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'''''Sonic Adventure 2: Battle''''' is an upgraded port of the [[Sega Dreamcast]]'s ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. It was the first Sonic game to be released on a Nintendo console. Ironically, [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/533012.asp this version of the game] did not get as good reviews as [http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/291597.asp its Dreamcast predecessor].
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' (ソニックアドベンチャー2 バトル) is an upgraded port of the [[Sega Dreamcast]]'s ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'' for the [[Nintendo GameCube]]. It was the first ''Sonic'' game (along with ''[[Sonic Advance]]'') to be released on a Nintendo console.
  
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==Differences Between Dreamcast and Gamecube Versions==
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==Changes from Dreamcast==
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New "Battle" multiplayer options have been added, and characters that needed to be unlocked in the original are now unlocked from the start. The requirements to unlock these characters were instead used to unlock new features for the Kart mode.
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===Multiplayer===
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The 2P versus mode is considered the biggest change between the Dreamcast and the remake. It is most likely the inspiration of the term "Battle" that is added to the title.
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*The 2P menu was completely redesigned with a different background tune. The players no longer have to choose a group making it possible for characters to face off against characters in their own alignment. Example: Sonic can now fight against [[Amy Rose]].
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*All characters that needed to be unlocked with an A-[[Rank]] with specific characters are now available from the start. Moreover, they were each given special stats that made each of them unique instead of just being clones of the main characters. For example, [[Chaos]] who had the same speed as Rouge in the original now has become much slower. Each character also received their own unique special attacks. [[Metal Sonic]]'s attacks were completely removed and replaced with the ability to activate the [[Black Shield]] which defends against special attacks.
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*The playing system was altered so that players are no longer required to play 3 stages in a row.
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*More stages were made playable, such as [[City Escape]] and [[Dry Lagoon]]. Dry Lagoon was also redesigned in 2 player mode to take place at night. Also, special races were added such as the grind race and the shooting races.
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*An option menu was added. In it, the player can set a handicap, remove or enable a time limit, or set the traditional rules of VS mode from the Dreamcast.
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*A new character was added, [[Dark Chao]] and its [[Dark Chao Walker|Walker]], in the place of [[Big the Cat]].
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*The secret character skins were also changed both in appearance and how they are obtained.
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====Special attacks====
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Characters in the 2P Battle mode are able to use special attacks like in the original game, however extra characters can now use their own special attacks. While most characters can use special attacks in 20-[[Ring]] increments, Amy can use special attacks for every 10 Rings, and the [[Chao Walker]] can use special attacks for every 15 Rings. Metal Sonic cannot use special attacks.
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{| class="prettytable" style="width:auto;"
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!Rings
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!Special attack
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!Effect
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|-
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!colspan="3"|Race
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|-
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|20
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|Speed Up
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|Temporarily increases speed.
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|-
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|40
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|[[Sonic Wind]] (Sonic)<br>[[Chaos Spear]] (Shadow)<br>[[Storming Heart]] (Amy)
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|Attacks the opponent no matter where they are.
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|-
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|60
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|[[Time Stop]] (Sonic)<br>[[Chaos Control]] (Shadow)<br>[[Amy Flash]] (Amy)
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|Freezes the opponent for a short while.
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|-
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!colspan="3"|Shooting
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|-
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|20
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|[[Laser Missile]] (Tails, Eggman)<br>[[Booming Missile]] (Chao)<br>[[Crazy Rush]] (Dark Chao)
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|Fires many [[Homing Missile]]s simultaneously.
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|-
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|40
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|[[Rocket Launcher]] (Tails, Eggman)<br>[[Rumble Launcher]] (Chao)<br>[[Hell Bomber]] (Dark Chao)
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|Fires multiple rockets upwards.
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|-
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|60
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|[[Power Laser]] (Tails, Eggman)<br>[[Zap Laser]] (Chao)<br>[[Dark Finish]] (Dark Chao)
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|Fires a super-size laser from the front.
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|-
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!colspan="3"|Hunting
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|-
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|20
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|[[Hammer Punch]] (Knuckles)<br>[[Hip Drop]] (Rouge)<br>[[Wrath of Gaia]] (Tikal)<br>[[Chaos Impact]] (Chaos)
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|Strikes the ground, tripping the opponent if they are grounded.
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|-
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|40
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|[[Thunder Arrow]] (Knuckles)<br>[[Black Wave]] (Rouge)<br>[[Heaven's Justice]] (Tikal)<br>[[Chaos Strike]] (Chaos)
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|Attacks the opponent no matter where they are and scrambles their controls.
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|-
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|60
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|[[Power Flash]] (Knuckles)<br>[[Charm Ray]] (Rouge)<br>[[Captive Light]] (Tikal)<br>[[Chaos Bind]] (Chaos)
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|Freezes the opponent for a short while.
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|}
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====Stages====
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The available stages have been greatly expanded from the original game, with each game type now featuring ten playable stages instead of three. The stages are split into four difficulty levels, including exclusive mini-stages played in Level 1. Level 4 stages are not initially available from the beginning and must be unlocked by clearing the Hero and Dark stories respectively.
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{| class="prettytable" style="text-align:center; width:auto;"
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!Level
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!colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|Stages
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|-
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!colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Race
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|1
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|[[Downtown Race]]
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|[[Grind Race]]
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|-
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|2
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|[[City Escape]]
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|[[Metal Harbor]]
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|[[White Jungle]]
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|-
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|3
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|[[Green Forest]]
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|[[Sky Rail]]
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|[[Radical Highway]]
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|-
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|4
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|[[Final Rush]]
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|[[Final Chase]]
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|
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|-
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!colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Shooting
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|1
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|[[Deck Race]]
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|[[Pyramid Race]]
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|-
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|2
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|[[Weapons Bed]]
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|[[Iron Gate]]
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|[[Hidden Base]]
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|-
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|3
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|[[Mission Street]]
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|[[Sand Ocean]]
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|[[Cosmic Wall]]
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|-
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|4
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|[[Eternal Engine]]
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|[[Lost Colony]]
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|
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|-
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!colspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|Hunting
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|-
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|1
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|[[Pool Quest]]
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|[[Planet Quest]]
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|
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|-
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|2
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|[[Dry Lagoon]]
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|[[Egg Quarters]]
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|[[Security Hall]]
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|-
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|3
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|[[Wild Canyon]]
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|[[Pumpkin Hill]]
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|[[Meteor Herd]]
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|-
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|4
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|[[Death Chamber]]
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|[[Mad Space]]
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|
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|}
  
