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Key points

The most definitive version of the game so far.

A few cutscenes are kept in 4:3 aspect ratio.

Game physics and speed are locked to a maximum refresh rate of 60hz and 60 FPS. Deviations from this are often unplayable.

Many features/unlocks possible on the GameCube version (such as Golden Chao Eggs, Chao Karate/Races with multiple gardens, etc.) have been removed.

Chao Karate and 2P Battle Modes are locked behind a separate DLC purchase.

General information

Official developer site

Sonic News Network - A massive wiki for the Sonic the Hedgehog universe

Sonic Retro - A huge fan site for everything Sonic the Hedgehog. Mods for all the games can be found here

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Publisher website
Steam

All versions require Steam.

DLC and expansion packs

Name	Notes
Sonic Adventure 2: Battle	Unlocks Chao Karate and 2P Battle Maps

Essential improvements

Bypass launcher

By default launcher is opened before game. This is mostly unnecessary if you already have set everything up and requires mouse which makes playing with controller mess.

This method has some problems when also using Nvidia Control Panel.

Instructions

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/213610/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Save game data location

Template:Game data/row

System	Location
Steam Play (Linux)	<SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/213610/pfx/^{[Note 1]}

Chao Garden is saved to the file SONIC2B__ALF

Game progression is saved to numbered SONIC2B__S## files; one file per slot.

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

External general settings.

Template:Video settings

Input settings

External control settings.

Template:Input settings

Audio settings

Template:Audio settings

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
German
French
Italian
Japanese
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Players	Notes
Local play	2	Other player can use keyboard or controller if enabled in the config file. "Battle" DLC adds 21 battle maps to multiplayer.
LAN play
Online play

Issues unresolved

Game freezing for few seconds randomly

For some reason game simply freezes for few seconds but it's still possible to hear music and noises. Sometimes turns screen to black.

Issues fixed

Launcher crashes when trying to start the game, No resolution options available

Instructions

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	9
Shader Model support	3

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	XP	Vista, 7
Processor (CPU)	Intel Pentium IV 3.2 GHz AMD Athlon 64 3000+	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+
System memory (RAM)	1 GB	2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	3 GB	6 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce 8600 ATI Radeon HD 3650 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTS 250 ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible
Sound (audio device)	DirectX compatible sound card

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1
Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (213610) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

References

[Proton_path_note-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
The app ID (213610) may differ in some cases.
Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[2] File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.

[3] Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.

[4] The app ID (213610) may differ in some cases.

[5] Treat backslashes as forward slashes.

[6] See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.

[Note 1]

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 {{++}} The most definitive version of the game so far.
 {{ii}} A few cutscenes are kept in 4:3 aspect ratio.
-{{--}} Game speed bound to frame rate and no frame skipping; any framedrops will slow the game down. With over 60&nbsp;Hz monitors cap the frame rate to 60 FPS or change monitors refresh rate to 60&nbsp;Hz.
+{{--}} Game physics and speed are locked to a maximum refresh rate of 60hz and 60 FPS. Deviations from this are often unplayable.
+{{--}} Many features/unlocks possible on the GameCube version (such as Golden Chao Eggs, Chao Karate/Races with multiple gardens, etc.) have been removed.
+{{--}} Chao Karate and 2P Battle Modes are locked behind a separate DLC purchase.
 '''General information'''
@@ Line 34: / Line 36: @@
 {{DLC|
-{{DLC/row| Sonic Adventure 2: Battle | | Windows }}
+{{DLC/row| [http://store.steampowered.com/app/217900/ Sonic Adventure 2: Battle] | Unlocks Chao Karate and 2P Battle Maps | Windows }}
 }}
@@ Line 82: / Line 84: @@
 |4k ultra hd wsgf award     = incomplete
 |widescreen resolution      = true
-|widescreen resolution notes= Steam Community In-Game may cause black screen on load on HD resolutions
+|widescreen resolution notes= Disabling in-game overlays and/or enabling Windowed Mode are required for some resolutions to load the game at all.
 |multimonitor               = true
 |multimonitor notes         = Spanned HUD; [https://www.flawlesswidescreen.org Flawless Widescreen] fixes this<br />
@@ Line 90: / Line 92: @@
 |4k ultra hd                = true
 |4k ultra hd notes          =
-|fov                        = false
-|fov notes                  =
 |windowed                   = true
-|windowed notes             = Required to even play with Steam Community In-Game on some HD resolutions
+|windowed notes             =
-|borderless windowed        = false
+|borderless windowed        = hackable
 |borderless windowed notes  =
 |anisotropic                = hackable
 |anisotropic notes          = Forced via graphics card control panel
 |antialiasing               = hackable
-|antialiasing notes         = Forced via graphics card control panel or Nvidia Inspector(Must create an application profile and add "Sonic2app.exe" to the profile, must be set at 60Hz) Default driver behavior flag in Inspector 0x00000000 works to force MSAA,SGSSAA,TrSSAA,OGSSAA and OGSSAA-Hybrid(8xS for example. You can also add SGSSAA with OGSSAA hybrid as well),<ref>http://www.forum-3dcenter.org/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=9884819&postcount=4724</ref> FXAA may crash the game on load
+|antialiasing notes         = Forced via graphics card control panel or Nvidia Inspector. Enabling FXAA will cause the game to stop responding.
 |vsync                      = false
-|vsync notes                = Forced on.
+|vsync notes                = Forced on, locked to a maximum possible refresh rate of 60hz
 |60 fps                     = true
-|60 fps notes               =
+|60 fps notes               = Frame rate limiters such as Nvidia Inspector/RivaTuner will cause the game to stop responding, regardless of refresh rate.
 |120 fps                    = false
-|120 fps notes              = Games speed is bound to frame rate and there's no caps of any sort. Changing config's refresh rate doesn't do anything. Either cap the frame rate to 60 FPS or change monitors refresh rate to 60Hz.
+|120 fps notes              = 120hz/fps will cause the game speed and physics to render twice as fast. Monitor must be at 60hz prior to game launch.
 |color blind                = unknown
 |color blind notes          =

Developers
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	Sonic Team USA
Publishers
	Sega
Release dates
Windows	November 9, 2012