Re: Sonic Adventure 2 Rom Download Dreamcast
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-Getting stats you say? You can get stats by getting fruits, (lemons, plums, grapes, cherrys and chaonuts) They all give stats, aka +4 in each category, while chaonuts give +4 to all. You get them by either playing a matching mini game or letting the chao walk in the adventure. You can find treasure chests with possible chances to get fruits or battle it out with other random chao to win chests also. You also can meet up with Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Big, and E101. They each give you +10 stats respectively in each category.
To say that Sonic the Hedgehog's life as a 3D game character has been a tumultuous one would be an understatement, as some of his polygonal adventures are considered some of the worst video games ever made. But when the world first saw Sonic Adventure for the then-upcoming Dreamcast, everyone was blown away at how amazing the blue blur's transition to 3D was shaping up to be.
Adding art galleries and the like is nice and all, but what gets gamers most excited in remakes is new content they can actually play-- and Sonic Adventure DX did that by letting people unlock Metal Sonic as a playable character after they beat the game. It was a fun extra, and one that would carry over to future re-releases of the game as well. Now, if only we could get a solo Metal Sonic adventure one of these days-- it just needs to be way better than the embarrassment that was Shadow the Hedgehog.
Gamers love few things more than being able to unlock and play games within other games, and Sonic Adventure DX included exactly that. In an interesting move, rather than go the obvious route of including, say, the Genesis Sonic trilogy, what DX offered was the ability to unlock some of Sonic's Game Gear titles. Even though it was a weird move, it was neat to be able to play some of Sonic's lesser-known-- but still pretty great-- early adventures, and at a time before digital storefronts existed to be able to easily sell them individually.
Sonic AdventureNAJPDevelopment staffDeveloper(s)
- Sonic Team
- Sonic Team USA (international version)
- Fumie Kumatani
- Jun Senoue
- Kenichi Tokoi
NA September 9, 1999[2]
EU October 14, 1999[3]
AU November 30, 1999[4]
Genre(s)
- Platform
- Action-adventure
ACB:
Platform(s)DreamcastMediaGD-ROMInputDreamcast controllerGame orderFollowed bySonic Adventure 2
In Sonic Adventure, Dr. Eggman has discovered the mighty monster known as Chaos, whom he plans to use to destroy Station Square and build Eggmanland on its ruins. To prevent their nemesis from achieving this goal, Sonic and Tails embark on an adventure to secure the seven Chaos Emeralds. Along the way, their old friends Knuckles and Amy, as well as E-102 Gamma, a robot created by the doctor, and Big the Cat, who has lost his friend Froggy, get involved in the skirmish as well and learn of Chaos' past through mysterious visions.
Having take up residence in Station Square, Amy Rose is bringing groceries home as she thinks back on how bored she is of her mundane life in the city and misses the old days where she would go on adventures with Sonic and facing different bad guys. However, with her friend now gone, all she can do is shop until she drops. Suddenly, however, she sees to her shock that the city is shadowed by Dr. Eggman's Egg Carrier. As the pink hedgehog suspects that the doctor is back, she is hit in her head by a small bird falling down from the giant vessel. Just as Amy takes notice of the bird, she spots E-100 ZERO, one of the villain's robots, land nearby. After picking the bird up, the pink hedgehog notices that the robot is chasing her and runs away with the bird in her hands. Fortunately, she manages to lose the machine by hiding in the nearby Burger Shop. After her new foe has left, she deduces that this "Birdie" has escaped from Eggman, who is now hunting him. Amy thus promises to protect Birdie and stay by his side by all costs.
As all hope seems lost, the hedgehog is approached by Tikal, who explains that her heart has always been with the Master Emerald as well as Chaos', but he is filled with rage and anguish, stating that if it goes on, he will destroy the world like he did centuries ago. Chaos absorbs the Chaos Emeralds' power and scatters them across the city, and Tikal insists that Perfect Chaos has to be sealed inside of the Master Emerald again. Sonic, however, disagrees, stating that this solution will not change how Chaos feels inside; instead, his heart will remain in turmoil and his rage will persist, leaving the creature trapped forever. Tikal then asks what choice do they all have. Soon after, Tails, Amy, Knuckles, the pink bird that had been powering E-102 Gamma and Big approach him and give him the unpowered Chaos Emeralds. The fox explains that Perfect Chaos only used the negative power of the gems, and that the hedgehog can harness their "real" power, to which Knuckles reluctantly agrees with. The citizens of Station Square cheer Sonic's name as Tails explains that negative forces are not the only way to empower the Chaos Emeralds, that their positive feelings toward others can make them work, and that their hearts together form awesome powers. Sonic thus uses this power to transform into Super Sonic and engage the beast in a mighty battle. In the end, Chaos is defeated and is reverted to his normal form. Having been neutralized by the positive energy of the Emeralds as Knuckles states he has changed again for the better this time, the creature is approached by several Chao and Tikal, the latter explaining to him that the former have been staying alive for generations and living peacefully with humans. With the fighting now being over and harmony having been restored, the circle of life moves on, and the female echidna thanks Sonic and his friends for their efforts and departs with Chaos into heaven.[10] With this conflict now having come to an end, the hedgehog sees Dr. Eggman flying away in the Eggmobile, and leaves the scene himself in search for more adventures.
A long time friend and admirer of Sonic, Tails devoted himself to tinkering in his workshop while Sonic was away on his journey. Tails' adventure beings one day when, in the midst of performing a flight test with his latest aircraft invention, he suddenly began to experience engine trouble and...[11]
As a launching game for the Dreamcast, Sonic Team needed to show off what the console was capable of doing in an appealing way to the public.[20] In order to achieve a more natural, realistic feel to the exotic levels like ruins and jungles, the core members of the Sonic Team traveled to the Americas in November and December 1997. The team's journey began in the northern part of the peninsula in the Chichen Itza, from there the team traveled southward along the Eastern side of the Peninsula where they also visited Cancun, Tulum and finally Tikal. The team then left the peninsula traveling down through Central America, into South America, Peru, where they visited Cuzco, Machu Picchu and then Ica. The Chichen Itza and Tikal provided the aesthetics concept of the shrine of Knuckles's race, Chaos and the serpents drawing on the walls of the temple;[29][30] Cancun and Tulum provided the concept of Emerald Coast;[31][32] Cuzco provided the Altar of Emerald;[33] Machu Picchu provided the design of Windy Valley;[34] and Ica provided the the aesthetics for Sand Hill.[35] However, the trip was not all fun and games, the team having unexpected encounters with giant spiders, snakes, and Yuji Naka caught a fever at 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Farinheit) before arriving at South America.[25] At the end of it all, the team returned to Japan in one piece, full of enthusiasm to create the game. During the trip, the developers photographed the actual ruins, then processed that data, and used them in-game as textures to create a sense of realism and enliven the feeling of adventure.[36]
Much like high-speed action being the core part of the series, it wouldn't be a Sonic title without having an AWESOME soundtrack, and this one surely brings the sonic (pardon the pun) goods! From rock, to jazz and hip-hop, Sonic Adventure features a much more diverse soundtrack compared to the classic techno beats of the original games.
The Bad
The game can be rather glitchy at times, likely owing to its nature as a launch title for the SEGA Dreamcast; characters can fall through stages and some mechanics can be clunky.
Dreamcast was also the first console to try DLC, which over the next few decades, to some controversy, would fuel many parts of the industry. Games like Shenmue, a semi-open world adventure, previewed popular genres before they got big, Cox says. The Dreamcast even had its own internet subscription service, Seganet, a short-lived which launched alongside NFL 2K1 for $21.95 a month.
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