Sonic the Hedgehog has been enjoying a huge renaissance over the last few years thanks to Paramount’s highly successful movies, but it’s been a while since fans of the video games have had something to celebrate. Developer Sonic Team is well aware of that fact and has been hard at work trying to turn things around. The developer’s latest is Sonic Frontiers, which is the most ambitious game the character has starred in since 1998’s Sonic Adventure. While the game isn’t perfect, Sonic Team was largely successful in those ambitions.
When Sonic Frontiers begins, the hedgehog hero finds himself on the mysterious Starfall Islands. He, Tails, and Amy have traced energy readings related to the Chaos Emeralds, but Sonic’s compatriots quickly go missing. The blue blur begins exploring his new surroundings, only to find that his friends have been trapped in Cyber Space, and need his help….
