Ana Diaz (she/her) is a culture writer at Polygon, covering internet culture, fandom, and video games. Her work has previously appeared at NPR, Wired, and The Verge. The Chao, big-eyed creatures ...

We’ve just stumbled upon one of his most recent projects, which involves an Unreal Engine 4.10 version of the Chao Garden from Sonic Adventure 2. The demo allows the user to control Sonic and ...

For example, when a Hero or Dark Chao goes to sleep, the will display different mannerisms... you'll definitely see something different. In Sonic Adventure 2 we've basically tripled the volume of ...

Sure, some of the game's age shows with some of the platforming elements, but when the movement is working in harmony with the level design, Sonic Adventure 2 flies. As it goes with all video ...

and then go into any Chao Garden in Sonic Adventure 2, and take the Chao out there. You'll get a Sonic Adventure 2 Chao egg! WARNING: You can only go forwards, not back. Chao taken out in SA2 ...

Older players will tire of their simplicity rather quickly. Raising small creatures called chao is another aspect of Sonic Adventure 2 Battle that has received an added twist. You can still feed ...

Sonic stans, it's happening for real this time - someone's finally making the Chao Garden game you've all been dreaming about for two decades (not me, though, I've only been asking for this since ...

They're clearly of vital importance to the setting, where the race to collect and control the Chaos Emeralds has ...

While more recent games have referenced the Chao Garden, it hasn't been included in full since Sonic Adventure 2. Fans are desperate to see it return, but it that won't be possible without a ...

The catch is, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle is only marginally different ... These randomly placed items are pieces of the Chaos emeralds, and you use a hot/cold type radar that beeps and blinks ...

in the Chao Garden, and train and care for them. Then use the Game Boy Advance Cable to link to Sonic Advance and the Chao Transporter, so you can take your Chao with you on the GBA. Additional ...