Sonic Adventure 2

 Dreamcast
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Jun 19, 2001
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8.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 593 Ratings

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  1. Watermelon789
    Feb 28, 2012
    9
    This may be that only game of Sonic that I have really enjoyed much better if it is the in the last Sega console. While a may not remember as clearly , Im going directly to the entertainment it offered . Sonic fans may start looking for this one... if they can find it .
  2. pookie
    Jun 29, 2012
    9
    Honestly, I always liked the first Sonic Adventure a little better. This game ditches the adventure fields and focuses on a more classic setup. The visuals have improved. The voices are cheesy, but I believe you can change it to Japanese and it makes the game sound alright. This game is probably one of the better 3D sonics.
  3. Abeofgradas77
    Mar 22, 2013
    9
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  4. LJ7117
    Apr 10, 2013
    9
    While a few levels tend to overstay their welcome, Sonic Adventure 2 is still a very memorable experience. It was a lot of fun with fast-paced, shooting gallery, and treasure hunting levels. Add that to a good story and a great soundtrack, and Sonic Adventure 2 is very enjoyable.
  5. Jipa
    Dec 7, 2014
    9
    A amazing game. I would give this 8,5 but that is not an option so i'm choosing 9. I AGREE with the haters. This game is buggy and the tails stages were bad. The treasure hunting stages weren't that bad but still underwhelming. I hated the tails stages. Liked the eggman stages. Knuckles and Rouge stages were ok. But the Sonic and Shadow stages TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT! This is where theA amazing game. I would give this 8,5 but that is not an option so i'm choosing 9. I AGREE with the haters. This game is buggy and the tails stages were bad. The treasure hunting stages weren't that bad but still underwhelming. I hated the tails stages. Liked the eggman stages. Knuckles and Rouge stages were ok. But the Sonic and Shadow stages TAKE THE SPOTLIGHT! This is where the franchise died for me :(

    Sonic generations and Colors were great tho.    … Expand
  6. Squerol
    Sep 4, 2014
    9
    Fast and superior gameplay with Sonic/Shadow, stunning graphics as for DC, PS2 quality-like, godly-awesome hyping, energizing music (some tracks are really memorable, like Green Forest, Sky Rail, White Jungle, Final Rush or Menu theme), great level design, good are too side-missions to both stages, character upgrades, later bosses and suprisingly story is great too! Once again greatFast and superior gameplay with Sonic/Shadow, stunning graphics as for DC, PS2 quality-like, godly-awesome hyping, energizing music (some tracks are really memorable, like Green Forest, Sky Rail, White Jungle, Final Rush or Menu theme), great level design, good are too side-missions to both stages, character upgrades, later bosses and suprisingly story is great too! Once again great Sonic/Shadow gameplay! About bad things - sometimes collision bugs, Tails/Eggman(Robotnik)/Knuckles/Rough stages, which are something like "side" stages, freakin Chao Garden and unlockables, which are near-impossible to made (all stages A-rank? No, thanks, it will takes houndred of hours and houndred of nerves). One of the best action/platform games ever made, deserves 9/10 note fully!… Expand
  7. MmxDxx
    Feb 8, 2015
    9
    Easily one of the best Sonic games to date.Every stage is fun and enjoyable.Although that some Mecha and Treasure stages can take quite some time but i still think it's a great game.
  8. sonic101
    Jun 12, 2023
    9
    Oh boy. This game is the exact reason i am such a huge Sonic fan to this day. Everything i love about Sonic the Hedgehog is here. The amazing rock and variety in it's music, the ambitious story, the fast level design, and the fast and fun gameplay. Sonic and shadow are the best obviously. I love the focus on fast pace level design. The other playstyles do have some flawed levels, but stillOh boy. This game is the exact reason i am such a huge Sonic fan to this day. Everything i love about Sonic the Hedgehog is here. The amazing rock and variety in it's music, the ambitious story, the fast level design, and the fast and fun gameplay. Sonic and shadow are the best obviously. I love the focus on fast pace level design. The other playstyles do have some flawed levels, but still enjoyable ones like pumpkin hill and security hall, misson street, and cosmic wall. This game to me is my favorite sonic game and one of my favorite games of all time. No matter how old i get, this game will always hold a special place in my heart. Als the Chao Garden is awesome. Clearly… Expand
  9. EpicLadySponge
    Oct 28, 2016
    9
    You want pretty much a big game with a lack of required buttons? You got it and it's right here. Sonic Adventure 2's story, split into two different campaigns, is a big change to the series. You get to play as Sonic, Tails , and Knuckles in a numerous attempt to conquer evil's plan once again or as the fearless Shadow, antagonistic Eggman, and why-does-this-character-exist Rogue for aYou want pretty much a big game with a lack of required buttons? You got it and it's right here. Sonic Adventure 2's story, split into two different campaigns, is a big change to the series. You get to play as Sonic, Tails , and Knuckles in a numerous attempt to conquer evil's plan once again or as the fearless Shadow, antagonistic Eggman, and why-does-this-character-exist Rogue for a certain amount of worlds. It's sad to know that the Dreamcast was discontinued before this game was even released, but it had a heart saying that we might get a sequel to Sonic Adventure 2 and here it is.… Expand
  10. klyted2
    Feb 12, 2016
    9
    THIS GAME is amazingly fun you will spend hours and minutes playing but even thoe it didnt save the dreamcast its still a awsome game i recomend you try it out
  11. Wojtas234
    Dec 7, 2017
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sonic adventure 2 is on of mine favourite sonic games. Amazing plot, darker climate, 2 stories (and one secret story), awsome chao garden, outstanding soundtrack, curious riddle of the past of shadow the hedgehog made it best sonic game next to sonic colours and generations. the cons ar poor character voices (tails and amy)… Expand
  12. FilemonBR
    Aug 22, 2016
    9
    Otimo jogo , graficos lindos para o dreamcast, e marca a chegada de shadow,o outro ouriço rapido, esse jogo peca em ter que passar por todos, nao gostei de ser obrigado a caçar esmeraldas
  13. filemonsega
    Jun 24, 2017
    9
    Sonic Adventure 2 é um grande clássico, mas não é perfeito
    O jogo consegue colocar uma historia épica para nossos heróis, criando um clima de caos, agora voce tem 2 equipes, as dos herois e a dos vilões, as duas tem 3 modos de jogo, sendo :
    Plataforma - Sonic/Shadow Tiro : Tails/Dr.eggman Caça : Rouge/knuckles A estrela do jogo é o shadow o ouriço Que faz o papel de sonic malvado,    Sonic Adventure 2 é um grande clássico, mas não é perfeito
    O jogo consegue colocar uma historia épica para nossos heróis, criando um clima de caos, agora voce tem 2 equipes, as dos herois e a dos vilões, as duas tem 3 modos de jogo, sendo :
    Plataforma - Sonic/Shadow
    Tiro : Tails/Dr.eggman
    Caça : Rouge/knuckles
    A estrela do jogo é o shadow o ouriço
    Que faz o papel de sonic malvado, tendo praticamente as mesmas habilidades e sendo mais poderoso que o protagonista.
    Apesar do game ser épico em tudo, o grande problema dele é "apagar" a estrela do jogo, shadow, o jogo aonde o personagem brilha de vez ele tem que dividir tempo de gamplay com dr.eggman e rouge, se o jogo fosse focado em somente sonic vs shadow seria tudo muito perfeito, apesar disso oque temos aqui hoje é muito bom, com os 3 modos funcionando perfeitamente, jogar os 3 é muito divertido e a historia é uma coisa linda, fazendo sonic ser um grande herói.    … Expand
  14. MegablastX
    Feb 28, 2023
    9
    Sonic Adventure 2 is a blast from start to finish. It still has what I believe is the most (non repetitive) content in a Sonic Game to date. The story is fantastic and the levels always feel like they serve the story, and not the other way around. I wish they toned down the Tails/Eggman levels, but that’s really the only major issue I have. There is a level of jank in movement, especiallySonic Adventure 2 is a blast from start to finish. It still has what I believe is the most (non repetitive) content in a Sonic Game to date. The story is fantastic and the levels always feel like they serve the story, and not the other way around. I wish they toned down the Tails/Eggman levels, but that’s really the only major issue I have. There is a level of jank in movement, especially in later stages. Honestly even with the 2 stories alone there is far and away enough content to recommend this.… Expand
  15. moonjock
    Mar 25, 2019
    9
    It's aged badly, maybe. Still an incredibly fun experience to me and very close to my heart. I'm looking through nostalgia goggle s when I play this game, but all that matters is that I love it.
  16. UnoriginalLiar
    Aug 16, 2019
    9
    A fun game with good controls, fun and lovable characters, and a great story!
  17. MaxShibe
    Sep 7, 2019
    9
    How many years was it? 18? And yet this Game still holds up amazingly. Is it the best Sonic Game ever? No, i think that title goes to the first Sonic Adventure, but SA2 is still an amazing experience. Of course, people are currently hating on this Game as much as they can, but it's unnecessary and most of them haven't even played this masterpiece.
    Amazing story, decent cutscenes, awesome    How many years was it? 18? And yet this Game still holds up amazingly. Is it the best Sonic Game ever? No, i think that title goes to the first Sonic Adventure, but SA2 is still an amazing experience. Of course, people are currently hating on this Game as much as they can, but it's unnecessary and most of them haven't even played this masterpiece.
    Amazing story, decent cutscenes, awesome Gameplay, decent graphics, good level design and good soundtrack.    … Expand
  18. Suterusu
    Jun 30, 2020
    9
    The people that dislike Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 need to git gud. The Sonic franchise peaked at this era and took a nosedive afterwards.

