Sonic Adventure 2
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| Developer: | Sonic Team |
| Publisher: | Sega |
| Release date: | June 19, 2001 |
| Genre: | Platform |
| Game modes: | Single player, Multiplayer |
| ESRB rating: | Everyone (E) |
| Platform: | Dreamcast, GameCube |
| Media: | GD-ROM, 1.5 gigabyte optical disc |
Sonic Adventure 2 is a videogame made by Sega for the Sega Dreamcast.
It was released on June 19, 2001 in North America, and June 23 of the same year in Japan and Europe. This game also marked the 10th anniversary of Sonic the Hedgehog.
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Hero Side Story
Dr. Eggman wants revenge on Sonic, and travels to a secret military base where the ultimate life form his grandfather, Dr. Gerald Robotnik, created, code-named 'Shadow', is rumored to be stationed. When Eggman releases Shadow, a chain of disasterous events leads to Sonic being framed for the crimes that Shadow has committed. All the while, Shadow teams up with Dr. Eggmam and jewel hunter Rouge the Bat (working undercover) to use the powers of the Chaos Emeralds and abandoned space colony ARK to destroy the planet. While all this is happening, Sonic is locked up on Prison Island and finds out about the mysterious look-alike named Shadow and the plans to destroy the Earth from Tails, who busts him out. Now, Sonic, in a battle to find the Chaos Emeralds with Knuckles, Tails, and Amy, must stop the Dark Side from destroying the Earth!
Dark Side Story
Dr. Eggman is planning his ultimate revenge on Sonic by releasing his grandfather's ultimate creation, 'Shadow' the Hedgehog. After sitting in cryogenic preservation for over 50 years, Shadow wants revenge against all humans. After causing a raucous that leads to the arrest of Sonic, Shadow heads to the space colony ARK where he teams up with Dr. Eggman and undercover government agent Rouge the Bat, and are in search for the Chaos Emeralds to use the ultimate weapon, the Eclipse Cannon, to destroy the Earth.
Gotta' Be Good? Or Gotta' Be Bad?
The main game theme is the fight between good and evil, so the entire story is divided between two sides, both playable: Hero and Dark. Each side has a Speed, a Treasure Hunting and a Shooting character. Each character has a rival in the other team.
Single Player
Speed
Treasure Hunting
Shooting
Two Player
Racing
- Amy Rose (originally Sonic's alternate, updated from SA2 to have lower speed and no spin dash but Special Attacks at lower costs.)
- Metal Sonic (originally Shadow's alternate, updated from SA2 to have sound, a shield over a spin dash and faster speed, but no Special Attacks.)
Treasure Hunting
- Chaos 0 (originally Rouge's alternate, updated from SA2 to have slower speed but more powerful attacks.)
- Tikal (originally Knuckles' alternate, updated from SA2 to have higher speed but weaker attacks and a poorer radar.)
Shooting
- Chao Walker (originally Tails' alternate, updated from SA2 to have weaker attacks but higher speed)
- Big the Cat (Dreamcast version only), Dr. Eggman's original alternate
- Dark Chao Walker (GameCube Version only), has lower speed but stronger attacks than both Tails and Dr. Eggman
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
There is an update to Sonic Adventure 2 for the Nintendo GameCube, called Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. This version was released on December 10, 2001 in Japan, February 12, 2002 in North America, and April of the same year in Europe.
This game added new multiplayer options, like the addition of new charactistics to the additional multiplayer characters that were in the available unlockable in the original. The multiplayer characters that were unlockable in the other game are now playable from the start, and other new bells and whistles were added.
This game also changed a large portion of raising Chao, the A-life form available in both Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2. Chao can now be named and their stats can be viewed from within the game. You can also transfer one Chao from Sonic Adventure 2: Battle to Sonic Advance with the GCN-GBA Link Cable. Also the inroduction of Chao Karate, in which the Chao stats are used for stats in fighting, and the Chao fight in a fighting game style, with little influence from the player.
After collecting all 180 emblems, you unlock a 3D version of the Green Hill Zone from Sonic 1, still retaining the music from the original.