, also known as , is a 1996
platform video game developed by
Traveller's Tales and
Sonic Team, and published by
Sega for the
Genesis,
Saturn, and
Windows. Part of the
Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game abandons previous
Sonic games'
side-scrolling style in favor of
isometric gameplay, making use of some pre-rendered
3D models converted into
sprites. The game features creatures known as Flickies, which first appeared in the 1984 arcade game
Flicky. Controlling only
Sonic himself, the player's goal is to collect Flickies and carry them to safety, periodically sparring with the series antagonist
Dr. Robotnik, who is imprisoning them within robots.