Sonic Adventure 2 (2012)

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Sonic Adventure 2
System(s): Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Steam, PlayStation Now
Publisher: Sega
Developer: Sega of China
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Release Date RRP Code Rating US ▼ 2012-10-02 $9.99 NPUB-30579 EU ▼ 2012-10-03 €7.99 NPEB-00856 DE ▼ 2012-10-03 €7.99 NPEB-00856 UK ▼ 2012-10-03 £6.49 NPEB-00856 AU ▼ 2012-10-03 $11.95 NPEB-00856 JP ▼ 2012-10-04 ¥952 (1,000) NPJB-00188 KR ▼ 2012-10-02 ₩12,400 NPHB-00467 TW ▼ 2012-10-02 NT$313 NPHB-00467 US ▼ 2012-10-05 800pts ? US ▼ (Trial Game) 2012-10-05 FREE ? UK ▼ 2012-10-05 800pts ? UK ▼ (Trial Game) 2012-10-05 FREE ? EU ▼ 2012-10-05 800pts ? EU ▼ (Trial Game) 2012-10-05 FREE ? DE ▼ 2012-10-05 800pts ? DE ▼ (Trial Game) 2012-10-05 FREE ? AU ▼ 2012-10-05 800pts ? AU ▼ (Trial Game) 2012-10-05 FREE ? JP ▼ 2012-10-05 800pts ? JP ▼ (Otameshiban) 2012-10-05 FREE ? US 2012-11-19 $9.99 213610 EU 2012-11-19 €7.99 213610 DE 2012-11-19 €7.99 213610 UK 2012-11-19 £5.99 213610 AU 2012-11-19 $12.99 213610 JP 2024-01-23 ¥? ? JP 2015-09-16 ¥? ?

Sonic Adventure 2 (ソニックアドベンチャー2) is a downloadable version of Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle for Xbox 360's Xbox Live Arcade, Sony's PlayStation Network and later, the PC Steam client. In the US and Europe, it is billed alongside rereleases of NiGHTS Into Dreams... and Jet Set Radio as part of a "Sega Heritage Collection"; in Japan, it is part of Sega's ongoing Dreamcast initiative.

Gameplay

The game is essentially a straight port of the Battle version of the game, with the aspect ratio upgraded to modern standards (16:9 as opposed to 4:3), though with several oddities present, such as the sudden re-addition of most of Big the Cat's cameo appearances and certain dialogue overlaps being fixed. The HUD has also mostly been redrawn, with new life counter/Ring/Chao Key icons being present, to note a few changes. As well as this, certain elements have been retroactively removed from the game, such as certain characters in the multiplayer offering and the Chao Karate mode, though these can be gained by purchasing and downloading the 'Battle' add-on DLC for 240 MSP or £1.99/$2.99.

Support for Xbox Live leaderboards has been added, as part of Microsoft's requirement for Arcade games to contain such an option. The Xbox Live version supports the 360 chatpad when naming Chao and custom soundtracks and also allows for dual stick camera control.

Due to a lack of GBA/VMU connectivity, the Chao Transporter has simply been replaced with a 'Chao Departure Device', the only purpose of which being to delete unwanted Chao.

Achievements

Main article: Sonic Adventure 2/Achievements

History

PlayStation Store chart performance

Platform	PlayStation Store reference	Monthly PlayStation Store chart appearances and rankings	Months on the PlayStation Store (original run / cumulative total)
PlayStation 3	US PlayStation Blog (starting October 2012)	October 2012 - #2	1 / 1
"	"	November 2012 - #3	2 / 2
"	"	December 2012 - #6	3 / 3
"	"	February 2013 - #15	" / 4
"	"	March 2013 - #16	" / 5
"	"	May 2013 - #20	" / 6
"	"	April 2015 - #20	" / 7
"	"	June 2015 - #20	" / 8
"	EU PlayStation Blog (starting October 2012)	October 2012 - #4	1 / 1
"	"	November 2012 - #7	2 / 2
"	"	January 2013 - #3	" / 3

Downloadable content

Title and description	Links	Releases
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Mode DLC	Steam PlayStation 3: JP, US, UK, AU, KR, TW Xbox 360: JP, US, UK, AU	US 2012-11-19 $2.992.99 EU 2012-11-19 €2.492.49 DE 2012-11-19 €2.492.49 UK 2012-11-19 £1.991.99 AU 2012-11-19 $3.993.99 US 2012-10-02 $2.992.99 JP 2012-10-04 UK 2012-10-03 £3.693.69 EU 2012-10-03 €4.494.49 DE 2012-10-03 €4.494.49 AU 2012-10-03 $6.756.75 KR 2012-11-13 ₩3,7003,700 TW 2012-11-13 NT$9494 US 2012-10-05 240MSP240 UK 2012-10-05 240MSP240 EU 2012-10-05 240MSP240 DE 2012-10-05 240MSP240 AU 2012-10-05 240MSP240 JP 2012-10-05 240MSP240
Premium Theme	PlayStation 3: US	US 2012-10-02 $1.991.99
Launch Trailer	PlayStation 3: US	US 2012-10-23 FREEfree

Promotional material

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Artwork

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External links

• Sonic Adventure 2 on Steam
• Sonic Adventure 2 on PlayStation.com: JP, US
• Sonic Adventure 2 on PlayStation Store: JP, US, UK, AU, KR
• Sonic Adventure 2 on Xbox Marketplace: JP, US, UK, AU
• Sega of America catalogue page

References

Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
PS3	2010  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I | Sonic Adventure     2011  Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog Anniversary Bundle | Sonic the Hedgehog CD     2012  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II | Sonic Adventure 2 | Classic Sonic Bundle | Sonic the Fighters     2013  Sonic the Hedgehog Master Collection      Prototypes  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (Sony QA Network prototype)

	2007  Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic the Hedgehog 2     2009  Sonic the Hedgehog 3 | Sonic & Knuckles     2010  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I | Sonic Adventure     2011  Sonic the Hedgehog CD     2012  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II | Sonic Adventure 2 | Sonic the Fighters      Prototypes  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I (PartnerNET build)

filler

2010  Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Spinball | Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island | Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing     2011  Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles | Sonic Adventure | Sonic Generations     2012  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I | Sonic the Hedgehog CD | Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II | Sonic Adventure 2     2013  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed     2015  Sonic Lost World     2017  Sonic Mania | Sonic Forces     2019  Team Sonic Racing     2022  Sonic Origins | Sonic Frontiers     2023  Sonic Colours: Ultimate | The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | Sonic Superstars     2024  Sonic X Shadow Generations      Prototypes  Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II (Beta 8)