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Sonic The Hedgehog
Developer(s)	Sonic Team
Publisher(s)	Sega
Designer(s)	Shun Nakamura Masahiro Kumono
Engine	RenderWare Havok Physics Engine
Platform(s)	Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 PC
Release	November 14, 2006 (Xbox 360) January 30, 2007 (PS3) November 24, 2006 (Xbox 360) March 23, 2007 (PS3)   December 21, 2006
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single player Multiplayer

Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that was made to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. It was developed by the Sonic Team and directed by Shun Nakamura.

The game shares its name with two earlier video games, a manga, a television series, a comic book series and, of course, Sonic the Hedgehog himself. To disambiguate, the game has been called by a number of different aliases, including Sonic 2006, Sonic '06, Sonic 360 and Sonic Next-Gen. Xbox Live solves the problem by referring to it in all-caps as SONIC THE HEDGEHOG.

This is the second Sonic the Hedgehog game to get an E10+ rating by the ESRB, the first being Shadow the Hedgehog. Other content rating organizations agreed with similar ratings. The PEGI rating is 12+, while the CERO rating is A.

Storyline

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Sonic

The story of Sonic begins in Soleanna, the City of Water. Soleanna is ruled by Princess Elise, who is the keeper of a dark secret, the "Flames of Disaster", which involves the Chaos Emeralds. Dr. Eggman learns of the Flames of Disaster and attempts to kidnap the Princess when Sonic appears and rescues Elise. Soon afterwards, Elise is successfully captured by Eggman, but not before she gives Sonic the blue Chaos Emerald she had. Sonic then joins with Tails to save Elise, successfully saving her. Elise explain to Sonic more about Solaris and the Flames of Disaster. After entering the city, Sonic is soon attacked by Silver the Hedgehog, who has traveled from the future to stop the "Iblis Trigger"during his journey. Sonic and Silver engage in combat, but Elise is captured again by Eggman.

Silver is about to defeat Sonic when Amy Rose appears to save Sonic. Sonic goes to rescue Elise from Eggman once again after joining with Tails, and later Knuckles. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles enter Eggman's base and give him the blue Chaos Emerald in exchange for Elise, but Eggman tricks them and sends Sonic and his friends to the far future. In the future, Sonic, Tails and Knuckles find Shadow and Rouge. All of them work together to find the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic, Tails and Knucles later find out that Elise will die in Eggman's captivity very soon in the present. Sonic, Tails and Knuckles meet up with Rouge and Shadow, and use the emeralds they found to return to the present . Sonic, Tails and Knuckles return to the present, just into the day in which Elise's supposed death happens. Sonic rescues Elise; however, they are attacked by Silver once again.

During their combat, Eggman again kidnaps Elise and when Silver is about to finish Sonic off, Shadow appears and fights Silver. Sonic saves Elise and they both escape into the jungle where Sonic tells Elise to return to the castle, where she will be safe. Unfortunately, Eggman uses his battleship to threaten to destroy the city if Elise doesn't give up. Elise then goes to Eggman. Just as Sonic is able to locate Eggman's battleship, it explodes making Sonic believe that Elise is dead. Sonic and Silver trigger Chaos Control and Sonic travels to the past to infiltrate Eggman's battleship. In the end Sonic saves Elise from Eggman for the last time.

Shadow

In the events after Shadow the Hedgehog, Shadow appears to, ironically, have joined GUN. His story opens in the midst of a rescue mission of Rouge the Bat, who was sent to retrieve the "Scepter of Darkness" from Eggman's base, and had not been heard from since. Shadow invades the base and finds Rouge in the midst of accomplishing her mission. They escape to the site that was formerly the castle of Soleanna's kings where they are confronted by Dr. Eggman, who attempts to retrieve his stolen property. In the heat of the battle, the Scepter of Darkness is completely shattered. With the seal gone, Mephiles is freed.

