Sonic the Hedgehog has been that the variant gameplay styles found in recent 3D games have strayed from the formula of the original series. Specifically, the series' jump to 3D has been noted as a declining point. In late 2010, Sega delisted several below-average "Sonic" games, such as the notoriously disliked 2006 game "Sonic the Hedgehog", to increase the value of the "Sonic" brand after positive reviews for the games "" and "Sonic Colors". Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog is a video game franchise produced by Sega centering on a series of high-speed platform games. Sonic, the protagonist, is an anthropomorphic blue
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 in the game's advertisements and was also released as a single, which charted in the UK at number 55. Sega planned to release a single cartridge version of "Sonic 3" and "Sonic & Knuckles", "Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Limited Edition", but it was cancelled for unknown reasons. A prototype ROM image of this version was leaked in 2008. The game is included in the compilations "Sonic Jam" (1997) for the Sega Saturn, "Sonic & Knuckles Collection" (1997) and "Sonic & Garfield Pack" (1999) for Microsoft Windows, "Sonic Mega Collection" (2002) for the GameCube, "Sonic Mega Collection Plus" (2004) for the