Sega, Stop Making Sonic Games And Just Stick To Sonic Movies

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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 has all the makings of a huge Easter hit. Early impressions of the movie were great, reviews backed up that belief, and now I've seen the sequel for myself, I can confirm Sonic 2 is not only as good as the first movie, it's even better. As my friends have pointed out to me on numerous occasions, it's difficult to take my glowing remarks about the movie seriously as I have Sonic tattoos up my arm. Yes, I'm a little biased, but trust me, the new Sonic movie is definitely worth a trip to the cinema.

That Sonic 2 is good shouldn't come as much of a surprise if you've seen the first movie. What probably did surprise a lot of people, and quite rightly, is that first movie being so good that it became one of the best performing video game movie at the box office ever. Long before it ever debuted on the big screen, the initial promotional materials and the very first trailer for the movie showcased an absolutely awful adaptation of the Blue Blur. So bad that Paramount decided to push back its release date and completely redesign the world's most famous hedgehog.

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Even without that disastrous reveal, the most hardened fans would have had every right to be skeptical about a Sonic movie for a number of reasons. Video game adaptations might be in vogue right now, but three years ago that was not the case. Sonic arguably had a lot to do with changing people's opinions on the genre. Sega also hasn't exactly been hitting it out of the park when it comes to Sonic games recently either. Sonic Mania was the last great Sonic game, and that's only because it was a spiritual successor to the iconic quadrilogy that introduced Sonic and the gang in the first place.