    It's not perfect but it's a damn good game and has a well written(relatively for a sonic game) yet delightfully silly story and amazing soundtrack and art style at a level that has never been achieved in a Sonic game since.
  19. Tails392
    Jun 5, 2021
    9
    This game is really fun and good! It improved from the first game which is also good. Though the camera is a bit bad.
  20. STARMARTIN
    Jun 28, 2023
    9
    This game is truly amazing even though the controls are kinda slippery. The story, gameplay and levels are astonishing.
  21. Soso4ek
    Nov 10, 2021
    9
    Одна из лучших игр про ежа, переигрываю кучу раз, всё очень нравится, есть недочёты, но на них можно закрыть глаза. Что сюжет, что музыка прекрасны. Геймплей стал чутка хуже с первой части, но мне он тоже по душе. До предшественника не дотягивает, но хороший балл заслуживает однозначно. Мамаш хейтеров жду к себе по выходным.Одна из лучших игр про ежа, переигрываю кучу раз, всё очень нравится, есть недочёты, но на них можно закрыть глаза. Что сюжет, что музыка прекрасны. Геймплей стал чутка хуже с первой части, но мне он тоже по душе. До предшественника не дотягивает, но хороший балл заслуживает однозначно. Мамаш хейтеров жду к себе по выходным.
  22. ImraanTest
    Dec 31, 2021
    9
    Sonic Adventure 2 was initially released back in 2001 as the swansong for SEGA's Dreamcast and man did the Dreamcast bow out with style.

    The game has 3 distinct playstyles. Sonic and Shadow have fast paced platforming with lots of corkscrews, tricks and excitement to behold. This gameplay style is more action-packed than it's predecessor, Sonic Adventure 1. These stages are the most fun    Sonic Adventure 2 was initially released back in 2001 as the swansong for SEGA's Dreamcast and man did the Dreamcast bow out with style.

    The game has 3 distinct playstyles. Sonic and Shadow have fast paced platforming with lots of corkscrews, tricks and excitement to behold. This gameplay style is more action-packed than it's predecessor, Sonic Adventure 1. These stages are the most fun part of SA2. The game's level design is exquisite and require you to remain alert. But, these segments aren't perfect, there are a few things holding this playstyle back. The game's controls and collision can feel rather janky and unpolished which can lead to a few unfair deaths. Moveover, the game's lackuster camera occasionally struggles to track the player.

    This problem is most apparent in Knuckles' and Rouge's treasure-hunting stages. These stages require you to locate 3 shards of the master emerald in large 3D environments with a radar and clues to help to find them. This is probably my least favourite playstyle in the game. The radar has been nerfed since SA1 as that game allowed to track multiple items at once, while this game can handle one. This feels like a blatant excuse to increase game time. Other than those quibbles, this gamestyle is rather enjoyable. The level design is just as immaculate as the speed stages and finding the shards can be quite enjoyable.

    Just like how shooting up robots are! This incredible Segway leads us to the game's final playstyle, Tails and Eggman's shooting stages. These stages have you destroying robots and traverse the stages in a mech. These stages can be quite mundane until you acquire upgrades for Tails' and Eggman's mech later in the game. These really spice up their gameplay and the later stages become more frantic, fun as they really utilise these upgrades. And, you can go back to previous stages and utilise these new abilities to find secrets or move through the stages faster. This goes for most of the game's upgrades. For example, Sonic and Shadow's light speed dash has you speeding through a trail of rings at light speed. This utilised well in Metal Habour, Sonic's second stage.

    The Chao garden is an enjoyable extra mode where you raise adorable creatures and have them race and play karate. And the game's 2 player mode sweetens the deal.    … Expand
  23. ArielKrapivnik
    Jan 15, 2022
    9
    story 6/10
    music 10/10
    gameplay 9/10
    level design 9/10
    controls 9/10
    a fun game
  24. VyseHD
    Nov 20, 2022
    9
    yes i like this game, if it would have the combination with an little open zone lobby like in DX it would be a 10 but the levels are great exspecially Knuckles and yes good games ya know
  25. angeldna4
    Feb 21, 2022
    9
    It's a good game, a very nice one, but, it has a problem, that, is by far, Sonic and Shadow levels, not because they're bad levels, it's becase this levels are too short and there are not too much, just 11 of 30 levels, they're the third part of this game, the other levels are too largue compared with Sonic/Shadow levels.
    Away from that, it's one of the bests Sonic games
  26. Xx_ammar10
    May 14, 2022
    9
    The only thing not good in this game is mad space level and sometimes the camera is preventing you from playing freely
  27. MatheusGames
    Nov 11, 2022
    9
    O jogo é perfeito!Otima história,o shadow é o melhor personagem do sonic,tudo é muito bom,eu me diverti em tudo no jogo,na minha opinião o SA2 é o melhor jogo do sonic e o melhor jogo que já joguei!
  28. LittleSticker
    Aug 26, 2022
    9
    city escape and chao garden are the best levels in gaming history
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  29. TheWinterWarman
    Oct 23, 2022
    9
    This game is one of the best 3d Sonic games if not one of THE best Sonic games. The characters are loveable, the soundtrack is amazing, the levels are unique and interesting, and the gameplay feels action packed and unique for each character. There may be some levels that miss the mark, but the good levels mostly outweigh the bad ones. The ending is also a tear-jerker. This game alsoThis game is one of the best 3d Sonic games if not one of THE best Sonic games. The characters are loveable, the soundtrack is amazing, the levels are unique and interesting, and the gameplay feels action packed and unique for each character. There may be some levels that miss the mark, but the good levels mostly outweigh the bad ones. The ending is also a tear-jerker. This game also introduces two staple characters in the series as well. The fact that this was the last Sonic game for the Dreamcast speaks volumes on how great this game is. It's great to know that Sonic still held the quality he had back when he started on the Genesis to the Dreamcast.… Expand
  30. Isaika
    Nov 7, 2022
    9
    Amazing game, although age has not treated it well, it holds up great! The sonic stages are absolutely the best in the series and knuckles stages are almost like little open worlds you can explore! The mech stages have aged the worse in my opinion, they can be slow and annoying sometimes. The chao world holds depth that will suck you into the game and keep you grinding to make your chao anAmazing game, although age has not treated it well, it holds up great! The sonic stages are absolutely the best in the series and knuckles stages are almost like little open worlds you can explore! The mech stages have aged the worse in my opinion, they can be slow and annoying sometimes. The chao world holds depth that will suck you into the game and keep you grinding to make your chao an utter god. A master class game!… Expand
  31. Shamp058
    Nov 21, 2022
    9
    This is an easy top 5 sonic game for a lot of reasons

    For starters, the story is absolutely the best in the series. Shadow's arc was done so well, his rivalry with sonic was amazing, it has a lot of amazing moments, and the ending is so memorable. The level design is also some of the best with a bunch of alternate routes, engaging gameplay and great set pieces. The only problem I    This is an easy top 5 sonic game for a lot of reasons

    For starters, the story is absolutely the best in the series. Shadow's arc was done so well, his rivalry with sonic was amazing, it has a lot of amazing moments, and the ending is so memorable.