Resurrected in the likeness of Shadow through his shade, Mephiles, using a time warp, flings Shadow and Rouge to a future on the brink of collapse. Shadow and Rouge meet up with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles, who were sent to the future by Eggman. Sonic and Shadow conclude that they must use Chaos Control to get home, and set out to locate the Chaos Emeralds. After a confrontation with Iblis, they succeed in finding two Chaos Emeralds and successfully create a time warp to the present. Sonic and company go back to their time, except for Shadow, who stays to confront Mephiles. Upon catching up with Mephiles, it is revealed to Shadow that the humans will imprison him in an energy seal in the future. Mephiles tempts Shadow to join him to gain vengeance upon the humans, but Shadow refuses, not falling for the same trick Black Doom used, at which point Mephiles transforms into his second form, and the two engage in battle, with Omega joining in to help Shadow later. Omega and Shadow defeat Mephiles, who then flees to the present as Shadow and Omega follow him. Omega pursues Mephiles, while Shadow tries to find out more about Mephiles.

Shadow then leaves only to find Sonic, who is under attack by Silver. Shadow rescues Sonic and engages in a fight with Silver. Shadow is able to overcome him with Chaos Control. Refusing to just be defeated, Silver also induces Chaos Control. Shadow tells Silver that in order to understand more about Mephiles and Iblis, they would have to witness the accident themselves. So the two of them open a time warp to 10 years ago, the Solaris project. They witness the Solaris Project's failure at hand, and watch as Iblis and the original Mephiles, a dark puddle, emerge. The Duke of Soleanna tells them that the demons must be sealed; so, Shadow and Silver successfully seal them. Returning to the present, Shadow comes up with a new plan to seal Mephiles.

Elsewhere, Omega has found Mephiles and defeats him once again, but Mephiles laughs and tells Omega that the reason he can defeat him so easily is because he was built to defeat Shadow later on. Omega acknowledges this truth and admits to Shadow and Rouge that he was the one that had to seal Shadow in the future. Shadow, Omega, and Rouge chase Mephiles to a desert temple with a new Scepter of Darkness, but Mephiles has already found the yellow Chaos Emerald. After Shadow fights him and gains victory, Shadow attempts to seal him in the new Scepter of Darkness, but it is useless because Mephiles is using Shadow's form. Mephiles uses his powers to summon a giant clone army of himself and he attempts, once again, to trick Shadow by convincing him that he is a fool for continuing to protect those who will eventually seal him away. In response, Shadow mirrors a similar ability from Sonic X, where he removes his bracelets, and, in a huge burst of energy, defeats the Mephiles clones with his allies and the story ends as a cliffhanger.

Silver

Silver lives 200± years in the future where telekinetic powers are the norm. In the future, Silver's world is completely destroyed by what is known as the "Flames of Disaster". He and his partner and best friend, Blaze the Cat, battle an immortal being known as "Iblis". After Silver becomes frustrated over the fact that Iblis always revives himself, a mysterious figure named Mephiles suddenly appears and, along the way, informs Silver of the time when Iblis was first unleashed onto the world. He tells him that Sonic was the main cause of the "Flames of Disaster" and refers to him as the "Iblis Trigger". Mephiles sends himself along with Silver and Blaze back in time to the point when "the Iblis Trigger was alive" to prevent Sonic from destroying the future. Upon reaching the present day, Silver realizes that he got separated from Mephiles and Blaze. Later, Amy accidently meets Silver and they become allies. Yet Amy is unaware to the fact that he plans on finding and killing Sonic.

After locating Sonic in the city, Sonic & Silver battle it out and just as Sonic is about to be killed by Silver, he is saved by Amy. When Blaze finds Silver, he questions whether or not he should kill Sonic just for the sake of saving the future. To find more answers, Silver and Blaze journey to Eggman's base. After resolving that he should kill Sonic, he finds him once again and just as he is about to finish him off, Shadow appears and Silver mistakes him for Mephiles. The two battle it out and induce a Chaos Control using the two Chaos Emeralds they have in their possession to teleport into the past and find out what went wrong in the Solaris Project. Silver and Shadow arrive at the perfect moment, during the explosion that releases Mephiles and Iblis.

Shadow seals the original Mephiles in the Scepter of Darkness and Silver learns more of how to defeat Iblis. Silver also learns more of Mephiles' intentions and discerns that he lied to him about Sonic being the Iblis Trigger. Upon returning to the present, he meets up with Blaze, resolving to help Sonic save Elise. Unfortunately, Sonic, Silver and Blaze arrive too late, as they watch the Egg Carrier explode causing the death of Elise. Silver then tells Sonic that if they use Chaos Control, Sonic can save Elise. Sonic rushes into the past to save Elise and gives Silver a Chaos Emerald for him to return to the future. After journeying back to the future, Silver and Blaze fight Iblis and successfully defeat him. When Silver tries to seal him he is unable to use himself as a vessel to seal Iblis. As the ultimate sacrifice, Blaze uses herself as the vessel, sealing both herself and Iblis into another dimension to save both Silver and her world. Disturbed over the loss of a good friend, Silver becomes upset, unsure if what he had set out to do was worth what he had to pay in the end. Nevertheless, light returns to Silver's world.

