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System(s): GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Windows PC, PlayStation 3
Publisher: Sega
Windows PC
Sega PC (JP)
Developer:
Distributor:
Windows PC
Sonokong (KR)
Genre: Action
Number of players: 1-2
Official in-game languages:
  • 日本語
  • English
  • Français
  • Deutsch
  • Español
  • Italiano
  • Release Date RRP Code Rating
    Sony PlayStation 2
    US
    2004-01-27[1] $49.95[1] SLUS-20718
    ESRB: Everyone
    Sony PlayStation 2
    US
    (Greatest Hits)
    2006 $? SLUS-20718GH
    ESRB: Everyone
    Sony PlayStation 2
    EU
    (Promo)
    2004 €? SLES-51950
    PEGI: 3+
    Sony PlayStation 2
    UK
    2004-02-06[2] £? SLES-51950
    INL-P51950-UK
    PEGI: 3+
    Sony PlayStation 2
    UK
    (Platinum)
    2004-10-08[3] £19.99[3] SLES-51950P
    INL-P51950-PL-UK
    PEGI: 3+
    Sony PlayStation 2
    FR
    2004-02-06[4] €? SLES-51950
    INL-P51950-FR
    PEGI: 3+
    Sony PlayStation 2
    FR
    (Platinum)
    2004-10-08 €? SLES-51950P
    INL-P51950-PL-FR
    PEGI: 3+
    Sony PlayStation 2
    DE
    2004-02-05[5] €? SLES-51950
    INL-P51950-GE
    USK: 0
    Sony PlayStation 2
    DE
    (Platinum)
    2004-10-08 €? SLES-51950P
    INL-P51950-PL-GE
    USK: 0
    Sony PlayStation 2
    DE
    (Platinum alt)
    2004-10-08 €? SLES-51950P
    INL-P51950-PL-GX
    USK: 0
    Sony PlayStation 2
    ES
    2004-02-06 €? SLES-51950
    INL-P51950-SP
    PEGI: 3+
    Sony PlayStation 2
    ES
    (Platinum)
    2004-10-08 €? SLES-51950P
    INL-P51950-PL-SP
    PEGI: 3+
    Sony PlayStation 2
    JP
    2003-12-30[6] ¥6,980 (7,329)[6] SLPM-65431
    CERO: Free
    Sony PlayStation 2
    AU
    2004-02-06 $? ?
    Sony PlayStation 2
    AU
    (Platinum)
    2004-10-22 $? SLES-51950 ANZ/P
    INL-P51950-PL-AU
    OFLC: G
    Sony PlayStation 2
    KR
    200x ₩? ?
    GRB: All
    Sony PlayStation 2
    KR
    (BigHits)
    2008-04-17[7] ₩? ?
    GRB: All
    Sony PlayStation 2
    IT
    2004-02-06[8] €? SLES-51950
    INL-P51950-IT
    PEGI: 3+
    Sony PlayStation 2
    IT
    (Platinum)
    2004 €? SLES-51950P
    INL-P51950-PL-IT
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    US
    2004-01-06[9] $49.95[9] DOL-P-G9SE
    DOL-G9SE-USA
    ESRB: Everyone
    Nintendo GameCube
    US
    (Player's Choice)
    2004 $? DOL-P-G9SE
    DOL-G9SE-USA
    ESRB: Everyone
    Nintendo GameCube
    UK
    2004-02-06[10] £? DOL-P-G9SP
    DOL-G9SP-UKV
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    UK
    (Player's Choice)
    2004-10-08[11] £? DOL-P-G9SP
    DOL-G9SP-UKV
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    FR
    2004-02-06[12] €? DOL-P-G9SP
    DOL-G9SP-FRA
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    FR
    (Player's Choice)
    2004 €? DOL-P-G9SP
    DOL-G9SP-FRA
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    DE
    2004-02-06[13] €? DOL-P-G9SP
    DOL-G9SP-NOE
    USK: 0
    Nintendo GameCube
    DE
    (Player's Choice)
    2004 €? DOL-P-G9SP
    DOL-G9SP-NOE
    USK: 0
    Nintendo GameCube
    ES
    2004-02-06 €? DOL-P-G9SP
    DOL-G9SP-ESP
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    ES
    (Player's Choice)
    2004 €? DOL-P-G9SP
    DOL-G9SP-ESP
    PEGI: 3+
    Nintendo GameCube
    JP
    2003-12-30[14] ¥6,980 (7,329)[14] DOL-P-G9SJ
    DOL-G9SJ-JPN
    CERO: Free
    Nintendo GameCube
    AU
    2004-02-06 $? DOL-P-G9SP
    OFLC: G
    Nintendo GameCube
    AU
    (Player's Choice)
    2004 $? DOL-P-G9SP
    OFLC: G
    Xbox
    JP
    2003-12-30[15] ¥6,980 (7,329)[15] Z76-00001
    CERO: Free
    Xbox
    US
    2004-01-27[1] $49.99[16] 64034
    ESRB: Everyone
    Xbox
    US
    (Platinum)
    2005 $? 64034
    ESRB: Everyone
    Xbox
    UK
    2004-02-06[17] £? INL-X04302-UK
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox
    UK
    (Classics)
    2004-10-08[18] £? INL-X04304-CL-UK
    SE04304E-SE-CL
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox
    UK
    (Best of Classics)
    200x £? INL-X04304-BC-UK
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox
    UK
    (Demo)
    200x £? ?
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox
    FR
    2004-02-06[19] €? INL-X04302-FR
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox
    FR
    (Classics)
    200x  ? INL-X04304-CL-FR
    SE04304E-SE-CL
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox
    DE
    2004-02-06 €? INL-X04302-GE
    USK: 0
    Xbox
    DE
    (Classics)
    200x  ? INL-X04304-CL-GE
    SE04304E-SE-CL
    USK: 0
    Xbox
    IT
    2004-02-06 €? INL-X04302-IT
    PEGI: 3+
    Xbox
    AU
    2004-02-06 $99.95[20] ?
    OFLC: G
    Xbox
    AU
    (Classics)
    200x $? ?
    OFLC: General (G)
    Windows PC
    JP
    2004-12-09[21] ¥6,800 (7,140)[21] HCJ-0366
    CERO: Free
    Windows PC
    US
    2004-11-16[22] $19.95[22] ?
    ESRB: Everyone
    Windows PC
    UK
    2004-11-26 £? SEGA-PC008-UK
    INL-S008-UK
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    UK
    (Sold Out)
    200x £4.99 ?
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    UK
    (MAD)
    200x £9.99 ?
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    FR
    2004-11-26 €? SEGA-PC008-FR
    INL-S008-FR
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    FR
    (Xplosiv)
    200x  ? ?
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    FR
    (Hits Collection)
    200x  ? SNH3854AF
    SNH8AF-WRP
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    FR
    (Just For Gamers)
    200x  ? ?
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    DE
    2004-11-26 €? SEGA-PC008-GE
    INL-S008-GE
    USK: 6
    Windows PC
    DE
    (Software Pyramide)
    200x  ? ?
    USK: 6
    Windows PC
    ES
    2004-11-26 €? SEGA-PC008-SP
    INL-S008-SP
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    ES
    (Best of Atari)
    200x  ? ?
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    IT
    2004-11-26 €? SEGA-PC008-IT
    INL-S008-IT
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    PT
    200x  ? ?
    PEGI: 4+
    Windows PC
    PT
    (Top Games)
    200x  ? ?
    PEGI: 4+
    Windows PC
    RU
    200x  ?RUB ?
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    SG
    (Replaygem)
    200x  ? ?
    Windows PC
    GR
    200x  ? ?
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    AU
    (Five Star Games)
    200x $? FSG-SEGA-PC008-AU
    OFLC: General (G)
    Windows PC
    KR
    200x ₩? ?
    GRB: All
    Windows PC
    SE
    (PC Best Buy)
    200x  ?kr 181038
    PEGI: 3+
    Windows PC
    BR
    200x R$? ?
    DJCTQ: Livre
    Windows PC
    AR
    20xx  ? SYX26125SC
    Windows PC
    IL
    200x  ? ?
    Sony PlayStation 3
    EU
    2012-02-22[23] €9.99[23] NPED-00034
    PEGI: 3+
    Sony PlayStation 3
    DE
    2012-02-22[24] €9.99[24] NPED-00034
    USK: 6
    Sony PlayStation 3
    UK
    2012-02-22[25] £7.99[25] NPED-00034
    PEGI: 3+
    Sony PlayStation 3
    AU
    2012-02-22[26] $14.95[26] NPED-00034
    OFLC: General (G)
    Sony PlayStation 3
    JP
    2014-09-17[27] ¥1,200 (1,296)[27] NPJD-00060
    CERO: A

