Sonic Heroes
About the Game
Sonic Heroes is a 3D action-platformer in which players take control of a team of 3 characters, each with a special ability - speed, fly and power. The objective of the game is to race through levels as quickly as possible whilst defeating enemies and collecting rings. Your time, rings and enemies defeated make up a point system, and more points mean a higher rank on the level. There are 4 teams of characters each with their own changes to the gameplay:
Gameplay & Core Systems
Team Sonic is the intermediate difficulty featuring Sonic (speed), Tails (fly) and Knuckles (power). Team Shadow is the hard difficulty featuring Shadow (speed), Rogue (fly) and E-123 Omega (power). Team Rose is the easy difficulty featuring Amy (speed), Cream (fly) and Big (power). Team Chaotix features new mission-based objectives with Espio (speed), Charmy (fly) and Vector (power). Story Mode, giving players the opportunity to play through levels as the story progresses.
Standout Features
- Challenge Mode, giving players the opportunity to replay levels that they have previously cleared in Story Mode Battle Mode, a multiplayer mode where players can race or battle each other Tutorial Mode, teaching players the basics of playing the game.
Modes & Ways to Play
Player support includes Same/Split-Screen and Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS).
Presentation & Atmosphere
Display support includes Progressive Scan (480p). Audio support includes Dolby Pro Logic II.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Sonic Heroes | Nintendo GameCube.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | SEGA Corporation | Japan | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Sonic Team | Japan | MobyGames |
| Published by | SEGA of America, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Sonic Team | United States | MobyGames |
| Manual by | SEGA Logistics Service Co.,Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | SEGA Europe Ltd. | Germany | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Sonic Team | Germany | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Atari Deutschland GmbH | Germany | MobyGames |
| Published by | SEGA Europe Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Sonic Team | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Atari UK Ltd. | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Published by | SEGA Europe Ltd. | Australia | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Sonic Team | Australia | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Atari Australia Pty Ltd. | Australia | MobyGames |
| Published by | SEGA Europe Ltd. | United Kingdom; Player's Choice release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Sonic Team | United Kingdom; Player's Choice release | MobyGames |
| Distributed by | Atari UK Ltd. | United Kingdom; Player's Choice release | MobyGames |
| Published by | SEGA Europe Ltd. | Italy; Player's Choice release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Sonic Team | Italy; Player's Choice release | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | Progressive Scan (480p) | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | PAL 50Hz | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | PAL 60Hz | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Pro Logic II | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Input Devices Required | Gamepad | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Options | Same/Split-Screen | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Multiplayer Game Modes | Free-for-all / One-on-one (VS) | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1-2 Players | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Save Game Methods | Auto-save | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Save Game Methods | External Storage | GameCube | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Platformer | North America | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | Wii | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Sonic Team | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Sega | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Sega | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Also compatible on | PAL Wii | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2003-12-30 | Japan | MobyGames |
| 2004-01-06 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2004-02-05 | Germany | MobyGames |
| 2004-02-06 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| 2004-03-12 | Australia | MobyGames |
| 2004-10-08 | United Kingdom; Player's Choice release | MobyGames |
| 2004-10-08 | Italy; Player's Choice release | MobyGames |
| 2004-01-06 | North America | PriceCharting |
| 2003-12-30 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| 2004-02-06 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| January 6, 2004 | North America | PriceCharting |
| December 30, 2003 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| February 6, 2004 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAN-13 | 4974365870225 | Japan | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B0000DZ0V9 | Japan | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 1105854778 | Japan | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 010086610253 | United States | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-G9SE-USA | United States | MobyGames |
| ASIN | B0000VSH4U | United States | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 6491049 | United States | MobyGames |
| EAN-13 | 5060004762354 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| Nintendo Media PN | DL-DOL-G9SP-EUR | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| eBay Product ID | 6491049 | United Kingdom | MobyGames |
| asin | B0000VSH4U | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 6491049 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 010086610253 | North America | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
