<s>
is	O
a	O
2003	O
3D	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
USA	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
abandons	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
exploration-based	O
gameplay	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
(	O
1998	O
)	O
and	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
and	O
instead	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
linear	O
style	O
of	O
Sega	O
Genesis-era	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heroes	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
multi-platform	B-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
,	O
produced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
,	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
USA	O
's	O
Yuji	O
Naka	O
and	O
Takashi	O
Iizuka	O
led	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
20-month	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
wanted	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
to	O
appeal	O
beyond	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
fans	O
and	O
so	O
designed	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
did	O
not	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
continuation	O
of	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
revived	O
elements	O
seen	O
since	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
special	O
stages	O
and	O
the	O
Chaotix	B-Application
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
2003	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
early	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
fast	O
gameplay	O
and	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
original	O
2D	O
entries	O
,	O
a	O
choice	O
that	O
some	O
considered	O
an	O
improvement	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
address	O
the	O
problems	O
of	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
3D	O
platformer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
preceding	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Dreamcast	I-Operating_System
featured	O
elements	O
of	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
exploration	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
linear	O
platforming	O
and	O
action	B-Application
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
is	O
also	O
simpler	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
teams	O
include	O
Team	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
series	O
regulars	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
,	O
Miles	O
"	O
Tails	O
"	O
Prower	O
,	O
and	O
Knuckles	O
the	O
Echidna	O
;	O
Team	O
Dark	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
and	O
Rouge	O
the	O
Bat	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
new	O
character	O
E-123	O
Omega	O
(	O
considered	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
E-102	O
Gamma	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
)	O
;	O
Team	B-Application
Rose	I-Application
,	O
which	O
has	O
Amy	O
Rose	O
,	O
Cream	O
the	O
Rabbit	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Advance	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Big	O
the	O
Cat	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
;	O
and	O
Team	O
Chaotix	B-Application
,	O
consisting	O
of	O
Espio	O
the	O
Chameleon	O
,	O
Charmy	O
Bee	O
,	O
and	O
Vector	O
the	O
Crocodile	O
from	O
Knuckles	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Chaotix	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Teams	O
contain	O
three	O
character	O
types	O
:	O
Speed	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Flight	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Tails	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Power	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Knuckles	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
toggles	O
between	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Last	O
Story	O
reveals	O
the	O
plot	O
was	O
orchestrated	O
by	O
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Eggman	O
's	O
top	O
enforcer	O
and	O
a	O
robotic	O
copy	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
destroy	O
his	O
namesake	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
Tails	O
,	O
and	O
Knuckles	O
receive	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Doctor	O
Eggman	O
,	O
telling	O
them	O
in	O
three	O
days	O
he	O
will	O
launch	O
his	O
Egg	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
challenging	O
them	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chaotix	B-Application
Detective	O
Agency	O
receive	O
a	O
job	O
offer	O
from	O
a	O
mysterious	O
client	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
execute	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
tasks	O
to	O
prove	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
four	O
teams	O
chase	O
down	O
Eggman	O
through	O
various	O
zones	O
,	O
crossing	O
paths	O
with	O
each	O
other	O
at	O
several	O
points	O
,	O
until	O
they	O
all	O
end	O
up	O
on	O
the	O
Egg	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chaotix	B-Application
end	O
up	O
rescuing	O
their	O
mystery	O
client	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
none	O
other	O
than	O
Eggman	O
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
reveals	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
locked	O
up	O
and	O
betrayed	O
by	O
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
,	O
now	O
going	O
by	O
"	O
Neo	O
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
adopted	O
the	O
guise	O
of	O
Eggman	O
and	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Egg	B-Application
Fleet	I-Application
to	O
prove	O
himself	O
