Sega at The Game Awards last week made a splash in its announcement that it was rebooting five classic Sega games: Jet Set Radio, Streets of Rage, Golden Axe, Shinobi, and Crazy Taxi. “In recent years, Sonic the Hedgehog has forged new paths for SEGA, bringing the franchise to life and reaching new audiences in ways we had…
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Sonic Frontiers (PS5/XSX) Review
My 6 year old son’s obsession with Sonic is what drove me to purchase, and play Sonic’s newest entry with him. Truth be told, while I have played nearly all of the entries within the Sonic series; I haven’t been excited about a Sonic game since 1998, and Sonic Adventure’s Dreamcast reveal. Sonic (Despite its…
Sonic Frontiers: A Rising from the Ashes for the Series
It’s no controversy to suggest that for over a decade, Sonic the Hedgehog has experienced a major slump in the standard of games produced. Sure, Sonic Colors and Generations garnered praise from the majority and games such as Sonic Riders and Sonic Unleashed had its fair share of admirers, but not to the level of…
Sonic Creator Buys JRPG Developer Stock…Gets Arrested for Illegally Trading $1 Million In Said Stock
According to Kotaku, last month, the co-creator of Sonic the Hedgehog, Yuji Naka, was arrested for purchasing shares in a development studio (Aiming) before its involvement in a Dragon Quest game was announced. Now, about a month later, he was arrested a second time for buying stock in a company that was set to work…
The 10 Best Games of 1991 According to GameRankings
Last week, we listed the best games of the year 1990 according to GameRankings.com. That year was dominated by Sega Genesis arcade conversions. Today, we list 1991’s greatest games according to their critical average on the now defunct site. This week the SNES takes over the listing, and that should not come as a…