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Some special effects were added to the versus mode and characters. The former unlockable characters were given new stats, moves, sound effects and animations instead of being clones like the Dreamcast version. The most notable of these are that Metal Sonic now has no distance attacks, and Chaos's time freeze ability lasts for a whopping 30 seconds. The special attacks were also given an anime styled flashing background (which also appears in the 1P boss battles. The secret character skins were also given such enhancements.
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===Gameplay===
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*During Knuckles and Rouge's stages, a red exclamation point will appear when a player is right on top of an emerald/key.
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*In Tails and Dr. Eggman's stages, it used to be possible for their machines to receive damage even with a barrier shield. This was taken away in this version of the game.
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*Some sound effects were added during gameplay, such as the sound that is made just before the GUN Hornets fire their bombs.
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*Since the game is run by a faster processor than its predecessor, the game does not slow down during hectic situations.
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*Some stages were also slightly modified either gameplay wise or graphically. Some gameplay changes can make a level easier or harder. In the [[Cosmic Wall]] stage, the A rank scores were raised significantly in the GameCube version (1st mission 53,000 -> 80,000; 4th mission 45,000 -> 75,000; last mission 50,000 -> 100,000).
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*Tails' and Eggman's lock-on laser is now able to mark targets at a faster rate (once every 8 frames on GameCube, whereas it takes 12 frames to mark each target in Dreamcast). Their Volkan Cannon is also able to achieve a faster rate of fire by a similar margin.
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*The first frame of Knuckles' [[Spiral Upper]] attack, and Rouge's [[Screw Kick]], has roughly double the reach on Dreamcast. This was removed in the remake, leaving it with only the same reach as the rest of the move. Additionally, a few more objects were given immunity to those moves, most notably the safes around the perimeter of [[Security Hall]].
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*Kart Racing was given more features. By completing all of the characters' missions, a secret kart could be unlocked for each one with more advanced stats. Sonic's secret kart is actually the same kart that was available on the downloadable [[High-Speed Trial Kart Racing]] from the Dreamcast. The Eggrobo that was also downloadable on the Dreamcast could be unlocked after completing all of Rouge's missions. Chao also becomes a selectable racer in this game after completing Tails' missions.
  
