Sonic Generations
About the Game
It's Sonic's birthday, and all his friends have thrown him a surprise party. Unfortunately, just as the celebration gets underway, a mysterious creature appears in the sky and pulls Sonic and his friends into strange interdimensional portals! This strange creature is wreaking havoc on the time-space continuum, and Sonic along with a younger version of himself end up at the crossroads of time. The two Sonics must work together to restore his history, save his friends, and fix the flow of time!
Story & Setting
Collecting Red Rings, as well as completing challenges, will earn access to new and original music, as well as new and original concept art from across the series' history.
Gameplay & Core Systems
Sonic Generations is a fast-paced action platform game in the long-running Sonic the Hedgehog series. As part of Sega's 20th Anniversary celebration for the character, it revisits the history of the entire series with famous stages from all of the major titles over the last 20 years. The game is divided into three "eras", each with three stages, which each come from a different game starting from the original Sonic the Hedgehog all the way up to Sonic Colors , and including many of the highs and lows in between. Each stage in the game comes in two flavors, or "Acts". Act 1 of each stage is played using classic Sonic, whose only abilities are to run, spin jump, and spindash.
Standout Features
- Both Sonics can earn and equip a wide variety of abilities such as quicker stopping, or new types of shields.
- Sonic's: Each Era includes a one-on-one battle against one of Sonic's rivals, and culminates in a reimagined version of a classic boss battle.
- Act 1 stages are always entirely side-scrolling platform stages, much like the classic 2D titles.
- Modern Sonic: Act 2 stages, conversely, are played using Modern Sonic, who loses the spin dash but gains a homing attack and the ability to boost forward at extremely high speeds.
- Act 2 stages switch between 2D and 3D platform sections as the stage progresses.
- Clearing stages also opens up a huge number of challenge stages centered around specific side characters or gimmicks.
- Red Star Rings: Each main stage also has a set of collectable Red Star Rings to find.
Presentation & Atmosphere
Display support includes 480i, HDTV 720p, HDTV 1080i, and HDTV 1080p. Audio support includes Dolby Digital and Dolby Digital 5.1.
More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details
Regional release records and identifiers for Sonic Generations | PlayStation 3 | PS3.
Release and technical facts
| Fact | Value | Release / platform | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Published by | SEGA of America, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Sonic Team | United States | MobyGames |
| Additional Development by | Backbone Emeryville | United States | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Sega (Shanghai) Software Co., Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Neverland Co., Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | GART 3DCG STUDIO Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Cutscenes by | Graphinica, Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Cutscenes by | Marza Animation Planet Inc. | United States | MobyGames |
| Music by | Richard Jacques Studios Ltd. | United States | MobyGames |
| Published by | ak tronic Software & Services GmbH | Germany; PS3 Essentials release | MobyGames |
| Developed by | Sonic Team | Germany; PS3 Essentials release | MobyGames |
| Additional Development by | Backbone Emeryville | Germany; PS3 Essentials release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | GART 3DCG STUDIO Inc. | Germany; PS3 Essentials release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Neverland Co., Ltd. | Germany; PS3 Essentials release | MobyGames |
| Additional Graphics by | Sega (Shanghai) Software Co., Ltd. | Germany; PS3 Essentials release | MobyGames |
| Cutscenes by | Graphinica, Inc. | Germany; PS3 Essentials release | MobyGames |
| Cutscenes by | Marza Animation Planet Inc. | Germany; PS3 Essentials release | MobyGames |
| Music by | Richard Jacques Studios Ltd. | Germany; PS3 Essentials release | MobyGames |
| Media Type | Blu-Ray Disc | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | 480i | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 720p | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 1080i | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Video Modes Supported | HDTV 1080p | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Digital | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Sound Capabilities | Dolby Digital 5.1 | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Number of Offline Players | 1 Player | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Miscellaneous Attributes | 3-D Glasses | PlayStation 3 | MobyGames |
| Original game disc count | 1 | North America | MobyGames |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Sonic Team | North America | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | North America | PriceCharting |
| ESRB rating | Everyone | North America | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | North America | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Sega | North America | PriceCharting |
| Developer | Sega | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Arcade | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Model number | #BLJM-60334 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Publisher | Sega | Japan | PriceCharting |
| Disc count (PriceCharting) | 1 game disc | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Genre | Action & Adventure | PAL | PriceCharting |
| Player count | 1 player | PAL | PriceCharting |
Regional releases
| Release date | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-11-01 | United States | MobyGames |
| 2014-08-15 | Germany; PS3 Essentials release | MobyGames |
| 2011-11-01 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| 2011-11-04 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| 2011-11-01 | North America | PriceCharting |
| November 1, 2011 | North America | PriceCharting |
| November 1, 2011 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| November 4, 2011 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Catalog identifiers by release
| Identifier | Code | Region / edition | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eBay Product ID | 102321953 | United States | MobyGames |
| UPC-A | 010086690552 | United States | MobyGames |
| asin | B004X56PWK | North America | PriceCharting |
| epid | 102321953 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 010086690552 | North America | PriceCharting |
| upc | 4974365835736 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| upc | 5055277014101 | PAL | PriceCharting |
| model | #BLJM-60334 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| ean | 4974365835736 | Japan | PriceCharting |
| ean | 5055277014101 | PAL | PriceCharting |
Data by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting
