Category: Sonic the Hedgehog

In the 1990s video games market witnessed the appearance of what turned out to be one of the most popular series of platform games in the world – Sonic the Hedgehog series. The masterminds behind this franchise are talented developers from Sonic Team working for Sega Company Ltd. that has manufactured millions of arcade games with numerous popular characters. Sonic, who is a hedgehog with human-like habits and blue fur, is the main hero and the mascot of the Sega Company. Sonic can boast a lot of different abilities, but what makes him outstanding is his extraordinary speed. Following the tremendous popularity of the game, a cartoon called Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog was created to please the fans.
This game’s gameplay focuses on fast moves and quick reflexes. Being extremely fast, Sonic can run, jump, and roll into a ball to hit the enemies. There is a time limit in the game – the game consists of seven sectors, and each one has one Final Zone divided into three parts. Every player has only ten minutes to reach the end of each part at the same time collecting various items and avoiding being killed by different dangerous creatures. The most important things to collect are golden Rings which are hidden everywhere in the game as they have numerous functions that can help their bearer win the game – they protect the player, save lives, and give extra ones.
One hundred Rings can present an additional life to a player. The more, the better. These Rings are important for a good score and getting access to additional levels of the game. Plus, there are multiple bonuses given to skillful players – a shield, temporary invincibility, and famous Power Sneakers which allow the player to move with the speed of light for some time. But the time limit has to be taken into consideration as when it’s over; the player will lose even if they have thousands of Rings.
The main character, Sonic, is just an average hedgehog, except being blue, living on the South Island and enjoying its beauty. But one day he notices that a lot of his friends have disappeared. Worrying about their destiny, Sonic decides to find out the truth and who is behind all these kidnappings. Together with his loyal friends, he sets out to solve this mysterious riddle. Miles Prower, commonly referred to as Tails, is his best friend and joins Sonic in his adventures together with Amy Rose or Rosy the Rascal, who is madly in love with Sonic, and Knuckles the Echidna, a serious and loyal hedgehog.
They discover an evil scientist, Dr. Ivo Robotnik, who is the main antagonist of the series appearing in many spin-offs of this series. He intends to collect Chaos Emeralds, ancient mystical relics that have powers to augment reality plus warp time and space. Our brave hedgehog can’t let that happen! He joins a fierce battle to save all kidnapped animals and prevent Dr. Robotnik from conquering the world. But what has happened to all those kidnapped animals? This evil genius is turning them into Badniks, mechanical robots that follow his will without doubts and questions. One thing that pleases the hedgehog is that it’s easy to destroy them – one good punch is enough and after such a hit animals are free from their burden.
Friends are going to face a lot of adventures, dangerous roads, and Badniks throughout the game. With every level, the number of villains will rise, and Sonic will have to use his super speed power to save himself and his companions from a terrible fate.