    Sonic Heroes (ソニック ヒーローズ) is a 3D Sonic the Hedgehog video game released for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox and later Windows PC. It was the first original Sonic game to be released for a non-Sega home console.

    The game sees 12 playable Sonic characters work in teams to stop Dr. Eggman, in a story meant to take place after the events of Sonic Adventure 2.

    Story

    Metal Sonic has been upgraded to a new form, dubbed "Neo Metal Sonic", and takes over the Eggman Empire. With his new body, Neo Metal changes his shape to the form of Dr. Eggman and challenges Sonic and crew again to defeat his new scheme. Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, and Knuckles the Echidna gladly accept and race off to tackle the doc's latest plan, not knowing who is really behind this. Meanwhile, Rouge the Bat swings in on one of Eggman's old fortresses and discovers Shadow the Hedgehog in a capsule. He is guarded by E-123 Omega, the last robot in the E-Series. After an odd encounter, Rouge, Shadow, and Omega join up to find out what happened to Shadow and to get revenge on Eggman for locking them away.

    At a resort, Amy Rose looks at an ad that shows Sonic in it with a chao and a frog. After getting over boredom, Amy, Cream the Rabbit, and Big the Cat decide to find Sonic and get what they want back. Elsewhere, in a run down building, the Chaotix Detective Agency receive a package that contains a walkie-talkie. Tempting them, Vector the Crocodile, Charmy Bee, and Espio the Chameleon decide to work for this mysterious person, so they can earn some money. Their client is later revealed to be the real Dr. Eggman.