    The level design is also some of the best with a bunch of alternate routes, engaging gameplay and great set pieces. The only problem I have is that the knuckles and rouge stages do get a bit annoying towards the end.

    The music is iconic and probably the 3rd best sonic soundtrack. Live and Learn being probably the BEST song to come out of this series. Metal Harbor also is just amazing

    The chao garden is super relaxing and cute. I never really got super into it, but if they put it in a future game, then i might revisit it more

    Overall, this game is a BLAST, and is one of the best games to come out of this franchise    … Expand
  32. wyatt_dennison
    Nov 30, 2022
    9
    this is the best sonic game i have played the only problems are the camera and the tails and egg-man levers with death pits and the fact that if you still have rings you can still die and the final story were if you get a game over you have to do every thing over but it is still the best.
  33. ohaiKendyl
    May 19, 2011
    8
    Essential to any DC collection, SA2 is more proof that a 3-D Sonic game can be fun. Pros: Excellent graphics for the DC; smooth controls; fantastic level design; rockin' soundtrack; has a wide variety of gameplay elements, including fast and fun Sonic/Shadow stages, addictive Chao Garden, and multiplayer; lots of extras/secrets. Cons: Poor camera; framerate issues; difficulty becomesEssential to any DC collection, SA2 is more proof that a 3-D Sonic game can be fun. Pros: Excellent graphics for the DC; smooth controls; fantastic level design; rockin' soundtrack; has a wide variety of gameplay elements, including fast and fun Sonic/Shadow stages, addictive Chao Garden, and multiplayer; lots of extras/secrets. Cons: Poor camera; framerate issues; difficulty becomes increasingly frustrating, morely in Tails/Eggman stages.… Expand
  34. Bezet
    Jun 19, 2011
    8
    An action-packed adventure with smooth, nice graphics (at least at that time). Slightly buggy at times, however that does not affect the gameplay much. The 2 player mode is cool, however the shooting mode with Tails and Eggman is a bit pointless. The music is very nice and perfectly fits the whole experience. A very good Dreamcast game.
  35. SaturnPhoenix
    Nov 9, 2011
    8
    Sonic Adventure 2 is one of the greatest games anyone could get for Dreamcast, Period. It's a great follow-up to the original Sonic Adventure & features a very well written & interesting storyline including the introduction of a brand new character, Shadow The Hedgehog. The Sonic/Shadow levels are the best part of the game, it really sticks to the concept of Sonic & is a great example ofSonic Adventure 2 is one of the greatest games anyone could get for Dreamcast, Period. It's a great follow-up to the original Sonic Adventure & features a very well written & interesting storyline including the introduction of a brand new character, Shadow The Hedgehog. The Sonic/Shadow levels are the best part of the game, it really sticks to the concept of Sonic & is a great example of what a level in a Sonic game should be & features blazing fast gameplay, the Tails/Eggman levels are also entertaining but kind of lacking at the same time, while the Knuckles/Rouge levels are rather boring, time consuming & somewhat frustrating. Overall, Sonic Adventure 2 is a great game & the greatest Sonic game for Dreamcast.… Expand
  36. CuptralCritique
    Oct 18, 2014
    8
    I'll get around to writing a more detailed review at some point. Basically, it's good, and that's what counts. The graphics are especially impressive for the time!
  37. OliTaylor32
    Mar 15, 2017
    8
    Presentation:
    This might just be one of the best looking games on the Dreamcast, boasting good character models and decent texturing that still holds up to this day.
    As for the music, do I even have to say anything. From the moment you hear city escape all the way to live and Learn, this game will make you bob your head and tap your feet to it's OST. Gameplay: Sonic and Shadow are    Presentation:
    This might just be one of the best looking games on the Dreamcast, boasting good character models and decent texturing that still holds up to this day.

    As for the music, do I even have to say anything. From the moment you hear city escape all the way to live and Learn, this game will make you bob your head and tap your feet to it's OST.

    Gameplay:
    Sonic and Shadow are the classic 3d stages from the original sonic adventure, and really, you can't go wrong here. A game that rewards you with going fast rather than just giving it to you, and level specific gimmicks that are executed really well.

    Tails and Eggman use the formula that Gamma had in the original sonic adventure; and even though I prefer those stages, Tails' and Eggman's stages are a decent attempt, unfortunately hindered by some clunky controls that haven't aged too well. Mediocre at WORST.

    However, I can't say that I enjoyed Knuckles and Rouges levels, with Mad Space possibly being the worst part in the entire game. I enjoyed Knuckles' stages from SA1 because they were small spaces. Not only did SA2 decide to make the levels bigger, but make the radar only pick up one emerald signal at a time. These stages are why I have never beaten this game 100%, but they don't ruin the entire experience, an is worth getting through to play the other game modes.

    Chao:
    Have you heard of a game called duck life? well that's basically a clone of the chao garden. The Dreamcast also has a chao mini-game for the VMU. Unfortunately the original version doesn't have a menu pop up to show you chao's stats, so you just have to trial and error your way through the challenges. Still more fun than it has any right to be as fun as it is for a little thing on the side of the sonic game.

    In general, I would say that Sonic adventure for it's time is an amazing game, and looking back at it now, it's defiantly stood the test of time rather well, but there are better versions of the game out there.    … Expand
  38. EAPyoutube
    Mar 24, 2017
    8
    Sonic Adventure 2 may have not held up well today, but without a doubt has a lot of people's hearts tied to this game. Sonic Adventure 2 is a 3D high speed action platformer released in 2001, and is one of the most memorable games in the Sonic franchise. The levels are very memorable and beloved by many, such as City Escape, Green Forest, Metal Harbour, Pumpkin Hill and several others.Sonic Adventure 2 may have not held up well today, but without a doubt has a lot of people's hearts tied to this game. Sonic Adventure 2 is a 3D high speed action platformer released in 2001, and is one of the most memorable games in the Sonic franchise. The levels are very memorable and beloved by many, such as City Escape, Green Forest, Metal Harbour, Pumpkin Hill and several others. Along with the memorable level comes the story that may seem silly to take seriously but still has it's charm. Many fans of the game would agree that they don't really like the Shooting or Treasure Hunting parts of the game. This is mainly because those stages are more common than the stages everyone wants to play, which are the Sonic and Shadow stages. This is most likely because Sonic Team wanted to increase the length of this game. The game's soundtrack is also really good, even in stages that aren't so great. Jun Sunoe is the best guitar player ever, and best video game composer to this day.

    Also included in Sonic Adventure 2 is a sub game called Chao Garden. In this mode you look after creatures called Chao, and you can level them up and change their appearances by collecting Chaos Drives and Animals in the main game's stages. Leveling these Chao up makes them stronger at Running, Swimming, Flying, Fighting and increases Stamina, which is useful if you enter them into Chao Races or Chao Karate. This mode is probably the reason why a lot of people spend time grinding in the main game's stages, and the reason why they still play today.

