That's not to say that there haven't been some bright spots here and there though, nor that fans of the blue blur have completely given up hope that they'll one day see a true and worthy successor to Sonic Adventure 2. The majority of the latter have come since the blue blur made the leap to 3D, with many of his post-2000 titles failing to live up to his 2D glory days and leaving fans both disappointed and angry as a result.
Updated November 8, 2022, by Tom Bowen: Since bursting onto the scene more than three decades ago, Sonic's story has been punctuated by a series of dizzying highs and agonizing lows. In instances where a game has been ported to multiple platforms, the highest rating will be chosen. Where Metacritic ratings aren't available, ratings from GameRankings will be used instead.