    These four teams of heroes all show up to the Egg Fleet's Final Fortress and battle Neo Metal Sonic in the Egg Emperor armor. Here the Chaotix find Eggman locked up then they beat him up upon realizing they aren't getting paid. They then find out that he was locked up here by his own creation. Rouge also discovers a room full of Shadow Androids. She begins to think that they might not have found the real Shadow but Omega tells her that the original must exists somewhere for there to be copies.

    Afterwards, all the heroes find Neo Metal Sonic, transforming into Metal Madness with the data he collected from battling them. He declares that all living things should kneel before their master. Dr. Eggman believes that no one could defeat this monster, but then everyone pulls out the Chaos Emeralds they had collected earlier. The doctor states that even with them their chances are slim, but Sonic has no doubt they will win. Shadow tells Sonic, Tails and Knuckles that they will buy them some time so they can Super transform. As Metal Madness transforms further into Metal Overlord, Sonic uses the emeralds to turn into Super Sonic and he powers up Tails and Knuckles so they can help in the final battle.

    Once defeated, Metal Overlord reverts back to his original form. Sonic tells him that anytime he wants a rematch to just let him know. Then he starts running away from Amy. Rouge says she's off to steal someone else's treasure and Knuckles chases after her. The Chaotix then go after Eggman to get their money. And Omega holds up the body of the deactivated Metal Sonic.

    Gameplay

    Sonic Heroes is a 3D action platform game in which players control one of four pre-configured "teams", each comprised of three characters with unique abilities. The player can cycle between who takes the lead (and thus which "formation" to use) at any point, with the remaining two members attempting to follow. All characters can run and jump, collect Rings and fight Eggman's robots.

    While there are subtle differences between them, each team has members which fulfill one of three roles; a "Speed Type (blue), which as the name suggests allows for faster play and grants the leader the ability to perform moves like the Homing Attack and Rocket Accel, a "Fly Type" (yellow), allowing the player to ascend short distances, and a "Power Type" (red) which gives the player more power to overcome certain obstacles. Levels are typically beaten by utilising the abilities of all three, with the game necessitating the player to level up all three of their characters by collecting Power Cores.

    In addition, each team also has a Team Blast skill, allowing for multiple on-screen enemies to be taken out at once. These moves can only be performed when the "Team Blast Gauge" becomes full, which is achieved by collecting rings and destroying enemies. Each of the four teams follow a different, but intertwined, storyline, occasionally having to do battle with one another.

    In addition to normal levels, Sonic Heroes brings back the concept of collecting Chaos Emeralds in Special Stages. Players need to find the Special Stage Key in each level and reach the goal without taking damage to gain access, with the true ending not being seen until all teams have collected all 7 Emeralds.

    • In the opening scene of Team Chaotix's story, there are pinned papers on a notice board behind Vector, showing concept drawings of the robots used in the original Sonic game.
    • If one stands around for a while when playing as Team Chaotix, Vector will say "I forgot to pay the electric bill back at the office." Charmy will also say "Can we go now?"
    • in non boss battle levels depending on the character who earned the most points (and possibly the most power cores) will say a phrase depending on the rank e.g. Amy - A rank - "We're like awesome or Sonic - E rank - "Shoot not my day"

    Teams

    Team sonic.png Team Sonic



    This team and associated levels are designed to be of medium difficulty, and contain high-speed sections. Their Team Blast, Sonic Overdrive, consists of Knuckles throwing Tails, who spins to gain momentum, and throws Sonic, who attacks surrounding enemies multiple times. During the final boss, each team member, under Super Transformation, performs the same attack as Sonic.
    Team dark.png Team Dark



    This team and associated levels are designed to be of hard difficulty, requiring skill and concentration to endure heavy battle. Their Team Blast, Chaos Inferno, consists of Shadow performing Chaos Control, whilst Omega, lifted up by Rouge, fires large lasers whilst rotating the top half of his body. It also freezes time momentarily once complete, so that all enemies are frozen in place.
    Team rose.png Team Rose
    Speed:



    This team and associated levels are designed for younger players, with shorter missions. Their Team Blast, Flower Festival sees Big bouncing Amy and Cream on top of his umbrella with a shower of flowers raining down on them. All three members level up by one and grants them temporary invincibility, high running speed, and a shield.
    Team chaotix.png Team Chaotix



    This team and associated levels provide a different experience, as most are mission-based, and are only complete when the mission target is met. The mission objectives vary by level, such as having to collect items, defeating a certain number of enemies or reaching the Goal Ring without being detected by enemies. Their Team Blast, Chaotix Recital, sees Espio, Charmy, and Vector singing and playing instruments badly, causing all of the surrounding enemies to explode, whilst Ring bonuses are received for each enemy destroyed. Collecting Rings also refills the gauge, potentially allowing the player to perform another Blast immediately after the first is complete.

    Stages

    Much like the 2D games, Sonic Heroes has a 2-Act and boss structure similar to Zones. Unlike those games, the levels are not named Act 1 and Act 2 (though the Special Stages are labeled as such) but they function in a similar manner, but as the story is completed for all of them, it does list them in Zone-styled order.. Each set of 2 stages are based around one of the classic Sonic level themes.

