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After appearing in two consecutive Genesis releases, Knuckles the Echidna got a game of his own on the 32X. Many people consider Knuckles Chaotix to be unpolished lacking in certain areas, and that begs the question: is it worth playing? Read our full review and find out.
We conclude our week-long celebration in honor of Sonic’s birthday with a look at the Sonic game that never was: Sonic Crackers. Elements of the unreleased beta found their way into later games, but this was one Genesis title that was more than the sum of its parts, and could really have shone, had it been given the chance. Read our full report and see what could have been.
1991 was the year that Sega finally began to loosen Nintendo’s iron grip on the gaming market, and it all started with a single game. Sonic the Hedgehog would eventually go on to become synonymous with everything Sega, and is still going strong after all this time. Join us as we take a look at the ‘Hog’s long and eventful history in this special edition of our History of series.
June 19, 2005 marked the fourteenth birthday of that mascot of mascots, Sonic The Hedgehog. Sega-16 kicked off a week-long celebration of everything hedgehog with some great content for your enjoyment, including a new “History of” article and a “Sega Stars” feature on Yuji Naka. For starters, enjoy a review of the Genesis’ only Sonic compilation, the Sonic Classics.
Naturally, you can’t talk about Sega without thinking about Sonic. The Sonic the Hedgehog series of games will always be remembered for bringing the Sega Genesis into the spotlight with their fast action and exciting, fun gameplay. Back in 2002 Sega released a compilation disc for the GameCube called Sonic Mega Collection, giving ‘Cube owners the chance to relive Sonic’s Genesis adventures. Now two years later Sega has released a new version of their collection, this time for the PlayStation 2 and X-Box called Sonic Mega Collection Plus. That’s right, Plus, meaning new content not found in the GC collection.