Sonic Adventure
First main 3D Sonic game, released for Dreamcast in 1998.
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Sonic Adventure is a 1998 platform game where players control one of six anthropomorphic characters to defeat Doctor Robotnik and his robot army.[1] The game features open-ended hub worlds called Adventure Fields that contain entrances to Action Stages with character-specific objectives.[2]
Making and release
Sonic Team visited temples, jungles, and ancient ruins in Cancún, Guatemala, and Peru to achieve realistic environments.[3] The localized version added online features including Chao daycare and downloadable content.[4] Sonic Team began development in April 1997 on the Sega Saturn with a team of 20 people, and moved the project to the Dreamcast in July 1997.[5] The character Tikal was named after the Guatemalan ruins of Tikal, and her design was inspired by Peru.[3]
On August 22, 1998, Sonic Team and Yuji Naka presented Sonic Adventure to the public at the Tokyo International Forum.[6] By August 4, 2006, Sonic Adventure had sold 2.5 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling Dreamcast game.[7]
What the cited sources add
A Polygon article states that Sonic Team began work on Sonic Adventure with the Dreamcast's specifications in mind.[8] Uekawa prioritized the lines of Sonic's quills in the new illustration style, making Sonic recognizable by silhouette.[8] Sega's marketers requested a more "mature" design compared to classic Sonic, according to the Polygon article.[8] The redesign aimed for a more "American" and "Western" look, though the distinction is "kinda hard to explain," Uekawa admitted.[8]
References
- Wikipedia, "Sonic Adventure" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "First Look at Sonic Adventure", Computer and Video Games, October 1998, p. 8-11 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sonic Adventure" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Pétronille, "The History of Sonic the Hedgehog", Pix'n Love, 2014; Ferris, "Sonic Adventure review for the Dreamcast", Game Revolution, September 1, 1999; "Sonic Adventure instruction manual", Sega, 1999; Pétronille, "The History of Sonic the Hedgehog", Pix'n Love, 2014 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sonic Adventure" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Thorpe, "The Making of: Sonic Adventure", Retro Gamer, December 28, 2018; "Retro Volume 3", Imagine Publishing, 2010, p. 60–63; Pétronille, "The History of Sonic the Hedgehog", Pix'n Love, 2014; "The Secrets of Sonic – Director's Commentary with Takashi Iizuka", Sega, June 5, 2003; "Sega Saturn Magazine Interview with Yuji Naka", Sega Saturn Magazine, October 8, 1998 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sonic Adventure" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sonic Adventure – Dreamcast", IGN; Huhtala, "Dreamcast Special: Sonic Adventure", September 1999, p. 60–61; Gantayat, "Sonic Adventure US Shocker", IGN, August 28, 1999; Gantayat, "Sonic Adventure: Internet Gaming!", IGN, August 24, 1999; Gilbert, "15 esoteric game-to-anime adaptations worth discovering", GamesRadar+, August 1, 2014; Lee, "A hedgehog for all seasons: Our guide to 20 manic years of Sonic cartoons", The A.V. Club, September 30, 2015; Pétronille, "The History of Sonic the Hedgehog", Pix'n Love, 2014; "Sonic Adventure Inte en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sonic Adventure" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Secrets of Sonic – Director's Commentary with Takashi Iizuka", Sega, June 5, 2003; "Sega Saturn Magazine Interview with Yuji Naka", Sega Saturn Magazine, October 8, 1998; Pétronille, "The History of Sonic the Hedgehog", Pix'n Love, 2014; "Sega Saturn Magazine Interview with Yuji Naka", Sega Saturn Magazine, October 8, 1998; Hunt, "The Making Of... Nights", Retro Gamer, December 2007, p. 26–33; Pétronille, "The History of Sonic the Hedgehog", Pix'n Love, 2014; Pétronille, "The History of Sonic the Hedgehog", Pix'n Love, 2014; Pétron en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sonic Adventure" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sega Saturn Magazine Interview with Yuji Naka", Sega Saturn Magazine, October 8, 1998; "Sega Unveils Sonic Adventure", Future plc, October 1998, p. 6–7; "Sega Unveils Sonic Adventure", Future plc, October 1998, p. 6–7; "The Red-Hot Rumours Division!", Computer and Video Games, July 1997; "Sega Unveils Sonic Adventure", Future plc, October 1998, p. 6–7 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Sonic Adventure" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Ohbuchi, "Q&A; With Naka and Irimajiri", GameSpot, August 22, 1998; Pétronille, "The History of Sonic the Hedgehog", Pix'n Love, 2014; Boutros, "A Detailed Cross-Examination of Yesterday and Today's Best-Selling Platform Games", Gamasutra, August 4, 2006; "Cutting Edge: Sega Keeps Dreaming as UK Embraces 128bit", 24 November 1999, p. 8; "Merry DC Christmas!", November 1999, p. 9; "Ready 2 Rumble", Quay Magazine Publishing, November 1999, p. 59 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- "How Sega moved Sonic from 2D to 3D", Polygon, April 7, 2017. facts only, no text reused. polygon.com
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