Sonic x Shadow Generations’ new Shadow-focused campaign is among the best the series has ever seen and worth playing just for that.

Sonic X Shadow Generations will release on 22nd October 2024 at midnight EDT. Instead of releasing at local time, the game will launch at exactly the same time across the world. This means you'll be able to play the game in the UK from 5am BST on 22nd October 2024.

Sega has remastered Sonic Generations for modern platformers and added in a whole extra adventure featuring Shadow the Hedgehog.

Shadow also gains access to new Doom Powers as the adventure progresses, such as Doom Surf, which allows him to travel across water, and Doom Blast, which allows you to launch enemies into the air and open up new shortcuts and pathways by launching them across the level.

People will no doubt call Sonic X Shadow Generations a “love letter” or “tribute” to Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic’s brooding rival who debuted back in 2001’s Sonic Adventure 2. But as a person who grew up seeing the black-and-red hedgehog as the emotional center of the franchise,

Sonic X Shadow Generations reviewed by Jada Griffin on PlayStation 5. Also available on PlayStation 4, Xbox, Switch, and PC. Sonic X Shadow Generations takes an already excellent game and spring jumps it to new heights at a blistering pace by doubling up the campaign length with creative level design,

Eurogamer's review of Sonic x Shadow Generations, where the dated remake of Sonic Generations is overshadowed by the brilliant new Shadow the Hedgehog campaign.