It’s hard to imagine any series getting as many chances as Sonic the Hedgehog. Mario himself couldn’t get away with a series of games as dismal as Sonic Forces, Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyrics, and Sonic Lost World - and those are just the most recent bombs.
Personal tastes vary, but a Sonic game hasn’t managed to earn a positive rating on Metacritic since 2011’s Sonic Generations, which received a 77. Before that, the high bar for 3D Sonic was 2001’s Sonic Adventure 2.
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