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FranchiseSonic The HedgehogSeriesSonic the Hedgehog

Sonic Heroes

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First release
Dec 30, 2003
Developer
Sonic Team
Publisher
Sega
Genres
Adventure, Platform · Action
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Xbox, Nintendo GameCube

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 paths, fighting evil and solving puzzles for each team.

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Storyline
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 getting over boredom, Amy, Cream the Rabbit, and Big the Cat decide to find Sonic and get what they want back. Elsewhere, in a run down building, the Chaotix Detective Agency receive a package that contains a walkie-talkie. Tempting them, Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon and Charmy Bee decide to work for this mysterious person, so they can earn some money.Read more

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 getting over boredom, Amy, Cream the Rabbit, and Big the Cat decide to find Sonic and get what they want back. Elsewhere, in a run down building, the Chaotix Detective Agency receive a package that contains a walkie-talkie. Tempting them, Vector the Crocodile, Espio the Chameleon and Charmy Bee decide to work for this mysterious person, so they can earn some money.

Release dates
PlayStation 2
Dec 30, 2003
Xbox
Dec 30, 2003
Nintendo GameCube
Dec 30, 2003
All 14 release dates
Nintendo GameCube
Jan 06, 2004
PlayStation 2
Jan 27, 2004
Xbox
Jan 27, 2004
PlayStation 2
Feb 02, 2004
Xbox
Feb 02, 2004
Nintendo GameCube
Feb 02, 2004
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 16, 2004
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Nov 26, 2004
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Dec 09, 2004
PlayStation 3
Feb 22, 2012
PlayStation 3
Sep 17, 2014
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
7h
Main + Extras
10h
Completionist
16h
Game modes
Split screen, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Keywords
3d, parkour, robots, rabbit, multiple protagonists
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At a Glance

Critic Score
62
Main Story (IGDB)
7h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
10h
Completionist (IGDB)
16h
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Overview

Multiplayer

  • Local co-opIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Shared or split screenIGDB · 1 Nov

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