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Today the Sonic Team's English Sonic Adventure 2 page was updated so now you can get definitive information on SA2 without the use of translators.

Source: Sonic Team

Sega is sponsering a new SA2 contest, where you can win one of 300 SA2 t-shirts featuring the new characters. All you have to do is answer a few simple questions about SA2, and you're entered.

Just jump over to http://www.sega.com/soniccontest to enter!

Source: SegaDojo
http://www.segadojo.com/ (not even gonna try to link it, I always screw it up and end up linking half the page :)

Ok, now I know the Satam DVDs must be true, cause when my friend and I were getting a soda at Target, we were browsing around the store to kill break time from college, when something unusual cought my eye. As I wondered down the bedding section, I was amazed to find.......SONIC THE HEDGEHOG AND PRINCESS SALLY!!!! That's right! This is no joke, Sonic the Hedgehog AND Princess Sally were on sheets, pillow cases, bedspreads, and of course....PJs!! If you are a fan of Satam I urged you to visit your local Kmart and check it out.

Following up on their article on Sonic's buddy Tails, Sega Dojo has decided to do an article on the best of the best Sonic series, the Genesis (or Master System). While the article isn't as long as the Tails one, it is worth checking out.

You can find it here: MASTER SYSTEM REVIEWS:: Sonic the Hedgehog

If you do a search on Napster for Sonic Adventure 2, you'll usually get a nice little collection of MP3s to show up. There're all those files that came from the demo disc like "City Escape: City Escape," "City Escape: Chased by Semi!," "Invincible," "Round Clear," "Title," "Escape From G.U.N." (that one's probably part of Theme of "SONIC"), and "Speed Up." Then, there're those other files like Theme of "SHADOW" (called "Dark Sonic's Theme" and "Warrior's Shadow" at Napster) and "Hyper Knuckles vs. Super Sonic."

[sarcasm] Oh, look! What ever do we have here? Could it be new SA2 music? [/sarcasm]

NO!! It's a fluke!! "Dark Sonic's Theme" is actually from another game: Street Fighter III: Third Strike. Here's a news story from TSSZ that was written about this fake SA2 files (submitted by Sorok Echidna):

Someone on Napster is playing us all for fools.

When I saw the update on TSSZ about Hideki Okugawa writing Dark Sonic's theme, the wheels in my head started turning. I remembered that Okugawa composed the soundtracks for *all* versions of Street Fighter III- not just New Generation, but Second Impact and Third Strike as well.

And Warrior's Shadow sounded an awful lot like a Third Strike tune... like Urien's theme, to be exact. It didn't sound quite the same as the DC version, though, so I downloaded the arcade version of the theme, and sure enough... there's our "Dark Sonic theme".

Mystery solved. I would encourage Napster users not to trust any "Sonic Adventure 2" MP3s they find. Apparently, someone thinks it's funny to fake us all out.

So, there's one mystery solved. Now to the second one: Hyper Knuckles vs. Super Sonic.

Actually, this time, this song is (more-or-less) a "Sonic" song. It's just not from Sonic Adventure 2---it's one o' the remixes from that Sonic Adventure Remix Album. This song is a remix of "KNUCKLES: Unknown from M.E." from Sonic Adventure, by Cevin Key. Nothin' more.

Sorry to you guys out there if you've been disappointed by this---I'd love to get some more genuine MP3s of music from SA2 just as bad as some o' you, I'm sure. But, I guess we'll just have to wait for the OST of SA2 to come out. (Hopefully one'll be made.) Anyway, it's better to know the truth than to fall in line with all the fake stuff.

Vec Note: Thanks to NetRaptor for exposing this too, but I put up this article posted on the Station Square forum because it's the most detailed. Another way to spot this as a fake is the fact that a level is called "Super Sonic vs. Hyper Knuckles," because that's an Archie matchup, and Super Sonic vs. Super Knuckles would make a lot more sense.

