Sonic the Hedgehog firmly ventured into the open-world genre with Sonic Frontiers. The franchise should abandon it now.

Rouge in Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 At an earlier point in this game's story, the villainous Mephiles told Shadow that he would be imprisoned and sealed away by humanity.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) improved on the high standard set by the original game. Sonic Triple Trouble (1994) was praised for its impressive graphics on Sega's Game Gear.

With the release of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in cinemas and the entry of Shadow into Sonic’s world, Team Sonic went ahead and remastered the 2011 Sonic Generation, but added Shadow to the game as well.