Sonic Heroes
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Sonic Heroes

Sonic Team

2003•Platformer•PEGI 3•About 10 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventureanimalsmusic/dancerobots/ai/spaceteenfastfresh & originalimaginaryglossybig & variedall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshipempowerment/personal growthfighting evilinjustice/tragedy/vengeanceself destruction/implosionsolving the riddle/not as it seemsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeA polished, breakneck platformer: heightened and inventive. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: very fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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About This Game

Sonic Heroes is an adventure and multiplatform video game in the Sonic The Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA for the Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and Microsoft Windows PCs. The player races a team of series characters through levels to amass rings, defeat robots, and collect the seven Chaos Emeralds needed to defeat Doctor Eggman. This game differs from other Sonic games by allowing the player to take control of one of four teams, each with three characters, who each have unique abilities to use. The game received mixed reviews from critics but it performed commercially well, becoming a million-seller and making the best-selling lists for all three of its original platforms. Join Team Sonic, Team Dark, Team Rose and Team Chaotix in a multiplatform adventure! Run, Fly, use your Power, grind, swing through 7 different levels with unique...

Summary: IGDB

Story

Dr. Eggman has come back to challenge 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 doctor's latest plan. Meanwhile, Rouge the Bat swings in on one of Eggman's old fortresses and discovers Shadow the Hedgehog encapsuled. After an odd encounter, Rouge, Shadow, and E-123 Omega join up to find out what happened to Shadow and to get revenge on Eggman. At a resort, Amy Rose looks at an ad that shows Sonic in it with Chocola and Froggy, Cheese's and Big's best friends respectively. After...

Screenshots

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Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureAnimalsMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceTeenAll consuming questComing of ageComplex relationshipEmpowerment/personal growthFighting evilInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSelf destruction/implosionSolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnlikely connections

Keywords

ParkourRobotsRabbitMultiple protagonistsAmnesiaHigh scoreTransformationExplosion

Details

Developer
Sonic Team
Publisher
Sega
Released
30 December 2003
Series
Sonic The Hedgehog
Platforms
Xbox, PlayStation 3, Nintendo GameCube, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2
Modes
Single player, Multiplayer, Split screen
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat
7h rushed, 10h normally, 16h complete
Age rating
PEGI 3
Taste scores
How we score
Source
IGDB

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