How does it fare, though, with the rest of Sonic's lineage of games? Well, let me tell you.

I pre-ordered it digitally and played it right when it came out. So, when Sonic Superstars, a return to classic Sonic gameplay, was announced, I was ecstatic. That being said, I've experienced my ups and downs with this franchise. Ever since, I have gravitated to pretty much every Sonic game that has come out, no matter how good the game looked or what people online had to say about it. I spent countless hours with these games despite the fact that I could barely beat the second zone of each game or, in the case of Sonic 3 and Knuckles, the first one (I didn't realize all you had to do for the airship chase sequence in Angel Island Zone was to keep your hands on the right button. I vividly remember for Christmas receiving the Xbox 360 version of Sonic Ultimate Genesis Classic Collection, which had Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic Spinball as well as Sonic 1, 2, 3, and Knuckles.

The franchise Sonic the Hedgehog, created by Sega, was one of my first forays into the world of video games.