Gamestop.com has listed a Sonic Dreamcast bundle pack for $199.99. It includes a blue Dreamcast and Sonic Adventure, and is due out in May. However Sega has yet to offically annouce such a pack, so it may be an un-offical one.

Source: Mobotropolis

I just got home from seeing the Josie and the Pussycats movie, and Sega seems to be sponsoring the Josie movie, because throughout the movie, you can see PLAINLY in a store, the background had Space Channel 5 plastered ALL over the place. And in the final act, there is a sign in a huge arena that says "Sega Megarena". Sonic was NOT spotted at all, but it shows how much of a team Archie wants ta be with Sega. The movie IS good, so check it out when you get a chance.

Gamepot have brand new Sonic Adventure 2 movies. Unfortunately, they seem broken at the time (or Gamespot is being hammered) So Diablo of the Gameing-age Forum found a way fix them, and has uploaded them to his own server.

http://shadowhighway.tripod.com/radicalhighway.mpg
http://shadowhighway.tripod.com/sonicadv2-10.mpg
http://shadowhighway.tripod.com/sonicadv2-9.mpg
http://shadowhighway.tripod.com/sonicadv2-8.mpg
http://shadowhighway.tripod.com/sonicadv2-7.mpg
http://shadowhighway.tripod.com/sonicadv2-5.mpg
http://shadowhighway.tripod.com/sonicadv2-4.mpg
http://shadowhighway.tripod.com/sonicadv2-3.mpg

Thanks Diablo! Much appreciated. Checkout the Radical Highway level, top stuff!

Gamespot also have a preview. check out the page here

Ken Penders' next online chat will be held on Thursday, May 9, 2001, at 8:00PM Eastern Standard Time at Ken's site. He also said this "What'll probably be different is I'll be asking you guys just as many questions if not more so than what I'll be asked."

Source: Ken's Comic Book Stories & Art

SONIC TEAM HAVE UPDATED THEIR WEBPAGE!!!!

OMG! SonicTeam have blessed us, with new Character Art, Names of Levels, And the Characters first bosses! This is all too good to be true! Just look at Rouge! O_O

Finally, that machine which becomes familiar through a sonic series will operate it possible. Level: Iron Gate

Using the all important ELINGO translation tool, Your able to find all about Sonic Adventure 2 and the characters! According to the information, "Shadow" has been created by a Doctor Gerald! And Robotnik's first stage is to break into Geralds base (Canon Inc.) And take Shadow for his own purposes! Shadow seems to be a organic Robot! Yahoo!

Next mechanism of the Tails invention is this. It is cyclonic of the walker machine.? Level: Prison Lane

According to the Page, Tails first mission is to try to rescue Sonic from the supposed jail he is residing in (but he escaped the helicopter). Which would explain the? "Cyclonic" against the bad Police-bots.

Knuckles advances by making good use of digging the wall, the swim, and gliding. Level: Wild Canyon

As seen in the Videos on Daily radar (below post), Knuckles begins his area Searching for those dear Emerald Shards from the ME, which was broken to keep Rouge and Robotnik from getting them.

This is new action "Grind. " of sonic. Let's slide down in various places. It is happy.? Level: City Escape

As Seen in the Demo, Sonic rides through City Escape, new however is his Shoes, different from the Demo version.

Here is a valley zone in the desert. Rouge walks about looking for the mastering emerald. Level: Dry Lagoon

Rouge, following Knuckles style of Game, Swims, Glides, and Climbs through levels looking for those "pretty" gems. now if we only heard her voice :)

Shadow which slides with Hover Shoes. This fellow is a considerable speed boast.? Level: Radical highway

It's Shadow! And doesn't he look cool?! Flying around at serious speeds, this hovering character is sure to rock! Apparently he's escaping the police because of his escape (and most likely some havoc)

See even more screenshots, AND Character pictures at This E-Lingo Translation!

Source: The Original, Japanese Webpage