Sonic Heroes

 PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Sega
  • Release Date: Jan 27, 2004
  • Also On: PC
User Score
7.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 183 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 105 out of 183
  2. Mixed: 54 out of 183
  3. Negative: 24 out of 183
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  1. JM
    Jan 2, 2004
    0
    This game rocks. It would have a ten if it wasn't so hard to dunk and rebound.
  2. Pletskaia
    Apr 3, 2011
    0
    It's too complicated to learn and too confuse to use the character abilities. The game is also too slow, i took almost a life trying to do it and finally a discovered that there is no spin dash! And to top it all the freak camera also make it even more difficult to eliminate the enemies.
  3. ohaiKendyl
    May 19, 2011
    4
    It may be a blast for children under the age of 10, but for experienced gamers, Sonic Heroes is just a fast, but overly gimmicky piece of junk. Pros: Rich, colorful visuals; variety of characters with special abilities; fantastic level design. Cons: "Trial-and-error" gameplay; atrocious controls; kiddie voice acting.
  4. mewkid1234
    Nov 8, 2013
    3
    .............................................................................................................................................................................this game sucks.
  5. Renegade89
    Aug 28, 2007
    3
    I don't understand why they make difficult games for 8 year olds. The colors and speed blend make a massive headache for the average teenager or adults, kids will love it even though it's extremely long, hard and overall boring yet satisfying at the same time. (when you finish a long stage)
  6. KendylKlownfish
    Apr 12, 2011
    4
    Rather than rise, Sonic Heroes falls since its predecessor Adventure games. Pros: Crisp graphics and colorful level design will enthrall children of all ages. Cons: The clunky controls, camera angles, and annoyingly kiddish voice acting will just irritate experienced gamers.
  7. FelleBanan_ygsr
    Mar 17, 2018
    4
    The Sonic game that is just wrong. The 2D ones are great and some of the 3D games are perfectly fine (I have a soft spot for Unleashed), but this **** is just a failure. It controls like **** with a ****ty gimmick and it just isn’t fun. A lot of times I died because of bad level design and confusing graphics and controls. The only good thing about the game for me is that I kinda like theThe Sonic game that is just wrong. The 2D ones are great and some of the 3D games are perfectly fine (I have a soft spot for Unleashed), but this **** is just a failure. It controls like **** with a ****ty gimmick and it just isn’t fun. A lot of times I died because of bad level design and confusing graphics and controls. The only good thing about the game for me is that I kinda like the soundtrack and the concept. But it’s executed so poorly that I can’t enjoy it.… Expand
  8. gamezgeek
    May 7, 2018
    1
    Sonic Heroes is a great game if played on other platforms. Avoid the PS2 version unless you're willing to put up with random game-breaking glitches, slow load times, crashes and horrible graphics.
  9. BM30
    Jun 30, 2020
    4
    Sonic Heroes mediocre. That's all I can say other than it's pretty bad. The models look pretty ugly and unappealing. The gameplay is different in a bad way. For me, Sonic (and others) is slippery as hell, Tails (and others) can't do anything but fly (can't even walk) and Knuckles (and others) is just punching through stuff. The framerate on this version is also very poor, this reallySonic Heroes mediocre. That's all I can say other than it's pretty bad. The models look pretty ugly and unappealing. The gameplay is different in a bad way. For me, Sonic (and others) is slippery as hell, Tails (and others) can't do anything but fly (can't even walk) and Knuckles (and others) is just punching through stuff. The framerate on this version is also very poor, this really can't run on a PS2. The only good thing about the game is the story, Sonic games always do well with their storytelling, but that's really the only good thing about the game.… Expand
  10. Tigre-Assyrien
    Apr 9, 2022
    0
    this is one of my childhood games, replaying it now on ps3, what a joke, what a disgrace sega, ruining classic franchises as always, this is not only unplayable by today's standards, good luck with the horrible controls, stupid accidental deaths, and just overal bad game design, only thing i enjoyed again is the nice menus and the music

Awards & Rankings

16
#16 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
43
#43 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 29 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 29
  3. Negative: 4 out of 29
  1. NTSC-uk
    30
    Its tricks are old and it offers no challenge but for the irksome nuisances of its design. [JPN Import]
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  2. TotalGames.net
    71
    For everything Sonic Heroes gets right there's a massive fault ready and willing to ruin the hard work - a less than stellar framerate, especially in two-player mode, numerous glitchy moments and - dare we say it? - graphics that are actually inferior to the Dreamcast Sonic iterations.
  3. Yahoo!
    70
    Gamers who haven't exactly stuck by Sonic's blurry blue side over the years will have to work a little harder to get to the fun, spastic heart of Sonic Heroes, but those who know what to expect in terms of mechanics and sheer kinetic insanity will feel right at home.
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