Sega Sonic Adventure 2 User manual

PROLOGUE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
BASIC CONTROLS . . . . . . . . 4
CHARACTERS . . . . . . . . . . . 6
STARTING THE GAME . . . . 13
GAME MODES . . . . . . . . . 14
•STORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
•STAGE SELECT . . . . . . . . . 20
•ACTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
•KART RACE . . . . . . . . . . . 22
•BOSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
•CHAO RACE . . . . . . . . . . . 23
EXTRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
ABOUT “CHAO” . . . . . . . . . 26
VMU MINI GAME . . . . . . . 29
HOME PAGE . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sonic Adventure 2 is a memory card (sold separately)
compatible game. The following number of blocks are
required:
Note: The mini-game can only be played using the Visual Memory Unit (VMU).
Never turn OFF the Dreamcast power, remove the memory card or disconnect the controller while
the game data is being saved or loaded.
BLOCKS USED
MAIN FILE
18
CHAO DATA
52
MINI-GAME
128
C O N T E N T S
Thank you for purchasing Sonic Adventure 2. Please note that this software is designed only for use
with the Dreamcast console. Be sure to read this instructionmanual thoroughly before you start playing.
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PROLOGUE
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While searching for a top secret
weapon known only as
“Shadow,” the evil genius, Dr.
Eggman, penetrates the security
of a high-level military base.
Deep inside the compound, Dr.
Eggman discovers that the
weapon is actually a black hedge-
hog claiming himself as the “ulti-
mate life form,” a creature known
as “Shadow.”
Shadow invites Dr. Eggman to Space Colony ARK and
reveals the Eclipse Cannon—an enormous weapon
capable of destroying the world, more than enough to
entice the evil genius to help out Shadow in his quest
to conquer the world.
Just as they begin to revel in their plan for destruction, the vil-
lains are startled by a menacing bat named Rouge who offers
her help as well.
Thus, the plot to conquer the world begins . . .
It was just another ordinary day . . .until Sonic, hero of justice, is accosted by
a secret military force code-named G.U.N.
Escaping the confines of a high-security
helicopter, Sonic leaps down into the city
streets in an effort to flee from his captors.
Suddenly, a mysterious black hedgehog
appears in front of him, grasping a Chaos
Emerald in his hands. Meanwhile, across
the globe, unexplained incidents occur
following the declaration of world con-
quest by Eggman himself.
Once aware of the connection
between Shadow and Dr.
Eggman, Sonic begins his quest
to stop their evil plan, helped
along the way by his old
friends: Tails and Knuckles.
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BASIC CONTROLS
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Never touch the Analog Thumb Pad or the Triggers L/Rwhile turning the Dreamcast Power
ON. Doing so may disrupt the controller initialization procedure and result in malfunction.
Sonic Adventure 2 is compatible for use with the Jump Pack (sold
separately). Insert the Jump Pack into Expansion Socket 2 of the
Dreamcast Controller.
JUMP PACK™
Sonic Adventure 2 is a one or two player game. Connect the Dreamcast Controller to be used
to Control Port A (one player) or Control Ports A and B (two players). You may, however, save
or load game data from Control Port C or D.
✻For character-specific controls, please see Character Introductions on p.6.
✻To soft reset the Dreamcast and return to the title screen during game play, simultaneously
press and hold the A,B,X,Yand Start Buttons.
The BButton (also XButton) is called an Action
Button. Its function changes automatically
according to the situation around the player,
and will be displayed in the Action Window at
the top right. For example, you can call small
animals hiding in the Action Stages by
whistling, or squeeze through narrow gaps by
somersaulting.
Also, when you have more than one choice of
actions you can take for specific situation,
press Yto cycle through the choices.
ACTION BUTTON
ANALOG THUMB PAD Move a character Move cursor (Select Menu Item)
D-PAD — Move cursor (Select Menu Item)
START BUTTON Pause the game (bring up a Pause Menu) —
ABUTTON Jump Enter selection
B/XBUTTONS Action Cancel (return to previous screen)
YBUTTON Switch Action Window —
TRIGGERS L/RRotate Camera —
DURING THE GAME MENU CONTROLS
START BUTTON
ANALOG
THUMB PAD
D-PAD
TRIGGER RTRIGGER L
ABUTTON
BBUTTON
XBUTTON
YBUTTON
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CHARACTERS
The fastest hedgehog on earth has a little
competition. Mistaken for an escapee,
Sonic is being chased by a secret military
organization. He’ll have to catch up with
the mysterious black hedgehog in order
to thwart Dr. Eggman’s latest plan to
conquer the world.