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Minor special effects were added to the game, such as rain in [[White Jungle]]. Moreover, some cutscenes were redone slightly, with different or improved character animations and camera angles. Quite noticeably, the cutscenes appear to play faster than on its original Dreamcast counterpart.
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===Graphics===
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*The main characters received slight modifications and better shading. Their shadows also became more detailed.
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*Camera angles are changed or improved.
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*A special background was added when a character would use a special attack.
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*Objects that were transparent, such as the balloons and the Artificial Chaos, were made solid.
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*Multiplayer now runs at 60 fps (compared to 30 fps on Dreamcast).
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*The flashing green lights in [[Egg Quarters]] were removed.
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*Much of the text on Tails and Eggman's walkers are removed. Including Eggman's insignia that was on the back of his walker.
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*The GUN robots also had a downgrade in appearance. The glistening effect that the Beetles had was removed. Also, the exhaust flames on the backs of some of the robots were also removed.
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*The Shield Hunter's shields changed in appearance given a darker shade of red and becoming much narrower.
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*Rouge's [[Sonic Adventure 2 upgrades#Pick Nails|Pick Nails]] are not visible on her boots like they are in the Dreamcast version.
  
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Strangely, [[Big the Cat]]'s humorous cameos did not remain in the stages, but he can still be viewed in some story sequences by rapidly pressing the {{A}} button throughout the scenes. He no longer appears in the Hero Side story, however, which means he is not in Sonic's opening scene in any form. He was also replaced by the Dark Chao Walker in the game's multiplayer mode.
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===Cutscenes===
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*Cut scenes load much faster than their Dreamcast counterparts.
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*Now all cut scenes run at 60 fps (some of them were locked at 30 in the original).
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*Some details for non-playable characters, such as Amy's teeth and Maria's eyelashes, were removed in the remake for some reason.
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*In the first scene of the Hero story, the angles of Sonic exiting the helicopter are altered. Also, in the Dreamcast Version Sonic is seen with his original shoes on then changes into his Soap shoes once he jumps from the helicopter. In this version, Sonic has his Soaps on the entire time.
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*In the scene before Knuckles enters the [[Death Chamber]], the Eggman signs from [[Pyramid Cave]] that were visible in the background were removed. Furthermore, the camera angle on Sonic during the last moments of the scene was changed entirely.
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*In the scene where Rouge finds out about [[Project Shadow]], the screen she is looking at is noticeably different. The Dreamcast shows the screen displaying a picture with the [[Biolizard]] while the remake just shows the screen flashing "DANGER". The screen is also changed to display Sonic, Tails, and Amy in the ARK rather than showing that the Chaos Emerald is near.
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*When Shadow remembered his discussion with Maria on the ARK while looking at the Earth, we could originally see his reflection in the glass. This effect is missing on GameCube.
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*Some sound effects were added or changed. Notably, in the cut scene where Shadow figures out Rouge's true intentions, the Dreamcast version plays [[Fly In The Freedom|her theme song]] throughout the entire scene. However the GameCube version changed it so that it would cut from Rouge's theme song and then go to [[Throw It All Away|Shadow's theme song]].
  
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Another difference in this version can be found on the 5th Mission for the [[Cosmic Wall]] stage:  100,000 points are required for an A rank rather than the mere 50,000 required in the Dreamcast version. The boxes in [[Crazy Gadget]] also have red "x"'s instead of green. This may have been changed due to the [[Xbox]] logo being so similiar to the marking.
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===Other===
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*An opening sequence which the Dreamcast notably lacked is added just before the title screen.
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*The title screen that used to be just of Sonic and Shadow now includes all characters. This is also true for the default menu theme.
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*The menu themes of the playable that needed to be downloaded via the internet are available by default. This also includes the Shadow theme that was never released in America. The Omochao, Amy, and Maria theme can be bought at the Black Market in Chao World after collecting a certain amount of Emblems, while the Secretary theme is unlocked via button code.
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*The [[Sound Test]] was moved from the Options menu to the Extras menu.
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*Big's stage cameos were removed, and in some cases replaced with rings. Though, Big will make cameos in the cut scenes if the {{A}} button is pressed rapidly.
  
