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Even so, given how poorly some of the pre-release footage from the 2022 Summer of Gaming Livestream was received by the wider gaming community, some fans may well be pleasantly surprised by the game's overall quality and its Metacritic rating. Many had hoped that Sonic Frontiers could perhaps be that title, but despite the game's somewhat impressive review scores, it falls just a little short of the two Dreamcast-era Sonic games. That's not to say that there haven't been some bright spots here and there though, nor that fans of the blue blur have completely given up hope that they'll one day see a true and worthy successor to Sonic Adventure 2. The majority of the latter have come since the blue blur made the leap to 3D, with many of his post-2000 titles failing to live up to his 2D glory days and leaving fans both disappointed and angry as a result. Updated November 8, 2022, by Tom Bowen: Since bursting onto the scene more than three decades ago, Sonic's story has been punctuated by a series of dizzying highs and agonizing lows. In instances where a game has been ported to multiple platforms, the highest rating will be chosen. Expressed in the best way they could think of, no intention to infringe upon copyright is attempted.Where Metacritic ratings aren't available, ratings from GameRankings will be used instead.

It must be noted that each and every fan game is created as a non-profit engagement, put together from love for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. Others try to utilise more cutting-edge technology, with complex 3D worlds and ideas. This crude attempt built in Klik & Play would go on to inspire countless fan games in the years which followed, starting with the equally simple Tails and the Quest of 100 Rings and Sonic Robo Blast, the first 3D Sonic fan game, Sonic Robo Blast 2, and many more leading up to the present day.Īdvances in technology and expertise means that today, many fangames are comparable to the original Sonic 2D platformers on the Sega Mega Drive. It is generally considered that the first fullly fledged Sonic fan game produced was Sonic Boom (not to be confused with the TV show) in 1995. Sonic the Hedgehog fan games can be dated back to just shortly after the series was formed, likely with the Amiga releases of Sonic Attack and Sonic Game Preview, and the X68000 release of Mi ni Ikuzo! Hedgehog. But with video games such as Sonic the Hedgehog, it is just as common to see fan games - unofficial, self-contained video games that users can download for free, to tie fans over between official releases, or explore entirely original ideas with Sonic characters or settings. It is to be expected that a franchise with fans will receive supplimentary material from its community, be it fan art, fan fiction or even fan films in an effort to celebrate a concept which brings people together. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 HD, a highly anticipated Sonic Retro community project.

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