    Included in the game is a multiplayer mode and kart racing. kart racing isn't very special. It's kind of basic, and the races aren't really that exciting. If you happen to mess up, it makes it harder to catch up to first place again. Multiplayer mode on the other hand has you and another player choose between racing with speed characters like Sonic and Shadow, battling with Tails or Eggman, and being the first to find two pieces of the master emerald with Knuckles or Rouge. The multiplayer mode is fun, and adds to replayability if you have a friend who is good at the game with you.

    In the stages and Chao Garden, you can receive emblems for completing certain tasks. There are a total of 180, and when they have all been collected you can replay Green Hill Zone from Sonic 1 but in 3D. It is a cool stage, but it doesn't work that well in 3D and doesn't feel like it's worth collecting 180 emblems for.

    Overall this game is fun. It hasn't aged too well with it's weird character animations and cutscenes or slightly clunky controls, but you will have a good time when looking past those flaws.    … Expand
  39. Destroyergamez4
    Apr 8, 2021
    8
    It's a great game!

    The music was soo fitting The level design for sonic was amazing Bosses are actually challenging and fun! When a Sonic games becomes more challenging, it gets way more fun and it can be the best sonic game ever! But the problem i have is Loud sounds Audio mixing being cheesy controls slippery homing attack not functional sometimes but at least we don't    It's a great game!

    The music was soo fitting
    The level design for sonic was amazing
    Bosses are actually challenging and fun!

    When a Sonic games becomes more challenging, it gets way more fun and it can be the best sonic game ever!

    But the problem i have is

    Loud sounds
    Audio mixing being cheesy
    controls slippery
    homing attack not functional sometimes but at least we don't need a assist for it and thats what i love!

    Totally recommend this game!    … Expand
  40. Justanepicgamer
    Dec 31, 2018
    8
    Sonic Adventure 2 is a very fun experience that everyone should try out.

    The story, while being a little bit messy, gets the characters' personalities just perfect. Sonic acts like your typical 15 year old, cocky and more. Shadow acts and is a good villain. He has a very deep story arc that really makes me cae about him. Some people say he is edgy, and I disagree. In this game Shadow,    Sonic Adventure 2 is a very fun experience that everyone should try out.

    The story, while being a little bit messy, gets the characters' personalities just perfect. Sonic acts like your typical 15 year old, cocky and more. Shadow acts and is a good villain. He has a very deep story arc that really makes me cae about him. Some people say he is edgy, and I disagree. In this game Shadow, at first, you might thing he is that, but when you discover why is he doing that stuff, you really get sad about him and most importantly, you care about him. It's not like Shadow The Hedgehog, where they made him an edgelord, and you basically don't care about him, but in this game, trust me, you will. The voice actors are really good. Ryan Drummond is literally the perfect Sonic, David Humphrey is my favorite Shadow, Jeniffer Douillard is a great Amy and more. Even though the sound mixing is really bad at times.

    This game is divided into 3 gameplay styles: Action stages, shooting stages and the hunting stages.
    Of course the action stages are evryone's favorite, icluding myself. They are so fun amd almost all of them never get old. The controls feel soooooo responsive, and almost all of them are pretty well designed. My favorite is City Escape.
    The shooting stages are a lot of fun too. Even though they may be not as well designed as the action stages, they still have a lot of charm. The controls are pretty rough, but I just love beating the hell outta things.
    The hunting stages are... ok. They really have a lot of flaws like only detecting one emerald at a time, the radar is too small or the stages are too big. But there's something that saves these stages from being really miserable. The controls. Both Knuckles and Rouge feel incredibly slick and good to control. Thanks to this, I have a lot of fun searching for the Master Emerald pieces. Don't get me wrong, at their worst, these stages are really meh but are their best, they are actually fun.

    The soundtrack is probably the best in any Sonic game, almost all tracks are simply perfect. The chao garden is just... Great. The story, ok, it may be very chessy at points but I love the story in this games. It just feels like an Adventure.

    In conclusion: This game is still fun to this day. Sure, some parts don't hold up after all these years, but to me, I really like this game. I consider it to be one of my favorite Sonic games.    … Expand
  41. WideREKXX
    Oct 27, 2020
    8
    i really like this gam people might call it overrated maybe a tiny bit and i don't gett people complaining about the graphics, well the game is kinds old and the story is really good
  42. yehaa26488
    May 5, 2020
    8
    I played this game recently and I love it especially the speed sections. The only reason this is an 8/10 is because of the tedious treasure hunting and mech stages, other this game is old but gold. Although I don't like it as much as I like sonic adventure 1 it's still an amazing sequel to the first game and it's crazy that this game is looked down upon it's a great sonic game sure it's aI played this game recently and I love it especially the speed sections. The only reason this is an 8/10 is because of the tedious treasure hunting and mech stages, other this game is old but gold. Although I don't like it as much as I like sonic adventure 1 it's still an amazing sequel to the first game and it's crazy that this game is looked down upon it's a great sonic game sure it's a little dated but so are a lot of awesome 3d games. Don't let ign, gamegrumps, or any **** youtuber ruin the game for you. I definitely recommend on playing this gem.… Expand
  43. JimPickens
    Dec 20, 2021
    8
    Sonics first outing into 3D was good, if a little... very janky. And Sonic Adventure 2 still has a healthy amount of jank but overall I think the good far outweighs the bad here.

    Sonic Adventure 2 is the sequel to Sonic Adventure, who'da thunk right? Similarly to the first game we follow several characters, but here the characters are split up into two teams; the Hero team, including    Sonics first outing into 3D was good, if a little... very janky. And Sonic Adventure 2 still has a healthy amount of jank but overall I think the good far outweighs the bad here.

    Sonic Adventure 2 is the sequel to Sonic Adventure, who'da thunk right? Similarly to the first game we follow several characters, but here the characters are split up into two teams; the Hero team, including Sonic, Tails and Knuckles, and the Dark Team, including new comers Shadow The Hedgehog and Rogue The Bat, as well as Dr. Eggman himself. There are three gameplay styles including your standard gameplay from SA1, being S P E E D shared between Sonic and Shadow, a worse version of the emerald hunting gameplay from the first game shared between Knucks and Rogue, and finally, a pretty easy if boring third person shooter section shared between Tails and Eggman. You may have realized that I don't seem to care much for a whopping 2/3rds of the gameplay styles here, but unlike Sonic Unleashed where I similarly only like a third of the gameplay, I find the non-Sonic gameplay to be fairly superfluous, they don't take 30+ minutes, they're not mind numbingly boring and they don't force a half baked combat system down your throat. The worst gameplay is undoubtedly the Emerald Hunting, it's pretty bad. Like the first game you must find Emeralds with a tracker, only now levels are way bigger and take way more time, they never lasted quite as long as the Werehog but man were not fun. Next on the chopping block is the shooting, it's pretty much the same as Gamma from SA1, if a little better, they're not quite as easy as Gamma but they're still pretty easy, a bit of platforming here and there, some mindless shooting and you're done, nothing that'll put you to sleep but nothing very engaging either, fairly middle of the road if you ask me. Finally there's the speedy go fast levels, these are predictably the best, they're great fun, especially the first Stage for the Hero Team, City Escape, which yes, is where the infamous "rolling around at the speed of sound" Song comes from... Which I love, unironically, it's a good song cowards! But yeah the gameplay is your standard Sonic affair, not quite as perfectly fluid and fast as Unleashed, not Automated to hell like Forces but not quite as janky as SA1, it's pretty great but some improvements could definitely be made, and they were in future titles.

    The story revolves around Shadow in his first appearance, coming to earth to kill everybody... Yup. See Shadow has amnesia and believes his dead friend Maria asked him to take revenge on humanity after G.U.N, remember G.U.N? Killed her. Why Shadow would think Maria would ask for revenge and against all of humanity at that is beyond me, but it's fine, they straighten him out eventually. He's aided by Dr. Eggman who's doing the usual Eggman things and Rouge The Bat, a secret agent for G.U.N. This game also started the trend of people mistaking Sonic for literally anybody and everybody else, despite Shadow being red and black and Sonic being blue... Maybe humanity should be wiped out by Shadow. On the Heroes side, Sonic has to clear his name and he's aided by Tails and Knuckles because friendship is dope. This game introduces Gerald Robotnik, Eggmans grandfather, he doesn't do much outside of this game but hey, it makes it all the more confusing when Forces tries to convince you the world is made up of anthro's and not humans.

