SHQ: I'm sure a lot of people would, including Sonic Team. :) But due to the production involved, I doubt there will be any real hidden characters or levels, other than something like SA's Super Sonic game.

Another character Sonicteam should bring back is Ray. I don't know what the deal is with Ray, but I'd like to learn more about him, considering I am a long time Sonic fan (since the game started!).

One last thing, Sonicteam should add some kind of new villain in SA2. Dr. Robotnik is getting kinda lame, what with his roboticizing animals and stuff. Although, I will admit that Chaos was a great idea. Some kind of sorcerer type being, kinda like Ixis Naugus. oh well. Guess I'll have to wait and see.

SHQ: Yes, I would VERY VERY VERY much like to see the Chaotix in the Sonic Adventure series. This was actually the #1 thing mentioned in the survey, but a ton of great responses got deleted.

More levels which require momentum: I didn't think rolling played a big enough part in SA, whereas in the 16-bit games you'd often find yourself stuck in a rut and you'd have to build up enough momentum to get out. I'm sure this could be implimented well in SA2, but you'd have to get rid of the ability to dash without stopping for a moment. I believe this has already happened, if demo reports are correct, but apparently pressing X whilst running forces Sonic into a somersault along the ground that lasts only for a few second and SLOWS HIM DOWN, rather than letting him roll...

Branching paths: In the 16-bit games, especially in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, you had a lot of different routes to choose from to lead you to the end of the level. SA had virtually none. I'd love to see different routes available in the sequel.

Special stages: SA sacrified these for the sake of the storyline, which was fine, but if SA2 really is aiming to return Sonic to his roots, then I'd love to see the return of the Special Stages. It'd be really cool if they had differing types, too-- for example, a few half-pipe ones (updated for true 3D, of course), a few globe ones, and some new stuff :)

Bonus stages: I loved those gumball machines! I want more of them!

More underwater levels: Y'know, I really missed the old 5-4-3-2-1-aargh countdowns. And it was really cool to be able to run on water if Sonic was going fast enough :)

Shields: I'd like some of the old elemental shields back... obviously most of the special abilities they gave Sonic would be fairly useless now, what with his new homing dash, but it'd be cool to have a fire-retardant shield or one that gave the ability to breathe underwater, just like Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Of course, the fact that the electric and fire shields dissipated underwater was always very cool-- I was quite disappointed when I found the electric shield stayed in SA when amongst the fishes, as it were. And I still say it'd be cool if it nuked all the baddies on-screen if you stepped into the water with an electric shield-- ZAP :)

Well, seeing as most of my hopes are from the older Sonic games, I guess I'm an anal-retentive nasty old man who just can't move with the times. But if we could combine Sonic Adventure's speed and style with Sonic 3 & Knuckles' depth and complexities, then it would be class. :)

SHQ: At last someone else who knows that there was a lot more to the 2D games than speed. :P This is the best SA2 wishlist I've ever seen. For the special stages, I'd like to see something like the Chaotix stages, which are already 3D, or the rotating maze of Sonic 1, which would be quite insane in 3D. :) Unfortunately, despite reports to the opposite, unless those cheesy arrows are taken out in the full version, the demo suggests that City Escape may be even more linear than Emerald Coast. :/ I really hope they ditch the arrows. With the numerous places where Sonic falls from a path to a lower path, it would be fairly easy to design branching paths in that level, IMO.

SHQ: Tails is in, and Panic Puppet, 1 of the stages anyway, was remixed in Sonic Adventure. The 4-player mode would be cool, but I doubt they'd do it, because anything that sacrifices graphics for gameplay will be seen as cheap by some people. :P Sega probably wouldn't want them showing any graphical limitations like that.

Knothole Kingdom, Robotropolis,the Knothole Freedom Fighters, and a lot of fights with Metal Sonic (he rules), also the Shadow Bots, as they certainly make a better challenge than those crummy Badniks any day!