Sonic Adventure 2

It's good, chao garden especially with the replayability

This version of the game is constantly on life support, but it's still good.

Sonic adventure 2 is overrated and not really that good i rather play sonic forces

I like this game as a kid I played sonic adventure 2 battle on my dads gamecube and this brings back some nostalgia, better then battle though.

I did finish Hero, Dark and Last story before deciding to give this review. This game is aged in the way that the fixed camera angles and homing attacks being a bit whack can be a bother, but I was forgiving towards that even though it could be annoying af. I am giving it a negative review because this port is total ass, this game is borderline unplayable without mods.
I initially had issues where the game would run way too fast and voice-lines would overlap, so I had to reduce the framrate to be capped at 60fps. This sorted the problems i had with the game for the first 10 hours. Then all of a sudden the game would crash any time I would boot it up, and for some reason would only wanna be played in windowed mode. Windowed mode does not even allow you to have windowed fullscreen so it was a bother. SA2 mod manager was what helped me out in the end. It sucks because this game is decent, however the port is so janky,
I know not everyone are experiencing these problems, if you are playing on a lower end pc or laptop you shouldn't run into as many problems. It just unfortunately soured the experience for me a lot. I did not grow up on this game so I don't have nostalgia goggles on either to make me forgive the issues as easily.
However, overall it was a positive experience, as a new fan it was fun to finally play the whole thing. I found the game pretty challenging, but you really get a feeling of accomplishment when you get to progress the story. I will say some stages did just feel unfair though, Cannons Core and Mad Space were a slog to finish. It balances it out though with some banger stages like Radical Highway and City Escape.

This sonic game is a bit overrated in my opinion but it's pretty good.







i still haven't beat it tho

Overall, Sonic Adventure 2 is an amazing game that brings back nostalgia. After playing it on the Gamecube, it had been a game on my bucket list to knock out. There are a ton of positives like the playable characters, additions to the Chao garden, Shadow's introduction, OST, and replayability. However, some things like a lack of Shadow missions, only being able to see one emerald shard on the radar of hunting missions, and the grind to get the last of the emblems from the Chao race deter you from getting that 100% completion. I believe it is one of the better experiences of the Sonic franchise and one every Sonic fan should have the pleasure of playing. It has aged a bit over the years, but no less fun since its release. I would recommend this game 100%!

My Only Real complaint with this is how badly this Plays without controller and a couple of treasure hunter stages, those are my only actual complaint, the Gameplay on Every level except Mad Space, which sucks tbh, the rest of the game is pretty good, just Don't use Keyboard, for your own sake 8.7/10 game

ITS SA2 ines sif sonics best video games also on steam link its even better.

This game built my for love sonic games (shadow is the BEST character) its game play is peak i suggest to anyone, its only 10 dollars, but for full game play its 13$ but its worth it. sega bring back chao garden!

One of the best sonic games of all time but overhyped as hell.
There's quite a lot of jank even with mods that supposedly fix this shoddy port to its original glory
Very blatantly feels like it was made in a short time, but that is also one of its best strengths as well.

8/10 game. -100 points for no big the cat sex scene

This is one of my fav sonic games and pron the best. I have been playing a lot of chao garden and have beet the hero and dark storys.

great sonic game
one of best stories in sonic
chao garden
shadow
instant classic
gotta go fast

I have heard many great reviews about sonic adventure 2. These reviews are clearly clouded by nostalgia. Sonic Adventure 2's gameplay does NOT hold up in the modern day. I died countless times because of glitches or the horrible camera controls. An example of this is running along the tree branches as Sonic in the Green Forrest stage. If you don't hold the stick forward then you will not have enough speed to go through the loops; if you hold forward too long then sometimes the game will make you walk off the side of the branch and instantly die. There were glitches like this all throughout the game. I also did not like the constant switching of characters. These changes made the story confusing, and also made the gameplay more boring. Tails' and Eggman's gameplay is super boring. Knuckles' and Rouges' gameplay is also boring but annoying because it is hard to find the items in most levels. I wanted to play a Sonic game not a walking simulator or hide and seek game. The story is the thing that is most defended by fans. I agree that the story is interesting, however it is hard to follow with all the character switches that I mentioned earlier. The best part of this game is Shadow the Hedgehog. Although, his story is not really told until the true ending is unlocked. I think the game takes too long to get interesting, I would've much rather had a condensed game that gets to the point faster. I would recommend to anyone that wants to play this, do not. Watch the game on youtube instead. I believe that Sonic Adventure 1 was much more interesting and better to play. 6/10

at first wasnt understanding what all the hype was for but played through the full game including the ending which ended up being the best sonic game finale ive ever played as of right now when it comes to the classics.