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG
SHADOW THE HEDGEHOG
The black hedgehog that resembles
Sonic. Shadow is the ultimate life form
created by Professor Gerald. Shadow
has a special ability called “Chaos
Control,” which allows him to warp
time and space using Chaos Emeralds.
After telling Dr. Eggman about the exis-
tence of the Eclipse Cannon, Shadow
encourages Dr. Eggman to join up and help
conquer the world.
ACTIONS COMMON TO SONIC AND SHADOW
Somersault (B)
You can break wooden
containers or squeeze
through very low or nar-
row gaps.
Homing Attack (Awhile
airborne)
You can attack the enemy
nearby. You can even
attack series of enemies
continuously.
Spin Dash (Hold Bthen
release)
You can build up your
momentum and start rolling
at supersonic speed.
Grinding (Jump onto the rail)
You can jump on the rail
and grind. While grinding,
you can jump (A) or crouch
to accelerate (B). Use $^
to balance yourself.
ACTIONS COMMON TO SONIC AND SHADOW
Light Dash (Bnear the ring)
Stand next to rings and an action window will be
displayed. Press (B) to run at high speed toward
the rings. You must obtain a specific power-up
item in order to be able to perform this action.
SHADOW
SONIC
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This fox boy with two tails can create
mechanical inventions that rival those
made by Dr. Eggman. This time, Tails
pilots his latest walker, "Cyclone." He
will support Sonic completely with his
mechanical abilities.
MILES “TAILS” PROWER
DR. EGGMAN
Also known as Dr. Robotnik,
Dr. Eggman is a self-proclaimed
genius. He is an evil scientist
with an IQ of 300. A renowned
authority on robotics, Eggman
joins forces with Shadow and
Rouge in a plot to conquer the
world. Once he has collected all
the Chaos Emeralds, he plans to
take care of his lifelong rival, Sonic,
once and for all.
ACTIONS COMMON TO TAILS AND DR. EGGMAN
Volkan Cannon (B)
You can destroy wooden
containers.
Propeller Punch (Tails)
/Punch (Dr.Eggman) (Bnear the enemy)
You can use this weapon only when an
enemy is in front of you. Utilize this in 2P
versus play to blow your opponent away!
Lock-on (Hold B)
Hold Bto display a sight
laser. Then use the Analog
Thumb Pad to lock onto
the enemy. You can even
lock onto multiple enemies.
ACTIONS COMMON TO TAILS AND DR. EGGMAN
Lock-on missile (Release B)
While the targets are
locked on, release to fire
missiles. Destroy multiple
enemies for even more
points.
Hovering (Hold A)
You can hover yourself to
land slowly or jump to the
distant ground. You must
obtain a specific level up
item in order to be able to
perform this.
TAILS DR. EGGMAN
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The guardian of the Master Emerald,
Knuckles takes his residence on the floating
Angel Island. He is known as a treasure
hunter, but is a skilled martial artist as
well. Ever since the Master Emerald was
shattered, Knuckles has made it his
mission to collect each and every shat-
tered piece.
KNUCKLES THE ECHIDNA
ROUGE THE BAT
As a hunter who devotes her life to
the pursuit of jewels, Rouge is deter-
mined to make herself rich. She is
passionate about her work, and once
she’s set her sights on a new treasure,
she stops at nothing until she gets it.
In order to collect the many pieces of
the Master Emerald, she offers to help
Shadow and Dr. Eggman—but her true
identity remains a mystery to them both.
ACTIONS COMMON TO KNUCKLES AND ROUGE
Punch (Knuckles)/Kick (Rouge)
(B)
You can break a wooden
box or defeat the enemy in
front of you.
Glide (Hold Awhile air-
borne)
You can glide yourself to
land slowly or to travel to
the ground in the distance.
Climb Wall
While gliding, bump into
the wall to stick onto it. In
this position, use the
Analog Thumb Pad to
move around.
ACTIONS COMMON TO KNUCKLES AND ROUGE
Swim (Bto dive, Ato go
up)
You can swim underwater.
Don’t forget to come up to
the surface, as you cannot
breathe underwater.
Dig (Jump, then B)
You can dig the ground to
uncover hidden items.
While sticking to a wall, you
can dig the wall by simply
pressing (B). You must
obtain a specific power-up
item in order to be able to
perform this action.
ROUGE
KNUCKLES
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MAIN MENU SCREEN
Press the Start Button during the Title Screen to access the Main Menu
Screen. Use the D-Pad or Analog Thumb Pad *@ to select the menu
item, and press Ato enter. To return to the title screen, press B.
