Mission Mode is where Sonic and the gang travel through all Adventure Fields and Action Stages with certain missions to be accomplished. Two modes that I can remember are Mission Mode and Mini-Game Collection. No matter what version you play, the game shows some added features that were cut from the Dreamcast version. In 2010, Sonic Adventure DX was rereleased on Xbox Live, Playstation Network, and Steam. In 2003, Sonic Adventure was rereleased for the Nintendo GameCube and PC, and it was called Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut. It’s not until the final levels that the challenge level increases a little and the game becomes massively more enjoyable as a result. The boss battles themselves highlight one of the major issues with the game, it is just too easy and presents very little challenge. It wouldn’t be a Sonic Adventure without the occasional boss battles, and you pretty much end up fighting the same boss battle at certain points with differing characters. Personally, I rather just go from stage to stage, but I really don't mind these adventure fields and I love going through them. The puzzles seldom get any harder than carrying a key from one area to another and should you find yourself lost, hints-a-plenty are available if you know who to ask. They are small in number, quite limited in size and you’ll be passing through them quite a lot. The Adventure Fields are Station Square, the Mystic Ruins, and the Egg Carrier. Occasionally you might find a useful power-up or other secret to aid your continuing adventures. It’s in these locations where, via a little bit of exploration and puzzle solving, the plot is advanced. The free roaming areas are named Adventure Fields. The game is split into three types: Adventure Field, Action Stages, and Sub-Games. Surprisingly, we are treated to quite an in-depth storyline, played from several characters points of view (more on that later) along with a few explanatory, although confusing, flashbacks. This simple summary does not really do the storyline much justice. To achieve his goals he must collect all seven Chaos Emeralds and it’s up to Sonic and friends to stop him. He has plans for world domination and has allied himself with a strange water based monster named Chaos. Robotnik (who now goes by the name of Dr. Is it still a great Sonic game right now? Still, all commented on issues with the camera being a frustration, glitches they have encountered and other pop-up issues. They were all impressed with the graphics and the amount of game available - mainly because of the 6 different playable characters. Dreamcast Magazines worldwide universally agreed that Sonic Adventure was a quality title and all three awarded exactly the same mark of 90%. However, Sonic Adventure didn’t quite manage to achieve the glory of being the Dreamcast's first 10/10 game, but it came close. The Sega Dreamcast (released around 1998 / 1999) was no different and this task fell to Sega’s favored mascot, Sonic the Hedgehog.īefore the Sega Dreamcast, Sonic had one hell of a hard time making the proper jump into the 3rd dimension, but it finally happened in 1999 with Sonic Adventure the launch title that everyone’s been waiting for. So, every new console needs a game, the killer app, to wow the audience and convince them to part with their hard-earned cash.