Sonic Adventure 2

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Description

Sonic has returned! This time, his nemesis Dr. Eggman has teamed up with Shadow, a dark hedgehog with a mysterious past, and is aiming once again (like he doesn't) to rule the entire world with the power of the Chaos Emeralds! It's up to Sonic and his friends to stop Eggman and put him out of business for good!

With new features such as a story line told from the view of both the good guys and the villains, greater speed, and an improved A-Life system, Sonic Adventure 2 is poised to be Sonic's greatest and most dangerous mission yet!

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Trailer

Alternate Titles

• "索尼克大冒险2" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
• "ソニックアドベンチャー2" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Animals: Hedgehogs
• Middleware: CRI
• Sonic Adventure series
• Sonic the Hedgehog universe

User Reviews

Sonic Adventure 2 sends the Dreamcast off with a "Sonic Boom."	Dreamcast	AkibaTechno (254)
Very, very, very fun	Dreamcast	M.Allen (88)
Better than the first one!	Dreamcast	Baza (1964)
The second best game in the best series of games ever	Dreamcast	Ben Burton (5)
Sonic Team US, you have a lot to answer for.	Dreamcast	laemus (13)
Whilst it lasts, it's a blast.	Dreamcast	Gary Smith (65)
Sonic Adventure Without The Adventure, I Am Just As Confused As You	Dreamcast	MasterMegid (902)
Sonics 10 year anniversary is celebrated in style.	Dreamcast	Sycada (191)
The shadow of Sonic Adventure.	Dreamcast	Kluke (8)
Best Sonic game made ever!	Dreamcast	Exodia85 (2183)

Critic Reviews

Gaming Target	Dreamcast	Jun 25, 2001	9.3 out of 10	93
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Dreamcast	Aug 27, 2001		90
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Dreamcast	Jun 23, 2001	9 out of 10	90
Gamekult	Dreamcast	Jun 25, 2001	9 out of 10	90
SegaFan.com	Dreamcast	Dec 04, 2001	8.7 out of 10	87
Planet Dreamcast	Dreamcast	Jun 29, 2001	8.5 out of 10	85
TrueAchievements	Xbox 360	Oct 16, 2012		80
Digitally Downloaded	PlayStation 3	Oct 22, 2012		80
Electric Playground	Dreamcast	Jul 30, 2001	6.5 out of 10	65
VentureBeat / Gamesbeat	Xbox 360	Oct 05, 2012	60 out of 100	60

Forums

Topic	# Posts	Last Post
Who Would Win?	1	Katara (2) Aug 23, 2007

Trivia

Characters

It seems that starting with Sonic Adventure, Sega started to abandon the American name of the game's antagonist, Dr. Robotnik, instead opting to use his original Japanese moniker, Dr. Eggman. However, in Sonic Adventure 2, the name Dr. Robotnik has been completely dropped; he's now called Dr. Eggman by the entire cast of the game, and in following games in the Sonic series as well.

Sonic Adventure 2 is the first game in the series to allow the player to play through the whole game as Dr. Robotnik/Eggman and try to take over the world. The game also introduces two new characters, Shadow the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat, both on the "Dark" side.

Development

This was the first game the San Francisco based Sonic Team USA developed. Some of the levels in the game even resemble famous landmarks of the city, such as the Golden Gate Bridge and downhill roads of the city.

In-game advertisement

This is the only Sonic game to feature Sonic wearing Soap shoes to promote the product. This new product actually helped introduce the grinding technique that has been used in every 3D Sonic game since Sonic Adventure 2, due to a partnership between Sonic Team and Soap to help promote the shoes. There are also billboards in the game that advertise the product. However, due to the company not producing any more shoes, the partnership didn't last long. Thus, Sonic doesn't feature his Soap shoes in any of the future Sonic games after Sonic Adventure 2.

Special edition

The game was released exactly ten years after the original Sonic the Hedgehog, and to celebrate that, a special version of Sonic Adventure 2 was available in Japan.

Awards

• GameSpy
  • 2001 – Dreamcast Action/Adventure Game of the Year

Information also contributed by Sciere, sonicteamUSA and Spindash