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Revision as of 03:52, 23 September 2023
Developers | |
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Original | Sonic Team |
Ultimate | Blind Squirrel Games |
Publishers | |
Sega | |
Engines | |
Godot[1] | |
Hedgehog Engine[1] | |
Release dates | |
Windows | September 7, 2021 |
Reception | |
OpenCritic | 74 |
IGDB | 74 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase, DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Platform |
Series | Sonic the Hedgehog |
⤏ 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 |
Sonic Colors: Ultimate, also known as Sonic Colours: Ultimate in the PAL region, is a singleplayer game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and an HD remaster of the Wii game, Sonic Colors.
The game was first released worldwide on September 7, 2021 to lukewarm reception due to the issues it introduced compared to Wii version. It has since recieved several patches, with the latest being released on December 15, 2021.[2]
Although the game has been patched numerous times, many of the issues from release version are still present in the game.
Key points
- Unfavourable to the original Wii version in many ways, with this version hosting worse lighting and bugs, many of which weren't in Wii version. See the essential improvements section for various improvements.
- Limited graphical options.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
---|---|---|---|---|
Epic Games Store | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. Playable offline.[3] | |||
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | ||||
Humble Store | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Steam | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. |
- All versions require Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.
Monetization
Type | Notes |
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DLC | DLCs add new cosmetics and music remixes. |
One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Music Pack | Adds 3 exclusive remixes for Planet Wisp. Included in the Digital Deluxe Edition. | |
Ultimate Cosmetic Pack | Adds new cosmetics for Sonic. Included in the Digital Deluxe Edition. |
Essential improvements
- HedgeModManager is required for many of these mods.
Gameplay & UI Fixes
- This mod fixes the game's UI and restores cut features from Wii version such as the life system.
Sonic Model and Animation Fixes
- This mod tunes Sonic's model and fixes broken animations present in the game, most notably the infamous Starlight Carnival Act 3 intro.
Aquarium Park Act 1 Distance Fix
- This mod fixes the infamous bug in Aquarium Park Act 1 where objects too far from Sonic won't load and will appear black instead.
Improved Lighting
- This mod fixes the strange choices made with the lighting and makes Sonic and other objects look a lot less flat.
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Epic Games Launcher | %APPDATA%\Sonic Colors\app_userdata\Sonic Colors- Ultimate\savedData |
Steam | %APPDATA%\Sega\SonicColorsUltimate\Steam\<user-id>\savedData |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2055290/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Epic Games Launcher | %APPDATA%\Sonic Colors\app_userdata\Sonic Colors- Ultimate\savedData |
Steam | %APPDATA%\Sega\SonicColorsUltimate\Steam\<user-id>\savedData |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/2055290/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
---|---|---|
Epic Games Launcher | Sometimes when saving to the cloud the save game will NOT be restored when switching computers or deleting the save file. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Game is locked to 16:9 normally. See Ultra-widescreen for a workaround. | ||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | 1x MSAA.[4] | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Capped at 144 FPS. Some gameplay elements such as Sonic's jump height and the turn angle of the Drill Wisp are dependent on frame rate. | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Ultra-widescreen
Edit Sonic Colors - Ultimate.exe with a hex editor
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This is for 21:9, might work for other aspect ratios by replacing |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | ||
Controller sensitivity | ||
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | 5.1 | |
Subtitles | The subtitles language can be set independently of the spoken language. | |
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | ||
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
- English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Polish and Russian subtitles are synched to the English voices, while the Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean subtitles are synched to the Japanese voices.
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | Supported by the game despite not being listed on store's page.[5] | |||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation is available here. HedgeModManager is required for this translation's installation. | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | Castillian |
Issues Unresolved
Stuttering
- Game may stutter when played on a slow hard disk or USB drive. Upgrading to an SSD fixes the issue.
- Contrary to popular belief, Denuvo is not to blame for such stuttering, as this issue can also occur on console versions with slow drives.[6]
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-6600 AMD Ryzen 5 1600X |
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System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 26.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti AMD Radeon HD 7790 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
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>/2055290/
. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (2055290) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sonic Colours: Ultimate Tech Review - Eurogamer.net - last accessed on 2022-12-12
- "When you fire up the remaster for the first time, you're presented with a logo trumpeting the use of the Blind Squirrel Engine but what does this mean? Well, according to 'Skyth', who did some digging into the game files, it still uses the original C++ code and the Hedgehog Engine but the graphics backend is handled by the Godot Engine. Godot is completely free and open-source under the very permissive MIT license."
- ↑ Sonic Colors: Ultimate update out now (version 3.0), patch notes - last accessed on 2023-07-20
- ↑ Verified by User:Clya9001 on 2022-08-22
- Game looks for Denuvo offline token only when offline.
- ↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2022-12-10
- Checked by examining video settings through the debug menu.
- ↑ Verified by User:Itzrealkardi1 on 2023-07-27
- SteamDB lists it on game's depot page. It's also possible to choose the language in-game.
- ↑ Verified by User:Clya9001 on 2022-08-19
- Tested with both external hard drive and SSD. The game doesn't stutter when using SSD but stutters when using the external hard drive. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PruxX9ujmDA for an example of stuttering on the PS4 version. Video by The-Buzz-Show.
- ↑ Verified by User:Fds29 on 2022-12-10
- Seen in the credits (as Nvidia GameWorks). PhysX libraries are present in the game's executable folder.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Verified by User:Fds29 on 2022-12-10
- Seen in the credits. Examined the files in
PCCriPak.cpk
.
- Seen in the credits. Examined the files in