Sonic the Hedgehog different media including animation, comic books, and a Hollywood film. The first "Sonic" game, "Sonic the Hedgehog", is a platform game released in 1991. Players control the anthropomorphic blue hedgehog Sonic, who can run and jump at high speeds using springs, ramps, and loops. Sonic must stop Dr. Robotnik from taking over the world using the Chaos Emeralds. "Sonic the Hedgehog 2" (1992) increased the overall size and speed of the series' gameplay and was the second best-selling Genesis game. It introduced Sonic's sidekick and best friend, Miles "Tails" Prower, who followed Sonic throughout the game, and allowed a second
Sonic the Hedgehog October 2012 it was ported to Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network with a version released on Steam in November the same year. The only other Dreamcast "Sonic" game was "Sonic Shuffle", which was released in 2000 and featured cel-shaded graphics and a board game concept similar to that of the "Mario Party" series. Dreamcast sales began to decline after the launch of the PlayStation 2, and therefore few "Sonic" games were released for the system. "Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure" was also released on SNK's Neo Geo Pocket Color portable console, made in the same style of the Genesis/Mega