Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (ソニックアドベンチャー2 バトル Sonikku Adobenchā 2 Batoru?) is an enhanced port of the Dreamcast video game, Sonic Adventure 2. It was released in December 2001 in Japan and 2002 in the rest of the world for the Nintendo GameCube, making it the first Sonic the Hedgehog game to be released for a Nintendo game console. This port includes a variety of exclusive new features alongside several changes.
The world's fastest, supersonic hedgehog[2]
Somehow our hero, Sonic, has been mistakenly accused by the military troops because they think Sonic is the one who escaped from their facility. Sonic tries to discover the secrets of this black hedgehog who resembles him and at the same time he must stop Eggman's evil plan to dominate the world.[2]
A black hedgehog who resembles Sonic[3]
Shadow is the ultimate life form created by Professor Gerald Robotnik. Shadow has the ability to use his special power, "Chaos Control." Shadow is able to harness the power of the Chaos Emerald to warp time and space. After telling Eggman about the Eclipse Cannon, Shadow encourages Dr. Eggman to join up and help conquer the world. But what is Shadow's real motive?[3]
A friendly boy fox with two tails[4]
His mechanical ability to build machines is equal to that of Dr. Eggman. This time, he plays an active role using his new machine the "Cyclone." His ability to build machines is invaluable to Sonic.[4]
An evil self-proclaimed scientist who disturbs Sonic and his friends[5]
Also known as Dr. Robotnik, Dr. Eggman is an evil scientist with an IQ of 300. A renowned authority on robotics, Eggman joins forces with Shadow and Rouge in a plot to conquer the world. Once he has collected all the Chaos Emeralds, he plans to take care of his lifelong rival, Sonic, once and for all.[5]
Powerful and wild echidna[6]
The guardian of the Master Emerald, Knuckles takes his residence on the floating Angel Island. He is known as a treasure hunter, but is a skilled martial artist as well. Ever since the Master Emerald was shattered, Knuckles has made it his mission to collect each and every shattered piece.[6]
A mysterious treasure hunter who loves jewels[7]
As a hunter who devotes her life to the pursuit of jewels, Rouge is determined to make herself rich. She is passionate about her work, and once she's set her sights on a new treasure, she stops at nothing until she gets it. In order to collect the many pieces of the Master Emerald, she offers to help Shadow and Dr. Eggman—but her true identity remains a mystery to them both.[7]
An energetic girl in love with Sonic. Amy loves to chase after Sonic wherever he goes.[8]
While not as good at running or jumping compared to other characters, Amy can perform a special attack with fewer rings, this hindering her opponents by firing attacks continuously.[8]
The strongest robot invented by Dr. Eggman in order to defeat Sonic. Metal Sonic and Sonic have a strong rivalry.[9]
Similar to Sonic in abilities, Metal Sonic is capable of faster bursts of speed. Press the B Button continuously to invoke "Black Shield" which protects Metal Sonic from damage.[9]
Note: Metal Sonic cannot use brakes very easily and he has no ability for special attacks.[9]
Styled after Chao and created by Tails, the Chao Walker is one of the quickest characters in the game.[10]
With its speedy moves, Chao Walker is able to dodge an opponent's attack as well as deliver its own. Chao Walker can perform special attacks with fewer rings collected as comparted to other characters. However, Chao Walker has very weak attack power and defense.[10]
A very powerful battle machine created by Dr. Eggman for Dark Chao.[11]
Dark Chao Walker is capable of delivering heavy damage attacks and has great defensive powers. Dark Chao Walker can also perform a high-powered attack. But Dark Chao Walker moves very slowly and the firepower of its Volkan Cannon isn't very effective.[11]
A girl with mystical power, who comes from the same ancient tribe as Knuckles.[12]
Tikal has quick moves and can find Emeralds quickly, but she does not have a very good sense for seeking out Emeralds in the distance. In addition, Tikal cannot battle well since her punches have a very short reach.[12]
The legendary liquid life form who is the guardian of Chao and its friends. Chaos Zero has immeasurable powers but a warm heart.[13]
Chaos Zero has very strong combat skills and its punches have a long reach. It also has special power attacks but cannot move very quickly.[13]
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle received generally positive reviews from critics with a score of 73% from Metacritic,[15] although lower than that of the original Dreamcast version. Critics praised the gameplay and graphics, but criticized the camera movements and some of the character's scripts. IGN motivated the "blistering framerate, sharp and detailed textures, and even progressive scan support", but had negative reviews on both voice acting and sound effects.[16]
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle was the #1 selling title on the Nintendo GameCube in its first week of availability, selling 2.56 million copies in total.[18][19][20]
In retrospect, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle was placed as the third best Sonic game by IGN in their "10 Best Sonic Games" list.[21]
