sonic adventure sonic adventure video game developed published sega sonic series released sonic game sega console company decided leave console hardware business port nintendo gamecube sonic adventure battle released japan december new content game later released digitally playstation xbox microsoft windows sequel adventure features good stories hero story sonic miles tails attempt save world dark story following shadow doctor bat attempt conquer stories divided gameplay styles traditional fast paced sonic shadow multi directional shooting tails action exploration game includes extensive raising system sonic adventure announced october exhibited game development took months designed faster paced action oriented original adventure scenery influenced locations san_francisco national park adventure received critical acclaim critics praising gameplay variety visuals music criticizing camera voice acting plot critical enthusiasm waned release battle version sold million copies game received number accolades gameplay sonic adventure game playable characters divided campaigns hero player battles save world dark shadow battle conquer character playing style similar characters player moves hero dark campaigns switching campaign cycles levels characters telling different sides story levels variety themes cities desert outer space followed boss fights completing hero dark campaigns story characters culminating final boss fight sonic shadow play fast paced levels emphasizing gameplay attack lock robots created grind rails tails levels slower oriented multi directional shooting confined jump short heights shoot enemies levels open feature action adventure gameplay treasure hunting level find search guided radar puzzle based clues harmless robots defeat enemies punches kicks scale walls digging find power ups adventure health system found sonic games player collects rings scattered levels hit enemy holding rings causes player drop hit rings causes lose life tails customary health bar slowly collecting rings dying lives results game screen characters aided occasional upgrades sonic shadow bounce reach higher areas kick break certain containers player small anthropomorphic animals separate main campaigns player raise virtual pets attributes swim fly run power stamina moral hero dark moment hatch stats increased empowering compete racing alignment gradually changes based affection characters example likes tails gradually heroic playing increases affection fully hero dark assumes form permanently eventually die received affection lives adventure earned variety tasks level missions required continue campaign missions include completing harder version level collecting rings player earns completing missions tasks related raising collecting version green hill zone original sonic game player modes players race foot new altered levels battles hunt master race characters playable modes main game chaos original playable treasure hunting game amy metal sonic foot racing levels plot learning secret weapon diary late grandfather professor high security facility find uses free weapon black self proclaimed ultimate life form named shadow offers help world telling rendezvous abandoned space colony chaos shadow goes steals second encounters soldiers military group flashes death girl maria begs fulfill unspecified promise interprets revenge shadow military force meets sonic military shadow brief confrontation shadow escapes arrests sonic fighting suddenly grabs master large begins fly leaps air shattering prevent looks scattered intends collect government spy spy mission leads base eventually board shadow shows known eclipse cannon created shadow plan charge eclipse cannon use world appears allegiance shadow offering gain trust tails amy infiltrate island base rescue sonic shadow collect island blowing broadcasts threat world demonstrating cannon power destroying half moon sonic tails amy use chaos track infiltrate base boarding shuttle launches space way leaves collect meets fights saves falling lava pit tails reveals designed reverse energy fields real ones sonic fake cannon tells captured tails amy forcing return chaos rescue sonic tries trick fake traps escape pod rigged explosives fake sonic performs escapes tails thinking sonic dead defeats away real tails distracted computers information ultimate life form project suggesting shadow ultimate life form attempts retake caught found shadow sent stop sonic reaching eclipse cannon sonic defeats shadow uses fake destroy cannon loads cannon tries fire power begins falling earth recorded message grandfather broadcast worldwide programmed inevitably earth destroying revenge humanity diary reveals hatred began government condemned research killed number colleagues granddaughter maria attempt shut programmed ultimate life form shadow carry plan revenge determines energy making fall works access cannon core shadow declines help amy urges help making remember maria real request help mankind knowledge races core sonic encounter prototype ultimate life form shadow arrives holds bay allowing master uses fuse cannon continuing collision course sonic shadow use transform super forms super shadow defeating stable orbit earth shadow energy earth content fulfilled promise maria presumed dead people earth celebrate teams reflect happened leave station sonic bids shadow final farewell saying shadow development sonic adventure developed defunct division published sega game directed longtime series contributor developed month period beginning