Sonic Adventure is like no other Sonic game – Sega should be proud of themselves with a game of this calibre on a machine such as the Dreamcast. SA does not just follow Sonic, but five other characters as well, each with their own storylines, stages and ultimately, bosses.
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equipment. Sonic is back to save the world in his biggest adventure yet. The mad scientist Dr Robotnik had found a way to harness pure evil from the chaos emeralds and...
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You've guessed it:Sonicis Back. This time it's with the Sega Dreamcast and in full Technicolor. With a new lease of life, new friends and new baddies, Sonic has certainly got his work cut out for him--in a breezy, buzzing world that shows the transfer of an old game to a new console needn't be limp. Now we are granted shots of Sonic running at high speed, the calming ocean in the background and other graphical niceties. There are times when you have to be precise with the position of Sonic, and after bouncing your way through numerous trampolines this it can be annoying. Still, every time our little friend turns and waves everything just seems all right. This game ranks with other titles in the genre. If you're a Sonic fan, but never got around to getting this title for your collection then it certainly is a must. If however you are a slightly less devoted Sega fan, then perhaps other titles such asRayman 2that have moved the genre are most appropriate. This said, aSega consolewithout Sonic the Hedgehog is like a fish without a bicycle. --Stuart Miles
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cracking game. And withSonic Adventure 2, Sega have concocted the kind of bright, fast-paced arcade game that makes you realise why their infamous blue hedgehog has endured for so long.Wisely rejecting the adventure element of the originalSonic Adventurein favour of a more action-packed game, his latest outing sees Sonic fighting the usual array of evil foes--with the addition of a few new faces. It's all an excuse for zooming through levels, grinding along barriers, skating down hills and collecting lots of rings, of course, with a fearsome selection of baddies to conquer along the way. It's also the kind of game Sega make best--incredibly simple to pick up and play, and yet far more difficult to put down afterwards. Commendably, there's no raft of instructions to wade through--this really is a game you can be playing confidently within minutes of putting it in your Dreamcast. Make no mistake though, the further you get, the greater the challenge becomes--and you won't be completing this one in a night. If you're looking for proof that the Dreamcast is still attracting quality titles, you should be calling Sonic as your first witness. --Simon Brew
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loved in Sonic Rush, as well as a new high-seas adventure where he clashes with ruthless pirates. As Sonic, players will set off from Windmill Village to explore seven action-packed levels featuring the classic 2D gameplay that the Sonic series is known for. Now players will get to explore the action stages to uncover valuable items and materials which allow Tails to build new ships that help Sonic track down the villainous pirates. With a fleet of up to five ships, including a submarine, water bike, and hovercraft, players will use the touch screen technology in exciting new ways to control their ships as they race across the ocean gathering rings, busting tricks, and torching pirate ships in fierce ship-to-ship battles. At the end of each level, players will test their skills in epic 3D boss battles that span both screens, including the ultimate showdown with the evil pirate, Captain Whisker. Let the adventure begin! "Classic Sonic 2D Gameplay with improved action stages. Sonic returns with his signature 2D gameplay presented seamlessly across both screens on the Nintendo DS. New action-packed gameplay will have gamersA high-speed ocean adventure! Sonic travels from island to island in search of objects and materials to build up to five different ships and battles with wicked pirates both on land and at sea throughout 14 stages.Enhanced touch screen controls. Players will navigate the oceans and perform aerial tricks to avoid treacherous water mines and aim their cannons during ship-to-ship battles by using the stylus and touch screen on the Nintendo DS.Compete with friends via DS Download Play in two battle modes. Two players will face-off in intense dual screen races or collect the most items spread throughout the map in exciting mission battles
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Robotnik plans to empower the evil 'Chaos' to take over and dominate the world forever...Based on the classic Sega game 'Sonic Adventure', the most thrilling Sonic experience of all time races on to PC, introducing a host of new special features and bonuses making this an essential part of any true Sonic fan's collection.Six playable characters, each with their own special skills and abilities.Featuring bonus rounds, mini-games and the unforgettable 'Chao'.New Mission Mode featuring over 60 bonus games.Grippingly fast stages and adventure fields to explore.Also featuring 12 fantastic, unlockable super Sonic Game Gear games!
