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Sonic the Hedgehog
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1991 video game
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Sonic the Hedgehog is a platformer video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega and Tec Toy. The title is part of the Sonic The Hedgehog franchise and supports single player game modes. It was released in 1991 for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and Arcade, with later releases on PlayStation 3, Wii, and PC (Microsoft Windows). A 2006 release for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 carries an ESRB rating of Everyone 10+.
The game has received varying review scores, including 2.5/10, 7.3/10, and 7/10. Specific ratings include a 2.5 score with a Metacritic score of 44 for the 2006 version, and an 82 rating from 624 users alongside an 85 critic rating from two critics for the original release. The subject has 161,000 social media followers and is referenced by 367 other encyclopedia articles.
Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, RAWG, IGDB, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Game data
Metacritic 44- Released
- 2006-11-14
- User rating
- 2.50 / 5
- Genres
- Platformer
- Platforms
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 3
- ESRB
- Everyone 10+
via RAWG
Game details · IGDB
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who can run at near supersonic speeds and sets out on a quest to defeat Dr. Robotnik, a scientist who has imprisoned animals in robots and seeks the powerful Chaos Emeralds.
- Released
- 1991
- Genres
- Platform
- Platforms
- Arcade, PlayStation 3, Wii, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox 360
- Game modes
- Single player
- Franchise
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Developer
- Sonic Team
- Publisher
- Tec Toy, Sega
Key facts
- Developer
- Sonic Team
- Publisher
- Sega
- Designer
- Hirokazu Yasuhara
- Programmer
- Yuji Naka
- Artists
- Naoto Ohshima Jina Ishiwatari Rieko Kodama
- Composer
- Masato Nakamura
- Series
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Platform
- Sega Genesis Arcade , Game Boy Advance , Windows , Nintendo 3DS , iOS , Android , Amazon Fire TV , Apple TV , Nintendo Switch
- Genre
- Platform
- Mode
- Single-player
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Encyclopedic overview
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 1991 platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. It was released in PAL regions on June 21, North America two days later on June 23 and in Japan the following month. The player controls Sonic, a hedgehog who can run at supersonic speeds. The story follows Sonic as he aims to foil the mad scientist Doctor Robotnik's plans to seek the powerful Chaos Emeralds. The gameplay involves collecting rings as a form of health, and a simple control scheme, with jumping and attacking controlled by a single button.
Development began in 1990 when Sega ordered its developers to create a game featuring a mascot for the company. The developers chose a blue hedgehog designed by Naoto Ohshima after he won an internal character design contest, and named themselves Sonic Team to match their character. It uses a novel technique that allows Sonic's sprite to roll along curved scenery which was based on a concept by Oshima from 1989. Sonic the Hedgehog, designed for fast gameplay, was influenced by games by the Mario creator, Shigeru Miyamoto. The music was composed by Masato Nakamura, bassist of the J-pop band Dreams Come True.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sonic the Hedgehog” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.