Sonic and Tails must stop Dr. Robotnik from rebuilding his Death Egg, which crash landed on the Floating Island. This island floats because of the power of the Chaos Emeralds. You must get them before Robotnik does. However, Knuckles the Echidna, an inhabitant of the Floating Island tries to prevent you from doing so.

Guide Sonic and Tails through 6 zones, each 3 times bigger than those found in Sonic 2. Collect rings, defeat enemies, look for bonus stages to get all Chaos Emeralds. You can save your game and choose from levels you've already visited. You can also race against the clock in a time trial mode or 2 player mode.

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Alternate Titles

"Sonic 3" -- European title

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User Reviews

Weakest of the Genesis Sonics	Classic Nigel (145)
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 is one of the best Sega Genesis games ever created.	Dark Lord (46)
72%	Liam Dowds (51)
One of the best Sonic games!	Neocube (147)
best sonic game EVER!	marielle goaway (3)
Superb	The Imperial Darkhorse (131)

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The Press Says

High Score	Jul, 1994	5 out of 5	100
GamePro	Mar, 1994	5 out of 5	100
Kingdom of Desire	May 12, 2006	10 out of 10	100
Sega-16.com	Jul 03, 2004	10 out of 10	100
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	Mar, 1994	9.5 out of 10	95
VicioJuegos.com	Jun 26, 2006	94 out of 100	94
Game Players	Mar, 1994	92 out of 100	92
Video Games & Computer Entertainment	Apr, 1994	9 out of 10	90
All Game Guide	1998		90
Objectif-SEGA	Feb 04, 2008	7 out of 10	70

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Trivia

Michael Jackson, along with some of his musicians, was originally going to do the music, but when legal scandals broke out SEGA didn't want him involved anymore. The completed songs were used and Howard Drossin finished the soundtrack, later used in Sonic & Knuckles.

Some of his tracks are still in there. The Ice Cap Zone theme, when slowed down, sounds like Who is It, five seconds of the Carnival Night Zone theme resemble Jam, etc.

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