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Play Overview
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) is a series of games starring an athletic blue hedgehog who runs, jumps and bounces his way around platform levels. Created as Sega's answer to Mario, Sonic is now on all modern video game platforms.
In the game, you collect rings to accrue health and lose these if you are hit. Your aim is usually to stop Eggman's schemes for world domination by navigating levels that include springs, slopes, bottomless pits, and vertical loops.
In addition to the Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and Mario & Sonic at the Olympics, these are the main releases in the series:
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Sonic the Hedgehog 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 8 weeks ago.
In the game, you collect rings to accrue health and lose these if you are hit. Your aim is usually to stop Eggman's schemes for world domination by navigating levels that include springs, slopes, bottomless pits, and vertical loops.
In addition to the Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing and Mario & Sonic at the Olympics, these are the main releases in the series:
- Sonic the Hedgehog (1991) on Sega Genesis/Megadrive and later on Mobile, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) on Sega Genesis/Megadrive
- Sonic Spinball (1993) on Sega Genesis/Megadrive
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles (1994) on Sega Genesis/Megadrive
- Sonic Adventure (1998) on Dreamcast
- Sonic Adventure 2 (2001)on GameCube
- Sonic Advance (2001) on Game Boy Advance
- Sonic Mega Collection (2003) on GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox
- Sonic Heroes (2003) on PlayStation 2, Xbox, GameCube
- Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) on PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube
- Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) on 870,000451
- Sonic Unleashed (2008) on PlayStation 2, Wii, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- Sonic Colors (2010) on Wii, Nintendo DS
- Sonic Generations (2011) on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Windows, Nintendo 3DS
- Sonic Lost World (2012) on Wii U, Nintendo 3DS
- Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric and Shattered Crystal (2014) on Wii U and 3DS
- Sonic Mania and Sonic Mania Plus (2018) on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
Our examiner, Andy Robertson, first checked Sonic the Hedgehog 4 years ago. It was re-examined by Thom Robertson and updated 8 weeks ago.
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Play Style
Duration
Play Time: This game will take between 9 hours and 12 hours to complete. Sonic Mania takes this long, although Sonic games vary in length.
Benefits
This game is good if you want to:
- Play big blockbusters
- Deal with troublesome critters
- Play games not needing fine motor control
- Play together with one Joy-Con
- Play old games like new
- Avoid the popular games
This game has helped players develop their Experience as part of the following pathways:
Age Ratings
Skill Level
7+ year-olds usually have the required skill to enjoy this game. We hear from parents that this is a good game for very young players. "I started my son off with Sonic Mania, he really enjoyed that and the simple controls helped no end."
Our Game Pathways reveal how 5-year-olds play this game:
- 5-year-old: Storytelling Sparks with Sonic
Costs
Sonic the Hedgehog Classic
Sonic the Hedgehog
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Game Details
Release Date: 23/06/1991, updated in 2017
Out Now: 3DS and 2DS, Android, DS, GameCube, Mac, Megadrive, PC, PS Vita, PS2, PS3, PS4, Switch, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One and iOS
Skill Rating: 7+ year-olds
Players: 1
Genres: Action, Traversal (Collecting, Fighting and Platform)
Accessibility: 3 features
Components: 2D Side-On and Pixels
Developer: Sonic hedgehog (@Sonic_hedgehog)
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