Review Thatguyinthestore 3/5 · Apr 27, 2023
i met formed the most toxic friendship of my entire life through the xbox live arcade version of this game. not even being hyperbolic there. anyways it's fine.
Sonic the Fighters (2012)
Remaster of Sonic Championship
PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One
2.66 from 214 ratings
411 members have it in their collection · 1 playing now · 41 backlogged · 36 wish listed
How long? · with extras 1h · 100% 0h (from 3 logged playthroughs)
Details
- Developers
- Sega, Sega AM2
- Publishers
- Sega
- Genres
- Fighting
- Themes
- Action
- Franchises
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Series
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Release dates
- Nov 27, 2012 (Full Release) (North_America) PlayStation 3
- Nov 28, 2012 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Xbox 360
- Dec 05, 2012 (Full Release) (Europe) PlayStation 3
- Apr 2016 (Full Release) (North_America) Xbox One
Also available on
- Sonic Championship (1996) · ARC, SAT
Related
Bundled in
- Sonic the Hedgehog Legacy Bundle (Sep 2024) · PC, XONE, XSX
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Rating distribution
5 stars
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4 stars
24
3 stars
96
2 stars
64
1 star
23
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Status Reset_Tears Apr 26, 2021
Do you like Sonic the Hedgehog? Do you like Virtua Fighter and Fighting Vipers? If yes and yes, then this Sonic the Fighters nonsense is a fun diversion. In 1996, AM2 of Sega released this Sonic fighting game in arcades, seemingly very few of them. IDK why they never bothered with a Saturn port, but eventually the game found its …
Do you like Sonic the Hedgehog? Do you like Virtua Fighter and Fighting Vipers? If yes and yes, then this Sonic the Fighters nonsense is a fun diversion. In 1996, AM2 of Sega released this Sonic fighting game in arcades, seemingly very few of them. IDK why they never bothered with a Saturn port, but eventually the game found its way into Sonic compilations and digitally for PS3/Xbox 360.
It's nothing to get too excited about, but I find it an interesting little look at the past. The 3D models of all these Sonic characters are impressive for the time, I especially like the cartooney ways they squish and stretch when they get pummeled. At first glance the gameplay seems simpler than Virtua Fighter and Fighting Vipers, but there are still lots of combos to learn if you actually want to get good. I'll stick with AM2's other fighters, but this Sonic entry is amusing enough to go back to every now and then. And the soundtrack has some nice tunes, gotta mention that.
Best thing about this one though? For the PS3/Xbox 360 release, they included a character that didn't make it into the arcade original... Honey. As in Honey (AKA Candy) from Fighting Vipers. But she's a cat now. What a crazy world we live in!
Review tylerisrandom 3/5 · Feb 22, 2021
Everyone is here! Bark, Bean, Fang, Honey...
I've been having fun lately revisiting some of the Sonic games that didn't hold my attention in the past. Case in point: Sonic the Fighters!
Honestly, this game's pretty fun. The fighting is simple but approachable (especially on PS3/360, which feature expanded difficulty settings), and it's wild to see these characters modeled and animated in such detail for 1996. It's …
I've been having fun lately revisiting some of the Sonic games that didn't hold my attention in the past. Case in point: Sonic the Fighters!
Honestly, this game's pretty fun. The fighting is simple but approachable (especially on PS3/360, which feature expanded difficulty settings), and it's wild to see these characters modeled and animated in such detail for 1996. It's got some rough edges, to be sure, but as an oddball Sonic spinoff, I think it punches a touch above its weight.
Status Jusfei Nov 30, 2020
Played via Sonic Gems Collection on Gamecube
- Cleared stages 1-10 on Easy
Final thoughts: Not much for me to comment about the mechanics as I don't typically play fighting games, but for a 90s arcade title the squash & stretch animations are fun and the music is catchy.