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Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut
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System(s): Nintendo GameCube, PC
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Game total: 13
Save file size: GC: 9 blocks, PC: 51KB
Genre: Action
Release Date RRP Code Rating
Nintendo GameCube
US
2003-06-17  ? GXSE8P
Nintendo GameCube
JP
2003-06-19 ¥6,980 (7,329) GASJ8P
Nintendo GameCube
AU
2003-06-20  ? GXSP8P
Nintendo GameCube
EU
2003-06-27  ? GXSP8P
Nintendo GameCube
JP (Okaidoku-ban)
2004-11-18 ¥2,800 (2,940) DOL-P-GASJ
Template:Windows JP 2003-12-18 ¥6,800 (7,140) HCJ-0344
Template:Windows EU 2004-02-06  ? SEGA-PC002
Template:Windows AU 2004-02-06  ? ?
Template:Windows US 2004-09-14  ? ?

Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, known as just Sonic Adventure DX (Japanese: ソニックアドベンチャー DX(デラックス)) in Japan, is an enhanced port of the Sega Dreamcast game, Sonic Adventure, with many added features and updated graphics. It was first released for the Nintendo GameCube in 2003, followed by a Windows PC port the following year.

Gameplay

Sonic Adventure DX follows in the footsteps of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, a GameCube conversion of Sonic Adventure 2, released in the tail-end of 2001, taking a Dreamcast game (in this case 1999 releases (i.e. the Western and International versions) of Sonic Adventure and attempting to enhance the game for the more capable GameCube hardware.

Unlike Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, however, the changes in DX are far more significant, resulting in a graphical overhaul across most areas of the game, a new "mission mode", an enhanced Chao Garden and the inclusion of 12 unlockable Sega Game Gear titles. It pulls a lot of inspiration from Sonic Adventure 2, while attempting to fix some of the multitude of problems with the original release, and is generally considered by Sega and Sonic Team to be the definitive version of the game, being the basis for all conversions going forward.

Much of the game has been remodelled or re-textured, with the main characters being among the assets to be re-created with higher polygon counts. But while DX may improve on some 3D geometry, much of the game is untouched and some areas, such as the in-game lighting model and many of the texture choices, are often considered to have been downgraded. In many parts of the game, particulary areas in an around Station Square, these texture changes lead to a very different looking world as seen in the original Dreamcast release.

Sonic Adventure DX being the better version of the game, as is its design, remains a contentious issue among fans.

Changes Between Dreamcast and GameCube Versions

Main Game

  • Enhanced graphics: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and Gamma were re-created with higher polygon counts, resulting in smoother models. For some reason, Gamma was not recreated, and Big's new model is barely noticeably different. The GameCube's TEV system, similar to nVidia's register combiners, was also used for effects like rippling water. (These effects are not present in the PC version, however). The PC version has the option to remove some smaller objects or effects from stages (like the fire hydrants in Speed Highway's At Dawn segment) to improve performance.
  • The original palette-based lighting system (Lantern) has been replaced with simpler lighting.
  • Very many changes have been made to textures throughout the game, ranging from minor to completely different; an example on the minor end of the spectrum is that the train used to transport from Station Square to Mystic Ruins is now blue instead of red, and on the major end of the spectrum, Twinkle Park can look like a different level at times. A detailed look at these changes (among others) can be seen at PkR's Dreamcastify WordPress site.
  • The game runs at 60 frames per second. Unfortunately, the framerate is generally unstable and frequently dips below 60fps, even in areas that do not seem to be graphically complex (framerate stability problems are not present in the PC version, assuming you meet its recommended system requirements). Cutscenes are locked at 30fps for a "cinematic feel", and to preserve the original script timings.
  • Some sound effects, such as when collecting rings and emblems, are lower in pitch.
  • A "Free Look" camera option was added, allowing the user to reposition the camera with the GameCube's C-stick. This option is reset to Sonic Adventure's original "Auto Camera" setting every time the game loads a new map.
  • Changes (mostly minor) were made within the levels themselves in an effort to help solve some of the game's problems concerning collision detection. However, many glitches were not fixed.
  • New glitches were introduced, related to inconsistencies in the port (for example, some windows still reflect the original Dreamcast graphics).
  • The Internet connection feature was removed. Some of the downloadable content from the Dreamcast version was included with the GameCube port.
  • A new Mission Mode is available, similar to the Mission Mode found in Sonic Jam's three-dimensional Sonic World. It features 60 missions spread across the six playable characters, where special tasks must be completed in the game's Adventure Fields and Action Stages.
  • Metal Sonic becomes a playable character in Trial mode, as a reward for collecting all the Emblems.
  • Cream the Rabbit makes several cameo appearances during the main game and Mission Mode to guide the player: for example, when finding the "Ice Stone" after Casinopolis Action Stage and when E-102 "Gamma" first goes to Station Square.
  • A "mini-game" collection of the 12 Sonic-related Game Gear games was added. (see below)
  • The ability to skip cutscenes by pushing Start was added.
  • Map option available by pausing the game in Adventure Fields.
  • Some voice effects were changed like when Tails begins to fly or when Amy swings her hammer.
  • The ability to have a clear pause screen by holding X and Y was removed.

