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Sonic 3 & Knuckles

  • Video Game
  • 1994
  • E
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
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Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1994)
ActionAdventureFamilySci-Fi

Sonic and Tails attempt to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds to stop the evil Doctor Robotnik from relaunching his space station, the Death Egg, after it crash-lands on Angel Island, while Knuckle... Read allSonic and Tails attempt to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds to stop the evil Doctor Robotnik from relaunching his space station, the Death Egg, after it crash-lands on Angel Island, while Knuckles scuffles with Robotnik's minion, EggRobo.Sonic and Tails attempt to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds to stop the evil Doctor Robotnik from relaunching his space station, the Death Egg, after it crash-lands on Angel Island, while Knuckles scuffles with Robotnik's minion, EggRobo.

  • Director
    • Hirokazu Yasuhara
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    201
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    • Director
      • Hirokazu Yasuhara
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    Best 2d 16 bit game

    Yes, I love this game without a doubt. You know damn well that intro sequence felt so damn good to watch, this is also the first Sonic game to have Data select which is a great mechanic, THEN TAILS CAN HAVE HIS FLYING CONTROLLED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A 16-BIT GAME, It's not just that. Sonic controls very well, When you play as Sonic and Tails, I'll have you know that's the best damn way to play the game along with the story probably being the best, the level design is my favorite here and the blue sphere stages are way better than Sonic 2 in my opinion. I LOVE THE BOSSFIGHTS, except lava reef, the worst level is Sandopolis act 2. It's waaay too slow, but that doesn't affect the score, 10/10 game! PLAY THIS GAME RIGHT NOW! And I'm gonna say it again, THAT SOUNDTRACK SLAPS HARDER THAN ANYTHING EVER.

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      In addition to being able to play the lock-on versions of "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" and "Sonic & Knuckles", new gameplay features were added to the game that were not previously available.
      • Knuckles can be played in the "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" Zones; however, the opening cutscene from "Sonic & Knuckles" has been removed.
      • Tails can be played in the "Sonic & Knuckles" Zones (except for The Doomsday Zone).
      • Passing a Star Post can open up three bonus stages: the Slot Machine Stage (twenty-thirty four Rings required) and the Glowing Sphere Stage (thirty five-forty nine Rings required) from "Sonic & Knuckles," and the Gumball Machine Stage (fifty-sixty five Rings required) from "Sonic the Hedgehog 3."
      • The save feature from "Sonic the Hedgehog 3" allows game progress to be saved in all Zones in the game.
    • Connections
      Edited into Sega Genesis Classic Collection: Gold Edition (2011)

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    • Release date
      • August 24, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
    • Production company
      • Sonic Team
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      • Stereo

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