HOME PAGE P.31
1P PLAY P.14
2P PLAY P.14
EXTRA P.24
OPTIONS P.25
Play a one-player game.
Play a two-player game.
Something extra for your added enjoy-
ment.
Change various game settings.
Connect to the Sonic Adventure 2
Official Website.
MEMORY CARD SELECTION
If this is your first time playing the game, after turning the Dreamcast
power ON, a Memory Card Select Screen will be displayed, asking you
to select the memory card and the game file to be used. For controls
and how to change the game file, please see Options on p.25.
A cheerful girl full of passion who loves
to chase after Sonic wherever he goes.
Learning that Sonic was arrested by the
military troops, she comes to Prison
Island alone. She has a strong sense of
intuition and a pure heart.
AMY ROSE
Others who are important to the story . . .
A beautiful and mysterious girl that exists in
the memory of Shadow, Maria is the grand-
daughter of Professor Gerald and a cousin of
Dr. Eggman.
MARIA ROBOTNIK
A brilliant scientist and Dr. Eggman’s grand-
father. Noted as one of the most brilliant
minds of all time, Professor Gerald designed
the world’s first space colony, “ARK.” He
was also involved in the development of the
ultimate life form: “Project Shadow.” He
later disappeared under mysterious circum-
stances.
Prof. GERALD ROBOTNIK
STARTING THE GAME
AMY
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HOW TO PLAY ON EACH STAGE
HIGH-SPEED ACTION STAGES
You play as Sonic and Shadow in high-speed Action Stages, where your main objective is to
reach the Goal Ring before your opponent.
➊SCORE
➋ELAPSED TIME
➌NUMBER OF COLLECTED RINGS
➍REMAINING LIVES
➎ACTION FOR BBUTTON
➏SMALL ANIMALS AND CHAOS
DRIVES COLLECTED
LOCK-ON SHOOTING STAGES
You play as Tails and Dr. Eggman in Lock-on Shooting Stages, where your main objective is to
reach the Goal Ring. But unlike other characters, Tails and Dr. Eggman must stay aware of
the HP of the vehicles in which they are riding because they will lose a life if their HP gauge is
completely depleted or if the vehicle falls off the stage.
➊SCORE
➋ELAPSED TIME
➌NUMBER OF COLLECTED RINGS
➍REMAINING LIVES
➎ACTION FOR BBUTTON
➏SMALL ANIMALS AND CHAOS
DRIVES COLLECTED
➐HEALTH GAUGE
There are four types of stages in the game, and a specific character is assigned for each stage.
You will be given a mission to clear each stage. If you successfully clear the stage, you will
advance to the next stage.
STORY(1P PLAY)
GAME MODES
Play the role of either Hero or Dark, and play to advance the storyline.
STORY SELECT
When the Story Mode is selected, you will be asked which story you
would like to play: the Hero Story or the Dark Story. Use $^ to select
the story and press Ato enter.
GAME FLOW
The game flows in the following manner: Stage Introduction ➟Action Stage ➟Next Stage. If
you obtain a Chao key, you can visit Chao world after clearing the stage.
In the beginning, you can only play the Story Mode for 1P PLAY, and the Action Mode for 2P
PLAY. As you continue with your progress, if you meet a certain requirement, new modes will
be enabled.
Introduction Action Stage Chao world
Advance
to the
Next
Stage
If you
find a
Chao key
➊
➋
➌
➍
➎
➏
➎
➏
➐
➊
➋
➌
➍
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Within the game field, there are several rings. Excluding Tails and Dr.
Eggman, all other characters can survive damage inflicted by enemies
only so long as they are carrying at least one ring. When attacked,
these characters will lose all the rings they were carrying. If a character
is attacked while carrying no rings, they will lose a life. If the character
is skilled enough to collect 100 rings, they will receive an extra life. For
Tails and Dr. Eggman, collecting rings will recover lost HP little by little.
RINGS
On High-Speed Action and Lock-on Shooting Stages, there are several
point markers placed throughout the level that you can use to save your
character’s time and position within the course. If your character loses a
life, the next life will start from the location of the last point marker
touched with the time that was logged when the marker was originally
touched. If you have a certain amount of rings when touching the
point marker, you will receive a bonus item.
POINT MARKERS
More than 90 Shield
More than 80 Speed up
More than 60 20 rings
More than 40 10 rings
More than 20 5 rings
Press the Start Button while the game is being played to pause the
game and bring up a Pause Menu.
On Hunting stages (Knuckles and Rouge), the hints you have obtained
will be displayed as well. Use L/Rto cycle through hints, or press and
hold both to stop cycling the hints.
