List of Sonic Team games
In addition to the "Sonic" series, the company has developed other games for Sega, such as "Nights into Dreams" (1996) and "Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg" (2003). The 1991 release of "Sonic the Hedgehog" is considered significant in video game history, as it increased the Sega Genesis's sales and Sega displaced Nintendo as the leading video game company. Some of Sonic Team's games, such as the Genesis-era "Sonic" games and "Nights", are considered by critics to be among the greatest video games ever released.
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 video game)
"Sonic the Hedgehog" was praised by critics, with an 86% rating at the review aggregator GameRankings. It was considered Sega's answer to Nintendo's widely popular "Mario" series, as it was a platformer featuring the company's mascot. Paul Rand of "Computer and Video Games" compared the two in depth and characterized "Sonic the Hedgehog" as being faster, with brighter colors, and "Super Mario World" as having more "depth of play". Frank Ladoire of "" believed "Sonic the Hedgehog" was part of a new generation of games that demonstrate that the Genesis is capable of "beautiful things" in the technical department.