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Sonic Colors

Sonic Colors, titled Sonic Colours in European and Australian markets, is a platforming game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega in 2010. The game was released…

75 11 November 2010

Sonic Colors is an adventure developed by Sonic Team, released 11 November 2010 on Wii.

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What Sonic Colors is

Sonic Colors is an adventure game developed by Sonic Team and released in 2010. It was published by Sega. It is available on Wii only. It runs on PhysX.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The game is centered on the protagonist Sonic the Hedgehog and his fight against the main antagonist of the Sonic series, Dr. Eggman, who has taken an alien race hostage and is using them for his evil purposes. During the game, the camera perspective switches occasionally from third person to side-scrolling. During development, Sega explained that they were delisting sub-standard games in the Sonic series and developing new titles in order to increase the value of the brand. Development included the interchanging perspective, the idea for the game to be set at an amusement park, and a unique music score. Sega revealed that they were developing the game for a wide demographic, which included…
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, kids and science fiction. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series

Sonic Colors is the 245th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Sonic Colors in 2010. Its critic score of 75 is 4 points above the series average of 71. The highest-rated entry is Super Smash Bros. for Wii U at 95.

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How it was received

Sonic Colors holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2010 averaged 70, so it scored 5 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 109 votes.

What it launched against

Sonic Colors launched on 11 November 2010, within three weeks of Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops and Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Sonic Colors — frequently asked questions

When did Sonic Colors come out?
Sonic Colors was released on 11 November 2010 for Wii.
Does Sonic Colors have multiplayer?
Yes. Sonic Colors supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

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