Sonic Adventure

 Xbox 360
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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 186 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 41 out of 186
  3. Negative: 19 out of 186

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  1. Jamesq2
    Jul 2, 2023
    10
    Although the xbox version may did some tweaks is till prefer the dreamcast version over this
  2. sackydzNG
    Mar 10, 2023
    8
    It's a great game with a few flaws.
    Shut the **** up, Metacritic. You dare delete my fairly long review that I wrote previously, and now you have the ****ing balls to tell me that my review has to be 75 characters long. Burn in hell.
  3. garfieldfan26
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    the best sonic game i love it like gergafild i love gergalrfilñs ys my favorite lasag a
  4. izack
    Jan 16, 2023
    7
    jogo otimo,marcou a minha infancia com graficos bonitos demais para o dreamcast,mas os rigs de animacoes do sonic e meio decepionantes.
  5. Nightmare666
    Dec 11, 2022
    7
    Sonic is oretty fun on XBSX. Sonics campain was great. Tails and Knuckles were akso very good. Gamma was just alright. Amy is ok i guess. Big the cats levels suck i git stock on the first level for one and a half hours after learnig that i should move the left stick on my controler whenn froggy about to bite i vreezed thoug the hole thing in just about 20 minutes. Sonic adventure is stillSonic is oretty fun on XBSX. Sonics campain was great. Tails and Knuckles were akso very good. Gamma was just alright. Amy is ok i guess. Big the cats levels suck i git stock on the first level for one and a half hours after learnig that i should move the left stick on my controler whenn froggy about to bite i vreezed thoug the hole thing in just about 20 minutes. Sonic adventure is still worth for those who want an old school platformer or are sonic fans that want to try out the first truly 3D sonic… Expand
  6. KrillerBomb
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    That 48 score makes absolutely no sense whatsoever and is simply hate bait.
  7. Jattaman
    Oct 7, 2022
    8
    Davvero un bel platform 3D targato Sega.
    Giocabile, creativo, e per i tempi con bellissima grafica.
  8. SonicFan20
    Sep 15, 2022
    5
    Sonic Adventure Is the Very First 3D Sonic game. It Has Shown Its Age But Its Very Good. 6 Playable Characters With Their Own Story Teeing In To Eachother, A GODLY OST, And Some Great Graphics For The Time, And Amazing Story. the Story Is About Sonic Fighting A Water Monster Known As Chaos. Sonic,Tails,Knuckles,Amy, And New Comer Big The Cat And E-102 Gamma. Sonic Controls Very GoodSonic Adventure Is the Very First 3D Sonic game. It Has Shown Its Age But Its Very Good. 6 Playable Characters With Their Own Story Teeing In To Eachother, A GODLY OST, And Some Great Graphics For The Time, And Amazing Story. the Story Is About Sonic Fighting A Water Monster Known As Chaos. Sonic,Tails,Knuckles,Amy, And New Comer Big The Cat And E-102 Gamma. Sonic Controls Very Good And You Feel A Freedom Unlike Most Sonic Games That Is Made Better Because Of The Spindash. Tails Is More Of The Same But You Can Fly And there Is No Spindash. Amy Is Slower And Can Use Her Hammer To Smash Robots. Knuckles Can Do All He Could Back Is Sonic The Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles,But With The Added Dig,And Punch Ability. Big Can...Fish, Yeah His Gameplay Mechanic Is That He Can Fish For His Frog Called Froggy. E-102 Gamma Is About SHOOTING AND KILLING HIS OWN BROTHERS!!!! To Save The Animals From Inside Them. Levels Are Very Fun And Creative, One Momment You In A Big City At Night,And The Next You're Back in Ice Cap Zone. Now I Just Reviewd the Dreamcast Version But This Port. Ruined The Graphics,Not In Widescreen,And Messed Up The Textures Of Some Parts Of The Game. The Port Job Is Garbo. But Overall Sonic Adventure Is A 7/10. But This Port Is 5/10… Expand
  9. ROTSA2
    Sep 13, 2022
    10
    RATING: 98%

