Sonic Adventure DX (Director's Cut)

The Good
A few years ago, I discovered Sonic Adventure on the Dreamcast. It was a shock, and it was my dream to play it on my PC... So what's about Sonic Adventure Director's Cut on PC ? First of all, it is very fun to play, even on keyboard.The levels are very well designed and full of surprises and events (snowboard, races, pinballs...) You can play as Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy... and two newcomers, Big the cat and a robot called E-102 "Gamma". Each explores a part of the story, which is better developed than usual. The game is not very long and not very hard, but filled with fun and energy ! And the music is very nice (the main theme is fantastic !)

The Bad
Well, here come the problems. First of all, the graphics are, err, old. The game is exactly the same as it was on Dreamcast, without any enhancements. Playing Sonic is cool, and Knuckles and E-102 too, but the others are a bit boring. Especially Big which levels consists in fishing... And you must finish all their stories to have the final fight... And I wonder where is that "director's cut", because adding some old Game Gear games in bonus isn't enough. And, the true flaw of this game : it seems somehow unfinished. There are still many bugs, the camera is alcoholic and the programming of the events and other cutscenes is not very well done.

The Bottom Line
Sonic DX is still a good game, but it seems very old now, especially with the lack of enhancements. If you like the blue hedgehog and don't know sonic adventure already, you may be interested in this PC version.

The Good
SAdx allows players to follow the same story through six different perspectives and continue adventuring through Mission and Trial Modes. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles are reunited against Robotnik, AKA Eggman, along with the perky Amy and two new friends, Big the Cat and E-102 Gamma.

The Bad
Aside from difficult to control camera angles and brief storylines with Big and Gamma, the game leaves little to be desired. However, the storylines of each of the six characters overlap, leaving questions as to what the real story is. Each character tells his/her own version of the story, as if three little kids were arguing over who broke the kitchen window. Did Tails defeat Eggman's first contraption, or did Knuckles? Did Sonic win or lose the fistfight with Knuckles, or did Tails perform the fight all along? We just can't tell who's got the true angle, although we can all just assume that Sonic is the real hero.

The Bottom Line
SAdx is yet another great game featuring everybody's favorite super-sonic blue hedgehog, Sonic. And, though there is always room for improvement, Sonic Adventure DX has exceeded my own personal expectations and gone past the limit to prove once again that Sonic is indeed the fastest and greatest Hedgehog Hero of them all!

The Good
This game is great, why do people hate it? Me and my friend love this game. We looked at reviews for the Dreamcast version "excellent all over", Gamecube one "Terrible", we went by the Dreamcast reviews. They were right. Sonic was fun, Miles was fun, Knuckles is great many people hate it but I love treasure hunting, Amy is ok, Big was good and E-102 Gamma was good. Good graphics, sound and Gameplay. This has music from the band Crush 40, they make the game even better.

The Bad
The only bad thing is that there were a few glitches that I ran into, WHO CARES?

The Bottom Line
Good, if you hate this, you hate Sonic and that is like impossible. Great if you like Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and Sonic Heroes you will love this, you can run around 3 adventure fields that have many levels on them. Station Square, Mystic Ruins and Dr. Eggman's Egg Carrier.