Sonic the Hedgehog 3

"Sonic the Hedgehog 3" is a video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was released as a sequel to "Sonic the Hedgehog 2".

The game was released for the Sega Genesis in the United States on February 2, 1994. The European Sega Megadrive release came later that month. The game was released in Japan for the Megadrive on May 27, 1994.

Plot

At the end of "Sonic the Hedgehog 2", the evil Dr. Robotnik (Doctor Eggman in Japan) had his Death Egg destroyed by the heroes, Sonic the Hedgehog (a blue hedgehog with the ability to run very fast) and his companion Miles "Tails" Prower (a fox with two tails, which enable him to fly). This game continues the story. Having not been completely destroyed after all, the Death Egg has crash-landed on Angel Island. This island has special properties - not least the ability to float - which it gets from some magical jewels called the Chaos Emeralds. When Dr. Robotnik learns of the Chaos Emeralds' powers, he tries to steal them to repair his Death Egg.

Sonic and Tails have to put a stop to this, of course. They must get to the Chaos Emeralds before Dr. Robotnik does. Unfortunately, Dr. Robotnik has tricked the guardian of the Chaos Emeralds, an echidna named Knuckles, into thinking that Sonic and Tails are the thieves, so he tries his best to stop them.

Overview of play

As the player, you control either Sonic or Tails. Your aim is to guide them through six zones, collecting all the Chaos Emeralds on the way.

The following zones are in the game:

• Angel Island Zone
• Hydrocity Zone
• Marble Garden Zone
• Carnival Night Zone
• IceCap Zone
• Launch Base Zone