Sonic The Hedgehog 3

THE GOOD:
New shields introduced
All the old moves plus a few more new ones
Knuckles

THE BAD:
Series going slightly stale on the third time round

SUMMARY:
This game was the sequel to the extremely popular Sonic 2 and was released a couple of years later. This game still has Sonic and Tails and introduced a new character called Knuckles (an echidna) into the game. I used to read Sonic the Comic so I know whereabouts he came from, otherwise he just appears in the game without much explanation.

Sonic is still battling against Dr Robotnik and trying to stop him from capturing the animals of Mobius and trying to get all the Chaos Emeralds. But this time Dr Robotnik has got some help because he's managed to convince Knuckles that Sonic is in fact the bad guy and Knuckles sets out to try and make your life as hard as possible. Since Knuckles knows the area very well he succeeds in slowing Sonic's advance quite a lot.

This game is...

THE GOOD:
The Levels
The Different Shield Types
Tails can fly and swim
The game saves what level you are on.

THE BAD:
Occasional Glitches that can freeze the game.

SUMMARY:
This is my favorite Sonic game in the whole series. While is still has the same fast gameplay as the first two Sonic games, you can also use some strategy in this game to help (it isn't required though.) The shields are really interesting this time around. The bubble one lets you stay underwater without drowning, the fire one makes you immune to fire attacts, and the lightning one makes you immune to electrical attacks. When you are playing as Sonic, each shield also gives you a special move when you hit the jump button twice: Fire makes you become a fireball, lightning makes you jump higher, and the bubble can make you bounce rapidly. You have to be careful with the fire and lightning shields because they will go away if you go into water.

In...

THE GOOD:
Has a new character (Who wasn't in Sonic 1 or Sonic 2) named Knuckles

This game can connect to Sonic and Knuckles and make Knuckles playable and have his own adventure.

Sonic has new moves depending on what sheild he is using.

This game has a save feature.(Which oth older Sonic games lacked)

THE BAD:
It has noticeable glitches that happens sometimes.

SUMMARY:
Difficulty: Easy

This game is pretty cool. If you have trouble finding the Genesis version or your Genesis is broken then you are in luck! This game is included in a compilation called "Sonic Mega Collection" for GameCube or Sonic Mega Collection Plus for Playstation 2/XBox. So you'll still have a chance to play this game again even if your Genesis is broken!

Many people also consider this game challenging but I thought it was pretty easy. You have to try it out for yourself to see if you think if it's easy or challenging.

I rate this...