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Sonic Adventure 2 escapes the city and takes refuge on Steam

Sinan Kubba — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 07:00:00 EST

Sonic Adventure 2 followed its rainbow all the way to Steam this week, landing on the digital PC platform for $9.99. The XBLA/PSN add-on content pack "Battle Mode" is also available on Steam for $2.99, adding six extra characters and 21 two-player battle maps from GameCube's Sonic Adventure Battle.

The platformer's jump to Steam may also indicate the imminence of Nights HD, a fellow Sonic Heritage Collection member and confirmed for PC this past summer. Both games flew onto PSN and XBLA last month, with Sega noting they'd arrive on PC in the coming months. We've reached out to Sega for further details on a potential Nights PC release date.

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Nights HD includes Christmas Nights, arrives October 2 on PSN and October 5 on XBLA

JC Fletcher — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 12:00:00 EST

Nights Into Dreams HD and Sonic Adventure 2 will both cost $9.99 when they launch on XBLA and PSN this October. Both games in the "Sega Heritage Collection" will be available on PSN October 2, and on XBLA October 5.

Both games have extra content that will be exciting in varying levels, as well. Sonic Adventure 2 is upgradable with "Battle Mode" DLC for $3, which adds the GameCube-specific content including new maps and characters. And Nights includes "free access" to the content from Christmas Nights, the hard-to-find expansion disc that was only available through magazines and other special giveaways!

Gallery: NiGHTS into Dreams HD (9/17/12)

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NiGHTS into Dreams, Sonic Adventure 2 HD receive October release window

Alexander Sliwinski — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 10:00:00 EST

Sega's "Heritage Collection," the fancy name for the HD-ification of classics NiGHTS: into Dreams, Jet Set Radio and Sonic Adventure 2, recently released a trailer with more specific launch windows. NiGHTS: into Dreams and Sonic Adventure 2 are now set for this October.

Jet Set Radio already has a PlayStation Plus launch of September 11, with the PS plebs receiving it September 18 for $9.99. The XBLA and Steam version will be available for September 19, with the Vita version rolling in October 16.

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Sonic Adventure 2 coming to PSN/XBLA this fall

Jordan Mallory — Sat, 14 Jul 2012 15:20:00 EST

An XBLA/PSN port of Dreamcast classic Sonic Adventure 2 was announced during Sega's Sonic Boom event at this week's San Diego Comic-Con. While details remain sparse, the shaky-cam footage above shows the port as part of an ongoing Sega Heritage initiative and gives the game a "fall" launch window. It also shows a massive crowd of Sonic fans freaking out, which is incredible on several levels.

Should this be the same Sonic Adventure 2 port that briefly showed up on the Xbox Marketplace last month, it'll be an HD remake, rather than a straight port, though the logo seen in the video above lacks any sort of HD branding. We'll update as soon as an official missive arrives from Sega with more information.

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Sonic Adventure 2 spotted on Xbox.com

Richard Mitchell — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 18:00:00 EST

Sonic's apparently too fast for whoever moderates Xbox.com content. A listing for Sonic Adventure 2 has appeared on the official Xbox site, complete with a handful of screenshots (one with some PlayStation buttons!) and a description. The listing was pulled from the US Xbox.com, though the UK version has yet to be taken down. No downloads are available but, given that the port doesn't even officially exist yet, that's not surprising.

The listing claims the game features all of Sonic Adventure 2's original content, Chao Gardens and all, now in high definition. Given Sega has already re-released the original Sonic Adventure, it only makes sense that the sequel would be as well. We've contacted Sega to learn more.

[Thanks, Phoenixumn.]

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Buy the greatest song ever written (and other Sonic soundtracks) on iTunes [update]

Jordan Mallory — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:00:00 EST

The pinnacle of all human achievement, "Open Your Heart" from the Sonic Adventure soundtrack, is now available on iTunes, as are a plethora of other Sonic-related albums from across the breadth of time and space. The soundtracks to Sonic Adventure, Sonic Adventure 2, Sonic CD and others can be yours for the paltry sum of $9.99 each, which is a small price to pay for 20 to 30 tracks per album of gloriously ridiculous nostalgia-metal.

Soundtracks for Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 and Episode 2 will be available before too long, according to Sega. Head on through to the other side for a full list of what's available now and how to get it.

Update: As it turns out, these soundtracks have been available since last year or earlier. Sega decided to nest the announcement of forthcoming Episode 1 and Episode 2 soundtracks within a reiteration of the availability of its other musical offerings.

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Sonic Adventure and sequel get 20th anniversary soundtracks

Mike Schramm — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:00:00 EST

The soundtracks to the Dreamcast's Sonic Adventure games are being re-released in Japan to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first game's arrival back in 1991. The track listing isn't the full version of the soundtrack, evidently, but the first disc will have the classics, including the "It Doesn't Matter" theme as well as "Open Your Heart." The Sonic Adventure CD is due out on May 18, with Sonic Adventure 2 following on June 22.

CDJapan will be selling both for about $27, and Amazon Japan also has preorders available. Ah, the memories -- we can almost feel that giant killer whale smashing up the pier behind us.

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