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The top-secret "Project Shadow" (as it became to be known due to the secrecy of the research) took place on the Space Colony known as ARK and began researching the effects of Chaos Emeralds on living tissue. But when his niece, Maria Robotnik, contracted the terminal (and as-of-yet incurable) disease NIDS (Neuro-Immuno Deficiency Syndrome), Gerald reconsidered the project as a means to extend her life. Gerald initially refused, comparing it to to playing God. A summary of the report follows:ĥ0 years ago, the current President of Nations contracted Professor Gerald Robotnik to research the possibility of immortality. Rouge's ReportĪfter Sonic Adventure 2 hit retail, SonicTeam published the Official Sonic Adventure 2 Strategy Guide in Japan, which contained "The Last Report on Project Shadow", written by the in-game character Rouge the Bat, in an effort to uncover the mystery of who - or what Shadow is, and where he came from.

Before Sonic can engage Shadow in battle, however, Shadow vanishes in to thin air using a power called "Chaos Control", leaving Sonic surrounded by dozens of fully-armed G.U.N soldiers. Putting two and two together, Sonic assumes the Military is mistaking Shadow for Sonic (and vice versa), and this "fake" Hedgehog is the reason Sonic is in so much trouble. Unaware of what is going on, Sonic attempts to avoid capture when he encounters Shadow the Hedgehog, who is in the middle of stealing a Chaos Emerald. "I'm outta here!"Ī week later, Sonic the Hedgehog finds himself on the run from the Military Organization, G.U.N (Guardian Unit of Nations), who claim Sonic is a dangerous criminal.

Now free, Shadow promises to grant Doctor Eggman one wish - but first he must meet him at the Space Colony ARK. What he finds instead is a black hedgehog, claiming his name is Shadow. Eggman unseals his grandfather's greatest invention, Project Shadow, for the first time in 50 years. After some time, Chao can evolve to adult forms that depend on what type of character, Hero or Dark, was used to raise it and what stat is the highest. To do so, players can collect Chaos Drives, animals, or feed the Chao fruit. In order to do well, it is important to raise the Chao's skills.

After hatching Chao, they can participate in Chao Races and Chao Karate. After unlocking Chao World, it can also be accessed from the mission selection screen. After levels, players are able to find Chao Boxes that contain a key to enter Chao World after completing the level. In terms of gameplay, both sport similar styles (though Dark assumes that the Hero campaign has been completed first, and is noticeably more difficult in comparison) Sonic/Shadow stages focus on running through stages that have been streamlined for speed, Tails/Eggman stages feature their characters piloting mechanical walking units with ballistic/missile capabilities, and Knuckles/Rouge stages deal with their characters flying around enormous stages to find objects (usually shards of the Master Emerald) in groups of three, usually to eclectic and interesting music.Īn additional feature of Sonic Adventure 2 was the inclusion of an improved Chao Garden from the original Sonic Adventure. Where Sonic Adventure 2's predecessor was focused on telling a multilayered story with numerous protagonists, this game took a more refined approach instead of selecting which individual character to play as when starting the adventure, the choice was only between which faction to play, "Hero" (featuring Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles) or "Dark" (featuring Shadow, Eggman, and Rouge), and experiencing the same events from the perspective of either set of characters. The game most notably introduced two major characters: Shadow the Hedgehog, a black hedgehog with upward-curled quills, amnesia problems, and a singular focus on finding out his reason for existence, and Rouge the Bat, a large-breasted treasure hunter who harbors a healthy obsession with jewels, both of whom appear in more subsequent games than any new character introduced afterward. Sonic Adventure 2 was one of the final Dreamcast releases to come directly from Sega before the system was discontinued in 2001 the game was slightly tweaked and ported to the GameCube shortly afterward, sporting new battle modes and Game Boy Advance connectivity, and furthered the precedent set by Sonic Advance of Sonic the Hedgehog appearing for the first time on a Nintendo system.