Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube)

Advantages: Verylong, multiple characters, different gameplaymodes, levels and secrets unlockable, multiplayer games, raising 'Chaos' as pets.
Disadvantages: Only twoplayer games, path/route obvious, not much freedom to explore levels, poorly dubbed/lip-synched.

Sonic is probably aimed at a younger generation of players, but is still enjoyable and challenging to older players alike. It contains two types of mission: Dark, and Hero. This is quite an original concept because games usually follow a kind of "good guy" angle to the storyline, where you play the good guy and it is completely biased to that one "good" character. There are 3 Hero characters and 3 Dark characters, each with their own abilities and ...
...An interesting side game of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle is Chao(s) and Chao Garden. Chao(s) are little pets that you get an egg for, and then it hatches into a small Chao that grows up and has stats and can participate in several multiplayer games. Chao(s) are influenced and grow up either Hero, Neutral or Dark. Chao(s) can be powered up with items that are collected within levels. This gives more meaning to just completing missions, as if you are ... Read review

Advantages: Fast-paced, smart music, clever ideas
Disadvantages: Dodgy camera, sometimes repetitive

...can boast all these features. Sonic Adventure 2 : Battle. Featuring Sonic and all his friends (and foes) you get to fight as either the good guys (Sonic, Knuckles and Tails) to try and the stop world domination by the bad guys (Dr Eggman, Shadow and Rouge). It was clever idea which adds longetivity to the game and also makes it quite original, as normally you only have to stop the 'baddies'. Each character has their own type of action stage, Sonic ...
...music. As with almost all Sonic games, it's a tiny but cheesy. But this music is actually really good, and there are so many tracks it's a shame more stages/cut scenes couldn't be included to give them all a chance to shine. Some of the character themes are absolutely amazing but get very few playings, so you have to go into the sound test to hear them, which is a bit annoying. Overall, SAB:2 is a fairly good game. With subtle references to other ... Read review

Advantages: Its that blue little hedgehog again
Disadvantages: Camera Angles.

...just want to keep going back to your gamecube and playing sonic adventure 2 battle. Overall i would give this game 9/10. It is really fun to play and any age can play this game and love it. Thanks for taking the time to read my Op. Mel :-) ... Read review

Advantages: 2 player vs, Can be either dark or good, GBA compatibility
Disadvantages: GBA only works well with Sonic Advance

...of you who don't know, Sonic is a blue hedgehog with incredible speed (which is kinda ironic). It was said that the reason the chose a hedgehog, is because most people in Japan had never seen one before, and were fascinated by it (don't hold me to that, it was late so I can't remember much). He has this weird obsesssion for running at super-sonic speeds and collecting rings, while over the years being involved with many confrontations with the evil ...
...an immortal capable of overthrowing Sonic for good, his name... Shadow the hedgehog! With the help of his dark allies, our Sonic look alike is causing unimaginable destruction, has Sonic finally met his match? In the most thrilling Sonic adventure ever created, featuring a host of GAMECUBE exclusive enhancements, you decide the outcome- choose to join the dark side and conquer the world or join Sonic, overcome this new evil regin and restore peace ... Read review

Advantages: great game decent graphics fast gameplay
Disadvantages: camera can be annoying

...the game that has brought sonic the hedgehog and all his friends and enemys to the gamecube. Right lets start of with whats the same well you still have Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy and Eggman. Again Dr. Eggman is out to get all the chaos emeralds and to take over the world so nothings changed their. Sonic still has all his classic moves super speed, roll attack and jump. Amy still annoying still trying to go out with Sonic (poor Sonic). Tails still ...
...game in cutscenes usally with Sonic or some member of the gang. Knuckles has to collect the different shards of the master emerald after smashing it to stop Dr. Eggman from stealing it. So on each level you get to glide, dig, climb and punch your way through the level trying to collect the elusive emerald shards. These shards could be anywhere from inside enemys, inside boxes or just out in the open in plain view. Sonic the Hedgehog has to go through ... Read review

Advantages: Classic Sonic gameplay, now handheld!
Disadvantages: A bit short.

...the Sonic Adventure games, Sonic Advance brings the Chao to the small screen. It suses the same system; care for your chao, feed it, weed the garden, play games with it and buy it toys with your collected rings. There are 2 simplistic games to play, a version of pairs and Paper, Scissors, rock. If you want a change from the main game, it's always fun to check up on your Chao and pass the time with the disturbingly addictive mini-games. Interestingly, Sonic Advance is the first GBA game to use the GBA- GameCube link, where you can transfer your Chao to the GameCube's Sonic Adventure 2 Battle and vice-versa. Sonic Team have recreated the classic 2D Sonic game perfectly and it rally does remind you of the early 90's when you were sitting in front of your TV, showing how fast you could get through the Green Hill Zone. The only major quibble is... Read review

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Advantages: A classic
Disadvantages: the special stages are incredibly tough

...Price: £35 Players: 1-4 Developer: SonicTeam Publisher: Sega Before you get suspicious, this is no port of Sonic2, as found on SNK’s ill-fated Neo Geo Pocket Colour. No, what you’ve got here is a brand new, full-on 2D platformer, with 8 massive levels and a bush of extra stuff, including a Chao Garden for raising the little critters from Sonic’s Dreamcast outings. Also, there’s a Link mode that lets you exchange your Chao between Sonic Advance and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle for Nintendo’s splendid GameCube! Cool, or what? Sega have pulled out all the stops- and it shows. Do you remember how tasty the first Sonic was on the Mega Drive? Well, believe it or not, Sonic Advance is even better looking, with more detail and some cool scaling effects. Of course, all the usual levels are there, from... Read review

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