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The story involves eight rivals that must work together to find the missing Chao, and the one who is behind all of it. |
The story involves eight rivals that must work together to find the missing Chao, and the one who is behind all of it. |
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==Characters== |
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Sonic Rivals 2 has the same original five characters from the [[Sonic Rivals|original game]] and adds three new ones. All characters use Homing Attack and Spin Dash to move through the levels. Each character can also use a "signature move" by collecting Rings and filling the star gauge (formerly a powerup item in the first game). |
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''Sonic Rivals 2'' boasts a new "Battle Mode" with six different types of competition: Knockout, Rings Battle, Race, King of the Hill, Capture the Chao, and Tag. All of these modes are also woven into the story. The game also allows multiple players to play against one another with just one UMD (the first game required each player to have their own copy). The game also features a "Free Play" mode. Here players can take any one of the characters and play any level in traditional 2D ''Sonic'' fashion. This is a first for many of the characters featured. |
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*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]: The fastest thing alive, Sonic's signature move is "Sonic Boom". This allows him to break the sound barrier in an instant and take off at high speeds. This move also destroys enemies and damages opponents. |
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*[[Miles "Tails" Prower]]: Sonic's friendly sidekick, Tails's signature move is high flight ability. He can quickly cover short distances and large gaps by flying. |
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'''Returning Characters''' |
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*[[Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] |
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*[[Shadow the Hedgehog]] |
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*[[Silver the Hedgehog]] |
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*[[Knuckles the Echidna]] |
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*[[Metal Sonic]] |
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'''''New Characters''''' |
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*[[Miles "Tails" Prower]] |
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*[[Rouge the Bat]] |
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*[[Espio the Chameleon]] |
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*[[Knuckles the Echidna]]: The guardian of the Master Emerald, Knuckles's signature move is his "Hammer Punch". Knuckles punches the ground and stuns his opponent, causing them to lose control of their character for a few seconds. |
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Characters will divide into 4 teams: |
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*[[Rouge the Bat]]: A government spy with a jewel fetish, Rouge's signature move summons a swarm of bats to attack the other player. |
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* Sonic and Tails |
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* Knuckles and Rouge |
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*[[Shadow the Hedgehog]]: The "Ultimate Life Form", Shadow's signature move is "Chaos Control". This slows down the other player's movement for a few seconds. |
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* Shadow and Metal Sonic |
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* Silver and Espio |
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*[[Metal Sonic]]: Sonic's robot [[doppleganger]], Metal Sonic's signature move is to copy the signature move of the other player. |
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*[[Silver the Hedgehog]]: A [[psychokinesis|psychokinetic]] hedgehog from the future, Silver's signature move is "ESP". He temporarily alters the other players controls (Often causing them to go backwards or look around). |
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*[[Espio the Chameleon]]: A ninja detective, Espio's signature move is [[invisibility]]. He cannot be seen by enemies or other players. |
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==Game Modes== |
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Story Mode is the main single player mode. Players will go through each of the game's battle modes (listed below) and levels to advance the plot. Each zone has three acts and a boss, with the exception of the final zone. The characters are divided into four teams (Sonic and Tails, Shadow and Metal Sonic, Silver and Espio, Knuckles and Rouge) and each character has their own story. |
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===Multiplayer=== |
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''Sonic Rivals 2'' boasts a new "Battle Mode" with six different types of competition. These modes are also worked into the story. |
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*Knockout: Each player starts with three rings. Players must knock all of the rings out of their opponent and then attack them to win. First player to three knockouts wins. |
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*Rings Battle: Players have 1 minute and 30 seconds to collect as many rings as possible. The player with the most rings at the end of the time limit wins. |
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*Capture the Chao: A ''Sonic'' themed version of [[Capture the Flag]]. Players must steal three chao from their opponent's base and bring them back to their own to win. |
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*Race: The first player to the goal ring is the winner. |
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*King of the Hill: An Omochao is stationed at the top of the level with a light beam. Players earn points by simply standing under it. The first player to 3,000 points wins. |
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*Tag: A ''Sonic'' themed cross between [[Hot Potato]] and [[Tag]]. Each player has a time limit that drops when they hold the bomb. Players pass the bomb by tagging the other player. The first player to have their time limit expire loses. |
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===Free Play=== |
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In this single player mode, players can choose any one of the eight characters and play through the zones in traditional 2D ''Sonic'' fashion. There are no opponents for this mode. This is a first for many of the characters featured. |
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==Known Stages== |
==Known Stages== |
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Revision as of 02:00, 15 November 2007
| Sonic Rivals 2 | |
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| Developer(s) | Backbone Entertainment |
| Publisher(s) | Sega |
| Designer(s) | Sonic Team |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable |
| Release | [1] |
| Genre(s) | Action, Racing |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Sonic Rivals 2 is the sequel to Sonic Rivals, developed by Backbone Entertainment, exclusively for the Playstation Portable handheld videogame console. Sonic Rivals 2 was released on November 13th, 2007 in North America, while PAL region is slated to Winter of 2007.