    Level theme Act 1 Act 2 Boss
    Tropical island Seaside Hill Ocean Palace Egg Hawk
    Urban Grand Metropolis Power Plant Team Battle
    Carnival/Casino Casino Park Bingo Highway Robot Carnival
    Mountain/Canyon Rail Canyon Bullet Station Egg Albatross
    Jungle Frog Forest Lost Jungle Team Battle 2
    Spooky/Supernatural Hang Castle Mystic Mansion Robot Storm
    Flying fortress Egg Fleet Final Fortress Egg Emperor

    The game requires that all 4 teams complete all of the stages and get all 7 Chaos Emeralds before progressing to the Last Story, where all 4 teams participate.

    2P Play mode

    Sonic Heroes has a multitude of mini-games for two players to compete in, similar to the multiplayer mode in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle. At the beginning, only Action Race is available, but more mini-games can be unlocked by collecting Emblems in the single player mode. Every minigame has three dedicated stages to choose from, and if "ALL" is selected, then both players play a best-of-three match.

    Mode Emblems required Rules Stages
    Action Race 0 The objective of this minigame is to reach the Goal Ring before the opposing team does. This is the only mode available from the beginning of the game.
    Battle 20 In this mode, both players' teams battle against each other to force each other off the edge of the stage. The first team to force all three of the opposing team's members off the stage is the winner. If the battle goes on for too long, it is declared a draw, and both teams must fight again.
    Special Stage Race 40 In this mode, both players race through a Special Stage to pursue the fleeing Chaos Emerald before it reaches the end of the stage. The first team to claim the Emerald is the winner.
    • Special Stage 1
    • Special Stage 2
    • Special Stage 3
    Ring Race 60 In this mode, both teams compete to collect the most Rings within the time limit. Players may attack each other to push them back or to make them drop Rings.
    Bobsled Race 80 In this mode, both players control a team each riding on a Bobsled on specially-designed courses. To win, a player must complete three laps of the stage before the other player can do so, or survive longer than the other player. Any teammates lost from crashing into obstacles are restored on the next lap.
    Quick Race 100 This mode is similar to Action Race, except the stages are shorter. The Goal Ring is placed in the middle of the stage with both players starting on opposite ends of the stage, and both players must race through mirrored layouts seperate from each other.
    Expert Race 120 This mode uses the same rules as Action Race and Quick Race, except the stages are harder and longer.

    Unlockables

    Super Hard

    When all 120 Emblems have been collected and all 141 A-Ranks have been achieved, Super Hard mode will be unlocked in 1P Play. In this mode, the player must play through all 14 stages sequentially as Team Sonic. The object and enemy layouts in this mode are more difficult than those seen in Team Dark's stages, no score is tallied at the end of each stage, and there are no bosses. When the final stage, Final Fortress, has been cleared, the game ends with the credits.

    Theme songs

    • 'Sonic Heroes' - Main Theme: Unlocked at start.
    • 'We Can' - Team Sonic Theme: Beat Story Mode with Team Sonic.
    • 'This Machine' - Team Dark Theme: Beat Story Mode with Team Dark.
    • 'Follow Me' - Team Rose Theme: Beat Story Mode with Team Rose.
    • Team Chaotix Theme: Beat Story Mode with Team Chaotix.
    • 'What I'm Made Of' - Ending Theme: Beat the LAST story.

    CG Theatre

    • Team Sonic Movie: Beat Story Mode with Team Sonic.
    • Team Dark Movie: Beat Story Mode with Team Dark.
    • Team Rose Movie: Beat Story Mode with Team Rose.
    • Team Chaotix Movie: Beat Story Mode with Team Chaotix.
    • Last Cinema: Complete Last Story in story mode.

    Past references

    As characters interact, they sometimes make references to past Sonic games:

    • Amy: "This weather reminds me of our last attack on the Egg Carrier!" (allusion to Sonic Adventure) in Final Fortress, even though she was not actually part of the attack and was only on the Egg Carrier because she had been kidnapped.
    • Amy: "This place reminds me of Casinopolis!" (allusion to Sonic Adventure) in Casino Park, even though she never actually entered the Casinopolis stage during the course of Sonic Adventure. It should be noted that she does not mention Casinopolis in the Japanese version of this game.
    • Knuckles: "We have jungle mushrooms on my island too, but not this huge!" (allusion to Mushroom Hill Zone from Sonic & Knuckles) in Frog Forest.
    • Shadow: "Space? Did you say SPACE?" when replying to Rouge who said, "We might even be at the edge of space." (allusion to Shadow's "fatal fall" from space in Sonic Adventure 2) in Egg Fleet.
    • Shadow: "Some things never change, do they?" as a response to Rouge mentioning going after the Master Emerald at the end of Team Dark's story (allusion to Sonic Adventure 2).
    • Metal Sonic: "I was created for the sole purpose of destroying you," when addressing Sonic (allusion to Sonic CD) in Metal Overlord.
    • Knuckles: "The Egg Carrier is nothing compared to this!" (allusion to Sonic Adventure) in Final Fortress.
    • Big: Big's quest for Froggy is reminiscent of his story in Sonic Adventure. In addition, the giant frogs in Frog Forest and Lost Jungle appear to be the same as Froggy.
    • Rouge: "I haven't heard from the President lately." (allusion to Sonic Adventure 2) while the player stands still for a while on any stage.
    • E-123: "I couldn't even beat Gamma or Beta..." (allusion to Sonic Adventure) when completing a stage with an E-rank.