Play it for the memes.
Stay because it is genuinely a fun game.
Probably the last good Sonic game. I mean I quit playing Sonic games after this. The franchise died for me after this... but I had fun while it lasted.

This game is beautiful, everytime I play a rouge level a single white tear runs down my leg

Hello. I've been playing this game on stream for around three or four days. I would not recommend using the steam version of SA2 at all. It's very clear that this game has been poorly booted to be "playable" on PC, and it is not compatible in the slightest.

There are loads of technical issues. I had to download an SA2 modpack just to get it running decent. Without the modpack, the game plays way too quickly, almost as if it's on 2x speed. Controller also isn't available for me (I'm using the Switch pro controller), and after following a guide on how to get controller working, it only just barely works. I struggled a fair while with getting the modpack and the guide to work together, as more times than not, I ended up with either my controller working and the game running at 2x speed, or the game running fine but without controller support. The only solution I had was forcing fullscreen, which froze my PNGtuber model on stream.

Even after fixing that issue and getting the game to run, I then ran into MORE technical issues. After playing the game for a few minutes (I'd say around 10-20, or to where I pass one level), my game starts freezing for 2 seconds every 5 seconds. Even later on, I had texture issues, for example, a whole area of a level creating a seizure on my screen whenever my camera got too close. This happened with two levels. One was Pumpkin Hill on Knuckles section, which was bearable as it's just a collectathon level, but the other was Hidden Base for Tails, which was a "get to the end" section. The texture issues usually happened in areas with jumping and quicksand, so basically blind jumps. I faced the game over screen many times.

While the issues of this game were hilarious at first, they are incredibly annoying and unbearable to deal with when I'm trying to complete the game. It's only fun to die when I'm the one making the mistakes, not the game.

I do not recommend this version. If someone finds an option that can fix every one of my issues, please let me know so I can continue to play it on stream. Otherwise, playing SA2 at all isn't worth it, and I'd rather spend my time playing games that run better. (Basically every other game I own)

After playing this game, I became "THE ULTIMATE LIFE FORM!"
I listen to "Live And Learn" every morning for motivation for the day/
I eat coffee beans for breakfast, lunch and supper.
I print a photo of Shadow the hedgehog to add to my Shadow alter in the attic. EVERY. DAY.
Life feels after playing SA2

Sonic Adventure 2 was America's first attempt to translate anything from Japan over to eng
Very Sugoi, except the part where they forgot to do the entire chao garden voice lines
The Chaos Emeralds were supposed to originally be the Chaotic Jewels,
but Ryan Drummond; a half blind, dyslexic, Mime Artist (that last part is real btw look it up) misread them as chaos emeralds, nice job jackass

This game is amazing, even though some levels are bad, it showed me how to live and learn, hanging on the edge of tomorrow. live and learn, from the works of yesterday. live and learn, if you beg or if you borrow. live and learn, you may never find your way.

Can't believe Midnight Love was in the finale for the Sonic 3 movie , so sick. 10/10 game too. Amazing mod community.

best sonic game created. sega plz create a chao garden only game plz plz and ty!

the levels, music and style are iconic

What's not to love about a classic Sonic game? Plus the Choa World is packed with fun stuff.

Right let me explain. In my opinion on one hand you have got some of the best sonic gameplay ever! On the other we have got shitty jank knuckes digging and tails mechs .8/10

a scary shadow plushie with bloody eyes appeared on my bed after I played the secret XTRA-DARK story with Shadow.exe, Rouge.exe, and Eggman.exe

My childhood game that got me in the Sonic fanbase, and my favourite game in the franchise. Yes, I'm biased as hell for saying that, but I don't give a fuck. I love this game so much. While the Steam port of the game is extremely buggy and unpolished, we have mods to fix all the issues Sega put in the game, so no worries about a dysfunctional port of a Dreamcast classic. If you love 3D platformers but want to be tested with how fast you can complete each level, this game is for you.

As good as I remember, which is pretty amazing for a 22 year old game. It's famously touchy, but I still highly recommend it. Definitely install mods for the best experience.

One of best Sonic game out there. Even though this game is twenty years game.

I've come to make an announcement..!

I wouldn't call it the best Sonic game but it is pretty good once you get over some mildly annoying maps. Radical Highway and Biolizard rock af

this sgame iss the best game ever created by man kind this game has shadow rogue and knuckles thiis gamre is the best video game in allllllllllllll of exstince

really fun but i recommend getting the sonic adventure mod manager (which also has a game launcher as part of it) as i've heard the game can freeze often if you don't have that. the treasure hunt stages are annoying but i'm bad at them so that's mainly just a skill issue. Hope to get all A ranks someday but that'll take a long while.
If you're coming here after watching Sonic 3 in theaters like i was, you should totally play this game it's great

yes is fun and the story in sa2 is a masterpiece and the chao garden you can just sink hours into seriously look at my hours

Even without mods this version of the game is crazy good, but I'd still suggest doing your research and getting SA Mod Manager for the betterment of this game's true colors. SA2 Render Fix and Cutscene Revamp ALONE elevate this game so much. Still wish there was an auto-installer modpack like there is for SA1 though...

