18 Facts About Sonic Colors

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Sonic Colors is a 2010 platform game published by Sega.

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Development of Sonic Colors began in 2008, following the completion of Sonic Unleashed.

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Sonic Colors received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its graphics, audio, soundtrack, gameplay and replay value, with many considering it a return to form for the series.

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Sonic Colors is a platform game set in outer space.

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Sonic Colors must be guided through these planets to destroy the power source at their center.

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Players control Sonic Colors using the Wii Remote, the Classic Controller, or the Nintendo GameCube Controller.

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In certain levels, players are sent at high speeds and must perform a quick step maneuver to dodge walls and other hazards; others see Sonic Colors using a drift mechanic in order to make sharp turns.

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Sonic Colors is given a double-jump ability, which allows him to perform an additional jump in mid-air.

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Sonic Colors starts the game with a limited number of lives; if he is hit with no rings in his possession, he will lose a life.

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10.

Sonic Colors meets many of his friends along the way, who are exploring the park in an attempt to disrupt Eggman's plans.

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11.

Development of Sonic Colors began in 2008, following the completion of Sonic Unleashed.

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Sonic Colors Team desired something that would diversify the gameplay, but did not slow it down.

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Sonic Colors is one of the first games in the series not to use the English voice cast from the Sonic X anime series following a major re-casting of the franchise in 2010, with Roger Craig Smith assuming the role of Sonic.

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Sonic Colors introduced the Wisp power-ups, which would go on to become a staple of the Sonic franchise.

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The story of Sonic Colors was adapted in Archie Comics' Sonic the Hedgehog comic book series.

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16.

Sonic Colors Generations was released in commemoration of the series' twentieth anniversary, and remade various aspects from past entries.

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In May 2021, a remastered version, Sonic Colors: Ultimate, was announced for release on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows .

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18.

Sonic Colors: Ultimate received "mixed or average" reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic.

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