Sonic Chaos

Sonic Chaos
Master System cover art
Developer(s)Aspect
Publisher(s)Sega
SeriesSonic the Hedgehog
Platform(s)Master System, Game Gear
ReleaseMaster System
Game Gear
  • JP: November 19, 1993
  • WW: November 23, 1993[2]
Genre(s)Platform game
Mode(s)Single-player

Sonic Chaos[a] is a 1993 platform game published by Sega for the Master System and Game Gear. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog and his sidekick Miles "Tails" Prower in their quest to retrieve the Chaos Emeralds from Doctor Robotnik, who has stolen them to construct nuclear weapons. Gameplay involves running through stages, collecting rings, and defeating enemies. It is largely based on the Master System version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and is thus considered a follow-up to that game. Chaos is the first Sonic game for the Master System and Game Gear to feature Tails as a separate playable character with his own unique abilities.

Developed by Japanese studio Aspect, Chaos is the first original Sonic game made for a handheld, instead of a port or remake of an existing game. Aspect used the knowledge gained from its work on previous Sonic games while designing Chaos to make it more expansive and faster than its predecessors. Chaos received a generally positive reception initially, with its levels and gameplay being praised; however, in retrospect it has gained a more average response for its unimpressive presentation and levels being of lackluster quality, alongside its slow framerate. A direct sequel, Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble, was released in 1994.

  1. ^ "Sega names the day". Evening Post. November 20, 1993. p. 13. Retrieved May 23, 2023. On November 23 Sega will be releasing their trio of Sonic titles. Sonic Three on One Day, as it will now be known sees the worldwide release of Sonic CD (Mega CD), Sonic Spinball (Mega Drive) and Sonic Chaos on Master System and Game Gear.
  2. ^ "Sega names the day". Evening Post. November 20, 1993. p. 13. Retrieved May 23, 2023. On November 23 Sega will be releasing their trio of Sonic titles. Sonic Three on One Day, as it will now be known sees the worldwide release of Sonic CD (Mega CD), Sonic Spinball (Mega Drive) and Sonic Chaos on Master System and Game Gear.


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