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Game entry

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

1994 · Platformer, Action-adventure · Wii, Xbox 360, Mega Drive · Tec Toy

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 is ranked no. 272 among the best video games of all time by GameForever voters, with an ELO score of 1,772 and 68% of duels won.

World rank

no. 272

ELO score

1,772

Wins

68%

Duels played

160

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About Sonic the Hedgehog 3

The game is a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the same system and follows on directly from the end of the game, in which Sonic defeated his enemy, Dr. Robotnik; crash-landing on a floating island, Sonic encounters new character Knuckles the Echidna, and must once more retrieve the Chaos Emeralds while also working to stop Dr. Robotnik from relaunching his ship, the Death Egg.

The community says

I picked this up after loving the second one and honestly it felt like more of the same in a good way. The new character added something but the core loop was…

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,772 ELO points over the last 123 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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The games Sonic the Hedgehog 3 sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 269 Streets of Rage 4 1,773
  2. 270 Crusader Kings III 1,773
  3. 271 Sonic Mania 1,772
  4. 272 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 1,772
  5. 273 Persona 4 Golden 1,771
  6. 274 Halo 2 1,771
  7. 275 XCOM 2 1,771

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  1. LaurySniper

    I picked this up after loving the second one and honestly it felt like more of the same in a good way. The new character added something but the core loop was already there before.

    RetroSamurai

    Replying to PedroHunter

    Menos cariño y aun así seguís votando por él, no te parece raro?

    PedroHunter

    Algo similar me pasa a mí, con menos cariño.

  2. Audreanne_1999

    People keep pitting this against Portal 2 and God of War II like they're playing the same sport, and every single duel thread ends up with the same three arguments repeated verbatim, and honestly at this point I just vote and move on without reading anymore.

    Nova_Pagan

    Y aun así seguís aquí votando.

    NeonHunter2

    face à ce genre de jeu narratif moderne, difficile de rivaliser en ambition, mdr

  3. NeonWarden66

    man i barely remember the details now, just that we played it at a friend's place for hrs, still it holds up better than a lot of stuff from that era honestly

    Lopes69

    loué un week-end, sans sauvegarde, ça a dû clairement jouer sur ton avis

  4. QuestLegend2

    I keep seeing this ranked so high and I just don't get the hype train here, like yes it's fine, it controls well, the levels are colorful, but so what, half the games it beats in these duels actually tried to do something new with their genre while this one is basically an expansion pack dressed up as a sequel, and I say that as someone who's replayed it more than once out of curiosity more than love.

  5. NeonRunner58

    Et à côté des jeux d'action-aventure actuels il paraît minuscule en contenu, mais la maniabilité reste plus précise que la plupart de ce qui a suivi dans le genre.

    SilviaAce

    Me pasa algo parecido, tengo la sensación de que le tengo cariño más que objetividad real, aunque no sabría decir si me equivoco

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