Playable characters in Sonic Rivals 2 include Sonic the Hedgehog, Tails, Knuckles the Echidna, Rouge the Bat. Shadow the hedgehog, Metal Sonic, Silver the Hedgehog, and Espio the Chameleon. Sonic the Hedgehog is the fastest hedgehog in the world. In this game, Sonic and his partner, Tails went to probe the Chao. Tails is in charge of helping Sonic in the search for the Chao that is lost. Knuckles, the Echidna who is the master of the 7 emeralds, works with Rouge to search for the missing Chao. Rouge the Bat is a spy employed by the government. Rouge wants the jewels for her personal gain. Shadow the Hedgehog is also known as the ultimate life form. Shadow teams up with Metal Sonic to stop Eggman from implementing the Nega plan. Metal Sonic is a ghost of the Sonic Robot whom Eggman hired to work with Shadow. Silver the Hedgehog who came from the future partner along with Espio to save Chao. Espio and Silver work together to investigate the missing Chao.

There are 4 single player modes in Sonic Rivals 2. The main single player mode is a story mode game. To continue the plot, you must complete the game’s battle mode. There are 3 acts in each zone. Each zone has its own boss. Acts 1 and 3 are races, while Acts 2 is a battle. The races are integrated into the story mode. Some of the stages can be skipped depending on the character chosen.

The characters are grouped into four teams, including Sonic the Hedgehog and Tails, Shadow Sonic and Metal Sonic, Silver and Espio, and Knuckles the red Echidna and Rouge the bat. Sonic Rivals 2 has a free play mode that allows players to choose between 8 characters and play in the 2D game mode. Players can also choose Time Attack on levels. The first mode has no enemies to fight. In Cup Circuit and Single Event modes, players get the cards after finishing races and battle. There are over 150 cards that you can collect throughout the game. Each card is rewarded with a specific achievement. The Mephiles the Dark card is obtained when you reach an S rank in Knockout mode. Cards can be used to unlock a suit. Additionally, the card can be used to unlock cup circuits and bye detectors. The battle mode consists of 6 competition races. The run time can be set through the selection menus. In Knockout mode, the player will start with 3 rings. To win the game, players must knock down all of their rivals’ rings and then attack them to win the game. In the battle of the rings, players must accumulate as many rings as possible within a set period. The player who collects the most rings will be declared the winner. In Capture the Chao, players must obtain the specified amount of Chao from their enemy’s camp and return it to their own Chao to win. In the Lap Race, players must finish a specified number of laps to win the game.