Last Story

Sonic and Elise are continuing their stroll from where Sonic's storyline left off, presumably. When they are distracted by Mephiles's Chaos Emerald, Mephiles, rises from the ground and launches "The Dark Chaos Lance" that kills Sonic. After realizing that Sonic is dead, Elise cries, thus releasing Iblis. At this point, Mephiles is able to finally merge with Iblis, forming a new, super powerful entity known as Solaris who creates his own world to destroy time itself. Shadow, Silver, Eggman and all of the amigos are transported to the space-time rift by the Chaos Emeralds. Dr. Eggman then reveals that Iblis' seal has been broken and everyone looks as they see a dead Sonic under the care of an upset Elise.

Eggman reveals that Iblis can't be defeated just in the present since it exists in all timelines. Silver suggests that they destroy Solaris all at once, but Shadow re-emphasizes the fact that it cannot be possible with Sonic gone. Elise recognizes a familiar wind in the air that makes her come to the realization that Sonic may not be dead yet. Silver then realizes that they can use the Chaos Emeralds to revive him. After a lengthy search they find the Chaos Emeralds and revive Sonic, with Elise's kiss transforming him into Super Sonic. Super Sonic uses his power to transform Shadow and Silver into Super Shadow and Super Silver, respectively. Together, the three hedgehogs fight Solaris and successfully defeat him.

Sonic travels with Elise to a point in the past where they find the "Flames of Disaster" and its birth. Elise realizes that if she puts out the Flames, Solaris will never exist, but that Sonic and Elise will never meet each other. Elise hesitates, but Sonic manages to convince her to abandon their meeting. She confidently puts out the "Flames of Disaster", eliminating Solaris from existence forever, resulting in a time reboot to the beginning cutscene during the Festival of the Sun. The game ends with Sonic watching Elise's feather flying into the night.

All the events of the game never happened, although Sonic seems to have full memory of everything.

Characters

Playable

There are three fully playable characters in this game, which are progressively unlocked by playing each character's story in the game. The player begins with Sonic; other playable characters become available when they are encountered, similar to Sonic Adventure, Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic Advance 3.

• Sonic the Hedgehog - The hero of the story. When controlling Sonic, the player will get to experience high-speed, Sonic Adventure-style gameplay. He appears to have retained most of his abilities from Sonic Adventure 2. Sonic has special areas within levels called Mach Speed stages which are straight paths of high speed running. Sonic has "Custom Actions", that enables him to purchase and customize his abilities for separate situations - some of which include doing a slide to attack his foes, the Spin Dash, Tornado Kick, and a Mach Speed Dash that can only be used via the 'Special Move' trigger after being purchased with rings in the in-game store. Sonic can buy gems to get special powers. This includes a lightning shield, an enhanced homing attack, and the ability to shrink to let him jump infinitely. Equipping one of these gems changes his shoe color.

• Shadow the Hedgehog - A black hedgehog rival of Sonic's. Parts of Shadow's gameplay seems similar to Shadow the Hedgehog (video game). Shadow is able to drive vehicles. This includes a "bike" (armed motorcycle), a "glider" (armed jet propelled machine similar to a hang glider), a "hover vehicle" (armed and capable of riding over potentially hazardous surfaces), and a "buggy" (armed four-wheeled vehicle). While in an action stage, Weapons become active for the vehicles. Shadow also has "Custom Actions", such as 'Chaos Blast', 'Chaos Spear'(and the more powerful 'Chaos Lance'), and 'Chaos Boost' He can also use Homing Attack, grind, use rapid-fire kicks, and also use a sliding kick. Shadow does not use firearms in this game.

• Silver the Hedgehog - Silver is a time-traveling hedgehog who has returned to the past in order to stop Sonic from becoming the "Iblis Trigger". Silver has psychokinetic powers, which are the main feature of his gameplay. Silver is able to pick up objects around the playing field and throw them at enemies, including cars and missiles. He also possesses the ability to levitate in the air for differing amounts of time (using up his energy bar), and he too can purchase new abilities in the in-game store with rings.

