Sonic & Knuckles is a 1994 platform video game developed and published by Sega. The sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1994), players control Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna in their quests to save Angel Island; Sonic tries to prevent Doctor Robotnik (Dr. Eggman) from relaunching his orbital weapon, the Death Egg, while Knuckles scuffles with Robotnik's minion, EggRobo. Like previous Sonic games, players traverse side-scrolling levels at high speeds while collecting rings and defeating enemies. Sega Technical Institute developed Sonic & Knuckles simultaneously alongside Sonic 3; they were planned as a single game until time constraints and cartridge costs forced the developers to split it. The Sonic & Knuckles cartridge features an adapter that allows players to connect the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 cartridge, creating a combined game, Sonic 3 & Knuckles. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992) can also be attached, allowing players to control Knuckles in Sonic 2 stages. Sonic & Knuckles was released for the Sega Genesis on October 18, 1994. It sold 1.24 million copies and received positive reviews; critics were impressed with the replay value and lock-on technology, despite its similarity to Sonic 3. Alongside Sonic 3, a Windows port was released through the Sonic & Knuckles Collection (1997). It has also been rereleased through various compilations and on digital platforms such as Xbox Live Arcade and the Wii's Virtual Console, while it was bundled with Sonic 3 on Steam.
Sonic & Knuckles
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Dr. Eggman has traveled to the mystical Angel Island in search of the all-powerful Master Emerald and the legendary seven Chaos Emeralds, and he has the mighty guardian of the Master Emerald and last of the echidna tribe, Knuckles the Echidna tricked into helping him but he invent his other ultimate creation: a second but much stronger, faster, more powerful robot duplicate of Sonic called Mecha Sonic. Sonic, Tails, Sonic’s now girlfriend Amy, Cream and Cheese, Sally and the rest of his team of Freedom Fighters land on the mysterious and mystical Angel Island, floating in the sky to search for a greater magic that holds the balance of the world. They are intercepted and find themselves outmatched by Knuckles who thinks they've come to steal the Master Emerald. Sonic duels with Knuckles while the real menace, Eggman steals the Master Emerald to fuel his greatest creation, The Death Egg. Until Eggman betrays Knuckles as he learns the truth then teams up with Sonic whom he became best friends with and became a part of the team and his friends to stop him and Mecha Sonic once and for all from getting his hands on the Master Emerald while Sonic becomes super by using the chaos emeralds.
