Sonic Ranks Well in Latest GamesMaster Magazine
Andrew Paulson, Managing Editor | June 10, 2008
200th issue of UK Magazine GamesMaster ranks Sonic among the top 100 greatest games and characters…
UK magazine GamesMaster is currently celebrating its 200th issue with ranking both the 100 greatest video games and 100 greatest video game characters. Voting for both lists was done by the UK public, which the Sonic series did very well in both categories. Check below for the many Sonic games and characters inducted into GamesMaster’s 100 Greatest Games & Characters:
Top 100 Video Games:
46. Sonic Heroes
44. Sonic Adventure
24. Sonic the Hedgehog 2
22. Shadow the Hedgehog (What were the general UK public thinking?)
21. Sonic the Hedgehog
17. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
Mario was the only other series with more games then Sonic (10 in total).
Top 100 Video Game Characters:
76. Amy Rose
44. Dr. Robotnik
39. Tails
13. Knuckles the Echidna
11. Shadow the Hedgehog
2. Sonic the hedgehog
Mario was voted as the number one video game character, but the Sonic series came out as one of the most popular series in the UK. Only Sonic and the Resident Evil series had 6 characters voted into the top 100, while Mario & Final Fantasy had 5, followed by Metal Gear Solid with 4. Thanks to The Godfather from The Sonic Stadium Messageboard for the information supplied.
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Sometimes I worry about my fellow countrymen. So Sonic finishing second overall is a good thing but Shadow coming higher that Knuckles, Tails or Robotnik is unfathomable. Even worse is Mario and Sonic being voted the best game with Sonic in it with Shadow The Hedgehog being second. Sonic 3 & Knuckles (my personal favourite Sonic game of all time) is nowhere to be seen. I knew there was a good reason I stopped reading Games Master and started to read Edge instead!
“22. Shadow the Hedgehog (What were the general UK public thinking?)”
That it wasn’t nearly as bad as game magazines made it out to be? OMG TEH GUNZ1111!! At least it was better than Heroes. BARELY.
Other than that, it’s nice to see Sonic still maintaining something resembling prestige in some countries. If people are willing to stick with the franchise a bit longer, they won’t be (that) disappointed with the results.
Come on blaze the Cat was a cool character and silver is better than mario
“silver is better than mario”
Sonic 3 & Knuckles and Sonic Adventure 2 is nowhere in sight. I think my brains a cookin’ !