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Sonic & Knuckles

Sonic & Knuckles is a 1994 platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog or Knuckles the Echidna in their quests to save Angel Island; Sonic tries to stop Doctor Robotnik from re-launching his orbital weapon, the Death Egg, while Knuckles scuffles with Robotnik's minion…

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Genre
Platform
Publisher
Sega
Artists
Takashi Yuda · Satoshi Yokokawa
Composers
Howard Drossin · Masanori Hikichi · Sachio Ogawa · Tatsuyuki Maeda · Jun Senoue
Designers
Hirokazu Yasuhara · Hisayoshi Yoshida · Takashi Iizuka
Developer
Sega Technical Institute

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Sonic & Knuckles

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Edges89
Triples186
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.022222
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Sonic & Knuckles

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related to Lock-on technology · 28
Sonic & Knuckles → Additionally, Blue Sphere, Chaos Emeralds, Echidna, From, Genesis, Hedgehog, Hyper Knuckles, Hyper Sonic, If, Inserting Sonic, Knuckles, Knuckles's, Knuckles's Chaos Emerald Special, No Way, Robotnik, Sonic, Sonic Mega Collection, Special Stage, Special Stages
related to Legacy · 27
Sonic & Knuckles → All-Stars Racing Transformed, April, Blue Sphere, Death Egg, December, Flying Battery, For, Hedgehog, In, Knuckles, Lava Reef, Metal Sonic, Mushroom Hill, Nintendo, Paramount, Paramount Pictures, PC, PlayStation, Re-imagined, Sega
related to Rereleases · 27
Sonic & Knuckles → Both, Easy, For, GameCube, January, Knuckles, Knuckles Collection, Lock-on, Nintendo DS, Normal, PC, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Sonic, Sonic Classic Collection, Sonic Jam, Sonic Mega Collection, Sonic Mega Collection Plus, Sonic Origins, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection
related to Release · 21
Sonic & Knuckles → Alcatraz Island, Blockbuster Video, California, Donkey Kong, Gamer, Genesis's, Industry, It, Knuckles, MTV, MTV's Rock, Nintendo's Donkey Kong Country, October, Rock, San Francisco, Sega, Sonic, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, The, The World's Most Hardcore
related to Development · 16
Sonic & Knuckles → According, As Mushroom Hill, As ROM, California, Despite, Hedgehog, Japanese, Knuckles, McDonald's, Roger Hector, Sega, Sega Technical Institute, Sonic, STI, Takashi Iizuka, US
related to Gameplay · 15
Sonic & Knuckles → Dr, EggRobo, Hedgehog, However, Knuckles, Knuckles's, Miles, Prower, Robotnik, Robotnik's, Since Sonic, Sonic, Tails, The, There
related to Reception · 14
Sonic & Knuckles → Basically, Critics, Electronic Gaming Monthly, Game, GamePro, Knuckles, Month, Next Generation, Sega, Sonic, The, The Genesis, They, United States
related to References · 10
Sonic & Knuckles → Brady Pub, IN, Indianapolis, ISBN, Joe, Knuckles, Official Game Book, Pinney, Sonic, Works
Release · 6
Sonic & Knuckles → EU: March 20, 1997, GenesisWW: October 18, 1994, JP: February 14, 1997, NA: March 14, 1997, WindowsJP: February 14, 1997NA: March 14, 1997EU: March 20, 1997, WW: October 18, 1994
Composers · 5
Sonic & Knuckles → Howard Drossin, Jun Senoue, Masanori Hikichi, Sachio Ogawa, Tatsuyuki Maeda

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sonic knuckles game sega hedgehog lock-on genesis games player released levels technology stages players island cartridge angel robotnik 1994 one

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Sonic & KnucklesArtistsTakashi Yuda1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesArtistsSatoshi Yokokawa1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesComposersHoward Drossin1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesComposersMasanori Hikichi1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesComposersSachio Ogawa1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesComposersTatsuyuki Maeda1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesComposersJun Senoue1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesDesignersHirokazu Yasuhara1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesDesignersHisayoshi Yoshida1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesDesignersTakashi Iizuka1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesDeveloperSega Technical Institute1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesDirectorHirokazu Yasuhara1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesGenrePlatform1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesModeSingle-player1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesPlatformsSega Genesis, Windows1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesProducerYuji Naka1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesProgrammersYuji Naka1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesProgrammersTakahiro Hamano1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesProgrammersMasanobu Yamamoto1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesPublisherSega1.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesReleaseGenesisWW: October 18, 19941.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesReleaseWW: October 18, 19941.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesReleaseWindowsJP: February 14, 1997NA: March 14, 1997EU: March 20, 19971.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesReleaseJP: February 14, 19971.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesReleaseNA: March 14, 19971.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesReleaseEU: March 20, 19971.00infobox
Sonic & KnucklesSeriesSonic the Hedgehog1.00infobox
Sonic & Knucklesis a1994 platform game developed by Sega Technical Institute and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis0.90text

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