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This game also changed a large portion of raising [[Chao]], the Artificial life form available in both ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' and ''Sonic Adventure 2''. Unlike the Dreamcast version, where a [[VMU]] was required to view a Chao's statistics, that information can now be viewed from within the game. The player can also transfer one Chao from ''Sonic Adventure 2: Battle'' to ''[[Sonic Advance]]'', ''[[Sonic Advance 2]]'', and ''[[Sonic Pinball Party]]'' with a GCN-GBA Link Cable. The ''[[Tiny Chao Garden]]'' minigame can be downloaded from the game to a GBA. This version also included Chao Karate, a fighting-style game using a Chao's stats with little influence from the player. The layouts of all three Chao Gardens were changed slightly.
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==History==
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===Development===
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Development}}
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===Sales data===
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Due to the lack of available sales data for the original Dreamcast release (as it was released a few months after Sega discontinued production of the console), these references provide the only sales data available for any release of ''Sonic Adventure 2''.
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{{SalesTable|
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{{SalesRow
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| 1,005,000
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| 2005
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| {{GC}}
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| US
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|{{ref|https://archive.ph/JFhdO|http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml}}
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| This figure was added to the Magic Box sometime between [https://archive.is/B19Bv February 13] and May 16, 2005.
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}}
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{{SalesRow
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| 435,000
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| 2007-01
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| {{GC}}
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| US
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|{{ref|https://archive.is/Eq4TS|http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml}}
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}}
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==Manuals==
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==Versions==
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*[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle US Manual]]
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===Also released on===
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*[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle EU Manual]]
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*''[[Sonic Adventure 2-Pack]]'' (200x)
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*[[Sonic Adventure 2: Battle JP Manual]]
 
  
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==Production Credits==
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==Production credits==
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Executive Producer: Isao Okawa<br>
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{{mainArticle|{{PAGENAME}}/Production credits}}
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Producer: [[Yuji Naka]]<br>
 
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Director: [[Takashi Iizuka]]<br>
 
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Art Director: [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]]<br>
 
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Main Programmer: [[Tetsu Katano]]<br>
 
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Scenario Writer: [[Shiro Maekawa]]<br>
 
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Chao Director: [[Sachiko Kawamura]]<br>
 
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Sound Director: [[Jun Senoue]]<br>
 
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Assistant Director: [[Keith Palmer]]<br>
 
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Player Character Designers: [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Yuji Uekawa]]<br>
 
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Player Character Programmer: [[Tetsu Katano]]<br>
 
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Field Designers(Level Designers): [[Takashi Iizuka]], [[Eitaro Toyoda]]<br>
 
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Camera System Programmer: [[Takeshi Sakakibara]]<br>
 
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Game Designers: [[Takashi Iizuka]], [[Eitaro Toyoda]]<br>
 
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Field Programmers: Koji Ogino, Tomoyuki Naito<br>
 
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Field Art Director: [[Hiroshi Nishiyama]]<br>
 
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Field Artists: [[Nobuhiko Honda]], Daizo Kinoshita, [[Takahiro Kudo]], [[Yoshitaka Miura]]<br>
 
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Enemy Game Designers: [[Takashi Iizuka]], [[Eitaro Toyoda]]<br>
 
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Enemy Programmers: [[Tetsu Katano]], Makiko Nishimura, Tomoyuki Naito<br>
 
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Enemy Character Designers: [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]], [[Nobuhiko Honda]]<br>
 
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Story Event Designer: [[Shiro Maekawa]]<br>
 
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Lead Event Artist: [[Michikazu Tamamura]]<br>
 
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Chao Programmers: [[Takaaki Saito]], Makiko Nishmura<br>
 
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Lead Chao Artists: [[Sachiko Kawamura]]<br>
 
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Chao Artists: [[Kazuko Ito]], [[Makoto Yonezu]]<br>
 
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Chao Program Support: [[Masanobu Yamamoto]], [[Yoshitaka Kawabata]], Masakazu Miura, Yusuke Masuo<br>
 
  
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===Tiny Chao Garden===
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==Magazine articles==
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Tiny Chao Garden Product Coordinator: [[Akinori Nishiyama]]<br>
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Tiny Chao Garden Game Designers: [[Sachiko Kawamura]], [[Yoshihisa Hashimoto]]<br>
 
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Tiny Chao Garden Mini Game Programmer: [[Takaaki Saito]]<br>
 
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Tiny Chao Garden Artists: [[Sachiko Kawamura]], [[Kazuko Ito]]<br>
 
  
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CG Movie Director: [[Kazuyuki Hoshino]]<br>
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Executive Sound Coordinator: [[Yukifumi Makino]]<br>
 
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Lyrics: [[Johnny Gioeli]], Ted Poley, [[Paul Shortino]]<br>
 
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Sound Effects Programmer: Makiko Nishimura<br>
 
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Voice Recording Producer: [[Hiroyuki Inage]] (TOHOKUSHINSHA)<br>
 
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Voice Recording Director: [[Eriko Kimura]] (TOHOKUSHINSHA),  [[Lani Minella]]<br>
 
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Recording: OMNIBUS JAPAN<BR>
 
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Product Support: [[Akinori Nishiyama]], [[Yuji Uekawa]], [[Masanobu Yamamoto]]<br>
 
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Library Support: [[Yoshitaka Kawabata]], Sega Ninja Team<br>
 
