Sonic Heroes

Sonic Heroes

NTSC-U cover Game general and emulation properties: Languages supported: Region NTSC-U: Serial numbers: SLUS-20718 SLUS-20718GH (Greatest Hits) Release date: January 27, 2004 2006 (Greatest Hits) CRCs: 78FF4E3B Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: Playable Mac Status: ? Region PAL: Serial numbers: SLES-51950 SLES-51950/P (Platinum) Release date: February 6, 2004 October 8, 2004 (Platinum) October 22, 2004 (Platinum, Australia) February 22, 2012 (PS2 Classics) CRCs: B7CF071A Windows Status: ? Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ? Region NTSC-J/C/K: Serial numbers: SLPM-65431 SLAJ-25027 SLKA-25122 (BigHit) NPJD-00060 (PS2 Classics) Release date: December 30, 2003 September 17, 2014 (PS2 Classics) 2004 (Korea) 2005 (BigHit Series, Korea) CRCs: D7AE2B57 Windows Status: Playable Linux Status: ? Mac Status: ?

Developer(s): Sonic Team
Publisher(s): Sega (JP, US, EU, AU), SCEA (US)
Genre: Action, Platformer
Wikipedia: Link
Game review links: GameSpot: 6.2/10, Metacritic: 64/100
Game description: Sonic Heroes brings the Sonic series to the PS2 and Xbox for the first time. Dr. Eggman is causing havoc again and it's up to you to maneuver a team of three Sonic characters through massive levels. All 12 characters--divided into Team Sonic, Team Dark, Team Rose and Team Chaotix--have their own unique strengths, so choose your teams wisely. Find the best combination to complete missions full of enemies, puzzles, and huge environments. No matter what team you choose, the only direction is forward and the only way to get there is fast.
Sonic Heroes is the eighth primary installment in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Set after the events of Sonic Adventure 2, the game's story follows the journeys of four individual teams of three on their search for the mad scientist Doctor Eggman. However, Sonic the Hedgehog's robot duplicate and nemesis, Metal Sonic, is secretly manipulating the game's events in a plan to eradicate his long time foe.

Test configurations on Windows:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	Windows	Intel Core i7 @ 3.4Ghz Nvidia GTX 285 768MB	17 01 2013 1.1.0 r5517-	GSdx 5464 SSE41 [09 12 2012]	SPU2-X 2.0.0 [17 01 2013] LilyPad 0.11.0 [28 12 2012]	Runs above full speed.	General-Plot
NTSC-J	Windows 8.1, x64	Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2030 @ 3.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 @ 2 GB	v1.7.0-dev-1907	GSdx Renderer: Direct3D 11 Large Framebuffer Native Resolution: 2880x1620 Texture Filtering: Bilinear (PS2) Anisotropic Filtering: 16x Mipmapping: Basic (Fast) CRC Hack Level: Partial (OpenGL) Date Accuracy: Fast (Default) Blending Accuracy: Basic (Recommended) Edge Anti-aliasing Rendering threads: 2 FXAA Shader External Shader Widescreen patch	SPU2-X LilyPad	Europe v02.00(14/06/2004), Without unnecessary errors, the game started at 1620p (3K) 60 FPS, no brakes, bugs or freezes.	Chern40+7

Test configurations on Linux:

Environment			Configurations			Comments	Tester
Region	OS	CPU/GPU	Revision	Graphics	Sound/Pad
NTSC-U	Linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS	AMD A10-5800K AMD Radeon HD 7660D	PCSX2 1.3.0 SVN	ZZOgl	SPU2-X	MTVU Hack and MVU Speed Hacks, recommended used. Runs at Full-Speed! Although the audio breaks unless you use these settings: I used ZZOgl for graphicss, SPU2-X. PortAudio API - OSS, Async Mix, Cat-Mull ROM	SimonStreakio

Trivia

• Original names: ソニック ヒーローズ (SLPM-65431), 소닉 히어로즈 (SLKA-25122)
• This is Sonic the Hedgehog's debut on PlayStation 2.

Known Issues

Shadows flicker

• Status: Active
• Type: Minor
• Description: Shadows flicker.
• Workaround: No known workarounds.

Screenshots

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  Start Screen
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  Stage Select
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  In-Game
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  v1.7.0 dev-1907, 5x Native Resolution (1620p), 16xAF, FXAA, widescreen patch

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  v1.7.0 dev-1907, 5x Native Resolution (1620p), 16xAF, FXAA, widescreen patch

	Sonic Heroes (SLUS 20718) (U)