{"id":1292,"date":"2022-04-13T18:05:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T16:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.gagadget.com\/sega-releasing-official-sonic-the-hedgehog-game-on-roblox\/"},"modified":"2022-04-13T18:05:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T16:05:26","slug":"sega-releasing-official-sonic-the-hedgehog-game-on-roblox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pr.gagadget.com\/en\/sega-releasing-official-sonic-the-hedgehog-game-on-roblox\/","title":{"rendered":"Sega releasing official Sonic the Hedgehog game on Roblox"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"source-title\">Sega releasing official Sonic the Hedgehog game on Roblox<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-text\">\n<div>\n<p >Sega of America has teamed up with Roblox developer Gamefam to release a licensed Sonic the Hedgehog game on the Roblox platform. On April 14, players will be able to dash their way through <em>Sonic Speed Simulator<\/em> on Roblox for free.<\/p>\n<p ><em>Sonic Speed Simulator<\/em> is an open-world online multiplayer game where you play as either your Roblox avatar, or Sonic and friends. This \u201cspeed simulator\u201d will have players leveling up the pace of their character by taking as many in-game steps as possible and by collecting special items like Chaos Orbs. The game is free to download on the Roblox app, which runs on Android, iOS, Mac, Windows PC, and Xbox One. The game arrives just after the release of the <em>Sonic the Hedgehog 2<\/em> movie in theaters. <\/p>\n<p >The game will launch with four different areas, including the checkered landscape of Green Hill Zone. A fifth zone and other additions likes bosses will come in a later update. Roblox games are generally known for their Lego minifigure-like avatars. However, in <em>Sonic Speed Simulator<\/em>, players can unlock skins that allow them to play as true-to-franchise 3D models of Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles. The game also comes with unique Sonic-themed items for your avatar \u2014 including Chao pets that you can adopt in-game.<\/p>\n<p >Part of the challenge of bringing <em>Sonic Speed Simulator<\/em> to life, its developers said, was balancing the norms and technical limitations of a platform like Roblox with making a game based on a AAA franchise. Gamefam CEO Joe Ferencz told Polygon that Sega helped push the production value of <em>Sonic Speed Simulator<\/em> so it looked and felt like a Sonic game. <\/p>\n<p >\u201cWhen you get the speed, this game feels like Sonic,\u201d Ferencz said in an interview. \u201cThat is something our producers, designers, and animators know how to do, but we needed Sega\u2019s expert Sonic guidance on it.\u201d Previously, Gamefam has teamed up with other brands like Mattel and Ubisoft to create experiences on Roblox. In 2020, the company released an open-world Hot Wheels driving game called <em>Hot Wheels Open World<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p >Even though it\u2019s on Roblox, Ferencz hopes Sonic fans will give <em>Sonic Speed Simulator<\/em> a chance. \u201cI think people have a lot of notions about what Roblox is, and what Roblox is and isn\u2019t,\u201d he said \u201cIf people are Sonic fans, we want them to come in and try this game. Even if they\u2019re never tried Roblox.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-image\">https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/FaX1mWtXnV5xYegG7zz00vn_4sM=\/92&#215;0:1931&#215;963\/fit-in\/1200&#215;630\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23386795\/PR_Thumb_3.png<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-link\">https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23016682\/roblox-sonic-the-hedgehog-speed-simulator-game-chao<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sega releasing official Sonic the Hedgehog game on Roblox Sega of America has teamed up with Roblox developer Gamefam to release a licensed Sonic the Hedgehog game on the Roblox platform. On April 14, players will be able to dash their way through Sonic Speed Simulator on Roblox for free. 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