    With its ambition, well-designed stages, multiple playable characters, and impressive world building, Sonic Adventure is an essential video game for anyone.
  10. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    7
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  11. ronmckong
    Jul 17, 2022
    8
    Sonic Adventure is a good Sonic Game but I think the controls are the best, and The Levels are open in the game and it has exploration, and I really love the music of Sonic Adventure but I think some stages are hard in the game like for example, Big the Cat's fishing levels and Knuckles the Echidna's Treasure Hunting Levels, and to be fair I really like the story of Adventure and I thinkSonic Adventure is a good Sonic Game but I think the controls are the best, and The Levels are open in the game and it has exploration, and I really love the music of Sonic Adventure but I think some stages are hard in the game like for example, Big the Cat's fishing levels and Knuckles the Echidna's Treasure Hunting Levels, and to be fair I really like the story of Adventure and I think it is a decent Sonic Game.… Expand
  12. Coolleo07
    Jun 21, 2022
    10
    This is my favourite sonic game so far. The graphics are nothing special but i love low poly graphics. The writing is AMAZING
  13. SonicFan102
    Jun 9, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I like how the game has more playable characters than just Sonic, you got Amy, Tails, Knuckles, Big the cat, and E 102 gamma. Also there is a secret ending after beating the game with all the characters.… Expand
  14. MetalReviewer
    Mar 7, 2022
    8
    Sonic Adventure crafted great Sonic controls which could've been improved on but never did. Between the distinct and iconic music, the fast and insanely fun gameplay, and the surprisingly decent story, Sonic Adventure is a must-try for any Sonic fan.
  15. Wolf855
    Jan 12, 2022
    7
    Campain- ok
    Characters- Great
    Gameplay- ok
    Graphics- ok
    Content- Great
    Overall- its a Decent Game
  16. ImraanTest
    Dec 31, 2021
    9
    Sonic Adventure originally released in 1999 as the Dreamcast's flagship title. While the game has aged to an extent, it's still just as enjoyable as ever. Just wish SEGA tried harder with this port.

    The game offers 6 gamestyles. Sonic plays beautifully. The game encourages you to manipulate the game's physics in order to go faster. The game's camera can struggle to track the player's    Sonic Adventure originally released in 1999 as the Dreamcast's flagship title. While the game has aged to an extent, it's still just as enjoyable as ever. Just wish SEGA tried harder with this port.

    The game offers 6 gamestyles.

    Sonic plays beautifully. The game encourages you to manipulate the game's physics in order to go faster. The game's camera can struggle to track the player's movements and can be rather jarring. The level design is great and it's more open than most Sonic games. Tails' story is pretty similar but you get to utilise his flying abilities and race Sonic to end of the stage. While the AI is rather easy to beat and Tails' flight can be overpowered, I still find it enjoyable. His story is quite a bit shorter than Sonic's story though.

    Knuckles' stages require you to find shards of the Master Emerald. I think this treasure hunting gameplay is rather enjoyable. The areas are smaller than the latter stages of SA2 and you get to track multiple emeralds at once. Amy offers a survival-horror inspired platformer where you need to reach the end of the stage with a robot called Zero watching your every move. It is alright. And this story is only 3 levels long so if you don't like it, it's easy to overlook.

    Gamma offers a platforming shooter game. It's a precursor to Tails' and Eggman's gameplay from SA2. I prefer this game's faster pace in comparison to SA2 as Gamma is faster than the mechs. And onto Big the Cat's story.... I don't know what drunken developer decided to make this segment of the game but it's inoffensive in my opinion as it's like half an hour long with 3 action stages. You have to fish for Big's best friend... a frog.

    As for the things specific to this version of the game, I don't like the amount of effort pouring into porting such an iconic game. The game is still in 4:3 and it doesn't look that much sharper than the Dreamcast and Gamecube versions. Also there is a horrible blue border that blocks the edges of the screen. And you have to pay extra money to get the game's upgrades from the GC version.

    Overall, Sonic Adventure is worth the low asking price. I just hate the way that it was ported to these HD capable consoles.    … Expand
  17. Soso4ek
    Nov 10, 2021
    10
    Не нашел версии для Дримкаст, оставлю тут. Лучшая игра в серии с 1998. Куча персонажей, интересный сюжет, очень приятное управление. В игру просто приятно играть и хочется возвращаться. Топ 1 среди Соников и твёрдое 10.
  18. MetalSoArtFenix
    Nov 5, 2021
    10
    10/10 Одна Из Лучших Игр Во Вселенной Всем Советую 10/10...................
  19. Maxonnaise
    Oct 30, 2021
    2
    Horrific game, the hub world is painful to explore, the game design ranges from frustration to meh and is very forgettable and the bosses are equally as annoying. This also has the worst voice acting in any game I’ve ever played and unusable camera controls. Don’t even bother playing this game, the few moments of fun are short lived and are massively overshadowed by everything which makesHorrific game, the hub world is painful to explore, the game design ranges from frustration to meh and is very forgettable and the bosses are equally as annoying. This also has the worst voice acting in any game I’ve ever played and unusable camera controls. Don’t even bother playing this game, the few moments of fun are short lived and are massively overshadowed by everything which makes the game the glitchy mess that it is.… Expand
  20. Minusmite
    Oct 10, 2021
    7
    Sonic Adventure is a game I love, but it definitely has a lot of issues. 2 out of 6 of the gameplay styles are pretty bad (Amy and Big). Tails's stages are too easy and short, and the story has aged as well as milk. But the other half of the game is really good (Sonic, Knuckles, and Gamma), there's a reason these 3 gameplay styles returned for Sonic Adventure 2. But if there's one thingSonic Adventure is a game I love, but it definitely has a lot of issues. 2 out of 6 of the gameplay styles are pretty bad (Amy and Big). Tails's stages are too easy and short, and the story has aged as well as milk. But the other half of the game is really good (Sonic, Knuckles, and Gamma), there's a reason these 3 gameplay styles returned for Sonic Adventure 2. But if there's one thing that hasn't aged, then it would be the soundtrack, as it is some great stuff, but I still prefer Sonic Adventure 2's by a little bit. Overall, Sonic Adventure hasn't aged well in the slightest, but for only 5 bucks, I would recommend it.… Expand
  21. snocown
    Jun 1, 2021
    10
    I still have my dreamcast version of this game. I’ve bought every version that comes out. Still suck too much to ever beat the games 100% but as the years have gone on and I’ve gone back to this game, I’ve slowly gotten better.
  22. ItsBooker
    May 4, 2021
    7
    Sonic Adventure is an utterly amazing game. Some people call it one of the last really good sonic games which we all know is untrue but Sonic Adventure is great but is it the best no let me explain why.

