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The tone was also considerably lighter than the progressively serious tone that characterized the previous games. Among the game's many criticisms was the Havok physics engine and loading times reaching lengths that hadn't been seen in almost a decade.Īs the ire towards the 3D Sonic games reached its peak, Sega went for a simpler route with Sonic Unleashed, getting rid of much of the main cast and completely revamping the gameplay to a simpler style involving "boosting", much like Dimps' 2D Sonic Rush Series, while pairing it with a completely different gameplay style for variety. By forcing the game out for a Christmas release, what was yet another attempt to undo the Polygon Ceiling became a very Obvious Beta that actually accentuated the issue. The physics, graphics, and gameplay of its successor, Shadow the Hedgehog, drew some ire, but it mainly received criticism for its melodramatic story and dialogue.Īnd then came the game simply titled Sonic the Hedgehog, usually referred to as Sonic the Hedgehog (2006), which was released in 2006 for the Xbox 3 for the PlayStation 3. Sonic Team attempted to address these concerns with Sonic Heroes, which focused more on team-based gameplay and less on story. Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2 were noted for their production values and ambitious plotlines, but also criticized for questionable gameplay choices and other teething problems such as the screwy camera and awkward controls usually found in platformers that tried to make their first jump to 3D.
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The series got revitalized in a truly 3-Dimensional incarnation on SEGA's next console, the Dreamcast. Sonic X-treme was announced, but it was cancelled due to a permission dispute between developers, and filled in at the 11th hour by an upgraded port of the less-than-stellar Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island. The spinoff game, Sonic R, was the only noteworthy Sonic game on the console. Sonic hit a bit of a Dork Age during the run of SEGA's Saturn console, which was a good deal less successful than its predecessor. Run fast, collect rings, bash robotic critters, and it's all good. In both cases, it's Gameplay and Story Segregation - the developers were just too lazy to make different-colored sprites for all of the Emeralds.). (There are only two games where the previous sentence is false - Sonic Spinball, where none of them are green (they're all blue instead), and Sonic Battle, where all of them are green.
(and many, ''many'' others) * Incidentally, despite being called "Emeralds", only one of them is green.
Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik's (the floating fat man) attempts at world domination using his army of robots and the Chaos Emeralds, with additional characters generaly added to the mix including Sonic's young sidekick, Miles "Tails" Prower (A pun based on "Miles per hour"), foe turned friend, Knuckles the Echidna, and Stalker with a Crush, Amy Rose. (This was the predecessor to the eventual family-friendly versus mature games debate, with a hedgehog with an attitude standing in for killing beeyotches.) And the concept was so simple: Sonic runs to thwart Dr.
For a while, the Sonic series even overshadowed Nintendo's poster boy, Mario, due to the technical whizziness of its concept (helped by Sega dropping the term " Blast Processing" into its ads) and the proto-Badass nature of its main character.
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Many entertainment companies were given the license to produce no less than four cartoon series, seven comic series, countless books, a sunday comic strip, and even an OVA, all to capitalize on Sonic's success. The sprites were incredibly well-drawn, the levels were huge and expansive with a few alternate paths, and they incorporated many design features like loops, corkscrews, and crumbling ledges that were never seen before in any game. The spunky, ever-lovin' cobalt-blue insectivore grew in strength and speed with each sequel to put its creators into a healthy competitive spot with Nintendo (and other, lesser gaming companies, most notably Hudson Soft and SNK) during the 16-bit Console Wars. One of the most popular video game franchises of all time, and one that is both famous and infamous.Ĭreated in 1991 for the then-fledgling Sega Genesis (and not-so-fledgling Sega Master System) by a group of fifteen people tasked with creating a mascot to compete with the face of video games (who were later to be named Sonic Team), Sonic quickly became the gaming company's mascot, immediately replacing Sega's previous mascot, Alex Kidd.