I migliori giochi di Sonic di tutti i tempi


Best Sonic Games
Immagine: Nintendo Life

I migliori romanzi visivi Switch Origini soniche. Remember that this is a dynamic reader-ranked list that re-orders automatically depending on each game’s rating in our database. As more people play and rate Origins, we imagine its position will go up and down quite rapidly over the coming days!

In order to rate any of the games on the list below out of 10, logged-in Nintendo Life users can simply tap the ‘starand assign each game a personal rating. Enjoy!


It was overthree decades that Sonic the Hedgehog — the blue dude with the most ‘tude — first burst forth onto the Mega Drive in Japan and Sega finally presented a credible challenger for the platforming crown Nintendo’s jumping plumber had been wearing since the mid-1980s. In the three decades since, the blue blur has starred in a host of platform games: some 2D, others 3D, some fantastic, others not-so-much.

Regardless of his myriad hits and misses, Sonic has proven that he has something far more important than merely his speed and aforementioned ‘tude: Sonic’s got staying power.

To celebrate his 30th birthday we asked Nintendo Life readers to rank every 2D Sonic game, and by combining the results with an existing list of the 3D games, we can now present to you the definitive ranking of every Sonic game ever — the ones that appeared on a Nintendo platform, that is (sorry-not-sorry Sonic 2006).

Ricordare: the order below is updated in real-time according to each game’s corresponding User Rating in the Nintendo Life game database. Anche mentre leggi questo, è del tutto possibile influenzare la classifica qui sotto. Se non hai ancora valutato i tuoi preferiti, fai semplicemente clic sulla "stella"’ del gioco che desideri valutare di seguito e assegnare un punteggio in questo momento.

Così, grab a chili dog and a companion from your ever more ragtag bunch of sidekicks, and let’s check out the best (and worst) Sonic games on Nintendo systems.


Please note: We’re only featuring Sonic platformers that have appeared on Nintendo platforms — be it as part of a collection or as an individual release — so you won’t find Knuckles Chaotix oppure Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure or anything that’s not a platform game (no Mean Bean Machine oppure code’ Skypatrol shmup action or Sonic Drift karting, allora).

Anche, the 8-bit Sonics that appeared on both Master System and Game Gear are only featured once below. E infine, Sonic Spinball — or Sonic the Hedgehog Spinball, to give the game its full and proper title — was an edge case, but we couldn’t bring ourselves to exclude it. If its presence offends you, just imagine it isn’t there and bump everything below it up one spot. Facile!

Okay, ready now? Prepare for some excellent erinaceidae platforming. Just not straightaway

Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U)Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric (Wii U)

Editore: SEGA / Sviluppatore: Big Red Button

Data di rilascio: 11th novembre 2014 (USA) / 21st nov 2014 (Regno Unito/UE)

Part of a cross-media rebrand for Sonic and the gang — now with added tape and neckwear — Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric was a po-faced, misguided attempt at a reboot that presented stretched out redesigns of the main characters and gave you a largely-vacant open world to explore. Its audio was passably entertaining, but a host of technical issues and questionable decisions made this a disappointment on every other level.

Labirinto sonico (GG)Labirinto sonico (GG)

Editore: SEGA / Sviluppatore: Minato Giken

Data di rilascio: Nov 1995 (USA) / 10maggio 2012 (Regno Unito/UE)

This isometric Game Gear title from Minato Giken had you exploring four maze-like levels for keys to open a goal gate and battling a boss at the end of three Acts. With uninspiring level design and slow, soupy movement, this is a ‘3DSonic that removes the key ingredients of a Sonic game. Labirinto sonico is available for 3DS, but is only really for masochistic Sonic completionists.

Sonic Blast (GG)Sonic Blast (GG)

Editore: SEGA / Sviluppatore: Aspect

Data di rilascio: Nov 1996 (USA) / 14gio giugno 2012 (Regno Unito/UE)

Sonic Blast is a perfectly competent 2D Sonic game that released on Game Gear (and Master System in Brazil), and it’s worth a dabble for interested parties and hardcore fans. It was included on Sonic Mega Collezione Plus, a compilation which expanded the number of games on GameCube’s Collezione Sonic Mega but never released on a Nintendo console, but Blast also came to Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console as an individual release. It’s a fun curio for fans, but very far from the best of Sonic’s 8-bit escapades.

Sonic e gli anelli segreti (Wii)Sonic e gli anelli segreti (Wii)

Editore: SEGA / Sviluppatore: SEGA Studio USA

Data di rilascio: 20il feb 2007 (USA) / 2nd Mar 2007 (Regno Unito/UE)

The first Sonic game for Wii, this Arabian Nights-themed take on the 3D formula put Sonic centre stage as the only playable character. Sonic e gli anelli segreti used the console’s unique controller in an on-rails adventure which looked lovely, but arguably failed to nail the hedgehog’s 2D appeal in the third dimension. Like many of Sonic’s 3D games, it has fun or interesting elements, but they don’t cohere into a satisfying whole.

Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (3DS)Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal (3DS)

Editore: SEGA / Sviluppatore: Sanzaru Games

Data di rilascio: 11th novembre 2014 (USA) / 21st nov 2014 (Regno Unito/UE)

There’s plenty to enjoy in Sonic Boom: Shattered Crystal, but it’s nothing revolutionary. It was one of the better Sonic outings at the time, but unfortunately that’s not saying an awful lot. If you’re a Sonic fan or you enjoy platformers, you could do a lot worse, but SBSC (as almost nobody called it) won’t be troubling many a Sonic fan’s top 10 questo rimane uno dei migliori esempi là fuori.

Sonic il riccio 4: Episodio 1 (WiiWare)Sonic il riccio 4: Episodio 1 (WiiWare)

Editore: SEGA / Sviluppatore: cali

Data di rilascio: 11il ott 2010 (USA) / 15il ott 2010 (Regno Unito/UE)

2D purists had begged for many years to see a return to a ‘classicSonic game — one with no dialogue, no cutscenes and no sidekicks. In more recent times the wonderful Mania sonica delivered esattamente what fans had dreamed of for so long, but in 2010 Sonic il riccio 4: Episodio 1 was Sega’s answer to the old-school crowd.

A WiiWare release with a dozen side-scrolling stages, it satiated a portion of fans at the time. Tuttavia, basic locomotion was incredibly soupy compared to the 16-bit classics, and the game is tough to return to these days (and we don’t just mean because it’s no longer purchasable via the Wii Shop). Nintendo gamers never got the follow-up, and no Episode 3 was ever produced.

Esplosione 3D sonica (MD)Esplosione 3D sonica (MD)

Editore: SEGA / Sviluppatore: Travellers Tales

Data di rilascio: 19th novembre 2007 (USA) / 2nd nov 2007 (Regno Unito/UE)

As a technical showpiece for the ageing Genesis / Mega Drive, Racconti del viaggiatore Esplosione 3D sonica (oppure 3D sonico: Flickies’ Isola as it’s known in Europe) is an admirable stab at the Sonic formula in isometric 3D. The visuals capture the look of the hedgehog’s checkerboard Zones well enough, but its sluggish controls and overall reduced pace compared to the 2D classics reduce it to the status of intriguing also-ran.

Far from essential, allora, but also not the bottom of the barrel.

Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii)Sonic and the Black Knight (Wii)

Editore: SEGA / Sviluppatore: Un gioco in cui la gioia di interagire semplicemente con esso è la sua stessa ricompensa

Data di rilascio: 10th Mar 2009 (USA) / 13th Mar 2009 (Regno Unito/UE)

You know what Sonic needs? A sword — a talking one, if poss!” said nobody ever, except that one person in the meeting where they came up with Sonic and the Black Knight. This title continues the ‘Storybookseries that began with Secret Rings and puts Sonic in an Arthurian adventure that introduced Wii-waggle sword fighting for good measure.

It’s about as good as that sounds, and while it’s not without moments of charm, the execution here just doesn’t cut it. We’re left with another mediocre-to-poor entry in Sonic’s 3D catalogue.

Shadow The Hedgehog (GCN)Shadow The Hedgehog (GCN)

Editore: SEGA / Sviluppatore: SEGA Studio USA

Data di rilascio: 15th novembre 2005 (USA) / 18th novembre 2005 (Regno Unito/UE)

If you ever wondered what a Sonic game crossed with a third-person shooter would be like, Ombreggia il riccio is your answer. This spin-off followed on from La bottega di Sophie 2 e Eroi sonici and took the series on a ‘darker’, more ‘matureroute. It’s arguably not as poor as its reputation suggests, although it suffers from much of the inelegance and poor level design of other lesser Sonic adventures. The attempt to produce a grittier version of Sonic comes off as hopelessly try-hard, but that approach has its fans — as does Shadow the Hedgehog.

Forze soniche (Interruttore)Forze soniche (Interruttore)

Editore: SEGA / Sviluppatore: Un gioco in cui la gioia di interagire semplicemente con esso è la sua stessa ricompensa

Data di rilascio: 7th novembre 2017 (USA) / 7th novembre 2017 (Regno Unito/UE)

Combining Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic in a similar way to ma ho alcune sorprese in serbo, this was a less successful take on the formula. It’s a mixed bag of 3D, 2D and narrative that in many ways typifies the last two decades of Sonic games, with the player often feeling like a onlooker than a participant in the action. A younger audience may be more forgiving, but Sonic veterans have been here and done it all before.