Stages

Hedgehog Hammer

  • The Subgame version has a number of incorrect textures.
  • The game no longer crashes on the Subgame if you're not Amy.

Emerald Coast

  • Removed Sonic's Act 1 leftovers in Big's Act 3.
  • The skybox is properly centreed around the player.
  • The water effects move up and down instead of actual waves appearing.
  • The water also isn't a part of the skybox anymore.
  • Palm trees with Kikis on it are shorter.
  • The Kiki on the first bridge was moved to the centre.

Windy Valley

  • The unused tumbleweed object has a lighting bug.
  • A lot of Act 1 Textures are slighty darker.
  • The paths aren't but the grass was which causes cut offs.
  • The tornado's fog effect was reduced.
  • Some wall textured were changed.
  • A rhinotank was accidently placed beneath the floor. (Remove if in Dreamcast Version)

Casinopolis

  • Sonic's statue is still using the dreamcast model.
  • The shower room's textures were drastically changed.
  • The 'SHOWER ROOM' sign is thicker and uses a texture instead of reflective letters.
  • The lights around the lion aren't affected by fog in the GameCube version.
  • In the ring vault a slope was changed into three steps.
  • The fog was reduced.
  • Sonic can no longer get into Knuckles' area.
  • Upper walls in the main hall now have collision.
  • The textures of the walls in Dilapidated Way were changed,the trash piles were made greener and the map was given a blue fog.
  • The water is no longer green.
  • Some of the walls on the SONIC Pinball table were changed.
  • Sonic is no longer pinball-colored in neither the SONIC or NiGHTS table.
  • The textures on the borders of the NiGHTS Pinball table were changed.

Ice Cap

  • The level was changed from Blue & Brown to White & Gray.
  • The player's lighting is brighter.
  • An invisible wall was added around the bridge in Act 2 to prevent Sonic being able to clip through the bridge easily. (It can still be done though despite this)
  • Act 2 has a slight gray fog.
  • It's possible to skip the snowboarding section in Act 3. (Also the timer doesn't start until you hit the wood)
  • Big's Act is now at day.
  • Tikal's hint is slightly higher in Big's Act.

Twinkle Park

  • Act 1 has a blue design instead of a red one.
  • The beginning and the end of Act 1 were given transparent ceilings.
  • The tunnels on the cart track glow in the Dreamcast version. In the GameCube version, only a certain number of parts in them glow.
  • Act 2 has a brighter design and was given more details. (I prefer this version over the dreamcast TBH)
  • The large pool area added an extra column.
  • Less fog in Act 2.
  • Different windows.

Speed Highway

  • The stage loses the blue nighttime coloration it had in the Dreamcast version.
  • The roads are gray instead of blue.
  • Removed 2 circles of rings in Act 2.
  • The howling wind keeps playing.
  • Plants were given a updated model.
  • Act 3 textures was drastically changed.

Red Mountain

  • Less colors in textures.
  • Act 1 lighting seems darker.
  • Act 2 has more fog and is less shiny.
  • The eyes on the lava platforms in Act 2 do not glow in the GameCube version.

Sky Deck

  • Many textures were changed from yellow to blue.
  • Due to the simplified lighting engine the effect where the stage gets darker when the ship rises is missing.
  • The clouds that pass through the stage are stationary in the GameCube version.
  • A slight gray fog was added.

Lost World

  • There's less foliage.
  • The grass is darker.
  • The entrance was changed from square to round.
  • Most textures are barely changed from the dreamcast version.
  • The walls of the rivulet are thicker in the GameCube version.
  • The fog color changed noticeably; from a somewhat-blinding white in the Dreamcast version to a more subdued dark gray.
  • The textures on the walls of various parts of the stage including the above image and the wall panel room in Act 2 were changed.
  • The Dreamcast version maps a ground texture to bottomless pits, while the GameCube version uses a fog texture.

Final Egg

  • An Egg keeper at the beginning was removed which was likely a mistake as it was restored in the PC version.
  • Act 1 & 3 yellow elements was made darker.
  • The out of bounds was removed to prevent the player from beating the stage in 5 seconds.
  • The ceiling in the large vertical area in Act 2 was made entirely black.
  • Strangely a invisible wall was removed at the beginning of Act 2.