shortly release american version designed action oriented slower paced story driven adventure development team ran game frames second tempo giving sonic variety actions focusing speed levels facilitated flow making sonic faster game levels environments developers inspired san_francisco headquarters american locations development compared adventure sequel intended american flavor game level design frame rate streamlined adventure team experience hardware described relative neutral entity sequel developers expanded creatures presence adding ability raise hero dark reflect conflict good evil reason playable characters roughly equal gameplay time unlike adventure big cat gamma stories short adventure ability resemble real artificial life form sega announced follow sonic shuffle october newly named appeared adding video shown website june posted trailer number sega promoting sonic adventure sonic game marking series 10th anniversary sega held 10th anniversary party sonic june attendees compete battle tournament winner played music returned lead composer sound director adventure assistance soundtrack primarily melodic rock hip hop orchestral tracks adventure character musical theme game features performances returning vocalists new vocalists consisting debuted game main theme live learn soundtrack albums game released sonic adventure multi dimensional original soundtrack released japan september character theme tracks released japan august twentieth anniversary sonic series original soundtrack 20th anniversary edition released itunes june october volume original soundtrack released itunes alternate versions releases gamecube port port sonic adventure battle game series nintendo console released december japan february north_america pal regions port upgraded raising system stats game player transfer sonic adventure battle tiny section sonic advance gamecube game boy advance link cable game boy advance connected game inserted version tiny copied temporarily game boy advance memory version introduced feature battle multiplayer options expanded gamecube version including new abilities upgrades multiplayer exclusive characters removing online play character big cat replaced dark multiplayer mode battle detailed textures additional scenery downloadable releases sonic adventure released high definition video additional content battle edition available downloadable content version released north_america october europe october japan october released worldwide october steam november reception sonic adventure received critical acclaim scores percent percent review metacritic gamerankings critics appreciated game multiple playing styles according edge reviewer eyed dragon gamepro core game styles bonus features gardens game engaging play game revolution praised replay value multiple playing styles different goals ign called best sonic games sonic game declining years satisfying know didn bang sonic boom gamespot criticized adventure camera cardinal sin forcing player jump frame platform wrote player orient camera trigger buttons character moves according camera issues absent tails levels insignificant sonic shadow searching items cramped sections levels frustrating edge found camera problems game significant improvement adventure called graphics sweet sweet eye crack eyed dragon wrote sonic adventure simply jaw dropping beautiful citing detailed backgrounds scenery playable characters enemies extensive color according game best textures seen beautiful games edge impressed texture detail draw distance praised frame second rendering speed according game music step adventure glam rock pop soundtrack emphasis lyrics appreciated understated approach eyed dragon called adventure music eclectic mix orchestrated guitar tunes melodic hip hop voices fill game perfect pitch reaction voice acting mixed said voice acting lip particular executed thought english voices inferior japanese ones criticized adventure plot game plot scattered lackluster focusing long element execute agreed despite game ambitious scope themes failed advance series core plot games edge appreciated story presentation perspectives hero villain despite high review scores version gamecube version months later battle received poorer reviews respective metacritic gamerankings scores percent percent critics generally felt game enjoyable significantly improved original gamespy saw battle noticeably superior addition upgrades action better suited gamecube controller game sold copies week japan million copies united_states december making best selling gamecube versions sonic adventure received accolades including ign editors choice award called fifth best game gamesradar rated tenth greatest game despite trailing significantly recent years sonic franchise surprisingly stellar start entries sequel action february ign called battle tenth favorite game time legacy shadow debuted adventure recurring characters sonic franchise new character playable character team follow adventure shadow game shadow expands adventure plot points similar gameplay style modifications plots second season anime sonic american licensing corporation entertainment hired new voice cast english version japanese cast games reprised original roles sonic generations released series twentieth anniversary contains gameplay elements levels sonic games elements included remakes city escape stage console versions stage nintendo 3ds version versions include remade boss fight shadow battles sonic space colony boss recreated 3ds version
Sonic Adventure 2