SONIC TEAM

'Sonic Team' (ソニックチーム ''Sonikku Chīmu'') is a computer and video game developer established in 1988 originally known as 'Sega AM8'. Its U.S. studio, Sega Studio USA, formerly known as Sonic Team USA is today established in #650-650 Townsend Street San Francisco, CA 94103-4908, which is also the same location as Sega of America. In 1991 AM8 took its name from its phenomenally successful Sonic the Hedgehog series and became Sonic Team. It is one of Sega's most popular creative teams. Sonic Team was headed by the famed video game designer and producer Yuji Naka. Under his leadership Sonic Team has become a creative powerhouse in the video game industry creating some of the most popular games ever made before Sonic Adventure 2. The joint creator of Sonic, Naoto Oshima, left Sonic Team to form his own studio, Artoon. Recently on May 8, 2006, Naka left the group with ten other members of Sonic Team to establish an independent game developer, PROPE.
Sonic Team also worked on a television series adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog .
In 2003, United Game Artists (formerly Sega AM9) merged with Sonic Team. In 2004, Sonic Team once more became an internal division of Sega after being spun off as a second-party developer in 2000. Unlike most of the other divisions, Sonic Team still retains its internal structure and name.
Contrary to popular belief, most of the portable Sonic games released since 2002 were not developed by Sonic Team. Sonic Rush, Sonic Battle, Sonic Advance and its two sequels were developed by Dimps, a Japanese developer. Sonic Rivals was developed by Backbone Entertainment, a Canadian developer.

Contents

Console games developed by Sonic Team

Handheld games developed by Sonic Team

Sonic Team compilations

Games developed in co-operation with Sonic Team

See also

External links

Console games developed by Sonic Team

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★ ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (16-bit) (1991)

★ ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' (16-bit) (1992)

★ ''Sonic the Hedgehog CD'' (1993)

★ ''Sonic the Hedgehog 3'' (16-bit) (1994)

★ ''Sonic & Knuckles'' (16-bit) (1994)

★ ''Ristar'' (16-bit) (1995)

★ ''NiGHTS Into Dreams'' (1996)

★ ''Christmas NiGHTS'' (1996)

★ ''Burning Rangers'' (1998)

★ ''Sonic Adventure/'' (1998/2003)

★ ''ChuChu Rocket!'' (1999)

★ ''Samba de Amigo'' (1999-arcade version; 2000-console versions)

★ ''Samba de Amigo Ver.2000'' (2000-Japan)

★ ''Phantasy Star Online'' (2000)

★ ''Sonic Adventure 2''/'' (2001)

★ ''Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg'' (2003)

★ ''Sonic Heroes'' (2003 in Japan, 2004 in US and Europe)

★ ''Puyo Pop Fever'' (2003-arcade version; 2004-console versions)

★ ''Astro Boy'' (2004)

★ ''Puyo Pop Fever 2'' (2005)

★ ''Shadow the Hedgehog'' (2005)

★ ''Sonic Riders'' (UGA Division) (2006)

★ ''Atama Scan'' (2006-Japan)

★ ''Phantasy Star Universe'' (2006)

★ ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (2006)

★ ''Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary'' (2007)

★ ''Sonic and the Secret Rings'' (2007)

Handheld games developed by Sonic Team

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★ ''Sonic Pinball Party'' (2002)

★ ''Puyo Pop Fever'' (2004)

★ '' (UGA Division) (2004)

★ ''Puyo Pop Fever 2'' (2005)

★ ''The Rub Rabbits!'' (UGA Division) (2005)

★ ''Puyo Puyo 15th Anniversary'' (2006)

★ ''Sonic Advance'' (2001)

★ ''Sonic Advance 2'' (2002)

★ ''Sonic Battle'' (2004)

★ ''Sonic Advance 3'' (2004)

★ ''Sonic Rush'' (2005)

Sonic Team compilations

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★ ''Sonic Jam'' (1997)

★ ''Sonic Mega Collection'' (2002-GameCube)/''Sonic Mega Collection Plus'' (2004-PS2/Xbox)

★ ''Sonic Gems Collection'' (2005)
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Games developed in co-operation with Sonic Team

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★ ''Sonic The Fighters'' (Arcade) (1996)

★ ''Sonic 3D Blast'' (1996)

★ ''Sonic R'' (1997)

★ ''Sonic Shuffle'' (2000)

See also

★ Sega

External links

★ Sonic Team's official website