Amigos

Amigos are companions of the main three characters (Sonic, Shadow, and Silver) who can help out from time to time in specific levels. When you meet them, you can switch to them and do things with their unique abilities that the main character cannot.

Sonic's

• Miles "Tails" Prower - Sonic's best friend, and an inventor nearly on par with Dr. Eggman. Tails can use his two tails to fly and reach things that Sonic cannot--such as hitting a switch to open a door. Tails can also fly through Dash Rings that appear in some stages (as was the case in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Riders). He can also throw a "dummy ring bomb" that can destroy an enemy, similar to his ability from Sonic Heroes. His flight ability can be drastically extended by releasing the X button before reaching max height and then holding X for about 2 seconds after he begins descending.

• Knuckles the Echidna - Knuckles is a tough guy with a bad temper, and he's quick to use his fists to solve any problem. Usually found guarding the Master Emerald on Angel Island, he's always willing to help Sonic thwart Dr. Eggman's latest scheme. Knuckles is able to glide and has an attack called Screwdriver, which is very similar to his Maximum Heat Knuckle from Sonic Adventure. He can also perform a move called Ground Shaker similar to his Hammer Punch ability from the 2P Battle Mode from Sonic Adventure 2. A very common glitch sometimes causes him to get stuck on walls. Another glitch allows him to complete Flame Core. This is the only way to see his victory pose on the Results screen, since he is the only character that does not finish a stage.

Shadow's

• Rouge the Bat - An elusive jewel thief who also happens to be a valued government spy. Rouge journeyed to Dr. Eggman's base, White Acropolis, in search of the "Scepter of Darkness" for G.U.N, but never returned. After receiving a brief from the government, Shadow is introduced into the storyline as he sets out to find and rescue her. Rouge has the ability to make round bomb-like objects and throw them at enemies, similar to her Bat Cracker ability from Sonic Battle. She can also glide, climb, and put bombs with hearts on them into walls that she is climbing on. She also has Knuckles's climbing glitch.

• E-123 Omega - Omega is the pinnacle of the E-Series robots; he seeks revenge on Dr. Eggman for imprisoning him inside of his base. Like in Sonic Heroes and Shadow the Hedgehog he is, once again, an ally of Shadow, helping him confront the mysterious Mephiles. Unbeknownst to him, Omega has a pivotal role in Shadow's storyline. Omega has the ability to both hover and shoot rapid-fire. He meets up with Rouge at the end of the Tropical Jungle stage. His hover ability can be exploited to fly without descending by tapping the X button repeatedly.

Silver's

• Blaze the Cat - Blaze is a character who plays a very pivotal role in Silver's story. Previously appearing in the game Sonic Rush, she is a queen from another world who has the power to control fire. She is very calm and introspective, a personality befitting of her rank. However, she keeps her anger bottled up inside of her, and can be very stubborn at times. She is described as a combination of Sonic and Knuckles. Her homeworld is the same as Silver's and the two share a brother-sister relationship. Both she and Silver have tried to destroy Iblis in the future, but have never succeeded. Like Tails' Extra Mission, she completely does the Wave Ocean stage on her own.

• Amy Rose - The self-proclaimed girlfriend of Sonic. She has a keen sense of intuition, and a fearless personality. The first time Amy meets Silver, she mistakes him for Sonic, similar to an event in Sonic Adventure 2 when she mistook Shadow for Sonic. The two end up teaming up to go on a search for the people they are looking for, unaware they're both looking for Sonic. Amy also has a connection with Elise, once Amy rescues her and gives her love advice. She can double jump, use her Piko Piko Hammer to whack enemies, and can turn invisible to sneak up on enemies. Also, she is playable in a Town Mission protecting Elise from robots, after beating the White Acropolis stage.

