
Obtaining all seven gems will allow you to turn into Super Sonic, Super Tails, or Super Knuckles, respectively, but only after collecting 50 rings in a level. You can also simply replay Green Hill Zone (Act 1) after you beat the story and jump in the plain-in-sight giant ring over and over to get the rest of the Chaos Emeralds. Having all seven in your possession will allow you access to the final boss of the game.Ĭollecting all seven Chaos Emeralds can be done in a single playthrough, although it might be a bit challenging to find at least six more giant rings to jump into if you fail one of these Special Stages, you'll naturally have to find a replacement ring. You have likely run into a massive ring in Green Hill Zone that you can enter, which takes you to a small stage that gives you the chance to obtain one of the seven Chaos Emeralds. The Encore DLC improves on this two-player mode by upgrading it to include four players. Like Time Attack, there aren't any achievements for this mode. Sticking true to the game that this feature came from, Competition Mode is not available for online play, but it's a fun thing to do if you have friends over or you have a sibling you want to brag to. This mode is a split-screen challenge where you and a friend can see who can get the best time or score on a stage. CompetitionĬompetition is a game mode that should be familiar to anyone who had Sonic the Hedgehog 2 growing up, or at least anyone who's tried to obtain all the achievements in it on the Xbox 360. As such, the Encore DLC is a good purchase if you're interested in dominating as many leaderboards as possible. The Encore DLC adds another 48 leaderboards through the addition of Mighty and Ray, but also doubles that total through the inclusion of the Encore Mode Acts. In the base game, there are over 70 different Act-and-character matchups to choose from, so there's a lot here for speedrunning players. It reminded me of the SEGA spirit of ‘trying new things.Finishing a Time Attack run will show you your place on the world rankings.
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However, with SEGA Sammy Holdings starting, the spirit of taking on new challenges aligned very well with the movie production. I thought it was worth joining in to invest in creating a ‘Hollywood blockbuster.' I can remember initially hearing comments such as ‘So many game-based movies have flopped,’ and ‘Isn’t he caught in some sort of scam?’. So it was easy to imagine that if a Sonic movie came out, this would be a great opportunity for Sonic not only to be known to many generations, but also to areas where Sonic may have never been well known especially considering that movie promotion budget far exceeds that of a video game. At the time, Sonic was in an odd situation where parents were well aware of who he is, whereas children may or may not know him.

Despite Sonic not being initially overly popular in America, he seemed to have rapidly gained popularity. We had talks about making a Sonic movie because of Sonic Mania in 2017.

When looking at the recently successful films, the publisher exec opened up about why SEGA greenlit the Sonic the Hedgehog movies, pointing to one key game for helping revitalize the brand with Western audiences. In a recent interview with Pia, translated by Nintendo Everything, SEGA senior executive Toru Nakahama looked back on the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise's legacy. Related: Keanu Reeves Is The Best Way To Deliver On Sonic 3's "Bananas" Tease
