4/5 ★ – johnnyathey's review of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle.

One of my favorite games of all-time. Fight me. Like Sonic Adventure before it, this plays like a shonen anime. And they took it to the next level while also streamlining things. 2 (and a half) campaigns, 3 playing types. No hubs. Sonic and Shadow levels are goated. More simplified and linear than SA1, but every level is a blast to speed through Knuckles and Rouge levels can be a mixed bag, but are mostly great outside of the space levels. I get that the emerald randomization can be frustrating, but the levels are decorated so cool and the music is so good i can’t hate them. Stop and smell the roses. Don’t try and tell me Tails and Eggman’s mech levels aren’t fun. Play that first Eggman level busting into the military base blowing up everything in sight and tell me you don’t feel like a badass. The story is even bigger and goofier and I love every stupid moment of it. Slept on multiplayer too.