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course, describing it thus doesn't exactly put it up against much in the way of stiff competition, but whether we're damning it with faint praise or notSonic Adventure DXis still as good as polygonal Sonic action has ever got. Originally a Dreamcast launch title, this update sees Sonic and five of his chums yet again attempting to reclaim chaos emeralds from the evil Dr Robotnik.Despite claims of improved graphics, this still looks very much like a Dreamcast game. Sega have added new lighting and a few other special effects but unfortunately the frame rate and draw distance are all distinctly 1998. Most irritatingly, the camera still hasn't been sorted out; this really does impact on the enjoyment to be had in the otherwise well-designed action levels.Indeed, as a so-called "director's cut" this is a bit of a failure--except when it comes to the hidden extras, which include over 60 bonus games and all 12 Sonic titles for the Game Gear (Sega's powerful but short-lived answer to the Game Boy). The fact that it's so time-consuming to unlock most of these extras is highly frustrating and means that only hardcore Sonic fans are going to get the best out of a re-release that has missed opportunities. --David Jenkins
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Sonic Adventure is like no other Sonic game – Sega should be proud of themselves with a game of this calibre on a machine such as the Dreamcast. SA does not just follow Sonic, but five other characters as well, each with their own storylines, stages and ultimately, bosses.
Sonic was relaxing in a hotel in Station Square. It was a quiet day – the sun was shining and the beach sand was a brilliant white. Yet out of nowhere, ... ...a nosedive! CRASH! Sonic ventures off to find his friend…
After participating through the first level, Sonic eventually reaches Tails and the crashed wreckage of the plane – Tails now becomes a playable character. Each of the other characters – Amy, Knuckles, E-102 Gamma and Big the Cat – are unlocked like this, creating multiple angles to look at the storylines. Sonic inevitably has the most stages and probably ... more
Sonic Adventure is like no other Sonic game – Sega should be proud of themselves with a game of this calibre on a machine such as the Dreamcast. SA does not just follow Sonic, but five other characters as well, each with their own storylines, stages and ultimately, bosses.
Sonic was relaxing in a hotel in Station Square. It was a quiet day – the sun was shining and the beach sand was a brilliant white. Yet out of nowhere, a plane appears! Sonic instantly recognises this as Tails, his two-tailed fox friend. Yet not all appears well – Tails is thrashing with the controls! He takes a left, a right, and a nosedive! CRASH! Sonic ventures off to find his friend…
After participating through the first level, Sonic eventually reaches Tails and the crashed wreckage of the plane – Tails now becomes a playable character. Each of the other characters – Amy, Knuckles, E-102 Gamma and Big the Cat – are unlocked like this, creating multiple angles to look at the storylines. Sonic inevitably has the most stages and probably the best mini-games. Each character also comes with special items needed to complete the stages – like Sonic’s wristband that lets him follow a series of rings and E-102 Gamma’s jet pack that lets s/he float down to the ground.
Each stage carries a grade – C, B and A. When you first compete in the stage, the aim is to get the ‘C’ ranking. If achieved, you can re-enter the stage in game or through trial mode (see below) to attempt the next ranking. The fruits of your exploits? Sonic Emblems – this is how you can monitor how well you fare against other people. I think that if you achieve every single emblem something special happens, but I can’t do it yet! And in each mini-game there are two emblems to collect as well – achieve a high score or low time to win them. The various mini-games include fishing, driving and snowboarding with a panache of flying.
Each stage is individual (even though some characters do the same stages), with some containing the enemies that we see frequently from the Sonic games, some with those funny bouncy things, and even two pinball tables – one with the one-armed bandit like in the casino stage on Sonic 2 and the other similar to poker.
There is one other mini-games to test yourself with – Chao racing. The technique is one similar to a tamagotchi, but in some aspects completely different. In SA, there are three ‘Chao gardens’, each with fruit to feed your chao – this raises their statistics. If you give them animals collected from the stages, it transforms not only their appearance, but also the distribution of abilities. You can download a chao onto your VM (Visual Memory, the Dreamcast memory card) and raise it that way as well. TO test your Chao, pit it in a race against computer controlled chao or your friend’s chao on one of three increasingly difficult courses. Win in a certain time and receive special items. Although your Chao never dies, I couldn’t be bothered to raise one because my VM batteries run out!
My favourite aspect(s) of the game – in the casinopolis stage there are mini versions of pinball-style quests. One quest involves a slot machine (like the casino levels of the original sonic games) and the other involves poker (?!). If you fail top get 100 rings in 3 (pin)balls then you get chucked into the sewers. My other favourite is Big the Cat fishing – at times it can be easy to play but difficult to master.
Although I haven’t completed the game yet (stuck on Knuckles and the forest statues – help anyone?), I felt compelled to write an opinion on such a brilliant game. The graphics, like the Dreamcast, are top notch and flow without any trouble whatsoever. The sound is classic Sonic music that is never boring, so that’s cool.
