At one point, Sonic begins running down the side of a building, picking up massive amounts of momentum when the camera shifts, it shows our hero zooming right toward the front of the screen as a blue blur. At a sharp 60fps, Adventure 2 is a seamless rollercoaster - and the sense of speed it imparts is staggering. Sonic himself now moves faster and more fluidly than ever. Every tree and every car reeks of careful design and rendering, and in-game textures (from the patterned grass to the faded brick walls) have been crafted to simply overwhelm the eyes. The hilly, cable car track-laden streets hold an incredible wealth of detail and color. Immediately, players will be struck by how beautiful the game looks. Players begin to control Sonic once he hits the ground in what is obviously San Francisco. He quickly escapes from his unnamed captors and plummets to the ground on a snowboard with an evil grin on his face. "p"The preview, which contains only the "City Escape" portion of the game's "The Trial" stage, begins with Sonic held captive in a helicopter. It was a preview copy of "i"Sonic Adventure 2 for the Sega Dreamcast. It was, of course, only a tease, a small snippet of what promises to be an altogether delightful whole. Sega's Christmas present, perhaps the best gift ever sent to anyone at any time, arrived early this year. Knuckles and Tails are back, as are the Chao pets (who can now talk!). Sonic Adventure 2 ups the ante of its predecessor with all-new puzzles and levels, and even faster action reminiscent of the early Genesis-era games. Sega had not only used the game to show off the tremendous possibilities of the then-new hardware, but they had reinvigorated the platform-style arcade adventure genre with massive, intricate levels, gleefully distracting minigames, and even a new kind of virtual pet, called a Chao, that could be combined with other pets, traded with friends, and even exchanged over the Internet. When longtime Sega mascot Sonic the Hedgehog made his debut on the Dreamcast console in Sonic Adventure, gamers were stunned.
The world can be a confusing and dangerous place, especially when there are two of you! Sonic must face the new, villainous Shadow but you choose how the story unfolds - you can be a hero, or make friends with the dark-side! In the most thrilling Sonic Adventure ever created there are 6 playable characters, new moves to master, over 30 challenging stages and 3 different 2 player games - will you save the world or conquer it?