CONTINUE Resume gameplay
RESTART Start over from the beginning
of the stage
EXIT Quit game
PAUSE SCREEN
HUNTING STAGES
Unlike the other four characters, Knuckles and Rouge engage in treasure hunting. In order to
complete the stage, they must collect both specified objects. Once they move into the vicinity
of a desired object, the radar at the bottom of the screen will begin to flash from green to
yellow to red as the character moves closer to the object. You can obtain hints for the location
of each object by viewing the monitor screens. Since these stages are not a race to reach the
Goal Ring, no point markers will appear.
➊SCORE
➋ELAPSED TIME
➌NUMBER OF COLLECTED RINGS
➍REMAINING LIVES
➎OBJECTIVES COLLECTED
➏ACTION FOR BBUTTON
➐SMALL ANIMALS AND CHAOS
DRIVES COLLECTED
➑TREASURE RADAR
KART STAGES
On both sides of the Story Mode, there is one Kart Stage where you
will drive a vehicle. Press and hold the AButton to accelerate, B/Xto
brake, and $^ to steer. If you collect 20 or more rings, you can boost
your kart for a short period of time.
There are two check points, dividing the course into three sections.
There is also a time limit to reach the check point, and you will lose one
life if you fail to reach the check point before time expires.
➊ELAPSED TIME
➋TIME LIMIT
➌NUMBER OF COLLECTED RINGS
➍REMAINING LIVES
➎TIME ELAPSED TO REACH THE
CHECK POINT
After clearing some stages, a “Boss” will appear. The life gauge of the
boss will appear at the top right. Find its weaknesses and attack the
boss to deplete its life gauge. If you deplete its life gauge completely,
you will win the battle.
BATTLING THE BOSSES
➍
➊
➋
➌
➍➐
➎
➏
➑
➎
➊
➋
➌
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There are two types of “items” that can be collected in Sonic Adventure 2. A number of
“Item Boxes” are located throughout the Action Stages as well as special “Level Up Items.”
“Level Up Items” provide an enhanced ability or action that can be used for the rest of the
game. Here are some examples of them:
These shoes provide your character with a
boost of speed for a limited time.
Usethis item to destroy enemies without
taking damage for a limited time.
Adds 5/10/20 rings to your ring
collection.
Protects your character from damage
one time only.
Attracts and collects all nearby rings
until damage is sustained.
Adds an extra life to the total number
of lives.
Restores all your HP (Tails and Dr.
Eggman stages only).
HIGH-SPEED SHOES
INVINCIBILITY
5/10/20 RINGS
SHIELD
MAGNETIC SHIELD
EXTRA LIFE
HEALTH
ITEMS
Enable Sonic to perform the Light Dash.
Enables Tails to hover.
Enables Knuckles to dig into the ground
and walls.
Enable Shadow to perform the Light
Dash.
Powers up Dr. Eggman’s Lock-on
missile.
Enable Rouge to dig into the ground
and walls.
LIGHT SHOES
BOOSTER
SHOVEL CLAW
AIR SHOES
LASER BLASTER
PICK NAILS
Omochao will act as your guide throughout the
game, and can be found at various locations
throughout most levels. You can even grab
him and throw him at enemies.
OMOCHAO
You are awarded an emblem for satisfying certain
conditions, such as clearing a stage, Chao race,
etc. You can verify the emblems and number of
stages cleared in the Emblem Results Screen.
EMBLEMS
Technique points are awarded in different ways for each type of stage.
For Sonic and Shadow, you can earn them by performing tricks from the
jump-boards or continuous Homing Attacks. For Tails and Dr. Eggman,
defeating more enemies on one Lock-on will earn technique points. For
Knuckles and Rouge, the amount depends on the number of hints you
received (less hints, more points).
TECHNIQUE POINTS
Among the containers that appear on each stage, there are three light
blue containers called Chao containers. The first Chao container con-
tains a Chao key, which is a key to the Chao garden. The second con-
tains small animals. What is inside the third one? You’ll just have to find
out for yourself.
CHAO CONTAINERS
Allows characters to play a mysterious
melody.
MYSTIC MELODY
In each stage, you can rescue small animals hidden
in many places. If you defeat enemies, you can collect
“Chaos drives.” Animals and Chaos drives are useful in raising Chao. For
Tails and Dr. Eggman, Chaos drives will also recover lost HP by a little.
If you rescue all small animals in the stage, you are also awarded an
extra life.
SMALL ANIMALS AND CHAOS DRIVES
Destroys all onscreen enemies.
BOMB
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