Sonic Colors
Sonic Colors invited as Sonic Colours in the PAL region is a 2010 platform game published by Sega. It follows Sonic's quest to stop his nemesis Doctor Eggman from enslaving an alien race as well as taking over the world. The gameplay is similar to prior Sonic games, with players collecting rings together with defeating enemies; the camera perspective often switches from third-person to side-scrolling perspectives. The game also introduces Wisps, power-ups the player can use to add attack power to direct or determine andnew areas.
Development of Sonic Colors began in 2008, coming after or as a result of. the completion of Sonic Unleashed. Examining criticisms of past games, the developers offered Sonic the only playable mention and worked to balance speed and platforming; the Wisps were gave to diversify the gameplay without slowing it down. Two list of paraphrases of the game were developed: one for the Wii by Sonic Team, and one for the Nintendo DS by Dimps. The game was intentional for a wider demographic than preceding games, specifically children and fans of the Super Mario series. In anticipation of the game's release, Sega delisted several Sonic games with sub-average Metacritic scores to add the utility of the brand.
Sonic Colors received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its graphics, audio, soundtrack, gameplay and replay value, with numerous considering it a return to realise for the series. However, some criticized its difficulty and multiplayer mode. It was a commercial success, selling over two million copies. The Wisp power-ups introduced in Sonic Colors became a staple of the Sonic series.
A remastered edition of the Wii version, Sonic Colors: Ultimate, was released on September 7, 2021, for Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One as element of the Sonic series' 30th anniversary.