It has been quite a while since the release of the original Sonic Adventures 2. Back in 2001 SEGA released this title for the SEGA Dreamcast and later released the game for GameCube due to SEGA’s fading from manufacturing video game consoles. Now, this SEGA classic title has been rereleased for download on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade (PC to come later).
After playing this title as an HD remake, one can guess that it’s similar to the old title. This is a game that is almost exactly the same; a thought that every player should very well be aware of upon purchasing it. Sonic Adventure 2 still has a classic feel; it’s those moments that players remember from playing the game before that brings a smile to their face. Of course, it is not a new experience and it doesn’t feel like one. It feels like playing a classic game on a modern gaming console. There are a lot of aspects to take into consideration when putting a game like this up for review. It cannot be compared to anything of current-gen gaming; that’s not what it was made for but it can be compared to what a modern gaming society would like to play. Sonic Adventure 2 comes down to a very important question; is this game still relevant to a modern gamer?
Sonic Adventure 2 is seeing more players on Steam than ever before thanks to the theatrical release of the Sonic 3 movie.
Huh, it's almost like they should try listening to fans that have asked for a new one over the last two decades... At this point, I've given up hope though honestly. Saw a lot of people loving Frontiers, but I could not get into it. It just felt so generic with the world and level designs. The thing I loved about the franchise was that each level felt unique with the colors, design, music, etc.
Also, don't you have to get a mod to even run this above 30 FPS on Steam? I recall someone on YouTube playing this for the first time and having a hard time getting things working. Sucks that such a beloved game is treated poorly.
SA2 was only good as Sonic. Knuckles levels were pure disaster.
SA1 was a far better game.
I actually liked the robotnik levels least of all. Knuckles wasn't too bad cause of the music lol.
I agree the knuckle levels were the worst part of the game. It broke the flow of the gameplay and the music was off for a sonic game. It felt like those knuckle levels were made by a different dev.
The Sonic and tails levels, however, were awesome. The multiplayer mode was interesting and my brother and I spent hours
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Still have SA2 Battle. Those Knuckles & Rouge stages aged very poorly but I still have fun with all the other character stages. Shame Sega doesn't seem interested. I can't imagine fans were clamoring for a mediocre Colors port over either SA game being ported.
i still have it for gamecube ps3 and ps4 haha.
good game, but chaannky. or the camera is anyways
It's like most devs will never actually atleast try to deliver a fan favorite title. Simpsons hit&run remake or sequel, bully 2, new sonic adventures title, another thoroughly made good batman singeplayer titles. Smh the list goes on
Ewwww 3D Sonic. Should be playing a good Sonic game. Heck even Sonic Spinball over that trash.
Sonic Frontiers has won over Japan after years of poor sales.
For someone like me that started playing games at late 90s it was heartbreaking to see what happened to SEGA. Good to hear this because how things were going in the last years for them. I remember the time when they closed a lot of arcades in Japan. Or even when Microsoft almost bought them several years ago.
I have a feeling the sales will drop a ton the next week since everyone figured out it's barebones and a technical mess. Hype and name brand can only get you so far.
I wanted to like this game but they did everything possible to disappoint. Maybe they can use this as a stepping stone for a future title, but so far this isn't it.
For over thirty years, Sonic the Hedgehog has provided memorable video game music and brought many artists from around the world together.
I love this game, loved it when it came out and love it now in HD remake :)
Whenever I play a Sonic game, it's always a nice throwback to when I played Sega as a kid :)
Sonic Adventures 2 probably looks no noticeably worse (just different, maybe a bit sharper and jumpier) on the Dreamcast as that console had timeless visuals. Modern gaming visuals tend to like to soften things a bit to give the impersonation of being less sterile but , essentially, Sega's Dreamcast games still look like the future.
It's extremely relevant to gaming now. You'll notice so many things that were essentially introduced by this game in to gaming as it is now.
It's 'Sonic Adventure 2' by the way, not 'Sonic Adventures 2'.
One of the best 3d Sonic titles
Love this game! I will always love sonic!