Sonic Colors

Sonic Colors
North American cover art
Developer(s)	Sonic Team Dimps (Nintendo DS)
Publisher(s)	Sega
Director(s)	Morio Kishimoto (Wii) Takao Hirabayashi (DS)
Producer(s)	Takashi Iizuka
Designer(s)	Morio Kishimoto (Wii) Yuka Kobayashi (DS)
Programmer(s)	Yoshitaka Kawabata (Wii) Takashi Yamatani (DS)
Artist(s)	Sachiko Kawamura
Writer(s)	Ken Pontac Warren Graff Yasushi Otake
Composer(s)	Tomoya Ohtani Kenichi Tokoi Fumie Kumatani Hideaki Kobayashi Mariko Nanba Naofumi Hataya
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog
Engine	PhysX
Platform(s)	Wii, Nintendo DS
Release date(s)	AU: November 11, 2010 EU: November 12, 2010 NA: November 16, 2010 JP: November 18, 2010
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player, multiplayer

Sonic Colors (ソニックカラーズ, Sonikku Karāzu^?), titled Sonic Colours in PAL markets, is a platforming video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Wii and Nintendo DS, as part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The game was released worldwide in November 2010.

The game is centered on the protagonist Sonic the Hedgehog and his fight against the main antagonist of the Sonic series, Dr. Eggman, who has taken an alien race hostage and is using them for his evil purposes. During the game, the camera perspective switches occasionally from third person to side-scrolling. During development, Sega explained that they were delisting sub-standard games in the Sonic series and developing new titles in order to increase the value of the brand. Development included the interchanging perspective, the idea for the game to be set at an amusement park, and a unique music score. Sega revealed that they were developing the game for a wide demographic, which included both older and younger consumers. The game introduces power-ups called Wisps, which the player can use to increase attack power and reach places they cannot otherwise.

Sonic Colors received positive reviews. Critics praised the presentation, citing excellent graphics and music, interchanging perspective in gameplay and advantages granted by the Wisps.

Sonic Colors is a platform game in which the player controls Sonic the Hedgehog, whose main objective is to save an alien race from being used by the main antagonist. The Wii version of Sonic Colors uses both side-scrolling and third-person perspectives, as with some of the stages in Sonic Unleashed. On the other hand, the Nintendo DS version is largely a side-scroller that takes advantage of the dual screens of the handheld, similar to the Sonic Rush DS games. The Wii version can be played with the Wii Remote (either with or without the Nunchuk), the Classic Controller, or a GameCube controller; the DS version uses the button controls, with touchscreen control during Special Stages. During the game, the player can use the colored energy obtained from different types of Wisps as power-ups that enhance Sonic's ability to traverse the environments and explore new areas. There are a total of eight different kinds of Wisps in the Wii version and six kinds in the DS version; some Wisps are exclusive to each version.