    Manuals

    Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Heroes/Manuals

    Voice actors

    This is one of the final Sonic games in which the voice actors from the Sonic Adventure games recorded their voices. Newer games in the series, from Shadow the Hedgehog on, are recorded by the cast of Sonic X. Many Sonic fans were angered by the change and have sent demands to Sega to rehire the original voice cast from this game and the Sonic Adventure series. Some said this, however, was unlikely to happen, especially considering the passing of Deem Bristow who voiced Dr. Eggman in this and all previous 3D Sonic games.

    Sonic and Metal Sonic are voiced by the same actors in both the English and Japanese versions.

    Role English Japanese
    Sonic the Hedgehog Ryan Drummond Junichi Kanemaru
    Doctor Eggman Deem Bristow Chikao Otsuka
    Miles "Tails" Prower William Corkery Ryo Hirohashi
    Knuckles the Echidna Scott Dreier Nobutoshi Canna
    Shadow the Hedgehog David Humphrey Kōji Yusa
    Rouge the Bat Lani Minella Rumi Ochiai
    E-123 Omega Jon St. John Taiten Kusunoki
    Amy Rose Jennifer Douillard Taeko Kawata
    Cream the Rabbit Sarah Wulfeck Sayaka Aoki
    Big the Cat Jon St. John Takashi Nagasako
    Espio the Chameleon Bill Corkery Yuuki Masuda
    Vector the Crocodile Marc Biagi Kenta Miyake
    Charmy Bee Emily Corkery Yōkō Teppōzuka
    Metal Sonic Ryan Drummond Junichi Kanemaru
    Omochao Lani Minella Etsuko Kozakura

    The PlayStation 2 and Xbox versions have both voice language tracks included in the game disc. The PlayStation 2 version, together with a multi-lingual text language option, is the only version featuring an additional option to switch between both English and Japanese voice language, though this is only present in the Japanese and North American versions. The EU/PAL PlayStation 2 version removes this feature and only has the text language option present, defaulting the voices automatically to the system language. Since the Xbox version doesn't feature any language option at all, neither of text nor of voice, the only way to have the Japanese voices in this version is changing the console language to Japanese in order to set the game entirely in Japanese.

    The GameCube and PC versions feature only one voice track in the disc (discs in the case of the PC version) and according to the regional version, due to size constraints. The Western versions have the English voice language whereas the Japanese version has the Japanese one, while the text language is entirely multi-lingual and manually selectionable in all regional versions. Since the PC version requires to be installed in the hard disk, it is not a difficult task to swap the voice files in order to have the desired voice language.

    History

    Development

    Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Heroes/Development

    Legacy

    Although the plot for Sonic Heroes is somewhat sparse, a large portion of it is a set-up for 2005's Shadow the Hedgehog especially Team Dark's story.

    The PlayStation 2 version was later re-released on the PlayStation 3 through the PlayStation Network.

    Also released on

    Production credits

    Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: Sonic Heroes/Production credits

    Sales data

    Number of copies sold Sega IR Reference Platforms Regions Cumulative sales total
    850,000 2004 Sega Corp. Annual and Flash Reports PS2/XB/GC US 850,000
    420,000 " " EU 1,270,000
    150,000 " " JP 1,420,000
    200,000 FY2006 1st Quarter Results " N/A 1,620,000
    210,000 FY2007 Interim Results " US 1,830,000
    210,000 FY2007 Full Year Results " " 2,040,000
    1,080,000 The Magic Box - US Platinum Videogame Chart PS2 US "

    Artwork

    Wallpaper

    Physical scans

    GameCube version

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    SonicHeroes GC FR Box.jpg
    Cover
    GameCube, FR (Player's Choice)
    SonicHeroes GC FR Box PC.jpg
    Cover
    Heroes gc eu disc.jpg
    Disc
    GameCube, DE
    SonicHeroes GC DE Box.jpg
    Cover
    GameCube, DE (Player's Choice)
    SonicHeroes GC DE pc cover.jpg
    Cover
    GameCube, ES/IT
    SonicHeroes GC ES Box.jpg
    Cover
    Heroes gc eu disc.jpg
    Disc
    GameCube, ES (Player's Choice)
    SonicHeroes GC ES pc cover.jpg
    Cover
    GameCube, AU
    SonicHeroes GC AU cover.jpg
    Cover
    GameCube, AU (Player's Choice)
    SonicHeroes GC AU pc cover.jpg
    Cover
    GameCube, PT (Player's Choice)
    GC SHP PT.jpg
    Cover
    GameCube, CA (Player's Choice)
    SonicHeroes GC CA pc cover.jpg
    Cover