Plot
The story involves eight rivals that must work together to find the missing Chao, and the one who is behind all of it.
Characters
Sonic Rivals 2 has the same original five characters from the original game and adds three new ones. All characters use Homing Attack and Spin Dash to move through the levels. Each character can also use a "signature move" by collecting Rings and filling the star gauge (formerly a powerup item in the first game).
- Sonic the Hedgehog: The fastest thing alive, Sonic's signature move is "Sonic Boom". This allows him to break the sound barrier in an instant and take off at high speeds. This move also destroys enemies and damages opponents.
- Miles "Tails" Prower: Sonic's friendly sidekick, Tails's signature move is high flight ability. He can quickly cover short distances and large gaps by flying.
- Knuckles the Echidna: The guardian of the Master Emerald, Knuckles's signature move is his "Hammer Punch". Knuckles punches the ground and stuns his opponent, causing them to lose control of their character for a few seconds.
- Rouge the Bat: A government spy with a jewel fetish, Rouge's signature move summons a swarm of bats to attack the other player.
- Shadow the Hedgehog: The "Ultimate Life Form", Shadow's signature move is "Chaos Control". This slows down the other player's movement for a few seconds.
- Metal Sonic: Sonic's robot doppleganger, Metal Sonic's signature move is to copy the signature move of the other player.
- Silver the Hedgehog: A psychokinetic hedgehog from the future, Silver's signature move is "ESP". He temporarily alters the other players controls (Often causing them to go backwards or look around).
- Espio the Chameleon: A ninja detective, Espio's signature move is invisibility. He cannot be seen by enemies or other players.
Game Modes
Story
Story Mode is the main single player mode. Players will go through each of the game's battle modes (listed below) and levels to advance the plot. Each zone has three acts and a boss, with the exception of the final zone. The characters are divided into four teams (Sonic and Tails, Shadow and Metal Sonic, Silver and Espio, Knuckles and Rouge) and each character has their own story.
Multiplayer
Sonic Rivals 2 boasts a new "Battle Mode" with six different types of competition. These modes are also worked into the story.
- Knockout: Each player starts with three rings. Players must knock all of the rings out of their opponent and then attack them to win. First player to three knockouts wins.
- Rings Battle: Players have 1 minute and 30 seconds to collect as many rings as possible. The player with the most rings at the end of the time limit wins.
- Capture the Chao: A Sonic themed version of Capture the Flag. Players must steal three chao from their opponent's base and bring them back to their own to win.
- Race: The first player to the goal ring is the winner.
- King of the Hill: An Omochao is stationed at the top of the level with a light beam. Players earn points by simply standing under it. The first player to 3,000 points wins.
- Tag: A Sonic themed cross between Hot Potato and Tag. Each player has a time limit that drops when they hold the bomb. Players pass the bomb by tagging the other player. The first player to have their time limit expire loses.
Free Play
In this single player mode, players can choose any one of the eight characters and play through the zones in traditional 2D Sonic fashion. There are no opponents for this mode. This is a first for many of the characters featured.
Known Stages
- Sunset Forest Zone
- Blue Coast Zone
- Frontier Canyon Zone
- Haunted Manoir Zone
- Fiery Volcano Zone
- Freezie Mountain Zone
- Cyber City Zone
- Egg Transport Zone
- Armageddon Zone
Gameplay videos also reveal that each stage will feature three acts, as opposed to two.[2]
Bosses
- Egg Centipede (in Sunset Forest Zone)
- Egg Bull (in Frontier Canyon Zone)
- Egg Poltergeist (in Haunted Manoir)
- Egg Vulcan (in Fiery Volcano)
- Egg Polar (in Freezie Mountain)
- Egg Roulette (in Cyber City)
- Egg Bearer (in Egg Transport)
Final Boss
Cataclysm (in Armageddon)
Music
It was revealed on Jun Senoue's (SEGA music producer) official website that he had worked together with Ted Poley on the game's theme song "Race To Win". This is not the first time Ted Poley and Jun Senoue have worked together; the previous times being in the videogames Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Heroes.
References
- ^ "Sega of Europe Sonic Rivals 2 Minisite" (HTML). Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ "Sega of America Sonic Rivals 2 Minisite" (HTML). Retrieved 2007-07-19.