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File:Sa2b_logoUS.png|International Logo
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File:Sa2b jp logo.svg|Japanese Logo
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===2D Cutouts===
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File:Sa2b sonic03.png|[[Sonic]]
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File:B_sonic_06.png|Sonic
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Lead Tester: Steve Peck<br>
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File:Sa2b tails pic0036.png|[[Tails]]
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Product Manager: Robert Alvarez<br>
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File:Knuckles 05.png|[[Knuckles]]
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File:Sa2b shadow02.png|[[Shadow]]
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File:Sa2b shadow03.png|Shadow
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File:Eggman 02.png|[[Dr. Eggman]]
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File:Sa2b rouge02.png|[[Rouge]]
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File:Group3.png|Sonic and Shadow
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File:SA2-DC-10thAnniPressKit-N CHAO.png|[[Chao]]
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File:SA2-DC-10thAnniPressKit-H CHAO.png|[[Hero Chao]]
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File:SA2-DC-10thAnniPressKit-D CHAO.png|[[Dark Chao]]
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===Renders===
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Executive Management: Yoshio Sakai<br>
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File:Sa2b sonic.png|Sonic
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File:Sa2b sonic02.png|Sonic
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Localization Producer: Kuniyo Matsumoto<br>
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Lead Tester: Mathew Brooks<br>
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File:Sonic_182.png|Sonic
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Product Marketing Manager: Jim Pride<br>
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File:Sa2b tails walker.png|Tails in the [[Cyclone]]
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Product Manager: Mathew Quaeck<br>
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File:Sa2btailsa.png|Tails in an alternate version of the Cyclone
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Special Thanks: [[Shinya Matsunami]], Yusuke Nasuo, Chie Maekawa, Sawako Sogabe, Greg Thomas, Sandra Castagnola, Greg Drumnller, Jane Thompson, Yukio Aoyama, Keiko Lull, [[Yojiro Ogawa]], [[Satoshi Okano]], [[Yoshinari Amaike]], [[Shun Nakamura]], [[Kenichi Fujiwara]], [[Hiroyuki Watanabe]], Hozomi Yamauchi, Tomoyuki Maruyama, Yasuko Maruyama, Masae Hirosawa<br>
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File:Sa2b knuckles.png|Knuckles
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File:Sa2b shadow.png|Shadow
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File:Sa2b eggman walker.png|Dr. Eggman in the [[Egg Walker]]
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''For production of the original Sonic Adventure 2, see [[Sonic Adventure 2#Production Credits|Sonic Adventure 2's Production Credits]].''
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File:Sa2b rouge.png|Rouge
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File:Sa2b amy.png|[[Amy]]
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File:Chr mso.png|[[Metal Sonic]]
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File:Sa2b chao walker.png|[[Chao Walker]]
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File:Sa2b darkchao walker.png|[[Dark Chao Walker]]
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File:Chr tik.png|[[Tikal]]
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File:Chr ch0.png|[[Chaos]]
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File:Omochao.png|[[Omochao]]
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{{trivia}}
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Image:Sa2b gc fr cover.jpg|French Cover
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* Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): [https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://sega.jp/gc/sonicad2/ GameCube] (archive)
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Image:Sa2b gc de cover.jpg|German Cover
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030621234928/http://sega.com/games/post_gamegame.jhtml?PRODID=841 Official website on Sega.com] (archive)
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Image:Sa2b gc es cover.jpg|Spanish Cover
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20030608115756/http://www.nintendogamecube.com/sonic/ Official website on NintendoGameCube.com] (archive)
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* Nintendo catalogue pages: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130717113420/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/software/gsbj/index.html JP], [http://web.archive.org/web/20030602173358/http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=726 US], [http://web.archive.org/web/20020816223124/http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamecube/games/sonic.php AU] (archive), [https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/Sonic-Adventure-2-Battle-268709.html UK]
  