    PlayStation 2 version

    Segaretro-round.svg Reception »
    PlayStation 2, US
    Heroes ps2 us.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, US (Greatest Hits)
    Heroes ps2 us gh cover.JPG
    Cover
    Heroes ps2 us gh disc.JPG
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, JP
    Heroes ps2 jp.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, AU (Platinum)
    Heroes ps2 au plat cover.jpg
    Cover
    Heroes ps2 au plat cd.jpg
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, EU (Promo)
    SonicHeroes PS2 EU promo front.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, UK
    Heroes ps2 eu.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, UK (Platinum)
    SonicHeroes PS2 UK pl cover.jpg
    Cover
    Heroes ps2 eu plat cd.jpg
    Disc
    PlayStation 2, FR
    Heroes ps2 fr cover.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, FR (Platinum)
    SonicHeroes PS2 FR pl cover.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, DE
    Heroes ps2 de cover.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, DE (Platinum)
    SonicHeroes PS2 DE pl cover.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, DE (Platinum; alt)
    SonicHeroes PS2 DE pl alt back.jpgNospine.pngSonicHeroes PS2 DE pl alt cover.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, ES
    Heroes ps2 es cover.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, ES (Platinum)
    SonicHeroes PS2 ES pl cover.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, IT
    SonicHeroes PS2 IT cover.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, IT (Platinum)
    SonicHeroes PS2 IT pl cover.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, KR
    Heroes ps2 kr cover.jpg
    Cover
    PlayStation 2, KR (Big Hits)
    Heroes ps2 kr bighit cover.jpg
    Cover

    Xbox version

    Segaretro-round.svg Reception »
    Xbox, JP
    Heroes xbx jp.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, US
    Heroes xbx us.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, US (Platinum Hits)
    Heroes xbx pc us.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, UK
    Heroes xbx eu.jpg
    Cover
    Heroes xbx eu cd.jpg
    Disc
    Xbox, UK (Classics)
    SonicHeroes Xbox UK cl cover.jpg
    Cover
    Heroes xbx eu classics disc.jpg
    Disc
    Xbox, UK (Best of Classics)
    Sonic Heroes BestOfClassics Xbox EU Cover.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, UK (Demo Disc)
    Sh-eu-demo-dvd-box.jpg
    Cover
    Sh-eu-demo-dvd.jpg
    Disc
    Xbox, FR
    SonicHeroes Xbox FR cover.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, FR (Classics)
    Heroes xbx fr classics cover.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, DE
    Heroes xbx de cover.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, DE (Classics)
    SonicHeroes Xbox DE cl cover.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, IT
    Heroes xbx it cover.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, IT (Classics)
    SonicHeroes Xbox IT cl cover.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, AU
    Heroes xbx au cover.jpg
    Cover
    Xbox, AU (Classics)
    Heroes xbx au classics cover.jpg
    Cover

    PC version

    PC, JP
    Heroes pc jp back cover.jpgNospine.pngHeroes pc jp.jpg
    Cover
    PC, US
    Heroes PC US Top.jpg
    SonicHeroes PC US Box Back.jpgHeroes PC US Left.jpgHeroes pc us cover.jpgHeroes PC US Right.jpg
    Heroes PC US Bottom.jpg
    Cover
    PC, UK
    Heroes pc eu.jpg
    Cover
    PC, UK (alt)
    SH PC UK alt cover.jpg
    Cover
    PC, UK (Sold Out)
    Heroes pc eu soldout cover.png
    Cover
    SH PC UK Disc1 SoldOut.jpg
    Disc 1
    SH PC UK Disc2 SoldOut.jpg
    Disc 2
    PC, UK (MAD)
    Heroes pc eu mad cover.jpg
    Cover
    SH PC UK Disc1 XPLOSIV.jpg
    Disc 1
    SH PC UK Disc2 XPLOSIV.jpg
    Disc 2
    PC, FR
    SonicHeroes PC FR Box.jpg
    Cover
    PC, FR (Xplosiv)
    SonicHeroes PC FR Box Xplosiv.jpg
    Cover
    PC, FR (Hits Collection)
    SonicHeroes PC FR Box HitsCollection.jpg
    Cover
    PC, FR (Just For Gamers)
    SH PC FR jfg cover.jpg
    Cover
    PC, DE
    SH PC DE cover.jpg
    Cover
    PC, DE (Software Pyramide)
    SH PC DE sp back.jpgNospine-small.pngSH PC DE sp front.jpg
    Cover
    SH PC DE sp disc1.jpg
    Disc 1
    SH PC DE sp disc2.jpg
    Disc 2
    PC, ES
    SH PC ES cover.jpg
    Cover
    PC, ES (Best of Atari)
    SH PC ES boa cover.jpg
    Cover
    PC, IT
    SH PC IT cover.jpg
    Cover
    PC, IT (alt)
    SH PC IT covers.jpg
    Cover
    PC, PT
    Heroes pc pt cover.jpg
    Cover
    PC, PT (alt)
    SonicHeroes PC PT alt cover.jpg
    Cover
    PC, PT (Top Games)
    Sonic Heroes PC PT Box TopGames.jpg
    Cover
    PC, GR
    SonicHeroes PC GR Box CDMedia.jpg
    Cover
    PC, SE/NO/FI/DK (PC Best Buy)
    SH PC SE pcbb cover.jpg
    Cover
    SH PC SE pcbb disc1.jpg
    Disc 1
    SH PC SE pcbb disc2.jpg
    Disc 2
    PC, RU
    Heroes pc ru backcover.jpgHeroes pc ru cover.jpg
    Cover
    PC, AU (Gamer's Choice)

