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Sonic Adventure 2
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 18 critic reviews
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Based on 41 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sonic Team
Genre(s): Action
Players: 2
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: June 19, 2001
Summary
One of the last hurrahs for the Dreamcast is the platformer sequel to "Sonic Adventure" in which Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails search for Chaos emeralds in order to stop Dr. Eggman, Shadow, and Rogue from fulfilling their evil plans for world domination.
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What The Critics Said
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Hot Games
You could easily be playing this game for 60-70 hours. That’s absolutely insane for a platform game – but every single hour’s a fun one. If you own a Dreamcast, SA2 is one of the system’s essential titles.
Read Full Review >Core Magazine
A fantastic game with an at-times atrocious camera system. Nevertheless, an incredible amount of extra features are more than enough to keep Sega's latest in the 'A' range.
Read Full Review >GamePro
The game is sweet music to all of your senses, combining visual and audio splendor to a degree that few adventures have achieved. This is one classic for the Dreamcast library that no one will forget.
Read Full Review >Gaming Maxx
It's chocked full of speed and action throughout that should satisfy almost any Sonic fan.
Read Full Review >IGN
If this is the last Sonic game in these declining Dreamcast years, it's satisfying to know that the DC didn't go out with a bang, but with a sonic boom.
Read Full Review >GamerWeb Sega
It isn't at the very top because the very best bits aren't in plentiful enough supply, but when the gameplay is good, there is nothing else on the system to match it.
Read Full Review >DC Swirl
The 2nd best "Sonic The Hedgehog" game ever after Traveller's Tales' "Sonic R" for Saturn.
Read Full Review >AllDreamcast
The graphics in SA2 are truly next generation material, and Sonic's stages have never been faster or more intense.
Total Video Games
A streamlined sonic that’s nearly as good as the originals but not quite.
Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
While SA2 offers a wealth of gameplay styles, the freshness and depth which made Sonic Adventure so remarkable has hardly been improved upon.
Read Full Review >GameSpot
The ghosts of those original 2D Sonic titles are exorcised in the game's amazing pace, heart-pounding platform jumping action, and in the unyielding barrage of creatively designed levels.
Read Full Review >Planet Dreamcast
This is without a doubt one of the best 3D platformers I have ever played on the Dreamcast, or on any other console for that matter.
Read Full Review >Gaming Age
A brilliant game but as you know, no game is perfect. Sadly in the case of Sonic Adventure 2, there’s frequently the feeling of ‘Ugh what a set up!’; if you know what I mean.
Read Full Review >Electronic Gaming Monthly
Sonic’s only real problem is the god-awful camera control. [Sept 2001, p.146]
Game Revolution
I liked SA2, but it could have been even better. If only they balanced it with a touch more quality in a couple areas in exchange for all the quantity.
Read Full Review >GameShark
There's nothing that really gets you going. There's nothing addictive about it, save for a few rare moments when you hit that double loop or speed ramp. Otherwise, Sonic just gets blurred with every other platform/adventure game out there.
Read Full Review >Electric Playground
It doesn't have the "wow" factor that the first game had and is somewhat forgettable after you have played it through.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 8.8 (out of 10) based on 41 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
John V. gave it a0:
Sonic/Shadow: Hold up and jump occasionally. . .or grind and do nothing. Uninspired level design exasperates things. Tails/Robotnik: do the same with spotty jumping and gliding controls. Worry about time limit and chaining enemies with crappy A.I. Knuckles/ Rouge: Get lost in large levels with timed switches that demand percision. Wouldn't be so bad if not for horrible music and boring levels. It defines the word tedious. The only good thing would be the Boss fights. But they're too little too late. Worst. . .Game. . .IN FRANCHISE.
Andrew P. gave it a10:
Best 3D Sonic game I've ever played. Dreamcast rules, I still have mine! Fabio and Jugon Dream are morons, this game is excellent.
Monkey man gave it a9:
This is game is absolutely fabulous...excluding the loss of the adventure from 1 and the camera.
Glean T. gave it a10:
This is the absolute best game ever. I loved it, it's better then the original, altough the origanal was good for it's time and it's my fav game too, SA2 is simply, THE BEST DAMN GAME EVER!
Fabio gave it a 0:
Every mission is much of the same...bad camera...repetitive repetitive repetitive.
Jugon Dream gave it a 2:
El juego es malo, peor que pegarle a un padre en navidad. Lo mejor es usar el cd del juego como posa-vasos y jugar a parchis con tu chorba. Ahhh breo rules.
Mark M. gave it a 10:
It is the best game ever and I cant wait untill sonicadventure3.