superior	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
data	O
he	O
collected	O
from	O
observing	O
all	O
the	O
teams	O
in	O
action	B-Application
,	O
he	O
transforms	O
into	O
his	O
ultimate	O
state	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Metal	O
Overlord	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
power	O
of	O
the	O
Chaos	O
Emeralds	O
all	O
the	O
teams	O
had	O
collected	O
,	O
they	O
work	O
together	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
Metal	O
,	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
turning	O
Super	O
(	O
accompanied	O
by	O
Tails	O
and	O
Knuckles	O
)	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Metal	O
Sonic	B-Application
reverts	O
back	O
to	O
his	O
original	O
form	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
everyone	O
go	O
their	O
separate	O
ways	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Chaotix	B-Application
chase	O
after	O
Eggman	O
to	O
pay	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
19-member	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
USA	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
 '	O
12th	O
anniversary	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
majority	O
of	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
had	O
worked	O
on	O
previous	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
(	O
2001	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
worried	O
it	O
would	O
only	O
appeal	O
to	O
Sonic	B-Application
fans	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interested	O
in	O
returning	O
to	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
decided	O
to	O
design	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
so	O
casual	O
players	O
not	O
familiar	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
could	O
adapt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
said	O
the	O
development	O
period	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
the	O
most	O
stressful	O
of	O
his	O
career	O
because	O
of	O
deadlines	O
and	O
Sega	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
multi-platform	B-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
game	O
:	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
PS2	B-Device
)	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
,	O
made	O
using	O
proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
partnered	O
with	O
Criterion	O
Software	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
RenderWare	O
game	O
engine	O
so	O
the	O
game	O
could	O
be	O
programmed	O
and	O
ported	O
with	O
ease	O
to	O
each	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
transfer	O
some	O
textures	O
and	O
models	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
into	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
most	O
of	O
their	O
work	O
started	O
from	O
scratch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
found	O
challenges	O
in	O
working	O
with	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
platforms	O
with	O
which	O
they	O
had	O
little	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
content	O
in	O
all	O
versions	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
runs	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
(	O
FPS	O
)	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
versions	O
running	O
at	O
60	O
FPS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
's	O
Noah	O
Musler	O
explained	O
that	O
running	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
version	O
at	O
60	O
FPS	O
would	O
have	O
caused	O
performance	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
also	O
noted	O
the	O
system	O
is	O
less	O
powerful	O
than	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
was	O
interested	O
in	O
making	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroess	O
narrative	O
feature	O
characters	O
teaming	O
up	O
to	O
overcome	O
evil	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventures	I-Application
approach	O
of	O
individual	O
character	O
stories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
conception	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
team	O
action	B-Application
"	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
stated	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
had	O
a	O
considerable	O
amount	O
of	O
freedom	O
in	O
designing	O
the	O
game	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
new	O
scope	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chao-raising	O
system	O
—	O
a	O
staple	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
—	O
was	O
removed	O
because	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
feared	O
it	O
would	O
disrupt	O
the	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Player	O
reactions	O
to	O
previous	O
games	O
influenced	O
the	O
design	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
did	O
not	O
include	O
modes	O
like	O
Big	O
's	O
fishing	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
and	O
Tails	O
 '	O
shooting	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
2	I-Application
after	O
both	O
were	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Chaotix	B-Application
,	O
who	O
had	O
appeared	O
in	O
the	O
1995	O
spinoff	O
game	O
Knuckles	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Chaotix	I-Application
,	O
were	O
revived	O
for	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
because	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
thought	O
they	O
were	O
unique	O
and	O
had	O
never	O
used	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
said	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
consider	O
the	O
Chaotix	B-Application
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
