Sonic Heroes (PS2)

Sonic Heroes is basically the action segments from Sonic Adventure 1 and 2 stripped of all the insanely dull pseudo RPG elements but unfortunately still containing far too much storyline and the largest and least interesting host of secondary characters ever seen in gaming. Sonic Heroes also inherits many of the older titles' camera and control problems, although here they are now occasional rather than constant irritations.

All this may seem as if it's painting a rather poor picture of the game, but despite all its problems Sonic Heroes is actually a lot of fun. Its main gimmick is that you actually control three characters at a time, with each one having a special ability of either speed, flight or the ability to smash through blocks. Thankfully this doesn't overcomplicate the controls and instead adds a modicum of depth to the otherwise non-stop running-'n'-jumping action.

You still occasionally get the feeling that the game is trying too hard to fit a round peg in a square hole, but on balance more of it works than doesn't, and it's certainly the best Sonic title since the Mega Drive era. --David Jenkins

This new version is just a run-of-the mill 3-D platform. It doesn't have any of the charm of the original. It has some fancy touches like being able to choose a team of dudes but this doesn't make up for the lack of satisfying gameplay. All in all, it's disappointing. Now if they were to bring back the 2-D version....


Rent it, don't buy it   November 27, 2004
0 out of 2 found this review helpful

I love Sonic, it was the first ever game I had on my old Mega Drive and when I saw this in the shops I had to buy it.

I really enjoyed the game - to start with. Then came a level not too far from the start where the camera angles were so appauling and frustrating that the game will NEVER get played again in my PS2.

Funky 3D graphics are nice, if done correctly - unfortunately this game doesn't. Not only are some of the camera angles stupid, but the whole perception is wrong in places. Sonic Team if you are reading this then please go back to what you know best. I'll gladly play a new 2D Sonic game, it's not fancy graphics that I'm after, it's good gameplay.

The reason I'm giving it 3 stars and not lower is because like I said I did enjoy the game at the start, and I want to enjoy it now, but I just don't.


Go Go Sonic   July 28, 2004
3 out of 6 found this review helpful

Sonic Heroes sega's latest attempt at 3D sonic games is by far the best the camera angles would be annoying but if you've played Sonic adventure's 1,2,Battle ot DX (dreamcast and gamecube) you'll see how much the angles have evolved and how much better they really are. this is Sega best attempt yeat at 3d returning ti the original almost as well as Sonic Adventure 2's 3D Grean Hill Zone a 3D copy of the original Sonic Games first Zone although not without falt this game can be called the Best Sonic 3D ever (especially compared to what the saturn tried to do)