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Monday, March 19, 2007

Sonic Drift 2

Sonic Drift 2 is the sequel to Sonic Drift. It was released in Japan for the Sega Game Gear in March 17, 1995. The European version was released that same month as Sonic Drift Racing, and the North American release in November 1994. It added three characters: Knuckles, Fang, and Metal Sonic.Sonic Drift 2 was the first game to feature Metal Sonic and Fang the Sniper as playable characters.

In the game, Chaos Emeralds are awarded for winning races. If Sonic, Tails, Knuckles or Amy collect all six in the Blue GP, they will face Dr. Eggman in a final race around the Death Egg. If Eggman, Metal Sonic or Fang collect all six in the Blue GP, they will face Sonic in the final race. Unlike its predecessor, this game was released internationally, and Sega Europe decided to rename it to Sonic Drift Racing, most likely, the "2" would make a title a sequel, not a completely original.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Sonic Drift

Sonic Drift is a kart racing game released for the Sega Game Gear in March 18, 1994. It features Sonic the Hedgehog, Miles "Tails" Prower, Amy Rose, and Dr. Ivo Robotnik. Players race around a track collecting rings and power-ups. Originally, this game was only released in Japan, however, it is now available in other markets thanks to the recent series of compilations in the Sonic series of games and importing it on certain shop websites.

  • The invincible theme of Sonic Drift is based on "Sonic - You Can Do Anything", the Japanese opening song from Sonic CD; in Sonic Drift 2, the invincible theme is from Sonic the Hedgehog 3.
  • Sonic Drift was the first game where Amy Rose was a playable character, and her car returns with her on Sonic R. The instruction manual also features a picture of Amy holding an umbrella that she will later have use of in gameplay in Sonic the Fighters.

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is a Sonic the Hedgehog video game. The game is a modified version of the Japanese puzzle game Puyo Puyo. Unlike other games in the series, it takes place in the same universe as the Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon.
The game is played with two opponents trying to connect as many chains of four or more similarly colored beans as possible in a large grid. As higher chains are achieved, Refugee Beans are sent to the other side. This can only be removed when a neighboring group of beans is matched. The winner is the one whose beans do not reach the top of the grid. There are various modes that allow players to battle each other in various difficulty settings. These determine speed, the initial number of Refugee Beans, and other various things.

Friday, February 16, 2007

Tails Adventure

Tails Adventure, known in Japan as Tails Adventures is a videogame developed by Aspect and distributed by Sega in 1995 for the videogame console Sega Game Gear. It is the first game of the Sonic series to mix platforming and role-playing game elements. It was the second and last game in which Tails is without Sonic, although it is the first that was not only released in Japan. The game does not follow the plotline of other games in the Sonic series, and the game's plot is different in the Japanese and Western versions of the game. It is a prequel to the series starred by Tails in the Japanese version. Basically, Tails must save an island from a threat, getting objects and Chaos Emeralds that he obtains during his passage. It has since been rereleased on Sonic Gems Collection.

Monday, February 12, 2007

Knuckles' Chaotix

Knuckles' Chaotix, in Japan called simply Chaotix, is a platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by the Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Sega 32X. The game was released in North America in March 1995, in Japan on April 21, 1995 and finally in Europe during May 1995. Despite demand from fans, the game's only "re-release" has been through Gametap's PC service.[1] It was originally going to be in Sonic Gems Collection but it was not included for unknown reasons-however, an entire section of the museum area of Gems collection is dedicated to this game. It is the only Sonic-related game to be released for the Sega 32X and its stand out features include its 2D sprite-based graphics and simultaneous two-player gameplay.

Saturday, January 13, 2007

SegaSonic the Hedgehog

SegaSonic the Hedgehog, known by various names including Sonic Arcade, Sonic the Arcade and SEGASONIC Arcade was officially released into the Japanese arcades in June 1993. Versions of the arcade game appeared in limited quantities in arcades in anglophone countries, such as London's Sega World.

The game was Sonic the Hedgehog's first major arcade outing, and featured Sega's mascot alongside two new characters: Ray The Flying Squirrel and Mighty the Armadillo. Mighty is one of the oldest characters in the Sonic franchise; he was a prototype for Sonic and thus bears an uncanny resemblance to him. Mighty would later feature in the low-profile Knuckles' Chaotix for the Sega 32X; Ray has not appeared in any other official games. All three characters have identical controls and abilities.

In the game, Sonic, Ray and Mighty have been kidnapped by the evil Doctor Eggman and must run for their lives to escape Eggman Island, an island littered with tricks and traps that can be activated with the push of a button.