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System(s): Nintendo GameCube
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Distributor: Infogrames (EU)
Peripherals supported: GBA Cable
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
  • 日本語
  • English
  • Français
  • Español
  • Deutsch
    • Release Date RRP Code Rating
    Nintendo GameCube
    US     		2002-02-12[1][2] $49.99[3][4] DOL-P-GSNE
    DOL-GSNE-USA
    ESRB: Everyone
    Nintendo GameCube
    US
    (Player's Choice)     		2003 $? DOL-P-GSNE
    DOL-GSNE-USA
    ESRB: Everyone
    Nintendo GameCube
    JP     		2001-12-20[5] ¥6,800 (7,140)[5] DOL-P-GSBJ
    DOL-GSBJ-JPN
    Nintendo GameCube
    JP
    (1)     		2004-03-18[5] ¥2,800 (2,940)[5] DOL-P-GSBJ
    DOL-GSBJ-JPN-1
    CERO: Free
    Nintendo GameCube
    UK     		2002-05-03[6][7] £39.99[6] DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-UKV
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Nintendo GameCube
    UK
    (Player's Choice)     		200x £? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-UKV
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    UK
    (Player's Choice alt)     		2003-10-17[8] £? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-UKV
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    FR     		2002-05-03[9] €? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-FRA
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Nintendo GameCube
    FR
    (Player's Choice)     		200x  ? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-FRA
    SELL: Tous Publics
    Nintendo GameCube
    FR
    (Player's Choice alt)     		2003-10-17 €? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-FRA
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    DE     		2002-05-03[10] €? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-NOE
    USK: 0
    Nintendo GameCube
    DE
    (Player's Choice)     		2003-10-17 €? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-NOE
    USK: 0
    Nintendo GameCube
    NL     		2002-05-03[11] €? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-HOL
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Nintendo GameCube
    NL
    (Player's Choice)     		2003-10-17 €? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-HOL
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    ES     		2002-05-03[12] €? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-EUR
    aDeSe: Todos los Publicos
    Nintendo GameCube
    IT     		2002-05-03[13] €? DOL-P-GSNP
    DOL-GSNP-ITA
    ELSPA: 3+ OK
    Nintendo GameCube
    AU     		2002-05-17 $? DOL-P-GSNP
    OFLC: G8
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    Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (ソニックアドベンチャー2 バトル) is an upgraded port of the Sega Dreamcast's Sonic Adventure 2 for the Nintendo GameCube. It was the first Sonic game (along with Sonic Advance) to be released on a Nintendo console.

    Changes from Dreamcast

    Multiplayer

    The 2P versus mode is considered the biggest change between the Dreamcast and the remake. It is most likely the inspiration of the term "Battle" that is added to the title.

    • The 2P menu was completely redesigned with a different background tune. The players no longer have to choose a group making it possible for characters to face off against characters in their own alignment. Example: Sonic can now fight against Amy Rose.
    • All characters that needed to be unlocked with an A-Rank with specific characters are now available from the start. Moreover, they were each given special stats that made each of them unique instead of just being clones of the main characters. For example, Chaos who had the same speed as Rouge in the original now has become much slower. Each character also received their own unique special attacks. Metal Sonic's attacks were completely removed and replaced with the ability to activate the Black Shield which defends against special attacks.
    • The playing system was altered so that players are no longer required to play 3 stages in a row.
    • More stages were made playable, such as City Escape and Dry Lagoon. Dry Lagoon was also redesigned in 2 player mode to take place at night. Also, special races were added such as the grind race and the shooting races.
    • An option menu was added. In it, the player can set a handicap, remove or enable a time limit, or set the traditional rules of VS mode from the Dreamcast.
    • A new character was added, Dark Chao and its Walker, in the place of Big the Cat.
    • The secret character skins were also changed both in appearance and how they are obtained.

    Special attacks

    Characters in the 2P Battle mode are able to use special attacks like in the original game, however extra characters can now use their own special attacks. While most characters can use special attacks in 20-Ring increments, Amy can use special attacks for every 10 Rings, and the Chao Walker can use special attacks for every 15 Rings. Metal Sonic cannot use special attacks.

    Rings Special attack Effect
    Race
    20 Speed Up Temporarily increases speed.
    40 Sonic Wind (Sonic)
    Chaos Spear (Shadow)
    Storming Heart (Amy)     		Attacks the opponent no matter where they are.
    60 Time Stop (Sonic)
    Chaos Control (Shadow)
    Amy Flash (Amy)     		Freezes the opponent for a short while.
    Shooting
    20 Laser Missile (Tails, Eggman)
    Booming Missile (Chao)
    Crazy Rush (Dark Chao)     		Fires many Homing Missiles simultaneously.
    40 Rocket Launcher (Tails, Eggman)
    Rumble Launcher (Chao)
    Hell Bomber (Dark Chao)     		Fires multiple rockets upwards.
    60 Power Laser (Tails, Eggman)
    Zap Laser (Chao)
    Dark Finish (Dark Chao)     		Fires a super-size laser from the front.
    Hunting
    20 Hammer Punch (Knuckles)
    Hip Drop (Rouge)
    Wrath of Gaia (Tikal)
    Chaos Impact (Chaos)     		Strikes the ground, tripping the opponent if they are grounded.
    40 Thunder Arrow (Knuckles)
    Black Wave (Rouge)
    Heaven's Justice (Tikal)
    Chaos Strike (Chaos)     		Attacks the opponent no matter where they are and scrambles their controls.
    60 Power Flash (Knuckles)
    Charm Ray (Rouge)
    Captive Light (Tikal)
    Chaos Bind (Chaos)     		Freezes the opponent for a short while.