    Adventure 2 carries a lot of flaws that the first game had, weird controls, a funky camera, bad gameplay sections and uh... interesting character animations and dialogue, but overall the game manages to be a more enjoyable time overall, be it it's slightly better gameplay or it's melodramatic story that actually lands a few of it's emotional beats, I find this game to be far more enjoyable than the first and it's the one I go back to more.

    ALSO THAT SOUNDTRACK OH MY GOD THE FINAL BOSS? THAT SH*T IS JANKY AS ALL HELL BUT DAMN THAT SONG IS A BANGER, JUST MAKES YOU WANNA BEAT SOME WEIRD SPACE SQUID IN THE FACE WITH TWO GOLDEN HEDGEHOGS    … Expand
  44. GameDudeGuy
    Feb 4, 2021
    8
    Sonic Adventure 2? more like Sonic Playground for fans this is where people thought Sonic was Dragon Ball Z either way though this game is pretty fun we can all argee on that
  45. grimreapersims
    Jan 1, 2022
    8
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  46. Jattaman
    Oct 7, 2022
    8
    Bellissimo seguito del primo capitolo.
    Ottima grafica e giocabilità per un videogame che avrebbe meritato una più larga diffusione e notorietà.
  47. LVB1002
    Dec 11, 2022
    8
    8.5/10
    very iconic and nice platformer, reccomended if you enjoy advetnture 1, heroes, and the classics.
  48. FeelStar
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    Sonic Adventure 2 is a great addition to the Adventure series with it's top tier soundtrack and story still being great to this day. Some aspects show it's age and the gameplay has it's weaker points making it not as SA1. But it's still a great title that with enough playtime can get most sonic fans and gamers to enjoy themselves.
  49. PunisherTeam
    Sep 1, 2023
    8
    The second best 3D sonic in history. DREAMCAST console version as it should be
  50. Cmmcfreire
    May 12, 2020
    7
    Story - 6/10
    Gameplay - 7/10
    Graphics - 8/10
    Soundtrack - 9/10
    Levels - 7/10
    Replay value - 7/10
  51. Coreyhardie
    Aug 5, 2016
    7
    This is the most overrated game I have ever seen, I'm sorry this is not a great game, the story's good, most of the boss fights are great, the soundtracks awesome, sonic and shadows stages are great, tails and eggmans stages are ok, but I cannot **** stand knuckles and rouges stages, why the **** did they make the radar only track one shard at a time its frustrating, the cutscenes areThis is the most overrated game I have ever seen, I'm sorry this is not a great game, the story's good, most of the boss fights are great, the soundtracks awesome, sonic and shadows stages are great, tails and eggmans stages are ok, but I cannot **** stand knuckles and rouges stages, why the **** did they make the radar only track one shard at a time its frustrating, the cutscenes are horrible, graphics haven't aged well, and the sound mixing is awful. It's overrated as **** by everyone, it's a good game not nearly as good as everyone says it is.

    Oh and **** ProJareds review it was **** awful. There! I defended this game as well.    … Expand
  52. fujitanaoto00
    Sep 28, 2016
    7
    Jogo com historia linda, mas peca em um aspecto em especifico, querer te obrigar a jogar fases de tiros ou a caça as esmeraldas, que é oque mais me irritou.
    Fora isso o gráfico é lindo, personagens novos mais do que bem vindos, o shadow se tornou tão popular quanto o sonic.
  53. CyberRobotnix
    Jan 5, 2018
    7
    I'm really mixed on this question: Is this game good?
    Yes and nah.
    Pros: -The Chao Garden was undoubtedly one of the best things in this game -It had an interesting story. -It had excellent bosses. Cons: -Glitches, like in Shadow the hedgehog and most of the games released at the time. -Graphics are awful, period. I would honestly recommend you to watch Sonic X instead of    I'm really mixed on this question: Is this game good?
    Yes and nah.
    Pros:
    -The Chao Garden was undoubtedly one of the best things in this game
    -It had an interesting story.
    -It had excellent bosses.
    Cons:
    -Glitches, like in Shadow the hedgehog and most of the games released at the time.
    -Graphics are awful, period.
    I would honestly recommend you to watch Sonic X instead of bothering playing this.

    I will also add that this game has spawned a group of very awful and scary fanboys that call themselves the Sonic Adventure fans. Saying their names is as cursed as saying "Voldemort" or "Maltazard".
    Here it goes: Al Jerico (The Den, Mischivous Yroo, aurtis89), DarkSonic180 (SonicTeam765), Monkey D Luffy, Xcalibur or even Hunter. Remember those names it may save your life, but never say them out loud.    … Expand
  54. QuacksonjaMeme
    Aug 29, 2018
    7
    Controls in this game are not good. Finished all stories in 18 hours. I died many times couse of the controls. The only reason why would I recommend this game is becouse of the Chao Garden. A lot of new stuff was added. Don't 100% the game...Just finish it.

    7/10
  55. Mazhi
    Dec 17, 2019
    7
    Desde mi punto de vista no comprendo como Sonic Adventure 2 puede ser mejor considerado mejor que el primero. El hecho de poder explorar aquel diminuto mundo se hacía mágico, algo que se ha perdido en este juego.

