It has been quite a while since the release of the original Sonic Adventures 2. Back in 2001 SEGA released this title for the SEGA Dreamcast and later released the game for GameCube due to SEGA’s fading from manufacturing video game consoles. Now, this SEGA classic title has been rereleased for download on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade (PC to come later).
After playing this title as an HD remake, one can guess that it’s similar to the old title. This is a game that is almost exactly the same; a thought that every player should very well be aware of upon purchasing it. Sonic Adventure 2 still has a classic feel; it’s those moments that players remember from playing the game before that brings a smile to their face. Of course, it is not a new experience and it doesn’t feel like one. It feels like playing a classic game on a modern gaming console. There are a lot of aspects to take into consideration when putting a game like this up for review. It cannot be compared to anything of current-gen gaming; that’s not what it was made for but it can be compared to what a modern gaming society would like to play. Sonic Adventure 2 comes down to a very important question; is this game still relevant to a modern gamer?
Sonic Frontiers has won over Japan after years of poor sales.
For someone like me that started playing games at late 90s it was heartbreaking to see what happened to SEGA. Good to hear this because how things were going in the last years for them. I remember the time when they closed a lot of arcades in Japan. Or even when Microsoft almost bought them several years ago.
I have a feeling the sales will drop a ton the next week since everyone figured out it's barebones and a technical mess. Hype and name brand can only get you so far.
I wanted to like this game but they did everything possible to disappoint. Maybe they can use this as a stepping stone for a future title, but so far this isn't it.
For over thirty years, Sonic the Hedgehog has provided memorable video game music and brought many artists from around the world together.
Phil writes, "Today, June 23rd, 2021, is Sonic the Hedgehog's 30th anniversary. 30 years ago today in 1991 a blue hedgehog named Sonic took the gaming world by storm with a spin dash, a too-cool-for-school attitude, and a hankering for chili dogs. SPC celebrates the occasion with a special top ten list, presenting the site's picks for the very best of the Blue Blur's biggest and boldest titles. After you've checked out the picks here, which Sonic games would you select as your personal favorites?"
wheres sonic 06 lol. I know im in the minority but if you can look past all the glitches I actually liked the game.
I have played the game more than I'm willing to admit. Even beat all the DLC as well, and nearly S ranked everything including the DLC.
The game had good graphics for the time, and a fantastic soundtrack. If only it had an extra year of development it could have been a decent game. People keep harping on the kiss at the end of the game as if its a big deal. It really isn't (people kiss their cats and dogs all the time, and no one freaks out about that).
They try extra hard to hate on the game, and while it does have a multitude of unacceptable flaws and had serious development issues (Yuji Naka quit SEGA early on during the project which definitely caused some internal struggles at Sonic Team), there are some positive aspects about the game that people don't give it credit for.
Hmmm, this is kinda cheating, but I would rate Sonic 3 & Knuckles as #1, rather than having the two games separately occupy #2 and #3.
That was literally the only game I played for YEARS.
In any order
Sonic Adventure 1
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Heroes
Sonic Shuffle
Sonic Generations
Sonic Lost World
Sonic Unleashed
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Sonic CD
Sonic 3 & Knuckles
I love this game, loved it when it came out and love it now in HD remake :)
Whenever I play a Sonic game, it's always a nice throwback to when I played Sega as a kid :)
Sonic Adventures 2 probably looks no noticeably worse (just different, maybe a bit sharper and jumpier) on the Dreamcast as that console had timeless visuals. Modern gaming visuals tend to like to soften things a bit to give the impersonation of being less sterile but , essentially, Sega's Dreamcast games still look like the future.
It's extremely relevant to gaming now. You'll notice so many things that were essentially introduced by this game in to gaming as it is now.
It's 'Sonic Adventure 2' by the way, not 'Sonic Adventures 2'.
One of the best 3d Sonic titles
Love this game! I will always love sonic!