A Chao skill/status table appears when you pick the Chao up or feed it.The Chao Kindergarten was changed significantly to cater for this. Major changes were due to the lack of the web access and VMU found in the Dreamcast version. The game uses the same engine, with slight modifications to clean up any glitches, including entirely modifying the landscapes of the Chao Gardens (albeit making them smaller than the Dreamcast versions).
Sonic Adventure 2 Battle was the port of Sonic Adventure 2 from the Dreamcast to the GameCube in 2002, and it included an overhaul of the Chao system. Generation 2 Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (GameCube) These stats affected your Chao’s ability to solve puzzles and avoid traps in the races.
Other differences from the Sonic Adventure Chao system were the addition of two special stats only raised via playing Chao Adventure 2 on the VMU: Intelligence and Luck. While Chao Adventure can be used to take Chao to Sonic Adventure 2 (with glitches), Chao Adventure 2 is only compatible with Sonic Adventure 2. The VMU mini game also had a sequel, Chao Adventure 2, updating the visuals of the Chao Adventure, but essentially remained the same experience as its predecessor. This service has since been disabled following the end of life for the Dreamcast. The player could also leave Chao in an online Chao Daycare, where they could exchange Chao with friends.
Using the Dreamcast’s connection to the web, players could also obtain special breeds of Chao from an online Black Market. These additions were gone in Sonic Adventure DX, but back in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle (see the sections below). This, the Kindergarten and the different Chao Gardens are all game-specific. Chao Racing returned bigger and better than ever.Ĭhaos Drives to raise stats without changing your Chao’s appearance, and different animals were also added to the game. This resulted in an even wider branching evolution system with over triple the amount of obtainable Chao evolutions. The player interactions were also changed, as playable characters were divided into two groups, Hero and Dark, which directly influence the Chao’s own alignment when shown affection. The Chao Kindergarten was introduced, giving the player the Classroom to teach Chao special skills, the Principal to give advice about raising Chao, and a Doctor to check up on sick Chao. The sequel introduced the player to new gardens as well as an improved system for raising the Chao, cleaning up some glitches. This was also the only way to name the Chao and also the only way to look at the Chao’s attributes. Many prizes could be obtained on Chao Adventure that could be transferred back to the Chao Garden, as well as raising the Chao’s stats within the mini game itself.
The game was accessed by placing the Chao in the VMU transfer machine found in each garden, and you would be able to play the game on the portable VMU away from the Dreamcast. There was also an exclusive mini-game called Chao Adventure that was played with the Visual Memory Unit (VMU). There were very few breeds of Chao, and the garden contained many inhospitable landscaping features. The Chao Garden had only a few- now standard, features: giving Chao fruits and animals, showing affection with each character, branching evolution based on skills, and racing. This was the first game to ever feature Chao, and thus had the most basic system compared to later games. Video Card: DirectX 9.0c/Shader3.This is a summary and overview of the differences between the various Chao systems. Video Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible, NVIDIA GeForce 7300 series, ATI Radeon X1600 Video Card with 256MB RAMįree Disk Space: 1.8 GB Recommended System Requirements Release Date: 2010 Minimum System Requirements Then compete against other Chao in a battle for ultimate Chao supremacy. Breed and nurture your very own pet Chao in the Chao Garden minigame. Play through as one of six different characters, including Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy, each with their own unique adventure and story. Hit the ground running in this classic epic adventure in a race against time to save the world! Only Sonic and his friends are heroic enough to put a stop to Dr. Eggman and is on the verge of becoming the ultimate monster using the 7 Chaos Emeralds. An ancient evil lurking within the Master Emerald has been unleashed from its slumber by the devious Dr.