3) Knuckles Chaotix
Knuckles Chaotix is another forgotten gem in the Sonic Universe. Why’s that you ask? Well, because it was on the 32X, a system that flopped harder than the Virtual Boy due to releasing at the same time as SEGA’s own, stronger console the Saturn. However, that’s not to say the console is all bad. Other than making your Genesis system look like a lab experiment gone wrong, it hosted a solid library consisting of 40 titles. One of those being Knuckles Chaotix, the first game to star Knuckles in the lead role with his band of crooks, the Chaotix.
Knuckles Chaotix looks like what you’d get from Sonic CD, only with 2 major mechanics. First, being the ability to select two characters to play as at once, each with their own unique abilities. Second, being the Ring Power that ropes the two players together by a restrictive elastic rope. While this may seem like a bad concept, it actually works astonishingly well with the momentum based movement of the Sonic franchise. By exploiting the Ring Power’s physics, you can launch your characters at speeds and heights never before seen in a Sonic game. Not only that, but due to the heavy cooperation, Knuckles Chaotix is a compelling co-operative experience unlike any game before it which requires solid cooperation from both parties to really succeed. There is a solid argument to be made that Knuckles Chaotix is the best traditional 2D Sonic game. Plus, it features Knuckles and the Chaotix, who are unconditionally the best Sonic characters.
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