Sonic versus Fang in Sonic the Fighters (Sonic Championship)

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Sonic The Fighters

Sonic the Fighters (Sonic Championship in US arcades), is a fighting game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The game's original title is used in North American and European releases of Sonic Gems Collection. more...

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Development

An employee at AM2 in Sega added Sonic the Hedgehog characters into a copy of the fighting game, Fighting Vipers, during his spare time. His coworkers liked the idea so much, the game was developed and released for the arcade in May 1996, running on the Sega Model 2B board.

Plot

In this game, Eggman has built the Death Egg II along with Metal Sonic. Tails discovers this and alerts Sonic and they plan to fly into space via the Lunar Fox. However, as it is a single seater, only one of them can go and it requires the energy of eight Chaos Emeralds. The two set off in the Tornado to find them, detecting one in Knuckles's possession. Sonic demands that he hands it over, but Knuckles querries as to why Sonic should be the one to go. It's therefore decided that a tournament of sorts will be held to see who has the honour of piloting the Lunar Fox.

Given the existence of eight Chaos Emeralds rather than the usual seven, the validity of Sonic the Fighters is often disputed, but as there are eight fighters with one Chaos Emerald each, it can be argued that it is really for the sake of the gameplay. Also, Knuckles's Emerald may be the Master Emerald.

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Sonic the Hedgehog - Sonic uses his Spin Dash and other normal abilities to attack his opponents.; Miles "Tails" Prower - Makes use of his twin tails to fly and fight, giving him a distinct advantage over the other fighters.; Knuckles the Echidna - Knuckles is the most powerful fighter with powerful, repetitive punches.; Amy Rose - Also known as Rosy the Rascal, this game was the first time Amy was seen with the Piko Piko Hammer. Amy specializes in defensive abilities being able to deliver powerful counter attacks.; Espio the Chameleon - This game marks Espio's second appearance since his first appearance in Knuckles Chaotix. Espio attacks using his chameleon-like abilities, his senses and instincts.; Fang the Sniper - A unique fighter: he can shoot from his Popgun, catching his opponent off guard, but is relatively weak without it.; Bean the Dynamite - Another projectile fighter: his solution for everything is bombs and explosives.; Bark the Polarbear - A very powerful, yet slow, character who specializes in grabs and short-range abilities.; Super Sonic - Sonic can transform into Super Sonic, the only secret character of the game, during the final match against Metal Sonic and Dr. Robotnik if he successfully defeats all opponents without losing once.;