    So I'm going to give a basic rundown of the Story basically this game follows the story of 6 characters. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big the Cat, and E-102 (Gamma) and each have their    Sonic Adventure is an utterly amazing game. Some people call it one of the last really good sonic games which we all know is untrue but Sonic Adventure is great but is it the best no let me explain why.

    So I'm going to give a basic rundown of the Story basically this game follows the story of 6 characters. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big the Cat, and E-102 (Gamma) and each have their own story. Sonic story is him trying to stop Eggman from taking the Chaos Emeralds to and stop him from causing the Destruction of the City. Tails Story is Similar to Sonic but has a sub story of tails trying to stand up for himself and learn to not be scared. Knuckles is trying to get Angel Island to float back up in the air but the master emeralds the one that lifted up the island, broke. So he has to find the piece of the master emerald. Amy Story is about protecting the bird she found and then also escaping this robot that is following her around for most of her levels. Big the Cat lost his best friend froggy which is literally a frog so Big the Cat has to fish him up for each stage to get his precious froggy back. I will get back to these levels later. E-102 or Gamma
    Is Eggman robot he made but I feel if I tell a bit too much about this story it would spoil some of Amy's story.

    Now for the gameplay. When talking about Sonic Adventure Gameplay there are a lot of positives and a lot of negatives. Let's stay positive for a bit because I really love this game. Just this game has a lot of flaws. Each character has a very different type of gameplay Sonic you mainly run fast through the stage and try to get to the goal without dying. I really appreciate that they gave the character different play styles and didn't just reskin sonic to look like the character. Also in the sonic levels it feels great to play as Sonic he controls pretty well. For tails gameplay you're always trying to beat sonic to the goal which is pretty easy a lot of the time so you should worry. His is very similar to sonic but with tails he can fly so he can take different routes unlike sonic. For Kunkles it's actually a really fun bit of gameplay basically you got to find the pieces of the master emerald hidden in a lot of the areas in the level it's actually a nice little break from the speed of the Sonic and Tails levels. Unlike something we will be talking about a bit later. Amy levels your escape from one of Eggman's robots. Yet it does feel very slow and not the fun slow like Knuckles but it does have some fun moments. Now the Big the Cat levels….later. The E-102 (Gamma) are actually a nice change of pace instead of the clock slowly building up as you go through the level In the Gamma level time as the game goes down and you have to beat a bunch of enemies in order to keep time up. It is a lot of fun and honestly I have no hate toward his levels but they are over way too soon. Now onto some of the things I hate about this game. You get lost way to easily there where moments where I didn't know where the next mission was because I was searching around for hours just to get it started lucky sonic route didn't do too much of this and gamma didn't have it at all be but every other route has a cause of searching for hours. The bugs are also a small issue when I was playing as tails. I got stuck on the train that led to Station Square and I had to restart from my last save. Amy's level was very boring. Amy was weird to control and the fact a robot was followed everywhere didn't make it easy to solve puzzles in her levels. Although that not the worst part about this game the worst part about this game is the Big the Cat levels aka the FISHING MINI GAME that right a fishing mini game in a sonic game it's sucks I had to look up a guide on how to get froggy on the fish hook and even then it was still hard to do luckily this is one of the route so it's not like it happen twice. Also poor Big gets all the hate from the fans but people didn't realize the true menace is FROGGY. Yeah but I think big the cat is neat! Although I am glad that my nitpicks were fix in SA2

