Sonic Adventure is developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega, was first released on the 23rd December 1998. Sonic Adventure has sold more than two and a half million copies and is the best selling game for Dreamcast. One of the most noticeable innovations in the the game is the addition of an automatic saving feature. If the message “Now Saving” appears on top of the screen, do not turn off the game console or PC or you will lose your saved game. The auto save feature cannot be deactivated, there is also no option for you to save a level and then retrace to the saved game. If you fail to complete the whole game, you will have to start the character adventure all over again.
Sonic Adventure includes 130 emblems. Every time you complete a mission, you will be rewarded with an emblem. Many emblems in the game represent hidden objects and rewards. If you are playing in the DC version, no reward will be awarded to you if you collected all 130 emblems. However, the GC and PC version let you unlock more emblems as you continue to play the game. You can control the movement of the characters and navigate to menus with a joystick. If you are playing in a PC, use the keyboard to control the character. You can view the controls for each character by going into the selection screen. When you are in the selection screen, choose a character to learn about the controls for that character.
To perform the double hone jump, Jump once. When you are in the air, jump again. You will automatically hone into it if there is an enemy nearby you. To perform the light speed dash, hold the action button down. When Sonic starts to glow blue, let go near the rings trail so that Sonic can follow the trail. The light speed dash required the light speed shoes. The endless tail attack can be executed by holding the action button. By pressing down the action button, the tails will keep spinning. This function can clear the enemies away.
The storyline begins with the evil ambition of Eggman. This villain craves to dominate Station Square because he wanted to make it into a city and called it Robotnikland. He plans to use the powerful Chaos creature to help him to achieve his evil plan. Of course, Sonic the Hedgehog will not let Eggman has his way. Tails, a partner of Sonic will aid the Blue Blur throughout the course. Knuckles, the Echidna, aim to retrieve all the pieces of the master emerald. Amy is looking for the parent of the lost bird. Gamma begins by provided assistance to his creator, Eggman. However, he discovered that being good is much more rewarding.
Regardless of the title of Sonic the Hedgehog games you choose to play, you are sure to lose the track of time as you engage one of the most exciting and thrilling video games of all time.