History VideoGame / SonictheHedgehogTimeAttacked

Released in 2003 by Jamie Bailey and a large swath of Sonic fanbase using Multimedia Fusion, ''Sonic The Hedgehog: Time Attacked'' is a PC fangame inspired by [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog a certain blue erinaceinae]]. In spite of being over ten years old, the game is still impressive, thanks in part to its colorful graphics and innovative gameplay.

Released in 2003 by Jamie Bailey and a large swath of Sonic fanbase using Multimedia Fusion, ''Sonic The Hedgehog: Time Attacked'' is a PC fangame inspired by [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog a certain blue erinaceinae]]. In spite being over ten years old, the game is still impressive, thanks in part to its colorful graphics and innovative gameplay.

* VideogameSettings: The levels in the game don't deviate from tried-and-true formulas so much.
** Slide City: Literally the FirstTown
** Lightspeed Park: A rather nonthreatening and colorful Wackyland
** Undisturbed Paradise: You couldn't get more GreenHillZone than this
** Crystal Caverns: UnderwaterRuins
** Metal Hell: A mix of EternalEngine and LethalLavaLand
** Time Base: SpaceZone, on a giant space station

* PropRecycling: Surprisingly [[AvertedTrope averted]] for the most part, given that the majority of fangames recycle a good deal of art originating from official titles. Aside from most enemy and item spites, nearly all the art is original.

* DifficultySpike: Metal Hell is about the point at which the game takes off its kid's gloves.

* WorldWreckingWave: A time rift is gradually overwriting the Earth into a flaming wasteland on both the title screen [[spoiler:and in the ending.]]

* WorldWreckingWave: A time rift is gradually overwriting the earth into a flaming wasteland on both the title screen [[spoiler:and in the ending.]]

* Prequel: One of the unlockable rewards is Time Attacked: The Beginning. In this mode, you play a couple of levels as Dr. Robotnik, during which he winds up discovering and absconding with the time travel technology used in the main story.

** [[spoiler:One unlockable stage was created especially for the 2003 Sonic Amateur Games Expo. In this stage, Sonic is replaced as the playable character by the event's mascot, Spikes]]
* SuperDrowningSkills: In full force in Crystal Caverns. Well, what did you expect from a Sonic game?

Released in 2003 by Jamie Bailey and a large swath of Sonic fanbase using Multimedia Fusion, ''Sonic The Hedgehog: Time Attacked'' is a PC fangame inspired by [[SonicTheHedgehog a certain blue erinaceinae]]. In spite being over ten years old, the game is still impressive, thanks in part to its colorful graphics and innovative gameplay.

** There are also movie posters for [[RushHour Rush Hour 2]] and the first [[Film/LaraCroftTombRaider Tomb Raider flick]] in Slide City's underground areas.

Released in 2003 by Jamie Bailey and a large swath of Sonic fanbase using Multimedia Fusion, ''Sonic The Hedgehog: Time Attacked'' is a PC fangame inspired by [[SonicTheHedgehog a certain blue erinaceinae]]. In spite being nearly ten years old, the game is still impressive, thanks in part to its colorful graphics and innovative gameplay.

* SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong: Sonic resolves the major conflict by [[spoiler:using Robotnik's time machine to travel back before the doctor has a chance to carry out his murderous agenda, and then destroying the time machine in that exists in that time]].

Sonic controls as you'd expect him to: Primary Fire makes him jump, Secondary Fire makes him Spin Dash (holding the button makes Sonic stick onto any available grinding rails and banisters), and the arrow keys make him move about. To progress the story, Sonic must reach the end of acts and defeat bosses.

What distinguishes ''Time Attacked'' from the competition are the extra objectives to be completed in most stages. There are hidden five coins to find in most acts, some of which are deviously concealed. There is also the unique linking system: Each time you collect a Ring, crack open a Monitor, bust a Badnik or smash up barriers, Sonic builds up one link (which is indicated in the [[HeadsUpDisplay HUD]]). These links can be stacked onto each other, with the ultimate goal of accumulating 100 links in any given level. However, failing to perform any action that grants you a link for more than a little while resets your link counter to zero, so you'd best be on your hedgehog feet. Collecting coins and links unlocks a plethora of extras.

