Sonic Team

Sonic Team is a computer and video game second-party developer established in 1988 as SEGA AM8. In 1991 AM8 took their name from their phenomenally successful Sonic the Hedgehog series and became Sonic Team. They are one of Sega s most loved and popular creative teams. Sonic Team is headed by the famed video game designer, producer, and visionary 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. The creator of Sonic, Naoto Oshima, left Sonic Team to form his own studio, Artoon.

Sonic Team has also worked on a television series adaptation of one of their most popular games they ve developed and the basis of the name for the development team, Sonic.

In 2003 SEGA United Game Artists (formerly SEGA AM9) merged with Sonic Team.

Sonic Team is currently situated in San Francisco, California.

=Games developed by Sonic Team=

Phantasy Star

Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic & Knuckles

Ristar

NiGHTS Into Dreams

NiGHTS Into Dreams/Christmas NiGHTS

Burning Rangers

ChuChu Rocket!

Sonic Heroes

Samba de Amigo

Phantasy Star Online

Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg

Phantasy Star Universe

Shadow the Hedgehog (video game)

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006 game)

They also had involvement in Sonic 3D Blast and Sonic R , despite coding duties being handled by Traveller s Tales.

=See also=

Sega

=External links=

*[http://www.sonicteam.com Sonic Team s official website] *[http://sonicworld.sclassic.net/sts/home.htm Sonic Team Speaks] - interview archive