One of the first video games I ever played was Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the Sega Genesis. Thanks to that, I'm quite attached to the famous blue hedgehog, although I haven't played many of his more recent games (Many a bad thing has been said on the Internet about Sonic's later efforts). At least nobody can take his old Genesis games away from him - there are some true gaming classics there.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Sonic's first release, Sega released the shockingly well-received Sonic Generations, which takes the modern, redesigned hedgehog and has him wind up side by side with his shorter, stubbier, and cuter Genesis counterpart. Together, the two face both the classic Dr. Robotnik and the modern Dr. Eggman.
The great thing about having past versions and modern versions of a character in the same game is that you can release twice the toys. Jazwares has taken advantage with both classic and modern figures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Being a fan of the original design, I picked up this 5-inch figure.
Sonic can stand on his own and features many posable parts, but there are some issues with this figure. The main one is that big ugly seam on his stomach - it doesn't turn. There's no reason for it to be there. The figure looks great from afar but seems pretty cheaply made when you get into inspecting the finer details, which is a shame. Overall, it's an okay toy, but it could have been a lot better than "okay" if they'd made it worth the sticker price of around 12 dollars.
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