Although I hate to end on a bad note, there is one crippling factor to SA – its camera. Every so often it moves into a very annoying position that means that you die, no matter what direction you press, because the camera is stuck behind the scenery.
Overall, a stunning effort from Sega – and now I have to convince my friend to let me borrow Sonic Adventure 2!
Advantages:
New angle on Sonic More than just Sonic, Tales and Knuckles Varying levels of difficulty
Advantages: play as six different charecters Disadvantages: egg man is back
This game is fast. Sonic games have always been about speed and in Sonic Adventure the blue hedgehog is faster than ever. If you have already played the previous Sonic titles on the Megadrive then the gameplay will be instantaneously recognisable except that the action now takes place in a wonderfully detailed 3D world. The twists and loop-the-loops are still here and sonic goes even faster around and through them. Sonic’s new world is lavish, ... ...in the future. Sonic is not alone, he now has a whole host of friends to help in his quest and each one of these is playable. Tails and Knuckles return from previous games and there are also new characters in the form of Amy (the love interest), Big the Cat and E-102. Having multiple characters to control at different parts of the game adds greatly to the variety of gameplay, especially as they are each so different. There are also sub-games dotted ...
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Advantages: Everythin, its amazing! Disadvantages: There is a sequel on the way, so get the first soon!
...a game. It received Sonic Adventure from creator Yuji Naka. This was one of the most anticipated games of all time. The only time the multi-million selling hero, Sonic, had ever received a 3D treatment was in the Saturn games `Sonic R` and `Sonic Jam` but neither of these games were proper plat-formers and on a 32 bit system, although still better than the aging playstation, Sonic's speed could not be justified.
When the Dreamcast was announced, ... ...a fully 3D sonic world in which our hero, sonic, could travel around many places, desserts, snow, mountains and even over oceans of some sort. Nobody was prepared for the video that leaked out of Sega’s offices months later. It showed Sonic flying around at incredible speeds through a city landscape. The detail was amazing and the speed was breath taking. Everyone wanted to know about this game and it sold dreamcasts quickly upon the release ...
tigerblade 03.04.2001
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Advantages: Good graphics, Plot and lifespan Disadvantages: some glitches
sonic has been missed and why not the games that appeared on the master system, mastersystem2 and megadrive where no less than outstanding, only now do we get a chance to seen what all the fuss was about. Sonic is now in 3D and for the first time it is a full game. The graphics shine in 3D and the first thing that really hits you about the game is that the speed is unbelievable and it takes quite a while to get used to. The game is enormous and has ...
Bob_Sanches 21.09.2000
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Advantages: Great gameplay, highly addictive, true Sonic style, very original, Super Sonic!! Disadvantages: Iffy camera, some scenes seem uncontrollable, Big the ^$£^"^%"$ Cat's adventure
...be said about us loyal Sonic Team fans. We're obsessed. Yuji and the boys could publish a blank disc and we would flock to buy it. Basically, they've never put a foot wrong. From 1991 with the advent of Sonic the Hedgehog to the wonders of NiGHTS, there's something that Sonic Team does that makes their games special.
When 1998 arrived, along with the announcement of Dremacast, Sonic Team announced that their mascot would also return. Now Sonic Team ... ...little bit special.
Of course, Sonic was taken back to the drawing board and renovated, to try and shift off the 'culldy' status he seemed to be gaining recently. I mean we have all seen the scary eyes poster, heven't we? Scared me witless. Anyway, Sonic was back, looking more fresh, and a little older, and ready to kick butt in all-new 128-bit glory.
So, onto the game. I remember October 14th so well, when i plugged in my DC, inserted the disc ...
dingmeister_2k 09.02.2001
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Advantages: Great gameplay, fast, fun. Disadvantages: Difficult
...2' game, I found other Sonic games rather disappointing, as they weren't fast enough. The awful Sonic 3D was useless. I think that Sonic Adventure comes the closest of all the Sonic sequels to recapturing the camaraderie of Sonic 2.
This is for a number of reasons. For a start, the game has superb 3D graphics and images,and the game moves along very quickly - Sonic runs faster, and there are the old familiar Sonic looping special effects, albeit ... ...making it unique in the Sonic range, as it requires you to think rather than just run as fast as Sonic will go. This fortunately does not interrupt the fluidity of the gameplay. Perhaps the game's biggest flaw is its difficulty. Sonic was basically a run jump and win game; it was never designed to be compatible with the role playing or puzzle scenario. The game is considerably more difficult than other Sonic games in that it is more difficult to ...
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