    PC, AU (Five Star Games)
    SH PC AU fsg cover.jpg
    Cover
    PC, BR
    SonicHeroes PC BR Box.jpg
    Cover
    PC, AR
    SonicHeroes PC AR Box.jpg
    Cover
    PC, KR
    SH PC KR back.jpgSH PC KR front.jpg
    Cover
    PC, SG (Replaygem)
    SonicHeroes PC AU ReplayGem back.jpgNospine.pngSonicHeroes PC AU ReplayGem front.jpg
    Cover
    SonicHeroes PC AU ReplayGem disc1.jpg
    Disc 1
    SonicHeroes PC AU ReplayGem disc2.jpg
    Disc 2
    PC, IL

    PC, IL (Xtreme)
    SonicHeroes PC IL Box Xtreme.jpg
    Cover

    Technical information

    ROM dump status

    System Hash Size Build Date Source Comments
    Nintendo GameCube
    CRC32 48ce3c79
    MD5 b8c74bdcebb29eadd8b9a6c7e1899216
    SHA-1 dd752c8aa64f2f043c32be0f0bd5b8617357bfe6
    1,459,978,240 Disc (US)
    Nintendo GameCube
    CRC32 c27a3cac
    MD5 45bf89bc3455c84c6eb54fbb41ad5287
    SHA-1 8dcbe1de97db28b6392454c140093ccac34f875c
    1,459,978,240 Disc (EU)
    Nintendo GameCube
    CRC32 b4923d04
    MD5 f52de0b95c82de9d1974cedd1f185488
    SHA-1 6f867789bb2fbd084deca6b78c5bcc7b6a690c61
    1,459,978,240 Disc (JP)
    Nintendo GameCube
     ?
    CRC32 141d0a04
    MD5 6f47a1f910139e173822541b12fa58c6
    SHA-1 2674576afb57b265967d6558630e4cb1ff8292d2
    1,459,978,240 NR disc E3 version Page
    Nintendo GameCube
     ?
    CRC32 9570b84d
    MD5 4f55e21beb2a25db24c827a056c84139
    SHA-1 c6892effec697920cd68d034b47321f1821c9b23
    1,459,978,240 2003-10-08 NR disc Page
    Nintendo GameCube
     ?
    CRC32 dafde48b
    MD5 95c1feb22eb3271e9d89fcbbcaaed50e
    SHA-1 949ddae3973272f622c422a66262cf4639bbd497
    NPDP cartridge Page
    Nintendo GameCube
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    2003-10-13 NR disc Page
    Nintendo GameCube
     ?
    CRC32 e291dd98
    MD5 42c93193d0b50a2aba3cf56071c8c892
    SHA-1 35219e4e4e9120aa24862fa9f2622b7b3a4d2540
    2003-10-30 NPDP cartridge Page
    Nintendo GameCube
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    2003-11-18 NR disc Page
    Sony PlayStation 2
    CRC32 62ba7ff1
    MD5 5a9a0789ffdb0a9fb2d7b9af50d1bc38
    SHA-1 528a88770443c34a086f8785a3e3793b74198892
    4,698,767,360 DVD-ROM (US) SLUS-20718 (V1.00)
    Sony PlayStation 2
    CRC32 6b5db818
    MD5 34e5b8ed256d5337db41af4cfbdf9b8a
    SHA-1 5332fdbffdb15f67db452fc33d7346b7c47e4a60
    4,698,767,360 DVD-ROM (EU/AU) SLES-51950 (V1.03)
    Sony PlayStation 2
    CRC32 3678c419
    MD5 f3cddd03f558a2e867026000d835c522
    SHA-1 a16359cac60ab279ec86a7b9b96123df69523ed3
    4,698,767,360 DVD-ROM (JP) SLPM-65431 (V1.01)
    Sony PlayStation 2
    CRC32 886b6d11
    MD5 80f301b0488edbc2ace94a8c3f3dd025
    SHA-1 9fdb03097c55c0adecb044de304f3e7657c45a31
    4,698,767,360 DVD-ROM (KR) SLKA-25122 (V1.01)
    Sony PlayStation 2
     ?
    CRC32 d79a2994
    MD5 fd93b72ba8215c2b8a762a7b4f4f5756
    SHA-1 0df6b550050523a7d8df7df02e52fb376311169b
    2,302,312,448 2003-09-28 DVD-R Page
    Xbox
     ?
    CRC32 e5aaff97
    MD5 9d295da14e743e900f89e39dbcd6a574
    SHA-1 fff6812990e15958b26d11f32dd3591a531e7e49
    7,825,162,240 DVD-ROM (US)
    Xbox
    CRC32 3caa261a
    MD5 fdcf85beb74dc4cdf78272a573db0336
    SHA-1 813c695946b8999dcc99164d9eb482fd96b4801b
    7,825,162,240 DVD-ROM (EU)
    Xbox
     ?
    CRC32 484b696e
    MD5 e3e1d479b8e6368f4d4367d987bec268
    SHA-1 51e3749acf2fadc50d7cb4274a56a07632b32c02
    7,825,162,240 DVD-ROM (JP)
    Xbox
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    2003-05-09 Xbox HDD E3 version Page
    Xbox
     ?
    CRC32
    MD5
    SHA-1
    2003-11-24 DVD Review build Page

