Sonic Blast
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- This article is about the Game Gear game. For the Sega Genesis/Sega Saturn/PC game, see Sonic 3D Blast.
Sonic Blast (or G Sonic, as it is known in Japan) is a video game for the Sega Game Gear.
The game was released in North America in November 1996. The game came to Europe later that month. The Japanese release was on December 13, 1996.
It was released in Brazil for the Sega Master System by Tec Toy, SEGA's Brazilian distributor.
The two playable characters in the game are Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna. The two have to collect five Chaos Emeralds.
Zones
- Green Hill Zone
- Yellow Desert Zone
- Red Volcano Zone
- Blue Marine Zone
- Silver Castle Zone
Gameplay
Unlike it's 3D counterpart, Sonic Blast for Game Gear was a side-scrolling run and jump platform game. It was among the last new Sonic the Hedgehog games released for the Sega handheld, and sported some of the most advanced features of the 8-bit series.
Graphics
A prominent feature of this game was its rendered graphics, which had become popular in Nintendo's 16-bit hit Donkey Kong Country (also known as Super Donkey Kong). The rendered graphics give the game a more advanced look than most other 8-bit games.