Sonic the Hedgehog (ソニック · ザ · ヘッジホッグ, Sonikku za Hejjihoggu?, In Portuguese - Sonic the Hedgehog) is a video game character created by SEGA to compete directly with the character Mario, Nintendo and before the establishment of the Klonoa Namco (arisen in 1997 is very similar to Tails and becomes the friend Sonic). Sonic is a hedgehog (though Tec Toy, Sega's distributor in Brazil, called him porcupine) blue very fast, and has as main objective to save the other animals of the villain Dr. Eggman (also called Dr. Robotnik in some Western adaptations), which turns them into robots to work for him as slaves.
Sonic was created to replace Alex Kidd who occupied the post of Sega's mascot, born still on the Master System, but it was not as charismatic as the time Super Mario. Your designer Naoto Ohshima was.

conception

In 1990, Sega commissioned its AM-8 sector (current Sonic Team) to create a game for the Mega Drive that surpass a million copies and a character to become the company's mascot, replacing the hitherto mascot Alex Kidd. There was an internal competition with several suggestions for an animal that embodies Sonic as a dog and an armadillo. The idea of a hedgehog came only later.
When the game was released in 1991, was very well received due to the speed, colors, songs and scenes contained in a cartridge only 512 kB, which considered a feat in the world of video games.
His first appearance in the world of games, however, was not in Sonic - The Hedgehog, Mega Drive. Before that, he figured as a toy for decoration windscreen in racing game Rad Mobile for arcades.

description

Sonic is notorious for being extremely fast, adventurous and brave. Like to relax and always fight for justice and the defenseless, and shall not fear when facing danger to help others, seeing everything as a mere challenge. Apparently Sonic is neither a bit modest with their skills. Throughout the saga, he has made many friends since their first game, they are among his companions Tails and Knuckles, his rival Shadow (Sonic believes that as an ally, not as a friend), and Amy Rose, which declares itself hedgehog girlfriend, although he always escape it, not to speak of her twin brothers, called Sonia and Manic, which sometimes also accompanied in his adventures. Sonic can also turn into a much more powerful: Super Sonic. In this way has saved the world from various hazards and disasters. Sonic was redesigned along with the other characters, its present appearance spines are larger pupils green and blue over charged and alive, besides being much more slim and tall. Originally Sonic was born in Green Hill, in the South Island. One feature is its inability aquatic. When you are in the water, he can not coordinate their movements as well, which makes you vulnerable and is credited as its greatest weakness.

appearance

Sonic is an anthropomorphic hedgehog cobalt blue skin and sharp spines extremely thick and they do seem to be a hair. He has a big head slightly disproportionate to his body, and long legs and arms as well. His eyes are always together in an expression of anger with green iris (black in the old games) besides having pointed ears like those of a cat. His arms, mouth and belly skin color are separated from the rest body. He wears only a pair of white gloves and red shoes with a white stripe going over, and then a buckle yellow. In older games it was more short and chubby as shown in Sonic Generations.

Transformations

Super Sonic : It's the classic transformation when Sonic has all seven Chaos Emeralds . In the game , you just have the Chaos Emeralds , fifty rings and jump . Your typical blue color becomes a golden , your spine gets bigger and raises its speed increases too , is almost invulnerable and can also use the Control Chaos perfectly , can fly and launch bursts of yellow energy through the hands .

Hyper Sonic : Only in Sonic 3 & Knuckles . Collecting the Chaos Emeralds go to Mushroom Hill and among the green and golden ring in contact with the Master Emerald , the Chaos Emeralds will separate and will open up the space . They will become the new seven emeralds called Super Chaos Emeralds , then reactivate them . Instead of a yellowish color , Sonic has a silvery color mainly , but also show the colors of all the Super Emeralds Chaos , has all the powers of Super Sonic only more powerful . It can run at 1,000 parsecs per minute , which would be 60,000 years light per minute.

Darkspine Sonic : Appears in Sonic & The Secret Rings . In appearance it is similar to Espio , because its by acquires a purple color and we can not forget to mention the white stripes on the head , fists and cinnamon fire

Sonic the Werehog : Appears in Sonic Unleashed . When Dr. Robotnik (aka Dr. Eggman ) triggers the negative energy of the Chaos Emeralds in Sonic , and instead of becoming Super Sonic , he turns into a kind of " Loboriço " . In this form , Sonic is slower but much stronger physically , and can stretch your arms and stay in Unleashed mode that lets you more powerful , agile and with different strokes .

Excalibur - Sonic : Appears in Sonic And The Black Knight . Sonic after winning the sword Excalibur , wins a golden armor and his sword Calibur changes shape .

