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The discount applies to the standard and deluxe editions of the game.
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Today, Sonic returns to his 2D platforming roots with Sonic Superstars. The new game pairs the fast side-scrolling action of classic Sonic titles with a 2.5D art style, new powers, and an all-new story and setting.
Sonic Superstars is available now on all platforms, but PC players can snag the Blue Blur's latest outing at a discount at Fanatical. With this deal, Sonic Superstars standard edition is just $52.19 (normally $60), while the Deluxe edition is down to $60.89 (from $70). Both editions will be delivered instantly as Steam keys. The Deluxe edition comes with some extra DLC and digital goodies, including:
Purchasing Sonic Superstars at Fanatical also gets you a 5%-off coupon code to use on a future Fanatical purchase.
After Sonic Frontiers experimented with open-world Sonic gameplay, Sonic Superstars is a fresh return to the classic side-scrolling formula. Sonic is joined by his familiar pals Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and the all-new character Trip, who team up to take down series villains Dr. Eggman and Fang the Hunter. Sonic and his friends are all playable solo, in local co-op modes with up to four players, or in the online battle mode for up to eight players.
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Sonic Superstars is available now on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, and Xbox One. It's actually the second side-scrolling Sonic release of the year. Sonic Origins Plus, which compiles remastered versions of the first four Sonic games, launched on consoles and PC this past summer.
If you're picking up Sonic Superstars on Nintendo Switch, you should check out the brand-new Sonic-themed Hori Split Pad Compact controller that's up for grabs at Amazon.
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Amazon's new B2G1 sale is live, giving you the chance to get some of the biggest games of the year at a great price--and possibly even for free.
By Ash Parrish, a reporter who has covered the business, culture, and communities of video games for seven years. Previously, she worked at Kotaku.
I can’t remember the last time I was as upset with a game as I am with Sonic Superstars.
is the latest release from developers Arzest & Sonic Team, and publisher SEGA. Taking a step back from the open world of, aims to bring players back to traditional 2D side-scrollers with a few new features and enhancements along the way.
Along with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder debuted strong in the UK last week. According to the latest Gfk charts (per Games Industry), it’s the biggest 2D Mario launch in the region’s history and only “narrowly” behind Super Mario Odyssey and Super Mario 3D All-Stars.
Newly launched game Sonic Superstars, Sega's latest platformer in the retro 2D side-scrolling mould, hits all the nostalgia points that you may associate with the blue blur, from ingenious ideas to absolute controller-throwing rage.
Sonic is a franchise that holds a special place in my personal gaming history. The original Sonic The Hedgehog was the very first video game I played when I got a Mega Drive as a kid, swiftly followed by the rest of the Sonic games including Sonic & Knuckles. Sonic Superstars is a return to that classic 2D Sonic style, with a sprinkling of modern ideas. Sonic Superstars has the potential to be a great trip down memory lane, but it doesn’t recapture the rush of the original games like it should.
While playing through , players will notice that they accrue coins to be used in the shop, allowing them to unlock different items and character designs. These are specifically for use in the new Battle Mode in which players can customize their character with items purchased from the shop.
The Sonic timeline just got a little messier, with Sonic Team head Takashi Iizuka explaining when the latest game takes place. According to Iizuka, Sonic Superstars fits in the timeline just before Sonic Adventure, after the original platformers on Mega Drive.
There's nothing like becoming Super Sonic. From the first time the blue hedgehog transformed into a glowing invincible powerhouse back in 1992, the ability has become a main staple of the Sonic series since – and for good reason.
Sonic Superstars is now available for purchase on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5.
For many, Sonic Superstars has felt like a “return to form” that fans have been asking SEGA for and are finally getting. Fans have said for years that Sonic and friends need to return to the 2D gameplay style that made the franchise famous in the first place. SEGA hesitated for many years but eventually made this game to see how fans felt about it. Overall, the praise has been positive, and the members of Sonic Team worked hard to try and deliver a balance between the Sonic titles of old while also making the game feel fresh and new.