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Revision as of 08:49, 8 December 2014
Developers | |
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Sonic Team | |
Publishers | |
Sega | |
Engines | |
Hedgehog Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | November 1, 2011 |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Sonic the Hedgehog fangames (series) | |
Sonic CD | 1995 |
Sonic's Schoolhouse | 1996 |
Sonic 3D Blast (series) | |
Sonic & Knuckles Collection | 1997 |
Sonic R (series) | |
Sonic Adventure (series) | |
Sonic Heroes | 2004 |
Sonic Mega Collection Plus | 2006 |
Sonic Riders | 2006 |
Sonic Racing (series) | |
Sonic the Hedgehog | 2010 |
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine | 2010 |
Sonic Spinball | 2010 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 | 2011 |
Sonic 3 & Knuckles | 2011 |
Sonic Generations | 2011 |
Sonic CD (2012) | 2012 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I | 2012 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II | 2012 |
Sonic Dash | 2014 |
Sonic Lost World | 2015 |
Sonic Mania | 2017 |
Sonic Forces | 2017 |
Sonic the Hedgehog (Mobile Decompilation) | 2021 |
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Mobile Decompilation) | 2021 |
Sonic Colors: Ultimate | 2021 |
Sonic Origins | 2022 |
Sonic Frontiers | 2022 |
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog | 2023 |
Sonic Superstars | 2023 |
Sonic Dream Team | 2023 |
Sonic X Shadow Generations | 2024 |
Key points
- This game is more suitable with a controller.
- The Unleashed Project Mod comes with extra stages along with many graphical improvements and an optimized graphical renderer, the mod's content itself being optional.
- Active modding community.
- Some slight performance issues.
General information
- Official developer site
- Sonic News Network - A massive wiki for the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
- Sonic Retro - A huge fan site for everything Sonic the Hedgehog. Mods for all the games can be found here
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Amazon.com | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Steam |
- All versions require Steam.
Essential improvements
Unleashed Project Mod
The Unleashed Project Mod comes with Sonic Unleashed day stages ported from Xbox 360 version with many graphical improvements and a graphics renderer that provides graphical and stability improvements to the mod and base game.
High Resolution Shadows
- Only for the shadows cast by dynamic objects
- Works for base game and for the Unleashed Project Mod
There's a way to go beyond the shadow resolution options offered by the game, and it involves some manual modifications to the executable. Step-by-step instructions can be found here.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- May occasionally break. See Critical Error.
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/71340/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/71340/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | Some translation issues exist. | |||
Japanese | ||||
Spanish |
Issues fixed
Issues with Nvidia Optimus laptops
Method 1
Instructions |
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Method 2
- Use Method 2 only if Method 1 does not work
- This fix is know to work on GeForce GT 555M, GeForce GT 540M, and GeForce GT 525M chipsets
Instructions |
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This second method was suggested by ezodagrom, and is reproduced here from a post by BlackLionPT.
Configuration Tool does not open/crashes
- Download and Install Microsoft Net Framework 4.0 from here.
- NOTE: If the above doesn't, please run Windows Update and install ALL Updates available. This way you can make sure it's not a "flaw" in your system that's causing the problem.
Black screen but can hear sound
Go to Catalyst Control Center / Nvidia Control Panel and disable all custom Anti Aliasing profiles (reset it to default if needed).
Crash on startup
Instructions |
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Instructions |
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Critical Error
- Complete error states
The detected configuration does not match your current hardware. Please run the configuration tool.
Instructions |
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Crash when trying to play online ranking mode
Instructions |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP | 7 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium Dual-Core T4200 (2x2.0GHz) or AMD equivalent | Intel Core i5 @ 2.66 GHz / AMD Phenom II X4 @ 3.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 2 GB (Windows XP)/3 GB (Vista, 7) | 3 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 11 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 8800 ATI Radeon HD 2900 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 ATI Radeon HD 5850 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/71340/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (71340) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.