Non-playable

• Princess Elise - The princess of Soleanna, a town where the Sun god is worshiped, who harbors a dangerous secret. Ten years ago, the demon force, Iblis, was sealed away in her body by her father at the age of 7. The key to this seal is her own despair, which will release the form inside her. Her father, in order to protect her, urged her, shortly before his death to remain strong and never let herself cry, no matter what. Ten years later, she is a noble young princess of the age of 17. On one side, she is a prim and proper princess, but on the other, she is a confused and anxious 17-year-old girl. She tries to make light of her fate, but her encounter with Sonic is what shall truly set her soul free. Having stopped the destructive "Flames of Disaster" ten years prior to the start of the game, only she knows the secret of the "Flames of Disaster" and its relation to the Chaos Emeralds. She tells Sonic, after she is rescued, that he needs to find the Iblis Trigger. Although not technically playable, Sonic carries her in the Dusty Desert and Tropical Jungle stages. Sonic still plays the same, but with one new ability. By combining their powers, they can form a shield which will let them float on quicksand or deep water, which would otherwise engulf them. It is not to be confused with the traditional shields from Sonic games (which do not appear in the game)

• Dr. Eggman - An overweight, moustachio'd scientist, equipped with legions of robotic minions. As his primary goal is to conquer the world, Dr. Eggman is the main villain in the Sonic series. However, contrary to preceding games, he is not the main villain in the game, although that may easily be assumed during Sonic's storyline. He appears to be seeking knowledge of the "Flames of Disaster", of which apparently only Princess Elise knows about. He hopes to use the "Flames of Disaster" secret to rule the world and control time in the past, present, and, future. His appearance has noticeably changed from the style established in Sonic Adventure.

• Mephiles the Dark - The main villain of the game: a creature of the mind, the will of Solaris. In order to join together with Iblis, to "return" to his true form, Solaris, his goal is to break Elise's seal. He is the master of manipulation and he uses this skill throughout the main character's three storylines. In Silver's storyline, he is the one who informs Silver that Sonic is the "Iblis Trigger", and that he has to destroy him. He assures Silver that he must kill Sonic in order to rectify his future and save his home world. In Shadow's storyline, although harboring resentment for sealing him in the past, Mephiles tries to entice and persuade Shadow into joining him to destroy the world and gain retribution on mankind for capturing and sealing him in the future. Nevertheless, his methods failed to persuade Shadow. He appears to have three forms: the first form is a dark puddle-like, or gaseous form. The second form has the same shape as Shadow, but with grey-ish colors, green, cat-like eyes without shine, and no mouth; the third form is a cross between the second form and the stronger versions of the demon foes, with underdeveloped or absent feet, and red sclera.

• Duke of Soleanna - Elise's father, the ruler of Soleanna. When the Solaris Project failed, the world-destroying power of Iblis and Mephiles was released. Despite being gravely wounded, he was able to bind Iblis by using his daughter, Elise, as a "vessel" body. By so doing, he was able to save the world from imminent destruction, even as he drew his last breath. He was a brilliant scientist. He also had a strong sense of patriotic and kingly duty, and loved and trusted his daughter dearly. Before he died, he begged Elise never to cry, as unlocking Iblis is in Elise's tears and despair. However, since Elise blew out the flame that was Solaris, thus erasing him from existence, "Project Solaris" never occurred, which could suggest that Duke of Soleanna may never have died, or may have died from another cause.

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Cast

This game features the 4Kids Entertainment cast from Sonic X in the English version while the Japanese version has mostly the same seiyu from Sonic X and the game series.

While there is no option in game to switch voices, the bios on both systems can be changed to the Japanese language to enable the Japanese voices. However, the entire game will be in Japanese, with no option to switch subtitles.

Gameplay

Although each character plays the same levels, each character's unique abilities allow him or her to get to different areas of each stage, and deny them from accessing certain items.

Gameplay is broken up into two gameplay styles, similar to the original Sonic Adventure: Action Stage and Town Stage. Action Stages are primarily where the bulk of the gameplay takes place, whereas Town Stages are free-roaming locations where the player can talk to non-player characters and explore, similar to Sonic Adventure's Adventure Fields.

For each of the action stages in the respective stories, gold medals are obtainable by achieving high ranks in these stages.

There are a total of eleven stages. The ranking system in the game for each of the levels (and even the town missions) is similar to Sonic Rush, providing score ranks with the highest rank revealed to be S Rank. The lowest is D Rank, unlike previous Sonic games where the worst rank was E Rank and A was the highest (Save for Sonic Riders, where C was the lowest and X was the highest).

Town Stages

The game takes place exclusively within the City of Soleanna and surrounding area. In town stages, you can talk to NPCs, take Town Missions, buy upgrades using rings collected through Action Stages or Town Missions, and further the game's plot by finding entrances to Action Stages. There are three sections to Soleanna.