    Even with all these nitpicks about this game it is still really good and sometimes the glitches can be really goofy and funny. Not to mention the cutscenes are really bad but like the funny bad. So yeah this game a lot of fun so Open Your Heart and give this game a chance    … Expand
  23. ECB19
    Mar 4, 2021
    9
    It is still one of the best Sonic games, a pretty good game. This version does not contribute much to previous versions, but it is an option if you have an Xbox.
  24. DistH
    Feb 27, 2021
    8
    This game has terrible Rating It deserves Better. When I was little I hated this game but when I played the game it was actually Good. the best 3d Sonic gameplay and controls. the Homing attack is perfect and the Spindash is good especially when you spam it and the jump is better than in SA2/06. the music is enjoyable but not as good as Sonic 1, 2, 3 and Knuckles. I like the level designThis game has terrible Rating It deserves Better. When I was little I hated this game but when I played the game it was actually Good. the best 3d Sonic gameplay and controls. the Homing attack is perfect and the Spindash is good especially when you spam it and the jump is better than in SA2/06. the music is enjoyable but not as good as Sonic 1, 2, 3 and Knuckles. I like the level design and the level art. Knuckles has a treasure hunt gameplay which is interesting. Tails levels are just basically sonic levels or the final part of Ice cap or the sky chase levels. Amy is cool runaway levels. gamma levels are the mots boring of the all in other words it's too easy. Big levels are cool fishing levels. the story is good. the true final Boss is Bad and too Hard but the other bosses are cool. Sonic adventure is a great game. I hope we get a remake of this game.… Expand
  25. tom2tums
    Jan 31, 2021
    9
    Sonic Adventure for the xbox 360 is THE definitive sonic the hedgehog experience, way better than its glitchy and terrible sequel, and mindless critics like 1up com, which gladly went out of business, can put their words up their fat bum! Thjs game will delight!
  26. LordOsyrys
    Oct 25, 2020
    10
    Still to this day the best Sonic game they ever made. Back when it was still a high speed platformer instead of just a runner. Amazing levels, an intertwining story with multiple characters, and the introduction of the two best characters in the series, Chaos and Tikal. I forever live in hope that Sega will produce a game even half as good as this one.
  27. HorrornightLp
    Aug 12, 2020
    10
    Mega geiles Spiel!!! Mein zweitliebstes 3d Sonic!! Es hat mega gutes und abwechslungsreiches Gameplay mit einer sehr schönen Oberwelt und 7 Storys! DIe Musik ist auch geil und die Grafik gefällt mir auch so wie sie ist! Also ich liebe dieses Spiel
  28. tjspells
    Aug 6, 2020
    8
    Sonic Adventure is a great game. While Big is slow, clunky, and his A missions are way to frustrating since catching 5000g fish take way to long, other than Amy (whose level design needs work so meh) every other character is fun. Sonic and Tails is a great transition from 2d to 3d with momentum platforming. Knuckles must treasure hunt for master emerald shards in his levels. It's kinda toSonic Adventure is a great game. While Big is slow, clunky, and his A missions are way to frustrating since catching 5000g fish take way to long, other than Amy (whose level design needs work so meh) every other character is fun. Sonic and Tails is a great transition from 2d to 3d with momentum platforming. Knuckles must treasure hunt for master emerald shards in his levels. It's kinda to easy since 1. There's not many enemies 2. The shards are out in the open 8/10 times. Gamma is about racking up score by shot all the enemies and it's pretty fun.
    The story is like milk. The lines were read completely out of context and thus sound weird but, the voice actors fit the characters well even tails who is voice by a kid. The music is phenomenal and fit stages well from the flutes of Windy valley to the rock of Final egg.
    Overall check it out    … Expand
  29. MegamanZeroX19
    May 30, 2020
    6
    Solo tomaron la versión de Dreamcast/Gamecube y la pusieron en el Xbox 360 así tal cual,ni siquiera cambiaron el tamaño de pantalla.
    Además no puedes desbloquear los minijuegos de la versión de Gamecube/PC.
  30. Psychie
    Mar 15, 2020
    9
    As a remake, this is nothing special at all, but as a game, it's great. 4/6 of the gameplay styles are fun, and the ones that aren't are very short. The game controls very well and the soundtrack is excellent.
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#35 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2010

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Metascore
48

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 28
  3. Negative: 11 out of 28
  1. SpazioGames
    Jan 10, 2011
    50
    A game that should've rested in peace with the good old Dreamcast.
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  2. X-ONE Magazine UK
    Dec 25, 2010
    50
    A title revered for its looks in the years gone by both ages badly and succumbs to design logic issues... [Issue#65, p.105]
  3. Thunderbolt
    Oct 25, 2010
    40
    Rather than begging the question of whether or not the Dreamcast title is still relevant, this port clearly indicates that it isn't.
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