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| − | + | [[File:Sonic1 MD Comparison GHZ Act1TitleCard.png|thumb|right|320px|[[Green Hill Zone (Sonic the Hedgehog 16-bit)|Green Hill Zone]] is one of the many levels that are classified as a Zone.]] | |
| + | '''Zones'''{{fileref|Sonic1 MD US manual.pdf|page=8}}{{fileref|Sonic2 MD US manual.pdf|page=14}} (ゾーン){{fileref|Sonic1 MD JP manual.pdf|page=18}} are the levels that make up numerous games in the ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' series, ''i.e.'' the distinct environments traversed by the player’s character(s). | ||
| − | + | ==Overview== | |
| + | Starting with ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', each Zone is in a specific area of the world, and [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic]] runs through these areas to reach [[Dr. Eggman]]. They are linear, going from beginning to end, and are littered with [[Badniks]] and various traps which Eggman places to impede his progress. Almost every game in the franchise has Zones in an abstract sense – for example, Zones are what the [[Action Stage]]s of later 3D Sonic games are based upon – but not all use the series’ now-iconic naming format of [Level Name] Zone, particularly in recent years. | ||
| − | + | The earliest example of a departure from the latterly mentioned original naming pattern is ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog CD]]'', which instead uses the term '''Rounds'''{{fileref|SonicCD MCD US manual.pdf|page=14}} (ラウンド){{fileref|SonicCD MCD JP manual.pdf|page=16}} to refer to its overarching levels, though unlike the standard ''Zone'' terminology this is not appended to the level's name on-screen. Somewhat confusingly, ''CD'' uses the word ''Zone'' to describe what other games call '''Acts'''{{fileref|Sonic1 MD US manual.pdf|page=8}} (アクト){{fileref|Sonic1 MD JP manual.pdf|page=18}}: separate sub-levels within a Zone and sharing its theme, whose number varies between different games, usually two or three per Zone. | |
| − | == | + | ==In other media== |
| − | Zones exist in other media as well. [[Sonic the Comic]] uses | + | Zones exist in other media as well. ''[[Sonic the Comic]]'' uses the term "Zone" extensively to separate parts of the world. |
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Levels]] | [[Category:Levels]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:45, 3 February 2023
Zones[1][2] (ゾーン)[3] are the levels that make up numerous games in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, i.e. the distinct environments traversed by the player’s character(s).
Overview
Starting with Sonic the Hedgehog, each Zone is in a specific area of the world, and Sonic runs through these areas to reach Dr. Eggman. They are linear, going from beginning to end, and are littered with Badniks and various traps which Eggman places to impede his progress. Almost every game in the franchise has Zones in an abstract sense – for example, Zones are what the Action Stages of later 3D Sonic games are based upon – but not all use the series’ now-iconic naming format of [Level Name] Zone, particularly in recent years.
The earliest example of a departure from the latterly mentioned original naming pattern is Sonic the Hedgehog CD, which instead uses the term Rounds[4] (ラウンド)[5] to refer to its overarching levels, though unlike the standard Zone terminology this is not appended to the level's name on-screen. Somewhat confusingly, CD uses the word Zone to describe what other games call Acts[1] (アクト)[3]: separate sub-levels within a Zone and sharing its theme, whose number varies between different games, usually two or three per Zone.
In other media
Zones exist in other media as well. Sonic the Comic uses the term "Zone" extensively to separate parts of the world.