What distinguishes ''Time Attacked'' from the competition are the extra objectives to be completed in most stages. There are hidden five coins to find in most acts, some of which are deviously concealed. There is also the unique linking system: Each time you collect a Ring, crack open a Monitor, or bust a Badnik, Sonic builds up one link (which is indicated in the [[HeadsUpDisplay HUD]]). These links can be stacked onto each other, with the ultimate goal of accumulating 100 links in any given level. However, failing to perform any action that grants you a link for more than a little while resets your link counter to zero, so you'd best be on your hedgehog feet. Collecting coins and links unlocks a plethora of extras.

What distinguishes ''Time Attacked'' from the competition are the extra objectives to be completed in most stages. Five coins are scattered about in most acts, some of them deviously hidden. There is also the unique linking system: Each time you collect a Ring, crack open a Monitor, or bust a Badnik, Sonic builds up one link (which is indicated in the [[HeadsUpDisplay HUD]]). These links can be stacked onto each other, with the ultimate goal of accumulating 100 links in any given level. However, failing to perform any action that grants you a link for more than a little while resets your link counter to zero, so you'd best be on your hedgehog feet. Collecting coins and links unlocks a plethora of extras.

[[caption-width-right:321: Our hero is [[IncrediblyLamePun running]] out of time]]

Released in 2003 by Jamie Bailey and a large swath of Sonic fanbase using Multimedia Fusion, 'Sonic The Hedgehog: Time Attacked' is a PC fangame inspired by [[SonicTheHedgehog a certain blue erinaceinae]]. In spite being nearly ten years old, the game is still impressive, thanks in part to its colorful graphics and innovative gameplay.

What distinguishes Time Attacked from the competition are the extra objectives to be completed in most stages. Five coins are scattered about in most acts, some of them deviously hidden. There is also the unique linking system: Each time you collect a Ring, crack open a Monitor, or bust a Badnik, Sonic builds up one link (which is indicated in the [[HeadsUpDisplay HUD]]). These links can be stacked onto each other, with the ultimate goal of accumulating 100 links in any given level. However, failing to perform any action that grants you a link for more than a little while resets your link counter to zero, so you'd best be on your hedgehog feet. Collecting coins and links unlocks a plethora of extras.

Released in 2003 by Jamie Bailey and a large swath of Sonic fanbase using Multimedia Fusion, Sonic The Hedgehog: Time Attacked is a PC fangame inspired by [[SonicTheHedgehog a certain blue erinaceinae]]. In spite being nearly ten years old, the game is still impressive, thanks in part to its colorful graphics and innovative gameplay.

What distinguishes Time Attacked from the competition are the extra objectives to be completed in most stages. Five hidden coins are scattered about in most acts, some of them deviously hidden. There is also the unique linking system: Each time you collect a Ring, crack open a Monitor, or bust a Badnik, Sonic builds up one link (which is indicated in the [[HeadsUpDisplay HUD]]). These links can be stacked onto each other, with the ultimate goal of accumulating 100 links in any given level. However, failing to perform any action that grants you a link for more than a little while resets your link counter to zero, so you'd best be on your hedgehog feet. Collecting coins and links unlocks a plethora of extras.

* [[Prequel]]: One of the unlockable rewards is Time Attacked: The Beginning. In this mode, you play a couple of levels as Dr. Robotnik, during which he winds up discovering and absconding with the time travel technology used in the main story.

** Lightspeed Park: A rather nonthreatening and colorful [[Wackyland]]

* Prequel: One of the unlockable rewards is Time Attacked: The Beginning. In this mode, you play a couple of levels as Dr. Robotnik, during which he winds up discovering and absconding with the time travel technology used in the main story.

** Lightspeed Park: A rather nonthreatening and colorful Wackyland

* KarmaHoudini: Robotnik. [[spoiler:At the end of the story, he's left throwing a tantrum in the smothering ruins of his base with his time machine destroyed.]] It's rather cartoonish, and definitely pales in comparison to the deeds that he was considering and carried out near the beginning of the story.

** A good chunk of the game's soundtrack are remixes of tunes from [[Creator/Sega official]] Sonic games.