I had to make the config files by myself.
I must launch it directly through the executable, launcher won't work.
I can't play in fullscreen.
Half of the controls do not work on keyboard.

Great compatibility with modern computers.

Sonic Adventure 2 is like thee most epic game ever!

I highly recommend everyone to buy this game and buy it for a friend to bring joy to their lives

Like, okay, I don’t even know how to explain it but this game just scratches my brain in a way nothing else does or ever has. It’s like, structured chaos. It's messy as hell but also really predictable once you learn it and my brain loves that shit.

"Good for it stuff" checklist:
✅ Running the same level over and over just to get the S-rank because I physically cannot accept an A. (I have to play levels in multiples of 2 or it feels wrong.)
✅ Knowing every single map layout like it’s burned into my soul.
✅ Quoting the voice acting unironically in normal conversation ("I'll make you eat those words!") and then realizing people have no idea what I'm talking about. Then getting sad because they really should.
✅ Chao Garden. Just. Chao Garden.
✅ Carefully breeding Chaos like I'm a scientist making a new species of god. Also, I name them based on very specific niche references that no one else understands.
✅ The music? Insane. Actually dope and based. Like why does "Escape from the City” go that hard???
A “must listen to it on a loop at least three times a day” type track
✅ Accidentally getting emotionally attached to a blue rat and his edgy doppelgänger.
✅ Experiencing a full-on existential crisis when I realize I've spent more time in the Chao Garden than in actual human relationships. Then deciding that's fine, actually.
✅ Thinking about my breakup while speedrunning Green Forest like it's somehow gonna fix my life.
✅ Wanting to be over it already but also realizing no one will ever love me like I love this game.
✅ Rewatching Sonic cutscenes for comfort because eye contact with real people is too confusing.
✅ The horrible Rouge treasure hunting levels activating my fight-or-flight response but feeling obligated to 100% them anyway because unfinished games make brain and body go *brrrrr*

Now, the "imperfections"...
Like yeah, okay, I know, the frickin camera... okay yeah, the camera is absolutely my worst enemy and Rouge's treasure hunting levels make me want to cry. But honestly? None of that matters because I've just accepted the flaws and jank and I love the game anyway. It’s part of the experience and it's part of understanding what love is. The game being held together with duct tape and Sonic the Hedgehog themed hopes and dreams is literally why I love it.

While on the topic of Sonic The Hedgehog, I must say this out loud, as I hope someone out there can relate:
So, you feet people.... i just dont get it. Except Sonic with his shoes off. I don’t know why, it just makes sense and I don’t want to unpack that.

Final thoughts:
If you like controlled chaos and hyperfixating on repetitive tasks for hours, congrats, you just found your new special interest.

I give this game 10/10, 5 Stars, and 7 Chaos Emeralds – Please, buy this game and enjoy spending "would lose the rest of my life” hours in the Chao Garden. Happy gaming, gamers.

get the mods SA2 input controls by Shaddatic for SDL support and modernized controls & HedgePanel if you have troubles with Sonic and Shadow's controls

once you do that it's arguably the best sonic game ever made, even without the mods. you can play it vanilla and experience the same greatness I did with my partner and it was awesome. I love this game. I have no nostalgia bias towards it and I fell in love with it very much and am still grinding out those rings for my Chao Garden. I also love the 2 player battle modes and everything they have to offer in terms of replayability and general fun.

I love Sonic but this game feels scientifically designed to an atomic level to be the most irritating game in existence. Nothing about this game to me was even slightly enjoyable apart from the soundtrack. The first level is pretty good, everything past that is the gaming equivalent of pulling teeth.

the sonic and shadow stages are really fun with good replay value
the others... not so much, especially rouge's stages
if you're fine with putting up with a little bullshit its a fun game

This port is absolute ass but with mods the game is great

Definitivamente um dos melhores jogos da franquia, pra quem já acompanha ela há um bom tempo é um dos jogos que eu recomendaria jogar mas de mente aberta a outros estilos de gameplay, porquê o foco não é 100% no Sonic.

Pra pessoas novas na franquia eu recomendaria jogos como:

Sonic X Shadow Generations

Sonic Mania

Sonic Frontiers

Sonic Colors Ultimate

História 10/10

Gameplay:7/10

Música:10000/10

Dificuldade:7/10

Consistência:6/10

Polimento de Bugs:9/10

It's cool that you can play either the good guys or the bad guys but this creates some crazy inconsistency in the plots.


