SONIC ADVENTURE 2

DREAMCAST/GAMECUBE, 2001

Launched exactly ten years after the first game, Sonic Adventure 2 would be the blue blur’s last outing on a Sega console. Reprising the platform, shooting and item-hunting gameplay styles from Sonic Adventure, the game allowed you to play as either the heroic trio of Sonic, Tails and Knuckles or the dark side, consisting of Robotnik and the newcomers Shadow and Rouge. It’s a big graphical upgrade over its predecessor and the platforming stages are improved, but the itemhunting stages feel like a bit of a step back. The game is particularly popular with younger fans who discovered Sonic on the Gamecube and came to love its slightly darker story themes.