Sonic the Hedgehog 3 for Sega Genesis is a platform video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega in 1994. Following the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Dr. Robotnik’s spaceship, the Death Egg, crash-lands on a mysterious floating island. There, Sonic and Tails must once more retrieve the Chaos Emeralds to stop Death Egg from relaunching, while making rounds with the island’s guardian, Knuckles the Echidna. Play Sonic The Hedgehog 3 online now!
Sonic The Hedgehog 3 gameplay
Sonic 3 is a 2D side-scrolling platformer. Dr. Robotnik’s Death Egg has crash-landed on Floating Island, so called because it harnesses the power of the Chaos Emeralds to float in the air. Robotnik needs them to repair the Death Egg, so he tells the guardian of Floating Island, Knuckles the Echidna, that Sonic and Tails are there to steal them. With Knuckles tricked and trying to stop the heroes at every turn, will they be able to stop Robotnik in time?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is the third in the Sonic series of games. As with the previous games, it is a side-scrolling platformer based around speed. New to Sonic 3 are three different types of shields – the Fire Shield, the Water Shield and the Electric Shield.
Sonic 3 features six different Zones, which are made up of two Acts. At the end of each Act is a boss that must be defeated to complete the stage and rescue Sonic’s animal friends that Robotnik has captured to turn into Badnik robots.
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