    External links

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Press release: 2004-01-27: SONIC HEROES SHIPS ON PLAYSTATION 2 AND XBOX; DUBBED "BREATHTAKINGLY GORGEOUS" BY ELECTRONIC GAMING MONTHLY
    2. https://www.amazon.co.uk/SEGA-55318-Sonic-Heroes-PS2/dp/B0000A1P6V (Wayback Machine: 2016-08-17 21:42)
    3. 3.0 3.1 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sega-Sonic-Heroes-Platinum-PS2/dp/B00069WFY4 (Wayback Machine: 2007-01-01 18:45)
    4. https://www.amazon.fr/S%25C3%25A9ga-Sonic-Heroes/dp/B0000WWQJG/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-08-24 23:14)
    5. http://www.amazon.de/Sega-Sonic-Heroes-Software-Pyramide/dp/B000AV0PCM (Wayback Machine: 2012-08-06 18:44)
    6. 6.0 6.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/slpm65431.html (Wayback Machine: 2007-04-27 08:19)
    7. http://www.playstation.co.kr/game/364 (archive.today)
    8. https://www.amazon.it/SEGA-55318-Sonic-Heroes/dp/B0000A1P6V/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-08-24 23:20)
    9. 9.0 9.1 Press release: 2004-01-06: SONIC HEROES SHIPS; DEBUTS ON NINTENDO GAMECUBE
    10. https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-GameCube/Sonic-Heroes-268742.html (archive.today)
    11. http://www.amazon.co.uk:80/Sonic-Heroes-Players-Choice-Gamecube/dp/B00069WFDA (Wayback Machine: 2010-09-19 05:19)
    12. https://www.nintendo.fr/Jeux/Nintendo-GameCube/Sonic-Heroes-268742.html (archive.today)
    13. https://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Nintendo-GameCube/Sonic-Heroes-268742.html (archive.today)
    14. 14.0 14.1 http://sega.jp/gc/sonichr/ (Wayback Machine: 2004-08-21 12:25)
    15. 15.0 15.1 http://sega.jp/x/sonichr/ (Wayback Machine: 2004-04-14 18:12)
    16. Xbox.com (en-US; default.htm/) (Wayback Machine: 2005-02-06 07:41)
    17. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sega-Sonic-Heroes-Xbox/dp/B0000A1OU7 (Wayback Machine: 2007-03-03 15:16)
    18. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sega-Sonic-Heroes-Xbox/dp/B00069WF30 (Wayback Machine: 2009-06-25 18:21)
    19. https://www.amazon.fr/S%25C3%25A9ga-Sonic-Heroes/dp/B0000XK5MU/ (Wayback Machine: 2019-08-24 23:16)
    20. Xbox.com (en-au; default.htm/) (Wayback Machine: 2005-02-05 00:41)
    21. 21.0 21.1 http://sega.jp/pc/sonichr/ (Wayback Machine: 2004-12-06 17:36)
    22. 22.0 22.1 Press release: 2004-11-16: SEGA SHIPS SONIC HEROES FOR PC
    23. 23.0 23.1 PlayStation Store (fr-fr; EP0177-NPED00034_00-GSONICHERO000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-03 19:31)
    24. 24.0 24.1 PlayStation Store (de-de; EP0177-NPED00034_00-GSONICHERO000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-12-12 23:46)
    25. 25.0 25.1 PlayStation Store (en-gb; EP0177-NPED00034_00-GSONICHERO000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-03 19:30)
    26. 26.0 26.1 PlayStation Store (en-au; EP0177-NPED00034_00-GSONICHERO000001) (Wayback Machine: 2018-04-03 19:30)
    27. 27.0 27.1 http://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/jp0177npjd00060_000000000000000000.html (Wayback Machine: 2014-11-25 23:43)


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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    
    Sony PlayStation 2
     2003  Sonic Heroes     2004  Sonic Mega Collection Plus     2005  Sonic Gems Collection | Shadow the Hedgehog     2006  Sonic Riders | Sega Genesis Collection     2008  Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity | Sonic Unleashed     2009  Sega Fun Pack: Sonic Mega Collection Plus & Shadow the Hedgehog    
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    Xbox
     2003  Sonic Heroes     2004  Sonic Mega Collection Plus     2005  Shadow the Hedgehog | 2 in 1 Combo Pack: Sonic Heroes/Super Monkey Ball Deluxe | 2 in 1 Combo Pack: Sonic Mega Collection Plus/Super Monkey Ball Deluxe     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