    Stages

    The available stages have been greatly expanded from the original game, with each game type now featuring ten playable stages instead of three. The stages are split into four difficulty levels, including exclusive mini-stages played in Level 1. Level 4 stages are not initially available from the beginning and must be unlocked by clearing the Hero and Dark stories respectively.

    Level Stages
    Race
    1 Downtown Race Grind Race
    2 City Escape Metal Harbor White Jungle
    3 Green Forest Sky Rail Radical Highway
    4 Final Rush Final Chase
    Shooting
    1 Deck Race Pyramid Race
    2 Weapons Bed Iron Gate Hidden Base
    3 Mission Street Sand Ocean Cosmic Wall
    4 Eternal Engine Lost Colony
    Hunting
    1 Pool Quest Planet Quest
    2 Dry Lagoon Egg Quarters Security Hall
    3 Wild Canyon Pumpkin Hill Meteor Herd
    4 Death Chamber Mad Space

    Gameplay

    • During Knuckles and Rouge's stages, a red exclamation point will appear when a player is right on top of an emerald/key.
    • In Tails and Dr. Eggman's stages, it used to be possible for their machines to receive damage even with a barrier shield. This was taken away in this version of the game.
    • Some sound effects were added during gameplay, such as the sound that is made just before the GUN Hornets fire their bombs.
    • Since the game is run by a faster processor than its predecessor, the game does not slow down during hectic situations.
    • Some stages were also slightly modified either gameplay wise or graphically. Some gameplay changes can make a level easier or harder. In the Cosmic Wall stage, the A rank scores were raised significantly in the GameCube version (1st mission 53,000 -> 80,000; 4th mission 45,000 -> 75,000; last mission 50,000 -> 100,000).
    • Tails' and Eggman's lock-on laser is now able to mark targets at a faster rate (once every 8 frames on GameCube, whereas it takes 12 frames to mark each target in Dreamcast). Their Volkan Cannon is also able to achieve a faster rate of fire by a similar margin.
    • The first frame of Knuckles' Spiral Upper attack, and Rouge's Screw Kick, has roughly double the reach on Dreamcast. This was removed in the remake, leaving it with only the same reach as the rest of the move. Additionally, a few more objects were given immunity to those moves, most notably the safes around the perimeter of Security Hall.
    • Kart Racing was given more features. By completing all of the characters' missions, a secret kart could be unlocked for each one with more advanced stats. Sonic's secret kart is actually the same kart that was available on the downloadable High-Speed Trial Kart Racing from the Dreamcast. The Eggrobo that was also downloadable on the Dreamcast could be unlocked after completing all of Rouge's missions. Chao also becomes a selectable racer in this game after completing Tails' missions.

    Graphics

    • The main characters received slight modifications and better shading. Their shadows also became more detailed.
    • Camera angles are changed or improved.
    • A special background was added when a character would use a special attack.
    • Objects that were transparent, such as the balloons and the Artificial Chaos, were made solid.
    • Multiplayer now runs at 60 fps (compared to 30 fps on Dreamcast).
    • The flashing green lights in Egg Quarters were removed.
    • Much of the text on Tails and Eggman's walkers are removed. Including Eggman's insignia that was on the back of his walker.
    • The GUN robots also had a downgrade in appearance. The glistening effect that the Beetles had was removed. Also, the exhaust flames on the backs of some of the robots were also removed.
    • The Shield Hunter's shields changed in appearance given a darker shade of red and becoming much narrower.
    • Rouge's Pick Nails are not visible on her boots like they are in the Dreamcast version.

