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SegaSonic the Hedgehog [b] is a 1993 arcade game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series by Sega. Controlling Sonic the Hedgehog and his friends Mighty the Armadillo and Ray the Flying Squirrel, the player must escape an island after they are kidnapped by the villain, Doctor Eggman. The game uses an isometric perspective.
Release years by system: 2001 – Dreamcast, GameCube [63] 2012 – Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, Windows [64] Notes: . Celebrates Sonic's 10th anniversary, with the ability to play as both heroes: Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower and Knuckles the Echidna, and villains: Dr. Eggman, Shadow the Hedgehog and Rouge the Bat.
Sonic the Hedgehog set a Sega software sales record with 2.8 million cartridges sold by March 1992, [112] including 1.8 million copies in the United States and another 1 million in Europe and Japan. [113] The game went on to sell 3.7 million units by October 1992, [114] and 4.5 million copies worldwide by November 1992. [108]
Sonic the Hedgehog is one of the bestselling video game franchises. Its cumulative sales reached 89 million copies by March 2011 [477] [478] and over 140 million by 2016. [479] The Mario & Sonic series alone sold over 19 million copies as of 2011. [478] The Sonic the Hedgehog games had grossed over $5 billion in sales by 2014. [480]
The second of DiC's Sonic cartoons, Sonic the Hedgehog (more commonly known as Sonic SatAM) [7] aired from September 18, 1993, to December 3, 1994, lasting two 13 episode seasons; [8] considered one of the darker incarnations of Sonic, SatAM takes place in a time where Robotnik successfully took over Mobius, with Sonic and a team called the Freedom Fighters attempting to take back the planet.
As a result, Sonic the Hedgehog was rushed for release in time for the December holiday season. It was released for Xbox 360 in November 2006 and for PlayStation 3 the following month. Versions for Wii and Windows were canceled. Downloadable content featuring new single-player modes was released in 2007.
The news comes as “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” races into theaters on Friday, where it is expected to top the box office with $55 million to $60 million from 3,800 … ‘Sonic the Hedgehog 4’ in ...
Sonic and Tails jumping across pillars in Aquatic Ruin Zone. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a side-scrolling platform game. [1] It features a story similar to the first Sonic the Hedgehog 's (1991): [2] Doctor Robotnik, a mad scientist, seeks the Chaos Emeralds to power his space station, the Death Egg, [3] and traps the animal inhabitants of West Side Island in aggressive robots. [4]