Synopsis
by Brett Alan Weiss
Picking up where the second game in the series left off, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is indeed true to its forebears. Players guide the running, jumping, spinning, dashing, swimming, hedgehog through six huge zones of play (including Carnival Night and IceCap Zone), each with a different theme. The music matches the levels extremely well, and the graphics are the best yet, especially terms of the lushly detailed backgrounds. Split-screen two-player races have returned from Sonic 2, as has Tails the fox. This time, however, gamers playing the one-player mode can pick up controller two and have Tails airlift Sonic out of danger. Other fresh features include tons of new enemies (including Knuckles the echidna), a special Insta-Shield super move, new special stages (involving dodging red spheres while grabbing blue ones), and a save feature, which is very helpful since this is the biggest, toughest, least linear game in the trilogy.
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Extra Creditsby Brett Alan Weiss
Sonic The Hedgehog hit the Genesis in 1991 and was shortly thereafter dubbed Sega's official mascot. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 was released the following year.
Sonic was portrayed as faster, hipper mascot than Nintendo's Mario.
Also Available On
Platform
Publisher
Developer
Year
Wii
Sega of America, Inc.
Sega Technical Institute
2007
Xbox 360
Sega of America, Inc.
Backbone Entertainment
2009
Extra credits by Brett Alan Weiss
Sonic The Hedgehog hit the Genesis in 1991 and was shortly thereafter dubbed Sega's official mascot. Sonic The Hedgehog 2 was released the following year.
Sonic was portrayed as faster, hipper mascot than Nintendo's Mario.
Also Available On
Platform
Publisher
Developer
Year
Wii
Sega of America, Inc.
Sega Technical Institute
2007
Xbox 360
Sega of America, Inc.
Backbone Entertainment
2009
Controls: Joystick/Gamepad
Flags: Available for download on Wii
Included in Package: 36-page Instruction Manual