Description
This is the first of many games starring Sega's premier rodent, Sonic. It's a side scrolling platform game with a difference: speed. Sonic rushes through levels with incredible speed, allowing him to traverse loops and jumps with ease.
The plot of the game is simple. The evil Dr. Robotnik has captured many of Sonic's animal friends, and trapped them inside robots. Fortunately, Sonic can free his friends by destroying the robots with his spin attack. Meanwhile, Dr. Robotnik is trying to control the all-powerful chaos emeralds. Sonic must grab them before he does in the 3-d rotating bonus levels.
Sonic the Hedgehog is a significant game because it gave Sega it's first real mascot, and established the Genesis as the video game system with "attitude."
Alternate Titles
- "STH" -- Informal title
- "Sonic the Hedgehog Genesis" -- GBA title
- "Sonic 1" -- Informal name
- "ソニック・ザ・ヘッジホッグ" -- Japanese spelling
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User Reviews
The Press Says
| The Video Game Critic |
Genesis |
Sep 09, 2001 |
A |
100 |
| VideoGame |
Genesis |
Jul, 1991 |
     |
100 |
| Objectif-SEGA |
Genesis |
Jun 05, 2005 |
10 out of 10 |
100 |
| Eurogamer.de |
Wii |
Jan 26, 2007 |
5 out of 5 |
100 |
| IGN |
Wii |
Jan 26, 2007 |
8 out of 10 |
80 |
| Video Game Generation |
Wii |
Mar 05, 2007 |
7.5 out of 10 |
75 |
| IGN |
Xbox 360 |
Jul 17, 2007 |
7.4 out of 10 |
74 |
| HonestGamers |
Genesis |
Dec 20, 2003 |
7 out of 10 |
70 |
| Defunct Games |
Xbox 360 |
Nov 14, 2006 |
40 out of 100 |
40 |
| GameSpot |
Game Boy Advance |
Nov 20, 2006 |
2.5 out of 10 |
25 |
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Trivia
Sonic the Hedgehog was included on compilations for many platforms, including
Sega Smash Pack: Volume 1 for Dreamcast,
Sonic Mega Collection for Gamecube and
Sonic Mega Collection Plus for Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Windows.