Battle

"This is team battle! Win by forcing opponents off the field!"

- Omochao, Sonic Heroes

Battle is a minigame for the 2P Play Mode in Sonic Heroes. It is unlocked after the player has collected 20 Emblems in single player mode.

Overview
In this multiplayer mode, two players each control a team and their main objective is to mainly attack each other's team to force their characters off the arena. The player who forces all of the opposing team's characters off the field wins. Also, if the round elapses past a certain amount of time and both players have not lost all of their characters yet, the battle instantly goes into a draw, which the round then restarts again from the start.

Counter-Formations
During Battles, each formation can be countered with a different formation that has the available moves that are most effective against that particular formation:

Stages
There are three stages that are played during Team Battle of 2P Battle mode (listed in order): When the player selects "ALL", the game will go through all three of the stages mentioned. The player who wins at least two out of three stages wins the entire minigame.
 * City Top
 * Casino Ring
 * Turtle Shell

Trivia

 * This is the only 2P minigame to not have a split-screen gameplay.