Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive)/Reception

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Critical reception

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
70	1700 igr dlya Sega	2001-xx-xx	RU RU		^[1]	[details]
93	ACE	1991-07-08	UK UK		^[2]	[details]
100	ACE	1991-10-08	UK UK		^[3]	[details]
100	Ação Games	1991-08-xx	BR BR		^[4]	[details]
93	Beep! MegaDrive	1991-07-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[5]	[details]
80	Cool Gamer	2002-10-13	RU RU		^[6]	[details]
94	Computer & Video Games	1991-07-15	UK UK		^[7]	[details]
96	Computer + Video Giochi	1991-xx-xx	IT IT		^[8]	[details]
90	Electronic Gaming Monthly	1991-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[9]	[details]
70	Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1	1999-xx-xx	RU RU		^[10]	[details]
75	Excalibur	1993-04-10	CZ CZ		^[11]	[details]
96	GamePro	1991-xx-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[12]	[details]
98	The Games Machine	1991-0x-xx	IT IT		^[13]	[details]
100	Games-X	1991-06-27	UK UK		^[14]	[details]
80	HiScore	1993-07-15	DK DK	PAL	^[15]	[details]
95	Hobby Consolas	1991-xx-xx	ES ES		^[16]	[details]
98	Joystick	1991-0x-xx	FR FR		^[17]	[details]
85	Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming	1992-xx-xx	UK UK		^[18]	[details]
93	Mega Action	1993-05-20	UK UK		^[19]	[details]
87	Mega Action	1994-02-24	UK UK		^[20]	[details]
83	Megablast	1992-11-04	DE DE		^[21]	[details]
88	Mega Play	1991-0x-xx	US US		^[22]	[details]
88	MegaTech	1991-12-06	UK UK		^[23]	[details]
89	MegaTech	1992-05-20	UK UK	PAL	^[24]	[details]
85	Micromanía (segunda época)	1991-xx-xx	ES ES		^[25]	[details]
92	Mean Machines	1991-06-29	UK UK		^[26]	[details]
76	Mean Machines Sega	1993-06-30	UK UK		^[27]	[details]
92	Megazone	1991-xx-xx	AU AU		^[28]	[details]
96	Player One	1991-xx-xx	FR FR		^[29]	[details]
95	Raze	1991-07-25	UK UK		^[30]	[details]
90	Secret Service	1996-10-01	PL PL		^[31]	[details]
97	Sega Power	1991-08-01	UK UK		^[32]	[details]
96	Sega Pro	1992-03-19	UK UK		^[33]	[details]
94	Sega Pro	1992-12-10	UK UK		^[34]	[details]
90	Sega Pro	1993-03-11	UK UK		^[35]	[details]
85	Sega Saturn Magazine	1995-08-08	JP JP	NTSC-J	^[36]	[details]
95	Tilt	1991-09-xx	FR FR		^[37]	[details]
95	Tilt	1991-1x-xx	FR FR		^[38]	[details]
80	Tricks 16 bit	1998-03-20	RU RU		^[39]	[details]
100	Video Game	1991-xx-xx	BR BR		^[40]	[details]
90	VideoGames & Computer Entertainment	1991-0x-xx	US US		^[41]	[details]
82	Video Games	1991-06-07	DE DE		^[42]	[details]
95	Zero	1991-0x-xx	UK UK		^[43]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	43	90	70	100	30	Very positive
World	NTSC-J	2	89	85	93	8	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	2	93	90	96	6	Very positive
World	PAL	2	85	80	89	9	Very positive
JP	All	2	89	85	93	8	Very positive
JP	NTSC-J	2	89	85	93	8	Very positive
US	All	4	91	88	96	9	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	2	93	90	96	6	Very positive
UK	All	17	92	76	100	24	Very positive
UK	PAL	1	89	89	89	0	Very positive
FR	All	4	96	95	98	3	Very positive
DE	All	2	83	82	83	1	Very positive
ES	All	2	90	85	95	10	Very positive
IT	All	2	97	96	98	2	Very positive
AU	All	1	92	92	92	0	Very positive
BR	All	2	100	100	100	0	Very positive
CZ	All	1	75	75	75	0	Positive
DK	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
DK	PAL	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
PL	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
RU	All	4	75	70	80	10	Positive

Sales

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Asia	Worldwide

Software charts

SalesRow

Date	Position
1992-05-04	6
1992-06-04	6

References

Sonic the Hedgehog (Mega Drive)

Books: Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2: Sega's Official Player's Guide (1993) | Sonic the Hedgehog 1 & 2 Hisshou Kouryakuhou (1993) | An Official Player's Guide to Sonic the Hedgehog (1994)
Music: Sonic the Hedgehog 1&2 Soundtrack (2011) | Sonic the Hedgehog Tribute (2022)