Hot Shelter

  • The water in Act 1 is brighter and less green.
  • The stage is brighter.
  • The center of the drainage room was given a border texture.
  • Some red elements in Act 2 were changed to blue ones.

Sand Hill

  • Shadows are present along the walls of the stage in the GameCube version.
  • The stage is brighter.

Sky Chase Act 1 & Act 2

  • The Egg Carrier doesn't appear in Act 1 due to the lack of a Z layering.
  • The Egg Carrier has more of a shadow.
  • Act 2 is slightly brighter.
  • Sonic & Tails now use the DX models instead of their Sonic Jam models.

Twinkle Circuit

  • The stage now has a green theme.
  • The DLC courses weren't updated as they're unused due to the lack of internet.
  • The lighting was modified.

Chao Garden

  • The Black Market from Sonic Adventure 2: Battle has been added to the Station Square Chao Garden.
  • The game uses Sonic Adventure 2: Battle's advanced Chao raising system (it has on screen stats, petting, whistling). However, the Chao Doctor, Chao Kindergarten, and the Chao Karate minigame do not appear.
  • Chao allegiances can be changed between Hero, Neutral, and Dark. However, players have to use Chao fruits to do so. (Specific characters do not have an alignment, nor do the Chao Gardens.)
  • Flat colored, shiny, and jewel Chao can be purchased, as well as special fruit. Seeds to plant in the Gardens do not exist, however.
  • The Chao Transporter allows manual Chao naming, as well as Sonic Adventure 2's "Goodbye" feature.
  • Chao can be seamlessly transported between Sonic Adventure 2: Battle and Sonic Adventure: DX.
  • The Chao Stadium uses Sonic Adventure 2's music and GUI.
  • The Chao Adventure VMU minigame was removed and instead replaced with a similar GBA connection feature (see below).
  • You can also transfer one Chao from this game to Sonic Advance, Sonic Advance 2, and Sonic Pinball Party with the GCN-GBA Link Cable.
  • A downloadable Tiny Chao Garden GBA minigame is available. (via the Nintendo GameCube Game Boy Advance Cable)
  • The Egg Carrier Chao Garden was redesigned; now there's no deep water in the area, making it possible to grab Chao floating on it, and the hill in the middle was oddly removed, meaning that Eggman's base is now at a lower height.

Included Game Gear Games

Several Game Gear games are included as unlockables. This also marks the first time Sonic Drift and Tails' Skypatrol were released in the US and Europe.

Manuals

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Production credits

For a complete list of the game's production credits, please click the following link: Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut credits For a list of voice actors, see Sonic Adventure#Voice Actors.

Artwork

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GameCube Version

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PC Version

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External links

  • Sega of Japan catalogue pages (Japanese): GameCube, PC

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Sonic the Hedgehog games for the following systems
Nintendo GameCube
 2001  Sonic Adventure 2: Battle     2002  Sonic Mega Collection     2003  Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut | Sonic Heroes     2005  Sonic Gems Collection | Shadow the Hedgehog | Duo Pack: Sonic Heroes/Super Monkey Ball 2     2006  Sonic Riders    
Windows PC
Retail
 1996  Sonic the Hedgehog CD | Sonic the Hedgehog The Screen Saver | Sonic's Schoolhouse     1997  Sonic & Knuckles Collection | Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island     1998  Sonic R     2003  Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut     2004  Sonic Heroes     2006  Sonic Mega Collection Plus | Sonic Riders     2010  Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing     2011  Sonic Generations     2013  Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed     2022  Sonic Speed Simulator    
Sonic related game compilations for the PC
Sega Family Fun Pak (1996) | Sonic & Knuckles Collection (1997) | Sonic & Garfield Pack (1999) | Sega PC Puzzle Pack (1999) | Sega PC Smash Pack (1999) | Pack 2 Jogos (199x) | Sonic Speed Pack! (199x) | Sega Smash Pack 2 (2000) | Sonic Action Pack (2000) | Sonic Action 4 Pack (2001) | Sonic Collector's Edition (2001) | Twin Pack: Sega Smash Pack & Sega Smash Pack 2 (2002) | Twin Pack: Sonic 3D Blast & Sonic R (2002) | Twin Pack: Sonic CD and Sonic & Knuckles Collection (2002) | Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut (2003) | Sonic Mega Collection Plus (2004) | Sonic Double Pack (2008) | Sonic PC Collection (2009) | Coffret Sonic (200x) | Sonic Gold Edition (200x) | Sonic R/Sonic 3D (200x) | Sonic Hits Collection (2013) | Five Sonic Rings Bundle (2013) | Sonic Games Collection (2015)