3D PLATFORMER
Sonic Robo Blast 2
Version: 2.2.9 Web: www.srb2.org
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onic Robo Blast 2, or SRB2 for short, is a colourful, completely unofficial 3D game featuring Sonic the Hedgehog-like character. The fun thing is that while this a free community-made implementation of the original Sonic series that was once released for the Sega Genesis console, the actual SRB2 engine is based on Doom. To be more precise, the game makes use of the open source Doom Legacy engine (which is still actively maintained). Consequently, it’s not a classic platformer, but rather a first-person… runner! The artwork, the bright and happy ambiance and numerous in-house engine tweaks prevented us from saying ‘shooter’, especially since Sonic doesn’t actually shoot enemies – he jumps over them!