Dark Sonic : Just seen a rare episode from the anime Sonic X. Your body is the same as Super Sonic , but quite dark and gloomy , and it is easy to confuse it with Shadow . When Sonic is in this way , destroy everything mercilessly , but eventually calms down quickly

Electronic games

Main article : Sonic the Hedgehog (series )

The Sonic games are usually mostly type platform , focusing on the fight against Dr. Eggman ( Robotnik ) and hunting the mysterious Chaos Emeralds . The land vaguely resemble a roller coaster with loops and sudden drops , and the phases are varied , the most typical grassy plains , ruins , parks and other places of entertainment , and industrial megalopolises .

Sonic 2 marked the debut of Tails the fox with two tails , and the first appearance of Super Sonic . Sonic 3 marked the debut of Knuckles the echidna (who was the villain but became ally in Sonic & Knuckles ) . Sonic games always see with a secret stages . In 1996 came the first game isometric Sonic , Sonic 3D Blast (until then , the vast majority of games were platform ) . Sonic 3D Blast was manufactured by Traveller's Tales , in partnership with Sega (who owns the rights to the brand Sonic ) .

Sonic was converted into the 3D universe with Sonic Adventure in 1999 for the Dreamcast console ( later to be ported to PC and Gamecube as Sonic Adventure DX ) . Before that , the hedgehog had already participated in 3D games ( Sonic R and Christmas NiGHTS ) , but outside of the platform genre . In Sonic Adventure , Yuji Uekawa redesigned all the characters , leaving them with a more " radical " . He gave Sonic legs and longer thorns , as well as green irises . Sonic Adventure was followed in 2001 by Sonic Adventure 2 , which marked a shift in the series , implementing " teams " , Team Hero ( Sonic , Tails and Knuckles ) trying to save the world and Team Dark ( Dr. Eggman , and Rouge the Bat Shadow the Hedgehog) , who tried to conquer it .

Other 3D games were Sonic Heroes (2003 ) , in which controlled three characters simultaneously , and the first for the " new generation" of games Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 ) Sonic and the Secret Rings (2007 ) .

Sonic also starred in a number of spin- offs : racing games ( Sonic Drift , Sonic Drift 2 , Sonic R , Sonic Riders , Sonic Riders : Zero Gravity ) , fight ( Sonic the Fighters , Sonic Battle) , puzzles ( Sonic Shuffle ) pinball ( Sonic Spinball , Sonic Pinball Party) , among others . His companions also have separate adventures as Adventures Tails , Knuckles ' Chaotix and Shadow the Hedgehog .

Long Sonic was exclusive Sega consoles , except for conversions of their games for PC and created a game for the Neo Geo Pocket in partnership with SNK . In 2001 , Sega withdrew from the console market , and the following year Sonic has appeared on the GameCube and Game Boy Advance Nintendo . In 2003 , Sonic has become multiplatform , starring new games for other consoles of the 128 - bit generation , the PlayStation 2 and Xbox , and then to other mobile platforms ( N - Gage , PSP , Nintendo DS ) .

Sonic has also made notable appearances alongside his rival Mario games like Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games , Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games and Super Smash Bros . Brawl as a playable character in both games in partnership with Nintendo . Also appears in Sonic and the Black Knight which is an exclusive game for the Wii .

Sonic Generations

plot

As Sonic celebrates his 20th birthday with friends, a strange "time hole" caused by a mysterious creature called the Time Eater appears, sucking everyone and spreading them over time. As Sonic searches for his friends, he ends up finding himself a few years younger, Classic Sonic. Both (Modern Sonic and Classic Sonic) decide to collaborate and compete throughout its history in order to save their friends and fix the flow of time

gameplay

The game features levels derived from 20 years of Sonic history, spreading across three eras: Classic, Dreamcast and Modern, which are played with either Classic Sonic or Modern Sonic. Classic Sonic levels are strictly 2D, using classic moves like the Spin Attack and Spin Dash while Modern Sonic levels follow a similar style of the latest games in the series, with the console versions using the 2D/3D style of play Sonic Unleashed and Sonic Colors, with airstrikes, Super Turbo speed, Stepping, slipping. skid, and the quick step. The 3DS version uses the 2D gameplay of the Sonic Rush series. In addition to classic power-ups such as Invincibility and Speed Shoes, certain levels have unique "power-ups" such as skateboards in City Escape and "Wisp Powers" in Planet Wisp. Each zone consists of a main act for each Sonic, as well as several side missions with various challenges such as defeating an opponent in order. Similar to Sonic Colors, the main level contains several rings Red Star to unlock various content. Unlike the console versions, the 3DS version will feature special stages (based on Sonic Heroes) and a multiplayer versus mode, and most of the stages included will be different from the console version. The development team is also considering the inclusion of stages from previous handheld Sonic titles in the 3DS version. There are also several missions that can be unlocked via StreetPass or Play Coins using. A Skill Shop (Shop Skills) allows players to use points earned from high scores to unlock upgrades such as skills, shields, and even the original 1991 game Sonic Mega Drive.

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