    Cutscenes

    • Cut scenes load much faster than their Dreamcast counterparts.
    • Now all cut scenes run at 60 fps (some of them were locked at 30 in the original).
    • Some details for non-playable characters, such as Amy's teeth and Maria's eyelashes, were removed in the remake for some reason.
    • In the first scene of the Hero story, the angles of Sonic exiting the helicopter are altered. Also, in the Dreamcast Version Sonic is seen with his original shoes on then changes into his Soap shoes once he jumps from the helicopter. In this version, Sonic has his Soaps on the entire time.
    • In the scene before Knuckles enters the Death Chamber, the Eggman signs from Pyramid Cave that were visible in the background were removed. Furthermore, the camera angle on Sonic during the last moments of the scene was changed entirely.
    • In the scene where Rouge finds out about Project Shadow, the screen she is looking at is noticeably different. The Dreamcast shows the screen displaying a picture with the Biolizard while the remake just shows the screen flashing "DANGER". The screen is also changed to display Sonic, Tails, and Amy in the ARK rather than showing that the Chaos Emerald is near.
    • When Shadow remembered his discussion with Maria on the ARK while looking at the Earth, we could originally see his reflection in the glass. This effect is missing on GameCube.
    • Some sound effects were added or changed. Notably, in the cut scene where Shadow figures out Rouge's true intentions, the Dreamcast version plays her theme song throughout the entire scene. However the GameCube version changed it so that it would cut from Rouge's theme song and then go to Shadow's theme song.

    Other

    • An opening sequence which the Dreamcast notably lacked is added just before the title screen.
    • The title screen that used to be just of Sonic and Shadow now includes all characters. This is also true for the default menu theme.
    • The menu themes of the playable that needed to be downloaded via the internet are available by default. This also includes the Shadow theme that was never released in America. The Omochao, Amy, and Maria theme can be bought at the Black Market in Chao World after collecting a certain amount of Emblems, while the Secretary theme is unlocked via button code.
    • The Sound Test was moved from the Options menu to the Extras menu.
    • Big's stage cameos were removed, and in some cases replaced with rings. Though, Big will make cameos in the cut scenes if the A button is pressed rapidly.

    History

    Development

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    Sales data

    Due to the lack of available sales data for the original Dreamcast release (as it was released a few months after Sega discontinued production of the console), these references provide the only sales data available for any release of Sonic Adventure 2.

    Copies sold Date Platform(s) Regions Cumulative sales References Notes
    1,005,000 2005
    Nintendo GameCube
    		 US 1,005,000 [15] This figure was added to the Magic Box sometime between February 13 and May 16, 2005.
    435,000 2007-01
    Nintendo GameCube
    		 US 1,440,000 [16]


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    Technical information

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    ROM dump status

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    ✔
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    MD5 9ef5fadf4b8756af820df997468a5a16
    SHA-1 f8cc51128df2a3b0da9d6f3a234c895a4cd7dc22
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    MD5 46c84273d5cd803715988a33ca3e5664
    SHA-1 118d5c2b654fba80de2efd37ebabff351c836e7a
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    SHA-1 c56a04c85bde5ade065dbe3459c7883b158df3f2
    		1.36GB Game Disc (JP)
    Nintendo GameCube
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    CRC32
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    SHA-1 fb1e54456a98b995de85a174f81c6675f52487b0
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    External links

    References

    1. ↑ Press release: 2002-02-04: THQ and Sega Ship SONIC ADVANCE, COLUMNS CROWN and PUYO POP for Game Boy Advance
    2. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com/games/gamepage/gamepage_main.jsp?gameId=726 (Wayback Machine: 2003-06-02 17:33)
    3. ↑ File:GamePro US 162.pdf, page 104
    4. ↑ Press release: 2002-02-12: Sonic the Hedgehog Speeds On to the Nintendo GameCube in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 http://sega.jp/gc/sonicad2/ (Wayback Machine: 2004-08-21 12:26)
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 File:CVG UK 246.pdf, page 76
    7. ↑ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/Sonic-Adventure-2-Battle-268709.html (archive.today)
    8. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk:80/Sonic-Adventure-Battle-Players-GameCube/dp/B0000ES8FW (Wayback Machine: 2013-06-09 09:37)
    9. ↑ https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Nintendo-GameCube/Sonic-Adventure-2-Battle-268709.html (archive.today)
    10. ↑ https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Nintendo-GameCube/Sonic-Adventure-2-Battle-268709.html (archive.today)
    11. ↑ https://www.nintendo.nl/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/Sonic-Adventure-2-Battle-268709.html (archive.today)
    12. ↑ https://www.nintendo.es/Juegos/Nintendo-GameCube/Sonic-Adventure-2-Battle-268709.html (archive.today)
    13. ↑ https://www.nintendo.it/Giochi/Nintendo-GameCube/Sonic-Adventure-2-Battle-268709.html (archive.today)
    14. ↑ http://www.nintendo.com.au/gamecube/games/sonic.php (Wayback Machine: 2002-08-16 22:31)
    15. ↑ http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml (archive.today)
    16. ↑ http://www.the-magicbox.com/Chart-USPlatinum.shtml (archive.today)
    17. ↑ Hidden Palace: Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (Review prototype)
    18. ↑ Hidden Palace: Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Review (Nov 29, 2001 prototype)


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