Sonic Adventure Rerun

Sonic Adventure Rerun is a 2023 3D action-adventure platformer video game published by Sega and developed by Sonic Team, It is a HD remake of the 1998 title Sonic Adventure for the Sega Dreamcast It was released worldwide on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Windows (on Retail and Steam forms) and Nintendo Switch and features completely revamped levels, new modes, and numerous other enhancements and additions.

In Sonic Adventure Rerun, Dr. Robotnik has discovered the mighty monster known as Chaos, whom he plans to use to destroy Station Square and build Robotnikland. To prevent their nemesis from achieving this goal, Sonic and Tails embark on an adventure to secure the seven Chaos Emeralds. Along the way, their old friends Knuckles and Amy, as well as E-102 Gamma, a robot aligned to Robotnik, and Big the Cat, who has lost his friend Froggy; get involved in the skirmish as well and learn of Chaos' past through mysterious visions

Sonic Adventure Rerun received positive reviews from critics with praise given to the story, gameplay, voice actin, music, graphics and faithfulness to the original game, and deemed it the superior version, Additionally, it sold over 5 million copies by October 2024.

Gameplay
Sonic Adventure Rerun is a remake of the 1999 Video-Game, Sonic Adventure. Sonic Adventure is a 3D third-person action platformer video game, with some parts taken from earlier Sonic games. The player controls Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Amy, Gamma, and Big, each with their own gameplay and point of view of the story. Additionally, after completing all these stories, the player will be able to play as Super Sonic in the game's battle with Perfect Chaos and in Sonic, Tails and Knuckles Action Stages. The game is divided up into two types of levels: Action Stages and Adventure Fields. The division of Action Stages and Adventure Fields are a serious departure from all previous Sonic games.

Sonic Adventure Rerun features many Action Stages that can be played with certain characters. Unlike past games however, the Action Stages are not automatically acceded for the player; instead, the playable character must find their entrance points in the Adventure Fields of the game. Adventure Fields are non-linear game stages, generally designed for (light) puzzle solving, exploration and plot advancement. They contain very few items (enemies, Rings, etc.). Every Adventure Field links to the other Adventure Fields and a Chao Garden. They also have multiple Emblems each and can be earned by exploring the Adventure Field or completing side missions. They are each packed with various Level Up Items for different characters. As the player progresses with the story, more areas will be opened in the Adventure Fields for the player to explore.

All Action Stages of Sonic Adventure Rerun have Rings scattered in them. While one of the most common elements in the game, Rings are very important as they serve as the playable character's main method of protection against attacks; should the playable character be hit by an obstacle or enemy, they will survive at the cost of losing all their Rings. However, if the player is damaged without having any Rings on them, they will lose a life, or get a Game Over if they do not have any lives left.

At the end of each stage, the player is given a score based on the number of Rings collected and time spent within the level. The less time is taken and the more Rings obtained, the higher the score is. The player is also given a Rank based on their performance, a letter grade that is either A, A, B, C, D, or E, with S being the highest and E being the lowest. Irrelevant to any other factors, an A-Rank is automatically awarded to players that complete any score-ranked mission with all of the Rings from that level in the player's possession.

Sonic Adventure Rerun also features Sub Games. Sub Games are minigames based on Action Stages. When the player completes a Sub Game in Story Mode, they unlock it on the Sub Game menu located on Trial Mode. For some Sub Games, the player can use any character, but some of them require the use of the character(s) from Story Mode. The player can get two Emblems from each Sub Game, from achieving high scores. The second Emblem requires a much higher score than the first. The scores appear at the end of a Sub Game. The player cannot get two Emblems per character but can use any to get one Emblem (if it allows more than one character).

Also reintroduced in Sonic Adventure Rerun is the Chao. Chao primarily inhabit the Chao Gardens as a sort of intelligent virtual pet for the player to raise, an "evolution" of the A-life system from NiGHTS into Dreams Chao can be taken with the player into Action Stages where they boost players stats, Additionally players can play multiple minigames in the Chao Garden with their Chao.

Sonic The Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog's gameplay is, for the most part, the same as that from earlier Sonic games, as it involves high-speed gameplay. The fastest of the playable characters, Sonic can perform a Spin Dash to gain instant speed in seconds and use the Homing Attack to target an obstacle or enemy and attack them.

In addition to his normal moves, Sonic gains extra abilities as he collects Level Up Items. For example, collecting the Light Speed Shoes allows him to perform the Light Speed Dash. Conversely, he can collect the Ancient Light in order to perform the Light Speed Attack. Then there is the Crystal Ring that allows him to perform the Drop Dash Ability from Sonic Mania.

Miles “Tails” Prower
Miles "Tails" Prower's gameplay is, for the most part, similar to Sonic's, except that he is slightly slower. To compensate for this, he can flyfor a limited amount of time dictated from a meter akin to Sonic Heroes and perform the Tail Swipe to attack his enemies. While he can perform the Spin Dash, Tails can also curl into a ballwhile running, which also vastly increases his momentum on linear downhill slopes.

Unlike the original game, Tails' Action Stages are’t races against specific opponents apart from Speed Highway but are instead more similar to Sonic’s stages but are under a strict time limit.

Tails can gain better abilities by collecting Level Up Items throughout his story. By collecting the Rhythm Badge, he can perform the Rapid Tails Attack, and the Jet Anklet allows him to fly faster and increases his meter.