The point of a mascot character is to slot them into as many genres as possible to increase a game’s appeal. How many of us only played tennis or golf games because they had Mario characters in them, after all? One of Sonic’s first diversions from his original genre was surprising not just because it was a pinball game, but also because it was actually a really good one. Sonic Spinballcapitalizes on Sonic’s iconic spin move, where he essentially becomes a ball, and drops him into various pinball stages where he is bounced around and slammed against Eggman’s robots. It was, and still is, an odd choice, and it doesn’t quite land in every way, but was a fun diversion from the main series. Tails Adventure for Nintendo 3DS". Nintendo. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013 . Retrieved June 20, 2013. a b "Tails and the Music Maker". Allgame. Archived from the original on December 10, 2014 . Retrieved January 16, 2011.

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There are plenty of people willing to debate which is better between Sonic 2 and the sequel we covered above. We find the extra characters in 3 make it just a bit better than Sonic 2, but there’s really not a major gap in quality between these two classic titles. As a sequel, this game is one of the best around. It took the formula that the original Sonic the Hedgehogessentially invented and almost immediately mastered it just a year later. This is the game where many of the series most iconic levels come from, like Chemical Plant Zone, and they’re memorable for a reason. Like in Sonic 3, they reward good play but are not overly punishing to mistakes. Plus, we have Sonic 2to thank for introducing the character of Tails and the totally not a Dragon Ball Z ripoff Super Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for GameGear". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 24, 2010 . Retrieved December 5, 2010. Annual Report 2011 (PDF). 2011. p.43. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 2, 2020 . Retrieved December 8, 2019. (Sonic: 70M, Mario & Sonic: 19M)a b "Sonic Rush Adventure for DS". GameSpot. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021 . Retrieved November 24, 2010.