xbox (console)|Xbox]].

==Plot==
With the recent passing of the Soda Control Act, the drinking age of soda has been raised to 13 years and older. The Kids Next Door refuse this attempt at prohibiting children from drinking their favorite beverage, and take it upon themselves to run a secret operation of providing soda to any kid in the world who wants it.

==Gameplay==
[[File:Operation S.O.D.A. gameplay.png|thumb|left|The player navigates an early level as Numbuh One.]]
The game features 15 platform levels (3 per Operative) and one final boss fight against Mr. Fizz. Each of the characters have different abilities and weapons that helps them avoid obstacles and reach the goal. While Numbuhs 3, 4, and 5's levels are Terrestral, Numbuhs 1 and 2's are Aerial.

==Reception==
''Operation S.O.D.A.'' received negative feedback from critics, with ''Nintendo Power'' giving the game a 54% rating,<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 2005 |title=Codename: Kids Next Door—Operation S.O.D.A.|url=https://archive.org/details/nintendo-power-issue-187-january-2005/page/138/mode/2up |magazine=Nintendo Power |issue=187 |access-date=2023-04-20 |via=Archive.org}}</ref> and MyGamer giving it a similar 56% rating.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Operation S.O.D.A.- Metacritic |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/codename-kids-next-door-operation-s-o-d-a/critic-reviews/?platform=game-boy-advance |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220201321/https://www.metacritic.com/game/game-boy-advance/codename-kids-next-door-operation-soda |archive-date=December 20, 2018 |access-date=2022-11-20 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{MobyGames|/gameboy-advance/codename-kids-next-door-operation-soda}}


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