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. KrillerBomb
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    An awesome game with one of the best soundtracks of gaming ever to exist!!!
  2. weskergamer
    Jul 7, 2020
    9
    I really love this game, it is for me the best sonic game ever made. The graphics were really beautiful, the music is awesome, the gameplay was really fun even tho i would understand why some people dont like it.
  3. LittleSticker
    Aug 26, 2022
    7
    this game is really cool the gameplay just kinda sucks to me tbh
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  4. crigamon
    May 7, 2022
    10
    Honestly The Best Game Of 2004!
    Very Underated! Wonderful! This Game Is Amazing!
  5. 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
  6. clanky9
    Mar 20, 2022
    6
    Its a good game but it doesnt feel like sonic game. The story was not interesting at all, gameplay and graphics were alright. Its enjoyable game and slightly above the average. overall 6/10
  7. BiggestFurret
    Nov 12, 2021
    5
    Oh boy. A game with Clunky, mediocre controls. I also am not a fan of 3D Sonic or well, sonic as a whole. Overall an OK Game but you could just get Crash Twinsanity.
  8. Bruninho1997
    Oct 13, 2021
    8
    Jogo belíssimo, cenário e fases lindas, a variedade de personagens é interessante e como isso vai influenciar as fases também. A jogabilidade é muito boa apesar de alguns problemas com a câmera.
    Vale a pena!
  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. Bruterake
    May 25, 2020
    7
    Jogava quando eu era criança, não era lá essas coisa mas tb n era ruim, o problema é que eu achava muito complicado jogo e meio feio comparado a outros na época.
  11. Cmmcfreire
    May 7, 2020
    6
    Story - 5/10
    Gameplay - 6/10
    Graphics - 7/1-
    Soundtrack - 7/10
    Levels - 6/10
    Replay value - 6/10
  12. Nameless2131
    Feb 6, 2020
    7
    9/10 -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  13. ahmadbinmadi
    Sep 16, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is so amazing and characters and story mode and all time milt players And everyone all times… Expand
  14. dislexicpotato
    Oct 2, 2018
    9
    Despite some blatant flaws Sonic Heroes is to this day my favourite Sonic game thanks to its excellent level design, creativity, amazing music and graphics that still hold up quite well today with bright colours and an upbeat tone.
  15. Diegochocho
    Jul 5, 2018
    7
    Buen juego de Sonic, no me pareció gran cosa de otro mundo comparando con respecto a las otras entregas a excepción de que usar 3 personajes por nivel.
  16. 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.
  17. 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
  18. ashketchum
    Jun 23, 2017
    7
    Sonic Heroes is a game that is very ambitious. You can play as 12 different characters, divided up into teams of three, and play through each team's unique story mode, all of varying difficulty. It is definitely a fun game to play most of the time. Though the boss battles require little strategy, the gameplay itself generally offers a solid experience, with a good soundtrack and it isSonic Heroes is a game that is very ambitious. You can play as 12 different characters, divided up into teams of three, and play through each team's unique story mode, all of varying difficulty. It is definitely a fun game to play most of the time. Though the boss battles require little strategy, the gameplay itself generally offers a solid experience, with a good soundtrack and it is great to play as different teams, and see the different ways that each team interacts with the environment within the same section of a level. However, the PS2 version of Heroes in particular, is known for it's numerous glitches, shoddy camera controls and fidgety character controls, that, unfortunately, interfere too much at times with the gameplay itself. Despite this, Heroes is a solid platforming experience, and an all-around enjoyable gaming experience.… Expand
  19. MetaPerky37
    May 17, 2017
    7
    As a kid, I used to enjoy this game a lot, especially the CG cutscenes. Looking back, it's not as bad as most people say it is. Overall, 7.1/10.

    +Relatively simple plot
    +Likable characters
    +Replay value
    +Creative level design

