My opinion may be biased as this is a game I none stopped played growing up on the Nintendo Gamecube and STILL have the game for it. I have many memories of raising chaos and playing City Escape repeatedly and over again. I’m glad I can play it on PC too!

I think we can all agree that the game isn’t perfect and has many audio and visual bugs, which occur pretty often throughout the game. Some bugs are different per platform; for example, if you play as Knuckles in the Chao Garden and walk slowly, your leg will rotate weirdly, which you couldn’t see in the original Gamecube game.

BUT I love the replayability of the game and always have; that’s why I spent YEARS playing it and hours playing it on Steam. What helps a lot is the music is excellent, and the Chao Garden is a feature that is so great that I’m confused they haven’t done it in any other game! In the Chao Garden, you raise chaos HOWEVER you want, and it will have different outcomes. It’s incredible how complex yet straightforward this mechanic of the game is. It makes you want to experiment and explore different method outcomes—Chao’s appearance changes with how you treat it. For example, constantly petting a Chao with Sonic will make it more of a Hero Chao. Giving it Speed Animals and Chaos Drives will allow it to evolve into a Hero Speed Type Chao. It doesn’t stop there, as you can then change the course and start feeding it Power Animals and Power Chaos Drives, and it will become a Hero, Speed and Power Chao!

Multiplayer is pretty Meh and not that great as it is pretty basic.

I love how each character has their unique playstyle when playing their levels, from speed levels with Sonic and Shadow to Shooter levels with Eggman and Tails.

I recommend that the PC version is learning how to modify the game with Mods that you can find online. It makes the game even more enjoyable, such as new areas or playable characters on different levels.

Reviewed on Oct 19, 2022


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