Sonic Adventure 2: The Trial
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| Sonic Adventure 2: The Trial |
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| System(s): Sega Dreamcast |
| Publisher: Sega |
| Developer: Sonic Team |
| Genre: 3D Platform |
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Sonic Adventure 2 (The Trial) for the Sega Dreamcast was a free demo given away when you bought Phantasy Star Online for the Dreamcast. This version is later than another prototype that was found, Sonic Adventure 2 (Preview). So far this is the only Sonic "prototype" game Sega has released commercially.
It included one level (City Escape) from Sonic Adventure 2 and differs in several ways from the final version; most notable was the fact that Sonic was still wearing his original trademark shoes. It wasn't until a few months before the retail release of Sonic Adventure 2 that Sonic Team revealed a merchandising deal with Soap Shoes. Another somewhat major change in the demo was a different script for the opening Helicopter Escape sequence. Most interesting is the fact that, in the original demo, one of the pilots actually swore; as Sonic made his escape, one of the pilots exclaimed "What the hell?" - by the time the finished game was released, this line was changed to "What in the world?". Other changes in the demo include a different logo, different road-side billboards, different sound effects, looser controls and physics, and an instrumental version of the song, Escape from the City. The dialogue spoken is completely japanese and is accompanied by english subtitles.
Physical Disc
The disc
Screenshots
Cutscene showing Sonics original shoes