Prototypes: Prototype

[1] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 215

[:File:ACE_UK_47.pdf_p54-2] ACE, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-08), page 54

[:File:ACE_UK_50.pdf_p128-3] ACE, "November 1991" (UK; 1991-10-08), page 128

[:File:AcaoGames_BR_004.pdf_p22-4] Ação Games, "Agosto 1991" (BR; 1991-08-xx), page 22

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1991-08.pdf_p35-5] Beep! MegaDrive, "August 1991" (JP; 1991-07-08), page 35

[6] Cool Gamer, "9" (RU; 2002-10-13), page 193

[:File:CVG_UK_117.pdf_p16-7] Computer & Video Games, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-07-15), page 16

[:File:CVG_IT_08.pdf_p48-8] Computer + Video Giochi, "Settembre 1991" (IT; 1991-xx-xx), page 48

[:File:EGM_US_024.pdf_p24-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "July 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 24

[10] Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1, "" (RU; 1999-xx-xx), page 359

[:File:Excalibur_CZ_16.pdf_p31-11] Excalibur, "" (CZ; 1993-04-10), page 31

[:File:GamePro_US_023.pdf_p44-12] GamePro, "June 1991" (US; 1991-xx-xx), page 44

[:File:TheGamesMachine_IT_034.pdf_p85-13] The Games Machine, "Settembre 1991" (IT; 1991-0x-xx), page 85

[:File:GamesX_UK_10.pdf_p14-14] Games-X, "27th June-3rd July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-27), page 14

[:File:HiScore_DK_01.pdf_p18-15] HiScore, "15 Juli - 15 September" (DK; 1993-07-15), page 18

[:File:HobbyConsolas_ES_001.pdf_p18-16] Hobby Consolas, "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 18

[:File:Joystick_FR_018.pdf_p164-17] Joystick, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-0x-xx), page 164

[:File:MDAG_UK_02.pdf_p79-18] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-xx-xx), page 79

[:File:MegaAction_UK_01.pdf_p65-19] Mega Action, "June 1993" (UK; 1993-05-20), page 65

[:File:MegaAction_UK_11.pdf_p80-20] Mega Action, "March 1994" (UK; 1994-02-24), page 80

[:File:Megablast_DE_1992-01.pdf_p44-21] Megablast, "Joker Extra Nr. 1" (DE; 1992-11-04), page 44

[:File:MegaPlay_US_05.pdf_p62-22] Mega Play, "July/August 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 62

[:File:MegaTech_UK_01.pdf_p48-23] MegaTech, "Xmas 1991" (UK; 1991-12-06), page 48

[:File:MegaTech_UK_06.pdf_p27-24] MegaTech, "June 1992" (UK; 1992-05-20), page 27

[:File:Micromania2_ES_041.pdf_p34-25] Micromanía (segunda época), "Octubre 1991" (ES; 1991-xx-xx), page 34

[:File:MeanMachines_UK_10.pdf_p42-26] Mean Machines, "July 1991" (UK; 1991-06-29), page 42

[:File:MeanMachinesSega10UK.pdf_p108-27] Mean Machines Sega, "August 1993" (UK; 1993-06-30), page 108

[:File:Megazone_AU_17.pdf_p22-28] Megazone, "August/September 1991" (AU; 1991-xx-xx), page 22

[:File:PlayerOne_FR_011.pdf_p26-29] Player One, "Juillet/Août 1991" (FR; 1991-xx-xx), page 26

[:File:Raze_UK_11.pdf_p34-30] Raze, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-07-25), page 34

[:File:SecretService_39_PL.pdf_p72-31] Secret Service, "Październik 1996" (PL; 1996-10-01), page 72

[:File:SegaPower_UK_22.pdf_p9-32] Sega Power, "September 1991" (UK; 1991-08-01), page 9

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p28-33] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 28

[:File:SegaPro_UK_15.pdf_p66-34] Sega Pro, "Christmas 1992" (UK; 1992-12-10), page 66

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p67-35] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 67

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-36] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[:File:Tilt_FR_093.pdf_p68-37] Tilt, "Septembre 1991" (FR; 1991-09-xx), page 68

[:File:Tilt_FR_097.pdf_p41-38] Tilt, "Décembre 1991" (FR; 1991-1x-xx), page 41

[39] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 24

[:File:VideoGame_BR_05.pdf_p51-40] Video Game, "Julho 1991" (BR; 1991-xx-xx), page 51

[:File:VG.26amp.3BCE_US_29.pdf_p32-41] VideoGames & Computer Entertainment, "June 1991" (US; 1991-0x-xx), page 32

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1991-02.pdf_p10-42] Video Games, "2/91" (DE; 1991-06-07), page 10

[:File:Zero_UK_22.pdf_p64-43] Zero, "August 1991" (UK; 1991-0x-xx), page 64

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