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. ElectricJudge
    Dec 21, 2018
    10
    This is the best Sonic game ever. It simultaneously has a surprisingly well-written, emotional and engaging story - without all of the cringe that is common for Modern Sonic games - and a vast and fun gameplay based on a solid platforming in a thoughtfuly done environment. It was a surprise for me just how many paths and juicy stuff there are in many levels like Final Rush and White JungleThis is the best Sonic game ever. It simultaneously has a surprisingly well-written, emotional and engaging story - without all of the cringe that is common for Modern Sonic games - and a vast and fun gameplay based on a solid platforming in a thoughtfuly done environment. It was a surprise for me just how many paths and juicy stuff there are in many levels like Final Rush and White Jungle - all of that just to encourage you to exploration and creativity without losing a sense of speed and momentum. Also Chao Garden is a helluva drug - I spend in it even more time than in actual levels, i guess, trying to eugenize The Ultimate Chao. So, basically, there are two games in one package - one of the best platformers of all time and a tamagochi, lel.
    If they ever remade it I would buy it instantly    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. Blyze
    Sep 29, 2018
    0
    Worst sonic game.. They say Heroes is cringe but they forgot about this game.
  4. 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
  5. JPK
    Aug 19, 2018
    10
    Sonic’s Best Game
    Sonic Adventure Improves On It’s Predecessor With More Humor, New Unique Mode Where You Get To Play As The Bad Guys, And Of Course SHADOW THE F*CKING HEDGEHOG!
  6. DarkerSonic06
    Jul 13, 2018
    6
    Goid game but what did you to Knuckels?Hes so **** up now and Tails gameplay is ****
  7. Gabriel97FPN
    Apr 4, 2018
    10
    O melhor jogo do Sonic disparado e também meu jogo favorito de todos os tempos, joguei no Dreamcast, zerei no GameCube e fiz 100% no PS3, esse jogo é uma LENDA VIVA e para o último jogo do Sonic no console da Sega, não podia espera menos. Meu sonho é Sonic Adventure 3, mas acho mais fácil lançar Half-Life 3 do que uma continuação para esse jogo...
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. MrTacoBob
    Aug 11, 2017
    10
    The graphics and music are way better now! The flaws that were in the original were changed. I would say my 3rd or 2nd favorite game of all time. I recommend it.
  11. 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
  12. bunniebon
    Apr 22, 2017
    10
    If you don't like this game I don't know why your here. The music and stages are way to classic. The graphics got a major upgrade. If someone said sonic this would come to my head right away. Heh.
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. GeorgeZix617
    Feb 18, 2017
    10
    One of the best and successful game in Sonic's franchise. This game is purely amazing, the graphics are amazing for a 2001 game. I liked all 3 three modes of this gaming, which includes: Speeding, shooting and treasure hunting. It had variety of missions which were very fun to play and get A ranks in them. The soundtrack was magnificent and really catchy, I liked all the level and cutsceneOne of the best and successful game in Sonic's franchise. This game is purely amazing, the graphics are amazing for a 2001 game. I liked all 3 three modes of this gaming, which includes: Speeding, shooting and treasure hunting. It had variety of missions which were very fun to play and get A ranks in them. The soundtrack was magnificent and really catchy, I liked all the level and cutscene themes and big part of the character themes too. The plot was interesting and apperance of shadow made this game a masterpiece, Chao gardens and 2 player modes were addictive habits. It's really hard to hate this game though!… Expand
  16. yoshi564
    Dec 3, 2016
    10
    I don't care what people say about this game. All those youtubers and sonic haters who never played one sonic game this game is great by someone actually played and thought greatly about the game. I love this game and all these people will never change my opinion.
  17. 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
  18. 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.
  19. 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
  20. Javidowski
    Aug 15, 2016
    10
    Sonic Adventure 2 is one of the best games SEGA done so far. Game has perfect soundtrack and gameplay. There can be few glitches in game like a bus stuck in my camera view in City Escape, wall high-jump, infinite time-stop, skipping levels and etc. But game is good overall. 10/10
  21. 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
  22. 22gamer
    Jul 30, 2016
    10
    this is the 2nd best game ever under sonic 3 this game is purefect i love it better than sa1
    play this game now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  23. GamecubeLover
    Jul 3, 2016
    10
    My favorite and favorite sonic game is this one. The graphics are better than the other sonic adventure the controls are good but didn't really aged well again. The levels are amazing. These levels & music are 100% nostalgic. City Escape I will never forget cause that level is fast paced. The variety is huge and this is the best Dreamcast game of all time. The 2 new characters I think areMy favorite and favorite sonic game is this one. The graphics are better than the other sonic adventure the controls are good but didn't really aged well again. The levels are amazing. These levels & music are 100% nostalgic. City Escape I will never forget cause that level is fast paced. The variety is huge and this is the best Dreamcast game of all time. The 2 new characters I think are thought out well. We get to play as EGGMAN? This game is full of awesome surprises. The setting is great and the story is amazing as well. This game I can go on all day but the more I say this the more I think YOU should play. Get the dreamcast and play the amazing masterpiece and I'm sure you'll love it. Great job Sega!… Expand
  24. 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
  25. captdeadeye
    May 15, 2016
    10
    This is an amazing game. You can finally play as eggman, shadow has been introduced, and rouge is just awesome. This is one of the best sonic games. I also like it because of the freaking awesome Live and Learn soundtrack.
  26. Sovietman
    May 13, 2016
    10
    This is the best 3D sonic nothing tops this besides sonic generation and sonic colors. This game introduces shadow the hedgehog and he is a great character to play with
  27. damianradical
    Apr 12, 2016
    10
    el mejor juego de sonic para mi, unos graficos muy bonitos acompañados de buena musica. grandes recuerdos de mi infancia jugando en dreamcast. recomendado que lo compren para las personas que no lo conozcan
  28. 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
  29. Watto
    Dec 18, 2015
    10
    Pure 3D Sonic/Shadow Gameplay + Pure Knuckles/Rouge Gameplay + Cool Tails/Eggman Gameplay + Chao Garden + Emblems to collect + Nice 2P Versus = SA2 10/10
  30. 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
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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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