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1 (Single Player)
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Game Gear

  • US 28th Dec 1991

3DS eShop

  • EU 13th Jun 2013, £4.49
  • US 13th Jun 2013, $4.99
  • JP 4th Dec 2013, ¥300
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  • Review Sonic the Hedgehog (3DS eShop / GG)

    Put a ring on it

    As one of gaming's most iconic mammals, Sonic the Hedgehog needs no introduction; he's graced consoles, comic books, crossovers and clothing lines in his double-decade career, and this is where it all began. Well, nearly — Sonic the Hedgehog on the Game Gear isn't a port of the Mega Drive / Genesis classic, but rather of the 8-bit...

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Sonic the Hedgehog Guides

  • Guide Best Game Gear Sonic Games, Ranked By You

    Drop dashing into Origins

    With the release of Sonic Origins Plus on the Switch, Sonic fans can now not only play as the severely underutilised Amy in all four mainline titles, but there are now 12 Game Gear Sonic games to peruse and play at your leisure from the compilation's 'Missions' menu. Now, we're probably never going to recommend playing the...

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About The Game

Get into gear with Sonic the Hedgehog!

Originally released for the Game Gear, play as Sonic as he speeds through zones and frees animals from their mechanical prisons with his devastating spin attacks! Blaze through five super challenging zones and defeat all of Dr. Eggman’s (AKA Dr. Robotnik) machines in order to put an end to his evil schemes!