    No creo que sea e mejor juego 3D de Sonic, pero es de os mejores.
  56. Hydrixz
    Feb 23, 2020
    7
    Me parece un juego bueno de echo, le falla el tema de su cámara tan ortodoxa, además de que en los stage de knuckes, tails y sus equivalentes en los villanos, no se siente realmente como un sonic, las fases de estos son demasiado repetitivas a tal punto de estresantes, es un juego que si bien los stage de sonic se sienten bien, el resto lo lleva todo a la basura y considero que este juegoMe parece un juego bueno de echo, le falla el tema de su cámara tan ortodoxa, además de que en los stage de knuckes, tails y sus equivalentes en los villanos, no se siente realmente como un sonic, las fases de estos son demasiado repetitivas a tal punto de estresantes, es un juego que si bien los stage de sonic se sienten bien, el resto lo lleva todo a la basura y considero que este juego podría haber dado mucho más si se hubieran pulido algunas mecánicas(en los niveles de tails), sería genial… Expand
  57. JamesDrawsThngs
    Aug 25, 2020
    7
    The original Sonic Adventure was the highest selling game on the Sega Dreamcast. It made for not only a strong first impression of the console, but successfully launched Sonic back into the spotlight after being largely gone from the 5th Generation. While it was unfortunate that the Dreamcast didn’t last long, at the very least it was able to go out with one last big Sonic game. SonicThe original Sonic Adventure was the highest selling game on the Sega Dreamcast. It made for not only a strong first impression of the console, but successfully launched Sonic back into the spotlight after being largely gone from the 5th Generation. While it was unfortunate that the Dreamcast didn’t last long, at the very least it was able to go out with one last big Sonic game. Sonic Adventure 2 was a strong finish for the Dreamcast, as well as a good way to celebrate the franchise’s 10th anniversary. Close to 20 years after its initial release, however, has certainly showed off more and more of the game’s flaws much like SA1. In spite of that, though, it remains one of the most popular games in the franchise, and one that is still worth looking into.
    SA2 goes much deeper into its storytelling compared to SA1. Sonic has been framed for a crime he didn’t commit, all thanks to the new hedgehog in town Shadow, who has teamed up with Eggman and jewel thief Rouge the Bat to take over the world and, in Shadow’s case, get revenge on humanity. So it’s up to Sonic and friends to save the day. While I certainly applaud SA2 for striving towards a more ambitious story, the general storytelling itself is very clumsy, often mistranslated and filled with many holes and inconsistencies. The general presentation has definitely improved from last time, though, with actual cutscene choreography and more expressive performances. This would also be the first game to utilize motion capture, and while it’s certainly primitive it is a welcomed change from SA1’s canned animations. Visually the game looks great and the soundtrack once again delivers, this time using stage themes that reflect the character rather than the environment.
    SA2 is structured similarly to SA1, where you get to play as multiple characters each with their own gimmicks. Compared to SA1, though, the number of gameplay style has reduced to just three: High-speed platforming with Sonic and Shadow, Mech shooting with Tails and Eggman, and Treasure Hunting with Knuckles and Rouge. This, along with the lack of hub worlds, make this a more focused game compared to SA1, but it’s not without its faults. The Speed stages are easily the best parts of the game, but they feel significantly more straightforward and flat compared to how dynamic stages were previously. The mech stages are much clunkier and more frustrating than Gamma’s, with Tails’ stages being the worst offender. The treasure hunting stages, however, are the worst parts of the game. It greatly reduces the usefulness of the radar system and makes many of the late game stages unnecessarily large and spacious, making it an absolute chore to complete. While mech and treasure hunting stages certainly have their moments, I can really only fully enjoy about 1/5th of the overall experience.
    The chao garden makes a triumphant return from the original, and it’s been greatly expanded upon with the use of animals and chaos drives to increase your chao’s stats and physical characteristics, raising them to partake in mini games like races or karate matches. Unless you know how to exploit it, it’s easily the most time consuming, grinding part of the game. If that doesn’t appeal to you, you’re better off skipping it. The game also brings back emblems for you to earn which unlock Green Hill Zone when you collect them all.
    Much like SA1, this game is a very mixed bag. It’s able to make much needed improvements from the original, while simultaneously creating new ones. I’d say I enjoyed this game about as much as I did SA1, but I still prefer SA1 overall. It’s still one of the better 3D Sonic titles out there, and I would say get the updated re-releases instead.    … Expand
  58. sonixxw
    Dec 4, 2022
    7
    i give it 7.8/10 but it is overrated and not good like sonic adventure or unleashed
  59. Wongm1
    Apr 17, 2015
    6
    (this review is pretty long but stay with me) i always loved the sonic franchise it always brought a sense of speed and fun that anyone can enjoy, but playing sonic adventures 2 again i realized something, this game is not good. What i mean by this is that i was blinded by nostalgia to see the bad in the game but many years later i see these problems crystal clear. Let start with the(this review is pretty long but stay with me) i always loved the sonic franchise it always brought a sense of speed and fun that anyone can enjoy, but playing sonic adventures 2 again i realized something, this game is not good. What i mean by this is that i was blinded by nostalgia to see the bad in the game but many years later i see these problems crystal clear. Let start with the obvious, the poor story, its about shadow wanting to wipe out man kind.......for some reason and sonic and his friends have to stop them and i have to admit, i LOVE the sonic/shadow stages these are why many consider it a classic, but then comes the knuckle/rogue and the tails/eggman stages. These stages are what makes beating this game a pain for example the knuckles stages where you look for pieces of the master emerald, not only is the climbing slow but knuckles runs really fast which is a problem for the camera (imagine mario 64 but mario runs 5x faster), and then the tails stages oh boy it is a real bore to play through this as the best way of locking on to multiple enemies is to hold the fire button but this weird beeping sound comes up when i hold the fire button. And boy there are some pointless filler content like racing (really?). i could list a lot more problems with this game but im going to sum it up, it is not a bad game the sonic and shadow stages is why i played the whole thing (and the chao garden), but it certainly doesn't deserve all the praise it gets. beat it and just play the fast stages… Expand
  60. dislexicpotato
    Nov 2, 2018
    6
    Sonic Adventure 2 is a very mixed bag, graphically the game has held up ok over the years with bright colours however the voice acting is horrible to say the least. The music is decent enough and then theres the gameplay. Sonic and Shadow's levels are very fun and are how Sonic games today should play, however these only take up a third of the game. The treasure hunting stages areSonic Adventure 2 is a very mixed bag, graphically the game has held up ok over the years with bright colours however the voice acting is horrible to say the least. The music is decent enough and then theres the gameplay. Sonic and Shadow's levels are very fun and are how Sonic games today should play, however these only take up a third of the game. The treasure hunting stages are incredibly boring and literally 0 fun to play and tails/eggmans levels are also quite boring and repetitive. The game isn't necessarily bad, however it is definitely overrated.… Expand
  61. DarkerSonic06
    Jul 13, 2018
    6
    Goid game but what did you to Knuckels?Hes so **** up now and Tails gameplay is ****
  62. PsychoJoona
    May 8, 2021
    6
    Sonic feels off, knuckles and Rouge the Bat stages are HORRIBLE (and so are Dr. Robotnik and Rails), post game is not fun at all. So let's start with that hahaha! But there are good things of course: soundtrack, final boss and sonic's stages are fun to play! What do I think of the chaos? They are fun. 6/10 Play the first one it's better.
  63. DistH
    Feb 27, 2021
    6
    so I tried Sonic adventure so I played Sonic adventure 2. I don't recommend this game tho. so No spamdash! the jumps feels like your Floating for ever! + the jumps feels Soo Stiff! the story is Good ngl. Knuckles/Rouge emerald detector is Bad. Tails/Eggman levels are Boring except the final Eggman level in Dark Story. Knuckles/Rouge Levels can take an 15 mins or in death chamber 30 min!so I tried Sonic adventure so I played Sonic adventure 2. I don't recommend this game tho. so No spamdash! the jumps feels like your Floating for ever! + the jumps feels Soo Stiff! the story is Good ngl. Knuckles/Rouge emerald detector is Bad. Tails/Eggman levels are Boring except the final Eggman level in Dark Story. Knuckles/Rouge Levels can take an 15 mins or in death chamber 30 min! rail grinding is horrible. just play the Sonic/Shadow levels. the music is fine the best music are the Knuckles raps but anything else is ok except for Mad space I hate that music. the gameplay for all levels are Fine it's not as good as SA1 but not bad. the Final Boss is just as bad as the Final boss of SA1 they are trial and error and I hate It. This game is Ok/Meh/Fine it could be better with the gameplay and Music but the best Story and Shadow.… Expand
  64. E102Gamma
    Aug 8, 2023
    6
    Sonic Adventure 2 does a few good things that a sequel should do. The gameplay introduces new mechanics, harder levels, a larger plot, better production, and the game reinforces all this with ranks and missions. Unfortunately, Sonic Adventure 2 also does a few things a bad sequel would do. Everyone controls worse and certain mechanics can often clash with one another (ie the lightspeedSonic Adventure 2 does a few good things that a sequel should do. The gameplay introduces new mechanics, harder levels, a larger plot, better production, and the game reinforces all this with ranks and missions. Unfortunately, Sonic Adventure 2 also does a few things a bad sequel would do. Everyone controls worse and certain mechanics can often clash with one another (ie the lightspeed dash and the bounce ability). Returning mechanics are a functional step down from the game prior. There are three gameplay formats but the player no longer decides which one they want to play specifically which makes adapting to the control changes and new mechanics an unnecessary challenge. The kart racing segments function poorly and did not need to be included. Despite this, the returning mechanics don't take away from some of the new ones. For example, the new grinding mechanic does a great job shaking up the gameplay and opens up fun new challenges and unique level design. The new drill dive that the Treasure Hunting characters now have is snappy and adds flow to their movement. Even though they function poorly, the gravity gimmicks of the final stages are integrated well and were likely innovative in their time.… Expand
  65. PillowChew
    Jan 6, 2013
    5
    The more I look into this game, the worse it seems to get, I only like Sonic and Shadows levels, even then, the levels are incredibly linear, and bland. I hate the rest of the game, due to stupid design, and bland gameplay. The Camera is bad, Its so finicky to control, and its a chore to get the hang of. The Controls are meh, they aren't responsive most of the time. The story is veryThe more I look into this game, the worse it seems to get, I only like Sonic and Shadows levels, even then, the levels are incredibly linear, and bland. I hate the rest of the game, due to stupid design, and bland gameplay. The Camera is bad, Its so finicky to control, and its a chore to get the hang of. The Controls are meh, they aren't responsive most of the time. The story is very confusing, and its a Sonic game, I wanted a cheesy, light heart story instead of a deep, and emotional story. It's not the worse, but it hasn't aged well. I'd stick to the first Sonic Adventure.… Expand
  66. lidwang
    Mar 1, 2019
    5
    Poeple hype this game waaaay too much. And even though it's not bad, it's another case when realy good parts of the game get drragged down by bad parts of the game(treasure hunting and mech sections). If the game were just speed sections I would probably love it, but it's not.
  67. Baronavitch
    Oct 4, 2021
    5
    I don't understand why they praise this game, an extremely controversial game. A lot of problems. The plot is good, although there are some jambs.
  68. MetalReviewer
    Mar 7, 2022
    5
    A huge downgrade from SA1 that starts off good and quickly goes down the drain. The story is a complicated mess, the gameplay stops being fun after Green Forest, the soundtrack is bland, just play the original instead.
  69. Skyketsu
    Sep 13, 2014
    4
    Sonic Adventure 2 is clearly a step forward from the original and the game play has seen a decent improvement overall, however the game falls short of being enjoyable due to poor level design featuring the ever so annoying railing system and painful character controls. The Sonic and Shadow stages are enjoyable and even they see decline in quality as the game continues, not to mention thatSonic Adventure 2 is clearly a step forward from the original and the game play has seen a decent improvement overall, however the game falls short of being enjoyable due to poor level design featuring the ever so annoying railing system and painful character controls. The Sonic and Shadow stages are enjoyable and even they see decline in quality as the game continues, not to mention that these stages are few and are accompanied by the dreary and repetitive Mech stages and Emerald hunting stages.