---{ Graphics }---
☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
☑ Decent
☐ Bad
☐ Don‘t look too long at it
☐ MS-DOS

---{ Gameplay }---
☐ Very good
☑ Good
☐ It's just gameplay
☐ Mehh
☐ Watch paint dry instead
☐ Just don't

---{ Audio }---
☑ Eargasm
☐ Very good
☐ Good
☐ Not too bad
☐ Bad
☐ I'm now deaf

---{ Audience }---
☑ Kids
☑ Teens
☑ Adults
☑ Grandma

---{ PC Requirements }---
☑ Check if you can run paint
☐ Potato
☐ Decent
☐ Fast
☐ Rich boi
☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer

---{ Game Size }---
☐ Floppy Disk
☑ Old Fashioned
☐ Workable
☐ Big
☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive
☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it
☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data

---{ Difficulty }---
☐ Just press 'W'
☑ Easy
☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Significant brain usage
☐ Difficult
☐ Dark Souls

---{ Grind }---
☐ Nothing to grind
☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks
☐ Isn't necessary to progress
☑ Average grind level
☐ Too much grind
☐ You'll need a second life for grinding

---{ Story }---
☐ No Story
☐ Some lore
☑ Average
☐ Good
☐ Lovely
☐ It'll replace your life

---{ Game Time }---
☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee
☐ Short
☑ Average
☐ Long
☐ To infinity and beyond

---{ Price }---
☐ It's free!
☐ Worth the price
☑ If it's on sale
☐ If u have some spare money left
☐ Not recommended
☐ You could also just burn your money

---{ Bugs }---
☐ Never heard of
☑ Minor bugs
☐ Can get annoying
☐ ARK: Survival Evolved
☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs

---{ ? / 10 }---
☐ 1
☐ 2
☐ 3
☐ 4
☐ 5
☐ 6
☑ 7
☐ 8
☐ 9
☐ 10

Shadow the Hedgehog is my favorite sonic character ever, and possibly one of the greatest fictional characters of all time. Thus, I decided I wanted to play this game to see where it all started. To put it lightly, this has been the worst experience of my entire life. This game was so awful to play I almost smashed my head into the wall about 80 times and nearly broke my entire desk. Just watch a playthrough on Youtube and save yourself the pain and suffering that this god awful masterpiece brought a pour soul like me.

It's kind of difficult to play, but my brother and I had a lot of fun.

Please use the mod manager, the port by itself isn't the best but with the mod manager it is the best port of the game.

This game is the pinnacle of style in sonic games and I would love to see this kind of style replicated or surpassed in future installments, overall an amazing experience, been a fan of the series for a while and this game holds a special place for me. Very few bugs and crashes (still holds up to this day), also shadow is peak.

I first played this game back in April of 2022, I didn't have any high expectations coming into this game mainly because growing up I never really cared for Sonic that much as a kid, I was more into Nintendo games and because growing up on the Pre-Sonic Movie Era of the internet meant you were already pre-opposed to Sonic as both a character and a franchise, but as I got older and started playing different games outside of what I was use to, I thought of perhaps giving this game a try, nevertheless I was hooked. This game is a lotta fun, the sonic/shadow and tails/eggman stages are the main highlights of the game with all the sick stunts you can pull off in the game as sonic or shadow and the amount of destruction you can pull of as Tails/Eggman hits all the right places. The knuckles/rouge stages i can live without since they were the only parts of the game that actually irritated me, cos your required to find the master emerald pieces in a specific order which is just irritating to deal with (the soundtrack does make up for it though.)

I will warn you, this game can be finicky at times when it comes to glitches, I've personally never encountered any game breaking bugs throughout any of my play-throughs outside of the occasional wall clip. But if you don't want to deal with that sort of thing then I would recommend this video by BlazeHedgehog on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHt5PP3abfE

But overall, this game was a blast and I would recommend people try it and ignore the hate bandwagon around this game because lets be honest: a lot of the hate surrounding this game gets is mostly from people who get their opinions from YouTube Media Reviewers rather than forming their own (*coughcough*Projared*coughcough*) or people who played the butchered and un-optimized Gamecube/future ports outside of the og sega dreamcast version when they were kids and based their hatred around it. (Of course the game's gonna suffer being ported over to a Nintendo console because Nintendo's systems are not designed with high fidelity in mind, which is why every Nintendo port of a game is always the worst version regardless of game!)

Anyways I'll leave it at that, it's getting late so I'mma sign off! Sonic Adventure 2 is the best sonic game and I'm tired of pretending that it's not. See ya.

the most goated sonic game. dark story on top!!!

this is most deffinetly a Sonic Adventure and deffinetly deserves a rating of 2 on a scale of 2