Wikipedia:Today's featured article/requests/Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 video game)

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The result was: not scheduled by Ealdgyth - Talk 16:27, 21 October 2017 (UTC)



Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2006 platform video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles. It is a reboot of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and was produced in commemoration of its fifteenth anniversary. The story follows the respective quests of Sonic, Shadow, and Silver to defeat Solaris, an ancient evil pursued by Doctor Eggman. Beginning development in 2004, the title was envisioned as a relaunch of the Sonic brand for the seventh generation of video game consoles. Though positively received in pre-release showings, it experienced a difficult development cycle and was rushed to launch in time for the holiday season. Sonic the Hedgehog was released to notably negative reception, being criticized for long load times, gameplay glitches, a complicated plot, and imprecise control.
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 * Main editors: TheJoebro64
 * Promoted: 19 October 2017
 * Reasons for nomination: This is the eleventh anniversary of the release of Sonic the Hedgehog, arguably one of the most infamous games ever created; it was highly anticipated by the video game press, but turned into a disaster. My main goal in getting it promoted was so it could be featured on its release date. It's also my first FA (and the first mainline Sonic game to become an FA).
 * Support as nominator. JOE  BRO  64  23:41, 19 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Support: Everything looks good, and it is always good to have someone's first featured article on the homepage. Aoba47 (talk) 04:17, 20 October 2017 (UTC)