Sonic Adventure DX
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| Developer(s) | Sonic Team |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Release date(s) | 2002, 2003 |
| Genre | Platformer |
| Mode(s) | Single player (though 2P GameCube obtained with the second controller controlling Tails) |
| Rating(s) | ESRB: Everyone (E) |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PC |
Sonic Adventure DX (Director's Cut) is a video game for GameCube and PC CD-ROM. It's the basic Sonic Adventure with more stages and some improvements. The PC version was released at first in only Japan and Europe, but released in the US later on.
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Characters
There are many different characters to choose from in Sonic Adventure DX, although the characters from SA2 do not appear at all.
Sonic the Hedgehog/ Super Sonic
Sonic's story revolves around Dr. Eggman releasing Chaos from the Master Emerald. Sonic battles Eggman and Chaos in an effort to save the world. At the end of the story, Super Sonic fights Perfect Chaos in a submerged Station Square.
Miles "Tails" Prower
After Sonic rescues Tails from Emerald Coast, the two-tailed fox sets out to help Sonic collect the Chaos Emeralds and stop Chaos. Tails' final battle is against Eggman's Egg Walker (the same Walker you can play as in Sonic Adventure 2).
Knuckles the Echidna
Knuckles is the guardian of the Master Chaos Emerald. As usual, the Master Emerald shatters inexplicably, causing Angel Island (whose size has dramatically decreased, removing the frozen mountains, casinos, and scorching deserts to name a few) to fall out of the sky. Knuckles' goal is to reassemble the shards of the Master Emerald. His levels are levels in which you must hunt about the various Action Stages for three shards per stage using a sort of "Emerald Sense" radar to detect nearby Emerald shards. Knuckles is the only character able to dig (Hold B then press A), Glide, or climb walls.
Amy Rose
Amy Rose, Sonic's eternal girlfriend, is wallking through Station Square one day when a tiny blue Flicky falls from the sky and lands on her head. It is discovered that Dr. Eggman needed the Flicky (named 'Birdy' by Amy) because of the Chaos Emerald in its stomach. Amy and Birdy must escape ZERO the Chase Master, Eggman's flunky, throughout the levels until Amy confronts ZERO during the final battle.
Big the Cat
Big the Cat is a newcomer to the Sonic series of games. Big the Cat aptly fits his name as he is a rather large, blue cat. Big's best friend is a frog that he has creatively named "Froggy." Froggy comes in contact with a Chaos Emerald, which causes him to mutate. Froggy then runs off, and Big's story begins. Big's levels are fishing minigames, in which Big must fish for, and catch, Froggy. Big may also catch a number of other fish for additional points. If you get a Hit while fishing be careful not to lose the fish because if you do you will lose a life.
E-102 Gamma
E-102 Gamma is one among a series of robots designed by Dr. Robotnik for the purpose of collecting Chaos Emeralds. However, after an encounter with Amy, he suffered a malfunction, and turned his aims on destroying Robotnik's plans.
Dr. Robotnik
Doctor Ivo Robotnik, also known by Sonic and the gang as Doctor Eggman has formulated a new plan to conquer the planet, this time not relying on his robots alone, but this time employing a strange liquid creature only known as Chaos.
Chaos
Little is known about Chaos, except that he is liquid, and mutates into different forms when in contact with Chaos Emeralds.
Chao
Chao (plural form Chao) seem to serve no purpose to the plot. They exist primarily in the Chao Gardens as a sort of intelligent virtual pet for the player to raise. In Sonic Adventure for the Dreamcast, Chao could be taken with the player by downloading the minigame Chao Adventure to their VMU.
GameCube players can take their Chao with them by dropping them into the mini-garden in Sonic Advance 2 through the Game Boy Advance to GameCube link cable.
Game Play
The game is divided up into two stages: Action Stages, and Adventure Stages.
The division of Action Stages and Adventure Stages was a serious departure from all previous Sonic games, as before all games had been a continuous stream of playable levels.
Action Stages
Action Stages are, very basically put, playable levels. Like the name implies, action is often involved. This is the only type of area where Sonic or any of his companions will encounter enemies.
The best thing to compare Action Stages to would be the levels of all previous Sonic games. However, unlike previous Sonic games, Action Stages are not made up of Zones and Acts. Instead, the game is more like one continuous zone that may have a few parts to it.
Adventure Field
Adventure Fields were where the plot generally progressed. The Adventure Fields also connected all of the Action Stages. There were three Adventure Fields:
Every Adventure Stage has links to the other two stages.
Station Square
Station Square is pretty much the only town to ever exist, as far as Sonic Adventure is concerned. It contains a train station connects it to the Mystic Ruins, and a boat landing (hidden until the area is available) which leads to the Egg Carrier.
Station Square also contains a casino, a beach, and a hotel. The elevator in the hotel on the left, leads to the Station Square Chao Garden. The station square Chao Garden is the only chao garden where you are able to purchase items for your Chao using the rings you have collected.
Mystic Ruins
The Mystic Ruins is the largest stage in the game. It has a clearing with a train station that goes to Station Square, and below is a boat landing that goes to the Egg Carrier. Tails' Workshop is located here, and nearby that is the entrance to the Chao Garden disguised as an abandoned mine. There is also an ice cave, as well as the inevitable landing point of Angel Island. A more dense jungle is hidden away, which offers an older Echidna temple of some sort, but also the launch platform for the Egg Carrier.
The Egg Carrier
Dr. Robotnik's massive flying airship. It has two modes, and depending on which, access to certain areas may become available. Other than that, the stage is quite self-explanatory. Notably, this is the Adventure Field where most characters fight their final bosses, all except for Tails who fights the Egg Walker, and Super Sonic who fights Perfect Chaos, both in Station Square. Also there is a large Chao garden in the Egg Carrier, you can access this garden by typing in the password (Eggman) at the door with the letters in front of it.
External Links
- Sega of America Home Page (http://www.sega.com)
- Sega of Japan Home Page (http://www.sega.co.jp)
- Sega of Europe Home Page (http://www.sega-europe.com/en/homepage.htm)Template:Cvg-stub