    The story is incredibly basic which is to be expected, and the character of shadow feels like one big desperate attempt to make a 'cool' character rather than an interesting one. This game is often carried highly by nostalgia and I once rated it as my favourite game, however in age I have realized that Sonic Adventure 2 is more painful than fun. Play city escape like three times and you reach the pinnacle of what this game can do to amuse you.    … Expand
  70. MrWill
    Jun 27, 2016
    4
    People will have fond memories of this game, going back to replay the Sonic and Shadow levels as well as the chao garden, forgetting that this gameplay takes up literally a third of the game. The rest will have people divided. Playing as Sonic and Shadow can be exhilarating but the controls are unfortunately quite stilted with Sonic and Shadow slowing down drastically when the direction isPeople will have fond memories of this game, going back to replay the Sonic and Shadow levels as well as the chao garden, forgetting that this gameplay takes up literally a third of the game. The rest will have people divided. Playing as Sonic and Shadow can be exhilarating but the controls are unfortunately quite stilted with Sonic and Shadow slowing down drastically when the direction is altered. No inclusion of hubworlds and ore linear level design than it's predecessor makes Sonic Adventure 2's gameplay less immersive as it's predecessor. People will be divided on the Tails/Eggman shoot-em'-up stages which I found okay but the real killer was the Knuckles and Rouge treasure hunting stages. They take so long and take so much of the game and the radar just flat out doesn't work.

