Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles was remastered and released as part of the Sonic Origins compilation, alongside the remasters of Sonic 1, 2, and CD. It has improvements over the original version, such as…
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles is a platform developed by Headcannon, released 23 June 2022 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.
What Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles is
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles is a platform game developed by Headcannon and released in 2022. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Retro Engine.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles was remastered and released as part of the Sonic Origins compilation, alongside the remasters of Sonic 1, 2, and CD. It has improvements over the original version, such as widescreen support and higher resolution, due to running in a different engine from the original game. Like the other ports in the compilation, this remaster also adds the Drop Dash ability, which was featured in Sonic Mania. Part of the soundtrack had to be changed to the songs from the PC port of Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which are based on the game's beta soundtrack.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Sonic The Hedgehog series
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles is the 359th of 407 entries we hold in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. The next entry was Mega Drive Mini 2 in 2022.
What it launched against
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles launched on 23 June 2022, within three weeks of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Neon White and The Quarry. It arrived 2 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Neon White, The Quarry.
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