Draft:Sonic Galactic
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| Sonic Galactic | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Starteam |
| Publisher(s) | Starteam |
| Series | Sonic the Hedgehog (unofficial) |
| Platform(s) | PC |
| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Sonic Galactic is an upcoming platform game developed by Starteam. It is a Sonic the Hedgehog fan game and an imagining of a 32-bit Sonic game released for the Sega Saturn.[1][2] The first demo was released on August 21, 2020, and the second demo was released on January 1, 2025.
The game is set after Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble and follows Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Fang and Tunnel—an anthropomorphic mole—who have to collect the Galactic Gems across Illusion Island to nullify Eggman's power to prevent him from taking over the world.[3]
Gameplay
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Like traditional 2D Sonic games, Sonic Galactic is a side-scrolling platform game structured into a series of zones. Players can control five characters: Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, Fang, and Tunnel, with each character having their own distinct abilities.[4][5] Sonic retains his abilities from previous 2D Sonic games, with the addition of a wall-kick.[6] Tunnel can dig into the ground and or walls and launch himself out of them.[2][4]
Like in Sonic 3, there are giant rings hidden around zones which lead to 3D special stages where players can attempt to collect a Galactic Gem.[6] Like in Sonic 2, the player has to collect a certain number of rings in time.[5]
Plot
[edit]After the events of Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble, Eggman, desperate to restore his virtually destroyed army, detected an energy reading from an unknown location: Illusion Island, which had randomly reappeared. Doing some research, he found that a meteor that had crashed there contained tons of energy, and so he took off to the mysterious island to harness said energy.
Team Sonic (and Fang), after hearing rumors, took off to see what Eggman was up to. At the island, they met Tunnel, an anthropomorphic mole native to Illusion Island, who ended up helping them. To nullify Eggman's power, they need the seven Galactic Gems that are scattered across the island.
Reception
[edit]The second demo, which was released in January 2025, was positively received, the game often compared to Sonic Mania. John Linneman of Digital Foundry states that the game is "obscenely well made" and "it could stand as an official Sega product when complete."[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Papadopoulos, John (January 6, 2025). "Sonic Galactic is a new amazing free 2D classic Sonic 32-bit game". DSOGaming. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ a b Shepard, Kenneth (January 3, 2025). "This Fan-Made Sonic Game Looks Just As Good As The Real Thing, And You Can Play It Right Now". Kotaku. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ Sonic Galactic official website
- ^ a b Robertson, KJ (2025-01-03). "Sonic Galactic – Beta Demo". Alpha Beta Gamer. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ a b Tu, Trumann (2025-01-05). "Sonic Fan-Made Game Has Serious Sonic Mania Vibes". Game Rant. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ a b Evans-Thirlwell, Edwin (2025-01-06). "Many are the nostalgic 2D Sonic fangames, but Sonic Galactic might be the best". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 2025-03-05.
- ^ McFerran, Damien (2025-01-03). "Sonic Galactic Is So Good "It Could Stand As An Official Sega Product"". Time Extension. Retrieved 2025-03-05.