    Say what you want about Sonic 06, at least I didn't have to hunt for treasure with nothing but 3 flashing lights.    … Expand
  71. Silver1995
    Dec 7, 2019
    4
    The most overrated game in the series. So overrated that those who are neutral or negative about the game will be offended and humiliated by many. Although the gray mass believes only the majority, only a few dare to say that the game is not good.
    Why am I negative about this game? The main reasons: a terrible camera, poor management, a bad story with a huge number of holes and    The most overrated game in the series. So overrated that those who are neutral or negative about the game will be offended and humiliated by many. Although the gray mass believes only the majority, only a few dare to say that the game is not good.
    Why am I negative about this game? The main reasons: a terrible camera, poor management, a bad story with a huge number of holes and shortcomings, especially some of the things made me pissed. Boring, except for the last in each campaign, bosses. There is no open world, which upset me greatly. And hell, you can’t just get into the Chao Garden.
    Although the advantages of this game are, for example, good graphics, some songs, high-speed gameplay for Sonic and Shadow. Some levels, it’s a pity that all levels are set against a player with a terrible Homing Attack, although I have seen worse.
    What is the outcome? This game is very much overrated, it has a lot of minuses, or rather, a lot. And for me, this game is terrible in almost all categories.
    My rating: 4.4 out of 10.
    (If there are errors, then I'm sorry, I used a translator)    … Expand
  72. SoundSword
    Dec 11, 2014
    3
    Listen. None of the people who have told me that this game is good has played it in recent. I was excited to play my old Dreamcast and let the memories flood back to me. I played Sonic Adventure and found that while it is nowhere near as amazing as i remembered in childhood, it still was enjoyable. The second game is NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD as everyone believes. In fact most of these reviewsListen. None of the people who have told me that this game is good has played it in recent. I was excited to play my old Dreamcast and let the memories flood back to me. I played Sonic Adventure and found that while it is nowhere near as amazing as i remembered in childhood, it still was enjoyable. The second game is NOWHERE NEAR AS GOOD as everyone believes. In fact most of these reviews are purely based on nostalgia and not actually playing the game. The first fault i can point to in these upsetting times where reality has ruined a nostalgia praised game is the false advertisement in the game. THIS IN NO WAY REPRESENT ADVENTURE. There is no roaming of an overworld, no interacting with people, no searching for the next level. It is a series of levels with a loose (and pretty cliche, yet bafflingly stupid) plot.
    The best part of Sonic Adventure 1 is that you were able to CHOOSE who you wanted to play as. Never did i want to be forced to play as Knuckles when I wanted to play as Sonic. In this game you are forced to play Knuckles treasure hunting levels more than Sonics running levels. Now i enjoy searching levels when i am in the mood to play them. But when you have no say in the matter, it gets borderline frustrating. Nothing kills the mood set after Sonic blases through a fast paced (yet somewhat glitchy) speed level than playing a slow search for damn-near-impossible to find shards or keys.
    What's even worse is Tails/Eggman's levels being retooled to be robot mech shooters that are so slow and poorly made that it ruins the game. Tail's levels in the original Adventure were high-flying alternations of Sonic's levels. Now you're grounded and forced to fight with a barely responsive laser that hardly kills enemies without taking damage yourself. You come to a Sonic game for momentum that isnt bashed across your head without a clue how to navigate.
    The next problem the game has is poor voice acting and editing. When a cutscene plays CHARACTERS TALK AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. It makes for astonishment. Really. Not to mention that Rouge and Shadow are terrible additions to the cast. Shadow is just an emo stereotypical dark Sonic. And Rouge is just annoying. The plot is also a minus as instead of disturbing a Chao protecting water god, Eggman, Rouge and Shadow control what is essentially the Death Star with Robotnik's face on it.
    Now the controls trick you. At first they seem very responsive. Jumps and homing attacks land. However soon enough they flop. Homing attacks cause cheap deaths, don't land whatsoever and cause you to lose rings or stray you from the course. The camera is also against you altogether. Its faces away from the goal pans when it should be straight and is completely nonadjustable. Also swimming in the game is close to impossible. Breathing mechanics are awful as they are but they have the gall to make 2D airbubbles that you wont ever hit in time to breathe.
    To make matters worse, the whole vision of Sonic is further strayed away from course. Sonic originally was a forest hedgehog saving his small woodland friends from enslavement at the hands of Dr. Ivo Robotnik (remember when he was called that and not stupid Eggman? A joke Sonic called him in Adventure 1 that wasnt supposed to be serious?) and protect his world? And each act was showing how closer and closer Sonic was getting to Robotnik's evil robotlike cities and world's? That damn near gone. Now its just random worlds that these characters visit and these character's are now jarringly existing in the "real" world entirely (for those who want to correct me and say that's how it was i Adventure 1, that's not entirely the case as the characters live in the Mystic ruins and visit the metropolis when it called for it). It makes no sense for a bunch of anthropomorphic cartoon animals to live in the real world. Games like Sonic Colors, Generations and Lost World, a game that really isnt as bad as people seem to say it is, fixed this. Overall this is where Sonic the Hedgehog started to decline in quality.
    Overall, this game does not hold up AT ALL when replayed again. The controls are unresponsive, the characters introduced are awful, the voice acting phoned in, the story downright stupid and the new game mechanics just destroy any fun momentum or variety in the story mode. The only few improvements are the multiplayer and Chao garden and even those arent as good as they could be considering the Gamecube versio has better modes in both of those categories with more characters and better things for the Chao to do. But the story mode in the Gamecube version is even worse than this. Nostalgia loses again for this one. As for me, i will go play the original Sonic Adventure that got it right.    … Expand
  73. Gamerbro
    Apr 15, 2019
    3
    Where do I even start? This game is a jumbled mess of gameplay, going from fast and exciting levels (which end up flinging you off of the stage due to bad camera issues) to boring easter egg hunts with a broken radar. Don't even get me STARTED on the Eggman / Tails stages, which are just crappy platformers that are mediocre at best. Most of the Sonic and Shadow stages are fun, but thereWhere do I even start? This game is a jumbled mess of gameplay, going from fast and exciting levels (which end up flinging you off of the stage due to bad camera issues) to boring easter egg hunts with a broken radar. Don't even get me STARTED on the Eggman / Tails stages, which are just crappy platformers that are mediocre at best. Most of the Sonic and Shadow stages are fun, but there are so few that it feels pointless to even mention. The best thing I can say about this game is that it's not Sonic Forces… Expand
  74. AthanNick
    Jul 26, 2021
    3
    One of the worst sonic games ever. It's really bad. With sonic or shadow you just autorun or just run with a few platformers here and there comparing to the original adventure game or just run with big open space with no platformers. Tails and eggman are just spamming and knuckles and rouges boring hunting **** The bosses are easy and garbage. Generally the level design is awful in myOne of the worst sonic games ever. It's really bad. With sonic or shadow you just autorun or just run with a few platformers here and there comparing to the original adventure game or just run with big open space with no platformers. Tails and eggman are just spamming and knuckles and rouges boring hunting **** The bosses are easy and garbage. Generally the level design is awful in my opinion. The only fun thing for me were the rails on the sonic and shadow levels nothing else. The story has many plot holes even though it's kinda descent. For a 2001 game might was a good game but it's really **** bad. I never had fun with it. It's just slippery, boring,buggy overall trash and WHY THE **** THE HUB WORLDS ARE GONE. they were lazy and they made the second game actually a lot worse damnnn on every aspect. Sonic adventure 7,5/10 sonic adventure 2 3/10. They destroyed the sequel in my opinion. 2,5 for the story and 0,5 for gameplay just hell nah. I heard a lot of people say that sonic adventure 2 has the best story. For me it s really descent and has a lot of plot holes and has things that does not even make Sense. I mean COME ON sonic and the secret rings has 100x better story. Btw I'm a sonic fan and . I don't hate the game becuase I hate Sonic. Sonic is my childhood… Expand
  75. GMB2
    Apr 12, 2023
    3
    3/10 not enough water, made edgy the hedgy, still made sonic forces a thing and it gave me aids
  76. JugonDream
    Oct 28, 2003
    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.
  77. revrevolution
    Jul 23, 2013
    2
    I don't understand why 'fans' rant and rave over this game. The game is glitchy as hell, camera angles are horrible, and the story is far worse than even that of the first game. The English dubbing is so awful, I can't believe they'd even bother putting it in the game. As a huge fan of the first Sonic Adventure game, this one absolutely fails to hit the mark in every way.
  78. spun4ik
    Oct 3, 2022
    2
    Единственный плюс данной игры это игра за Соника и Шедоу. ВСЁ
  79. JohnV.
    Apr 12, 2007
    0
    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 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.… Expand
  80. Fabio
    Nov 29, 2004
    0
    Every mission is much of the same...bad camera...repetitive repetitive repetitive.
  81. SonicReturns
    Nov 17, 2010
    0
    It's really nothing to be excited about completeley overrated by the fanboys and just entirely lack luster. Speed stages are just hold forward and homing attck to win with terrible controll and overall blandlevel design. Mech shooting & tresure hunting (yes there's that in a Sonic game) is completely boring, broken and has bad controlls, bad camera, tons of glitches, this is nothing likeIt's really nothing to be excited about completeley overrated by the fanboys and just entirely lack luster. Speed stages are just hold forward and homing attck to win with terrible controll and overall blandlevel design. Mech shooting & tresure hunting (yes there's that in a Sonic game) is completely boring, broken and has bad controlls, bad camera, tons of glitches, this is nothing like the genesis title and is an overall unpolished game. This whole game is a chore and a terrible experience. Avoid like the plauge… Expand
  82. BobRichardsin
    Oct 7, 2012
    0
    In 2001 Sega while being bored out of their minds made this awful trainwreck of a game. Sega was too lazy to fix the cutscenes so the characters lips don't match the dialogue. The controlls are really bad they're so stiff and clunky. There's three gameplay modes. Action, Shooting, and Treasure hunting nothing fun. This game is a waste of your time don't by it. Buy GTA, Spyro, Crash, Mario
  83. Blyze
    Sep 29, 2018
    0
    Worst sonic game.. They say Heroes is cringe but they forgot about this game.
  84. Zachary922i23i2
    Apr 21, 2021
    0
    Sonic adventure 2 is a great game to play but the only thing that needs to be fixed was the treasure hunting stages especially the radar system.Also why is tails in a mech and also his game-play was not fun, Eggman's gameplay was better.
  85. Isaacb10
    May 20, 2022
    0
    Cause itz so baaaaaad hdhodyodgkxyodssufdy9f0uf9yeohxzigcoucksfldohfpigpufkhfkyf
  86. SonicUndergroun
    Nov 20, 2022
    0
    this game is a hot steaming pile of spider cum, this game is **** it sucks doggy **** i rather **** a cactus than play this **** hitler game
  87. Saleemabdelhai3
    Nov 21, 2022
    0
    Boring gameplay, confusing story, and awful controls, and mediocre graphics.
  88. garfieldfan26
    Feb 2, 2023
    0
    it doesnt havegarflid⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
  89. MissUmbra
    May 27, 2023
    0
    I have been a Sonic the Hedgehog fan since I was 4 years old, being born at the tail end of the 90’s and I have played my fair share of Sonic games good and bad. I am not lying when I say that Sonic Adventure 2 is a good game. Not perfect, but still enjoyable. Pretty much everything it has to offer is very solid. (Not counting the music, but the music in any Sonic game is amazing 99% ofI have been a Sonic the Hedgehog fan since I was 4 years old, being born at the tail end of the 90’s and I have played my fair share of Sonic games good and bad. I am not lying when I say that Sonic Adventure 2 is a good game. Not perfect, but still enjoyable. Pretty much everything it has to offer is very solid. (Not counting the music, but the music in any Sonic game is amazing 99% of the time.) The only reason I am giving this a 0 is because:
    If you have Twitter, go to @SonicSaviorr and read his tweets. Then ask yourself what the **** you just saw.    … Expand
  90. haterofallgames
    Aug 23, 2023
    0
    thoughts on Best Day Ever?
    Imo it was overhyped. It wasn't even a special, not even 15 minutes. Just a regular episode and Nickelodeon had this HUGE marketing promo for it?
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#6 Best Dreamcast Game of 2001
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#1 Most Discussed Dreamcast Game of 2001
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#1 Most Shared Dreamcast Game of 2001

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Gaming Maxx
    97
    It's chocked full of speed and action throughout that should satisfy almost any Sonic fan.
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  2. IGN
    94
    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.
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  3. AllDreamcast
    90
    The graphics in SA2 are truly next generation material, and Sonic's stages have never been faster or more intense.
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