Sonic's roots started with the first three games and Knuckles, all of them being platformers that test ... and middling reception on some future games and the endlessly made fun of Sonic Boom series ...

Sonic games may not be most well-known for their combat, but these titles manage to nail this particular aspect of the experience.

It goes boom, seemingly killing Shadow, and almost certainly killing Robotnik. The day is saved. Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles regroup with Maddie and a healing Tom, and decide to race each other.