the	O
same	O
team	O
from	O
Knuckles	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Chaotix	I-Application
,	O
claiming	O
to	O
have	O
created	O
new	O
characters	O
using	O
the	O
same	O
designs	O
from	O
1995	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
marks	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
E-123	O
Omega	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
wanted	O
to	O
include	O
as	O
many	O
teams	O
as	O
possible	O
,	O
but	O
time	O
constraints	O
and	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
gameplay	O
balanced	O
prevented	O
this	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
several	O
computer	O
animated	O
cutscenes	O
produced	O
by	O
Vision	B-Device
Scape	I-Device
Interactive	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
band	O
Crush	O
40	O
performed	O
the	O
main	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
"	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
theme	O
,	O
"	O
What	O
I	O
'm	O
Made	O
Of	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Iizuka	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
intention	O
was	O
for	O
the	O
music	O
"	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
the	O
roots	O
of	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
experience	O
"	O
and	O
be	O
exciting	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Naka	O
believed	O
that	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
a	O
Sonic-themed	O
McDonald	O
's	O
Happy	O
Meal	O
toy	O
line	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
Sonic	B-Application
X	O
would	O
expose	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
30	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
two	O
weeks	O
later	O
than	O
intended	O
,	O
to	O
ensure	O
there	O
were	O
"	O
no	O
compromises	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
GameCube	B-Application
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
January	O
6	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
and	O
PS2	B-Device
versions	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
rereleased	O
through	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
PC	O
Collection	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
line	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
reviewers	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
but	O
still	O
below	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
2D	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS2	B-Device
and	O
PC	O
's	O
version	O
's	O
reviews	O
were	O
considerably	O
worse	O
than	O
others	O
;	O
reviewers	O
noted	O
clipping	B-Algorithm
,	O
graphic	O
faults	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
lower	O
frame	O
rate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
GameSpot	O
thought	O
the	O
graphics	O
were	O
not	O
much	O
of	O
an	O
improvement	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
—	O
comparing	O
them	O
to	O
"	O
a	O
glorified	O
Dreamcast	B-Operating_System
game	O
"	O
—	O
they	O
still	O
praised	O
its	O
steady	O
frame	O
rate	O
,	O
art	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
vibrant	O
colors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
reviewers	O
found	O
the	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
found	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
the	O
closest	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
ever	O
got	O
to	O
recreating	O
the	O
classic	O
2D	O
Sonic	B-Application
gameplay	O
in	O
3D	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
stripping	O
away	O
the	O
shooting	O
and	O
hunting	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
purer	O
,	O
more	O
action-packed	O
Sonic	B-Application
experience	O
"	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
considered	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
a	O
major	O
improvement	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
,	O
writing	O
"	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
does	O
an	O
absolutely	O
sensational	O
job	O
of	O
re-creating	O
the	O
intensely	O
fast	O
and	O
unpredictable	O
looping	O
,	O
corkscrewing	O
stages	O
from	O
the	O
classic	O
games	O
in	O
3D	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
the	O
Chicago	O
Tribune	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
when	O
Sonic	B-Application
is	O
in	O
charge	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
is	O
a	O
pure	O
action	B-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
an	O
enjoyable	O
throwback	O
to	O
the	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
era	O
,	O
when	O
Sonic	B-Application
was	O
all	O
about	O
speed	O
,	O
running	O
circles	O
around	O
Mario	O
,	O
collecting	O
rings	O
while	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
plumber	O
searched	O
high	O
and	O
low	O
for	O
his	O
shape-altering	O
mushrooms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
agreed	O
the	O
controls	O
were	O
easy	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
the	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
teams	O
unnecessary	O
:	O
"	O
no	O
one	O
cares	O
about	O
these	O
peripheral	O
characters	O
...	O
People	O
play	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
Sonic	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Eurogamer	O
argued	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
not	O
difficult	O
,	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
described	O
it	O
as	O
hard	O
to	O
a	O
fault	O
,	O
exclaiming	O
they	O
"[died]	O
all	O
the	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Buchanan	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
when	O
you	O
switch	O
