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An ancient evil lurking within the Master Emerald has been unleashed from its slumber by the devious Dr. Eggman and is on the verge of becoming the ultimate monster using the 7 Chaos Emeralds.
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10328 reviews
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- Languages:
- Developer:
- Sonic Team
- Publisher:
- Sega
- Release date:
- 04 March 2011
- Recent Steam reviews:
- Very Positive (167)
- All Steam reviews:
- Very Positive (10328)
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Description
An ancient evil lurking within the Master Emerald has been unleashed from its slumber by the devious Dr. Eggman and is on the verge of becoming the ultimate monster using the 7 Chaos Emeralds. Only Sonic and his friends are heroic enough to put a stop to Dr. Eggman and his evil minions. Hit the ground running in this classic epic adventure in a race against time to save the world!
Features
Six Characters, Six Adventures- Play through as one of six different characters, including Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy, each with their own unique adventure and story.
- Breed and nurture your very own pet Chao in the Chao Garden minigame. Then compete against other Chao in a battle for ultimate Chao supremacy.
Recommended system requirements
minimum*
- OS *:
- Windows® XP
- Processor:
- 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium 4
- Memory:
- 2GB RAM
- Graphics:
- DirectX 9.0c compatible, NVIDIA GeForce 7300 series, ATI Radeon™ X1600 Video Card with 256MB RAM
- DirectX®:
- DirectX 9.0c
- Hard Drive:
- 1.8GB Hard Drive space
- Sound:
- DirectX 9.0c compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes:
- Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
recommended*
- OS *:
- Windows® 7
- Processor:
- 2.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
- Memory:
- 2GB RAM or more
- Graphics:
- DirectX 9.0c/Shader3.0 compatible, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series or higher, ATI Radeon™ X1900 Video Card with 512MB RAM
- DirectX®:
- DirectX 9.0c
- Hard Drive:
- 4GB Hard Drive space
- Sound:
- DirectX 9.0c compatible Sound Card
- Additional Notes:
- Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions.
User reviews
RJay
Not recommended | 19 Jul 2026
13.9h played
Horrible port followed by half the characters in the campaign being boring to play. Writing and voice acting are awful. Boss fights are notoriously easy. Soundtrack is good at least. Not worth playing in my opinion.
Helpful: 0
FaeDragonLucy
Recommended | 10 Jul 2026
37.3h played
Although I owned this one on GameCube as a child, I had never felt pressured to pursue getting all 130 emblems like I did in SA2 until I bought it on Steam. I finally buckled down back in 2024 and grinded it out, and
Helpful: 0
Jack
Recommended | 16 Jul 2026
18.9h played
I think it holds up well with time passing by. It's polished as heck and I love the level designs in this game honestly, more than SA2's level design. I like the story for what it is. I wish some characters were a bit
Helpful: 0
Vital
Recommended | 12 Jul 2026
13.8h played
This game is a classic. Yeah sure it hasn't aged the best like everyone says. The camera gets stuck in tight spaces, the controls can get stuck momentarily and the cutscenes, you can tell, were animated cheaply reusing
Helpful: 0
Wafflefries325
Recommended | 15 Jul 2026
1.4h played
This is the best 3D Sonic game imo. I know it can be buggy, but the story is perfect, and I love how many characters there are to play as. (Big's story is the best deal with it.) So overall you MUST play this if you're
Helpful: 0
red_tone
Recommended | 10 Jul 2026
7.9h played
A great game no matter how you play, but I have to mention the modding scene. Vanilla, you have to experience all the downgrades from the original dreamcast version, like inferior lighting, textures and models. However
Helpful: 0