Town Missions

NPCs appearing in Town Stages with a blue exclamation point hovering over their head will provide you with missions to complete for additional rings. Missions are usually completed as a single character of your team (generally the main character of the story), though missions do exist where you play as more than one character. Sometimes, Town Missions will begin as a logical progression of the plot, such as Eggman's robots attacking the citizens of Soleanna.

Multiplayer

Sonic the Hedgehog features two styles of multiplayer game play that offer two player action. The game was originally supposed to be 4 player, but was changed due to deadlines for completing the game.

The first mode, Tag Mode, is a co-op type of play between Sonic, Silver and Shadow. Two players, each one controlling a character, must work together to clear levels and collect Chaos Emeralds. In this mode, lives are shared.

The second game style available is Battle Mode. Battle mode pits two players against each other and has them race to a goal in the selected level.

The previously rumored mini-games that were to allow up to four players to play simultaneously/alternately (Quiz, Race and a few others) seem to be missing in the final release of the game. It is also possible that these mingames were moved to the Sonic and the Secret Rings, which sports a 4-player minigame mode.

Downloads

Very Hard Mode

This Download has to be purchased separately for each character, 'Very Hard Mode' consists of more enemies, forced to take the hard paths and even going through levels backwards, amigo's also get a bigger role in this than in normal gameplay. Each main character's missions must be puchased separately for $2.49 each.

Team Attack Amigo

This download consist of a single mission done in different levels and a boss fight. The playable characters are Tails (with improved running speed), Blaze and Omega.

Boss Attack

'Boss attack' has to be bought separately for each of the characters, 'Boss Attack' is similar to 'Sonic Adventure 2 Battle's' Boss Attack, and a similar boss from 'Sonic Heroes' is brought back where as you have to fight several enemies

Music

The main theme for the game, entitled His World performed by Ali Tabatabaee and Matty Lewis from Zebrahead.

HipHop/R&B Artist Akon has done a remix to Dreams Come True song "Sweet Sweet Sweet", which was originally the ending theme for Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Mega Drive. The song is entitled "SWEET SWEET SWEET -06 AKON MIX-", in Japanese and "Sweet Dreams" in English. It is Sonic's ending theme for the game. .

Crush 40 performed a remake & remix of "All Hail Shadow", one of the vocal songs from the Shadow the Hedgehog lost and found soundtrack, originally sung by the band Magna-Fi. However, aside from this one track and 2 others, Jun Senoue did not compose the music for this game.

Silver's theme, ("Dreams of an Absolution") by Lee Brotherton (Remix Factory), can be heard at their website in the "Solo Projects" section of the "Music" header, as well as an exclusive remix of the song.

Singer/songwriter Donna DeLory performs Elise's theme, entitled "My Destiny".

The in-game music is composed by Tomoya Ohtani and Mariko Nanba, with Hideaki Kobayashi, Namano Mushrio, and the Japanese Geroinic Band & Symphony.

The soundtrack to Sonic the Hedgehog is available to Buy from Sega Direct. It was Released on January 10, 2007. There are two different albums: the OST and the Vocal Trax Sonic The Hedgehog Vocal Traxx : Several Wills. The Vocal Trax is on one disc while the OST is on three discs.

Reception

Across thirty-nine reviews, Game Rankings recorded the average score as 46%; the second poorest average for an Xbox 360 title at the time of the game's release. The later PS3 release received a similar score of 43%. Sales were also lower than expected for a premier Sonic title, with only 38,000 units being sold in the first two weeks.

References

1. SonicStadium.org,
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3. Kotaku, Silver the Hedgehog: Telekinetic Time Travelling Rodent, URL Accessed May 12, 2006
4. ^ Sega of America official website for Sonic the Hedgehog. Cite error: The named reference "americanwebsite" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
5. Sega of Japan official website for Sonic the Hedgehog
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9. Sonic the Hedgehog - X360, Game Rankings, April 10, 2007.
10. Sonic the Hedgehog - PS3, Game Rankings, April 10, 2007.

External links

Official

• Official American site, accessed from the game page
• Official European site
• Official Japanese site, accessed from the Sonic Channel

Other

• Sonic The Hedgehog Reviews at Metacritic.com
• TGS Trailer at Game Videos

• 2006 video games
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