away	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
and	O
Tails	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
itself	O
kind	O
of	O
stops	O
cold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Especially	O
when	O
you	O
play	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
three	O
teams	O
that	O
feature	O
ancillary	O
characters	O
from	O
Sonic	B-Application
’s	O
stable	O
as	O
they	O
play	O
through	O
similar	O
levels	O
with	O
slightly	O
different	O
goals.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
old	O
2-D	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
always	O
seemed	O
to	O
have	O
several	O
different	O
routes	O
through	O
different	O
landscapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
addressing	O
the	O
problems	O
of	O
prior	O
Sonic	B-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1UP	O
wrote	O
the	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
"	O
hit-or-miss	O
lock-on	O
attacks	O
that	O
leave	O
you	O
plunging	O
to	O
your	O
doom	O
"	O
that	O
plagued	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
were	O
still	O
present	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
and	O
hurt	O
the	O
experience	O
greatly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
suffered	O
from	O
problems	O
with	O
the	O
collision	O
detection	O
and	O
noted	O
all	O
the	O
shortcomings	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
Sonic	B-Application
Adventure	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
ultimately	O
named	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
the	O
best	O
GameCube	B-Application
game	O
of	O
January	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
fastest	O
and	O
most	O
authentic	O
3D	O
Sonic	B-Application
experience	O
we	O
've	O
seen	O
yet.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
a	O
major	O
commercial	O
success	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
version	O
received	O
a	O
"	O
Double	O
Platinum	O
"	O
sales	O
award	O
from	O
the	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
Leisure	O
Software	O
Publishers	O
Association	O
,	O
indicating	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
600,000	O
copies	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sega	O
's	O
financial	O
reports	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
sold	O
1.42million	O
units	O
from	O
its	O
release	O
to	O
March	O
2004	O
(	O
850,000	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
420,000	O
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
150,000	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
,	O
1.57	O
million	O
units	O
from	O
March	O
2004	O
to	O
March	O
2005	O
,	O
and	O
420,000	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
from	O
March	O
2006	O
to	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
total	O
sales	O
of	O
at	O
least	O
3.41million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2004	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
been	O
branded	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
line	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Greatest	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
line	O
on	O
the	O
PS2	B-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
Platinum	B-Device
Hits	I-Device
line	O
on	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
USA	O
was	O
renamed	O
Sega	O
Studios	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
next	O
project	O
was	O
Shadow	B-Application
the	I-Application
Hedgehog	I-Application
(	O
2005	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
spinoff	O
starring	O
Shadow	O
set	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
after	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
few	O
more	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
division	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
series	O
retrospective	O
,	O
USgamer	O
ranked	O
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
among	O
the	O
franchise	O
's	O
bottom	O
half	O
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sonic	B-Application
Heroes	I-Application
marked	O
the	O
debut	O
of	O
recurring	O
Sonic	B-Application
character	O
E-123	O
Omega	O
,	O
and	O
reintroduced	O
the	O
obscure	O
Chaotix	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
concept	O
of	O
switching	O
between	O
characters	O
as	O
necessary	O
was	O
reused	O
in	O
Sonic	B-Application
Team	O
's	O
Sonic	B-Application
Forces	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
and	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
's	O
Team	B-Operating_System
Sonic	I-Operating_System
Racing	I-Operating_System
(	O
2019	O
)	O
;	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
cited	O
it	O
as	O
inspiration	O
for	O
their	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Seaside	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
level	O
reappears	O
in	O
the	O
20th	O
anniversary	O
game	O
Sonic	B-Application
Generations	I-Application
for	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
version	O
includes	O
the	O
special	O
stages	O
and	O
the	O
Egg	O
Emperor	O
boss	O
fight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seaside	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
has	O
also	O
appeared	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sonic	I-Application
at	I-Application
the	I-Application
Olympic	I-Application
Winter	I-Application
Games	I-Application
(	O
2009	O
)	O
,	O
Sonic	B-Application
&	I-Application
Sega	I-Application
All-Stars	I-Application
Racing	I-Application
(	O
2010	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
its	B-Application
2012	I-Application
sequel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
