Sonic Adventure

aka: Sonic Adventure International
Moby ID: 3530
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Yet again Sonic and friends find themselves wrapped up in the schemes of Dr. Robotnik. This time he plans to exploit the power of Chaos, a malevolent being that feeds upon the power of the Chaos Emeralds. In their own way, five heroes will do what they can to save Station Square and, perhaps, the entire world.

The player can select from which character to play after meeting them with Sonic, and each has its own unique version of each level. Sonic's levels involve racing through a level as quickly as possible, destroying any robots along the way. Tails can hover over distances, and his levels are similar to Sonic's except that he must beat an opponent to the finish line. Amy can't charge up ramps or run as quickly as Sonic and Tails, but she does have a giant hammer she can break obstacles with. The goal of her levels is to avoid being captured by a robot sent after her by Dr. Robotnik. E102 Gamma is a slow, difficult to maneuver robot, but it has guns and missiles that can lock on to several targets at once, chaining together attacks and earning a higher score and more time on the clock. The goal of its levels is to reach a boss enemy and destroy it before time runs out. The final character is Big the Cat, a fisherman searching for his lost frog. Big's levels are almost entirely devoid of action or fighting; he just fishes. Each character can find items that increase their abilities as the story progresses, such as a ring for Sonic that lets him home along lines of rings, or improved lures for Big. A final chapter wrapping up the story is unlocked after all other characters have been completed.

Additionally, each of the characters can visit the Chao garden where they can raise baby Chaos. By petting, feeding, and showing animals found in levels to the Chaos they can grow stronger, and optionally be put into races against other Chaos. As well each level in the game has additional objectives that can be completed to acquire extra emblems, although the emblems don't do anything in this version of the game. Finally, at one time it was possible to go online and download additional levels and bonuses in the game, such as a Christmas theme for Station Square and a level sponsored by AT&T, but since SegaNet shut down this is no longer possible.

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  • ソニック アドベンチャー - Japanese spelling
  • 索尼克大冒险 - Chinese spelling (simplified)

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Critics

Average score: 82% (based on 52 ratings)

Players

Average score: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 116 ratings with 8 reviews)

Simply an amazing "killer app".

The Good
This was Sega's attempt at a "killer app" for the Dreamcast, a platformer game starring the titular character on an adventure with his friends, who are also playable characters. It features state-of-the-art (for the time) graphics, as well as a catchy soundtrack produced exclusively for the game and stunningly good sound effects.

Not to be overlooked is the game's game-within-a-game, the "A-Life" artificial intelligence system that functions as the brains behind the baby "Chao" creatures found in one room of the main hotel in the beginning of the game, as well as select locations throughout the rest of the game. These "Chao" creatures can be raised by Sonic and the other characters, and provide an interesting sub-game when used in combination with the Dreamcast's Virtual Memory Unit.

The Bad
Characters not named 'Sonic' could've been explored more in-depth. In addition, Tails' missions are a bit of a letdown; they mostly revolve around racing Sonic throughout a given level, which can get boring at times. Big's missions are usually no more than glorified fishing simulations, and E-102's are just confusing most of the time.

The Bottom Line
If you've got a Dreamcast or have access to someone else's, this game is a must play, even in 2009. The storyline, graphics, and sound are simply amazing, and were well ahead of their time. I'd go so far as to say it's one of my favorite console games of all time.

Dreamcast · by A O (18) · 2010

The First Adventure ... Begins

The Good
The game is in fact okay for the Dreamcast but the GameCube version is much better! Who needs a Dreamcast these days? I found it a little good at the beginning of Sonic's story but I couldn't do it very well... But after one week or so I found so easy!

The Bad
It's got an interesting storyline. But the graphics are rubbish! Like, I said the GameCube version is a LOT better!

The Bottom Line
The storyline is cool. But the only good story is Sonic well that's my words. I discovered Tails, Knuckles, and Amy's adventures so easy. Gamma's story is okay but not as good. Big's story is really rock solid!.

The long storyline goes on in Sonic Adventure 2, then throughout Sonic Heroes.

Dreamcast · by Rouge (5) · 2007

Without a doubt, the best game I ever played!

The Good
Since the very first Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991 I was completely hooked on the character. This game brings a whole new dimension to him. What I like about the game is it is more fast paced that the previous, the environments are incredible, they keep all of the robots from previous games and the final boss was actually a challenge to defeat, which, nowadays, is quite rare in final bosses. The characters of the 3D game are successfully taken from the original 2D environment, the new characters, including Big, are I think a huge success and, most importantly, they remain true to the spirit of the game.

The Bad
What's bad about this game...hm...I can't think of anything, even though many critics probably have some things to pick at.

The Bottom Line
If I still had my Dreamcast, Sonic Adventure would be the most used game on it. This game is an absolute must-have if you're a fans and a must-try if you're not.

Dreamcast · by M.Allen (83) · 2007

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Trivia

Many, MANY scrapped ideas from previous Sonic games were put into this game. (eg The boulder, object interaction, etc...)

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Game added by Grant McLellan.

Xbox 360 added by Riemann80. PlayStation 3 added by Crawly.

Additional contributors: Unicorn Lynx, Sciere, MegaMegaMan, ケヴィン.

Game added April 2, 2001. Last modified March 27, 2024.