The game is fully working. It’s the cartridge / disc only.
Sonic and company are back and better than ever in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle for Nintendo GameCube. Dr. Eggman is up to his old tricks, and it’s up to Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles to stop him yet again. Two new playable characters enter the Sonic universe — a mysterious dark hedgehog called Shadow, and a jewel-thieving bat named Rouge. In the single-player mode, you’ll go through more than 30 unique stages, which include everything from a forgotten pyramid, an abandoned military base, and a giant space station. Sonic Adventure 2: Battle features faster action, all-new two-player games, and a branching storyline that lets you choose to save the world as the Hero side, or conquer it as the Dark side.
Product Details
UPC: 010086610079
Condition: Used
Genre: Action & Adventure
Platform: Nintendo Gamecube
Region: NTSC (N. America)
ESRB: Everyone
SKU: GC_SONIC_ADVENTURE_2_BATTLE
This game is fully clean, tested & working. Includes the Disc/Cartridge Only. May have some minor scratches/scuffs. This description was last updated on October 28th, 2020.
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle is the enhance port of the Dreamcast video game, Sonic Adventure 2. It was release in December 2001 in Japan and 2002 in the rest of the world for the Nintendo GameCube. Making it the first Sonic the Hedgehog game to be release for a Nintendo game console. This port includes a variety of exclusive new features and alongside several changes.
Description
Most Sonic the Hedgehog games are specifically for Sega related platforms but Sonic Adventure 2 Battle is an original game made for the Nintendo GameCube. However, Sonic and crew need to stop Dr. Eggman from his nasty tricks again. Also there’s new characters brought into the Sonic universe. And a mysterious dark hedgehog Shadow and a bat name Rouge. The Sonic Adventure 2 Battle has been enhance with graphics, doubling the framerate and now is set as a multiplayer system.
3-D Debut
Sega’s mascot made his 3-D debut on the Dreamcast, but with the demise of that system the zippy blue hedgehog is popping up everywhere–including on the GameCube. But unfortunately, his first next-gen appearance, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, is marred by the same 3-D camera problems that plagued the Dreamcast version. And the multiplayer “battle” component isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be.
Choose Hero
Right out of the gate, players have the option of choosing Hero (Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles) or Dark (Dr. Eggman, Shadow, and Rouge) quests, which are completely different. However, Sonic and his dark counterpart Shadow traverse levels at warp speed colleting coins. And power-ups while fighting enemies in the game’s most exhilarating moments.
But unfortunately, the other characters are nowhere near as fun to play. Dr. Eggman and Tails fight through levels that require little more than constant button-mashing to shoot an endless procession of enemies. And Knuckles and Rouge participate in seemingly endless levels that require searching for a variety of objects.
Graphics
Graphically, the game is a bit of a letdown considering the processing muscle of GameCube. Models are fairly simplistic, and level textures are sometimes bland. Game Boy Advance owners can use a link cable to download Chao from the game and train them on the go. But the rewards for doing so are minor considering the time investment involve.
Moreover, the main feature this game offers over its Dreamcast predecessor is the variety of multiplayer modes. Which are fun but offer none of the depth or replayability of standalone multiplayer games like Super Smash Bros. Melee. Still, they are nice additions. Especially the racing games and round out a flawed single-player component.
Sonic addicts who miss this game the first time around on the Dreamcast will definitely want to check it out. But the finicky camera, tedious non-Sonic/Shadow levels in single-player mode. And surprisingly shallow multiplayer components (especially the Chao games) turn what could have been a great game into a mere good one.
Pros:
- Plenty of variety.
- Sonic/Shadow levels are pure, unadulterated fun.
Cons:
- Knuckles/Rouge levels are tedious.
- Multiplayer aspects could use some more depth
Jennifer –
In this Sonic game, you can choose to play Hero (Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails) or Dark (Shadow/Evil Sonic, Rouge, and Dr. Eggman). Instead of clumsily exploring a 3D world, you have specific quests with more than 30 stages. If you play both Hero and Dark, you’ll find some are duplicates, but from the perspective of the other side. The locations vary from city to jungle. The game’s 3D camera has its problems and it’s sometimes difficult to perceive depth and direction, but with practice it gets easier and you live with it. My favorite part is Chao World, where the player gets to raise little creatures and nurture them with stuff you pick up while playing other components of the game.Four main types of gameplay: running, shooting, exploring, and boss fights.Two modes: story and battle.
mamma –
My mother purchased this game for me. I like this game so much that this is my 2nd copy of the game. I recommend this for everyone, like the rating says.
Keely Ann –
game arrived earlier than expected and said it was going to, looks in good condition, can’t wait to get playing it, owned it when I was younger and absolutely loved the game. Thank you!
bluebirdjohnson7 –
My 11 yr old son asked for this game. We use it on the Wii. All 7 of my kids enjoy this game, ages 2 to 20 (4 boys, 3 girls). We are glad we bought this for them.
Anthony –
No scratches. Game works perfectly! Five stars!
B-ryan SOD –
SO HAPPY TO FINALLY PLAY THIS GAME AGAIN
Christina –
The game worked perfectly and had no scratches!!
Felicia Pondexter –
Love the game
J Smith –
Works great and I play this game all the time. Came on time and I haven’t hardly stopped playing Sonic! Came in great condition!!!
Matthew Ivester –
This game is *fast*. And then it’s slow. And then it’s blazing. I like it a lot, but the new features aren’t quite all they’re cracked up to be.As an old-school Sonic The Hedgehog fan (I had all of them on the Genesis), I was very happy to see SA2B released on the Nintendo Gamecube. I was a little concerned, though, as Sonic on Nintendo hardware *was* predicted as a sign of the apocalypse by Nostradamus. But the world hasn’t ended yet, so I think we’ll be alright.The gameplay is somewhat mixed. This is because there are three different kinds of levels: "Sonic" levels, where you race through various 3D worlds trying to get to the end as fast as possible, "Tails" levels where you run around in a mecha-suit blasting enemies and trying to get as many points as possible, and "Knuckles" levels where you have to run, climb, and fly around 3D levels searching for randomly hidden Chaos Emerald fragments as quickly as possible. I found the "Sonic" levels to be the most fun — the "Tails" levels tended to drag at points, and the "Knuckles" levels vary in difficulty drastically depending on where the emeralds are hidden each time. You have a sort of "hot/cold" detector to help find them, but something that at least gave *some* hint of a direction to go in would have made these levels much less painful. As you progress through the game, you can also unlock extra abilities for each character, which will let them.