    -At-times jerky camera
    -Bad dialogue and voice acting
    -Comparatively outdated graphics (COMPARATIVELY outdated.)
  20. TiagoGM18
    Mar 27, 2017
    8
    Extremely hard game to beat... or at least that's how I remember it. Big selection of characters, each one with their own moves and voice acting, which is nice. Ohh the frustrating memories.
  21. EpicLadySponge
    Feb 2, 2017
    6
    This version of Sonic Heroes contains issues that are not present in other console versions. It tries its very best, but at numerous times, suffers from numerous bugs. If you want to enjoy Sonic Heroes, stay away from its PlayStation 2 version and get either the Xbox or GameCube versions instead.
  22. qasbash
    Oct 21, 2016
    10
    This is my favourite game of all time. This was my first Sonic game, and this is what got me into it. Basically there is good level design, and while some people may complain about the control, I find that it is realistic for sonic and co to go a bit too fast for the player. Anyway the control is amazing none the less. And yes, I'm talking about the PS2 version as my favorite game ever.This is my favourite game of all time. This was my first Sonic game, and this is what got me into it. Basically there is good level design, and while some people may complain about the control, I find that it is realistic for sonic and co to go a bit too fast for the player. Anyway the control is amazing none the less. And yes, I'm talking about the PS2 version as my favorite game ever. Most say that the PS2 version is the worst, but I had no problems playing this game, This game will remain in my memory forever. It… Expand
  23. shadowhedgehog
    Sep 22, 2016
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. 10/10 it is one the best games i have ever played u get to play as 12 different characters in teams of three sonic tails and knuckles ( team sonic) shadow rouge omega ( team dark) amy cream big ( team rose) espio charmy vector ( team chaotix) meaning there is a vast variety of character choice with varing difficulties from basic ( team rose ) medium ( team Sonic) and hard ( team Dark) its a game for all sonic fans young and old… Expand
  24. FilemonBR
    Aug 31, 2016
    10
    Melhor jogo 3D do sonic, trouxe os times, divididos entre velocidade, voo e força, aonde cada um teria sua usabilidade nas fases, os gráficos estão bonitos, trouxe tambem a volta do metal sonic, com o metal madness.
  25. Coreyhardie
    Aug 5, 2016
    8
    My first sonic game and still one I love, it has its flaws, controls a little jittery, the casino zone sucks balls and **** the special stages, but I love everything else in this game.
  26. Maxreviews420
    May 17, 2016
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love this game I got it when I was seven and I loved it but it would be ten if it certain levels weren't so broken and hard especially with team dark the story is alright but I like how all the motives behind the story are different depending on the team you play as I also didn't find many glitches but the graphics are alright but could have been better compared to what was out at the time… Expand
  27. SonicDude
    Jan 24, 2016
    6
    The Game itself isn't good it's okay. Sonic heroes has almost zero replay value, horrible graphics , sloppy controls, super glitchy, cheap deaths. Even though there are a lot of negatives it has a few positives: Amazing music as always, creative idea the game has a lot of fun parts which makes up for some of the negative and a decent story. The main thing about the game is teamwork inThe Game itself isn't good it's okay. Sonic heroes has almost zero replay value, horrible graphics , sloppy controls, super glitchy, cheap deaths. Even though there are a lot of negatives it has a few positives: Amazing music as always, creative idea the game has a lot of fun parts which makes up for some of the negative and a decent story. The main thing about the game is teamwork in which you have three types of characters: speed, fly and power. The gimmick is fun but could be whole lot better and so could the levels. If you have a ps2 the. It's your choice.… Expand
  28. jamieavfcheath
    Nov 27, 2015
    10
    Sonic Heroes, I remember when I first played this, when I was about 7 years old such a brilliant game. I absolutely loved this game. I completed it a few times and I always kept coming back to the game to play the whole thing again because it was a fantastic game. What I enjoyed about it was that you had 4 Teams to choose from with 3 to 4 characters each. I say 4 because on Team Rose youSonic Heroes, I remember when I first played this, when I was about 7 years old such a brilliant game. I absolutely loved this game. I completed it a few times and I always kept coming back to the game to play the whole thing again because it was a fantastic game. What I enjoyed about it was that you had 4 Teams to choose from with 3 to 4 characters each. I say 4 because on Team Rose you have Amy, Big, Cream and the Chao. I also enjoyed the stages they were very well designed, and the music was amazing. I enjoyed the music from the power plant stage, But the music from all the other stages were also brilliant. The only thing that I didn't like was that the game was really slippery, when you were to move Speed Characters like Sonic, Espio, Shadow and Amy around, they just kept falling of the platforms to an instant death. Sometimes I got glitched out. But other than that the game is brilliant.… Expand
  29. spinnes
    Jul 6, 2015
    8
    At the beggining is confusing because of the team based style, but when you get used to that it becomes awesome, this game is the real Sonic in 3D, the landmarks and stuff are just great
  30. Sonic45X
    Mar 8, 2015
    8
    Nostalgia blind, Thy name is Sonic 45X. I freaking love Sonic Heroes! I have ever since I first played it as an 8 year old in 2007. I am aware of the games flaws. (EG: Retarded dialog, Unbalanced difficulty and Slippery controls) but The game has great graphics, Awesome music, Epic Boss fights and some really fun level design and a very simple story.
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#16 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2004
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#43 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2004

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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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