Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack (Lego Dimensions)



71244 Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack (also referred to as 71244 Level Pack or Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack) is a Sonic the Hedgehog LEGO Dimensions pack set to be released on 18 November 2016.

Description
The product includes three Lego toys set on pedestals which allows compatibility with the game LEGO Dimensions. When the figures are placed on the Toy Pad, the game will receive data from the toys and unlock content based on the toys in the game.

Characters

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * A Lego minifigure version of Sonic the Hedgehog. While his body is shaped as a default minifigure, his head is more closely based after himself. As a playable character, in the game Sonic is able to perform such moves as Spin Jump (default jumping), Spin Dash, Stomp, Homing Attack, Spinning Needle Attack and usual Combos available in game. He is also able to become Super Sonic.

Vehicles

 * Tornado
 * An aerial vehicle based after the Tornado-1. It can alternate into a Crabmeat or the Eggcatcher.


 * Sonic Speedster
 * A land vehicle based after the Speed Star. It can alternate into the Blue Typhoon or a Motobug.

In LEGO Dimensions
When the Sonic the Hedgehog figure is used in the game, it unlocks a playable version of the figure in the game along with Sonic the Hedgehog World, a Lego Adventure World based after various locations from Sonic games and a level that features seperate levels, and a Battle Arena based on Carnival Night Zone. The world  and level have LEGO versions of Badniks that not only harm the player but also makes them lose collected studs/rings in the same manner as the Sonic games.

Adventure World
The adventure world is a floating island (similar to most adventure worlds in the game) that features many locations from Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Sonic & Knuckles, and Sonic Adventure. Throughout the zone, there are races, quests from characters and rebuildable objects. Star Posts also appear that once punched, open a portal to the special stage, similar to Sonic the Hedgehog 2. The Death Egg also appears in the background.

The locations featured are
 * Green Hill Zone
 * Aquatic Ruin Zone
 * Chemical Plant Zone
 * Metropolis Zone
 * Special Stage
 * Ice Cap Zone
 * Lava Reef Zone
 * Hidden Palace Zone
 * Altar of the Emeralds
 * Tails' Lab

Levels
The level is titled Sonic Dimensions. It features Sonic going through several locations from the series' history in order to obtain the Chaos Emeralds. At one point, the Breakfast Kingdom from Adventure Time appears as a hidden area.
 * Green Hill Zone
 * Emerald Coast
 * Metropolis Zone
 * Marble Zone
 * Labyrinth Zone
 * Breakfast Kingdom (from Adventure Time)
 * Death Egg

Playable characters

 * Sonic the Hedgehog
 * Super Sonic

Enemies

 * Chopper
 * Crabmeat
 * Buzz Bomber
 * Bat Brain
 * Egg Pawn
 * Moto Bug

Bosses

 * Eggmobile
 * Chaos
 * Death Egg Robot
 * Mecha Sonic
 * Metal Sonic
 * Robo Sonic

Mentions and references

 * When talking to Lumpy Space Princess from Adventure Time, Sonic will mention his previous encounter with another princess but will quickly try to discard the conversation talking about it after he remembers what happened as a result of that. This likely references the backlash that the game Sonic the Hedgehog received after the infamous scene where Elise kisses Sonic.
 * One of Sonic's lines when entering into the game is "Oh yeah! This is happening... That sounded better in my head." This is a reference to Sonic Adventure as the first line Sonic said was "Oh yeah! This is happening!"
 * Another one of Sonic's lines when entering the game is "Gotta go fast!" which is the name of the Sonic X theme song, "Gotta Go Fast."
 * When teamed up with Marcenline from Adventure Time, Sonic relates to how she can turn into a wolf, referencing Sonic Unleashed.
 * Sonic will sometimes say "I can feel the sunshine, it's brightening up my day." This is a reference to the song "Can You Feel the Sunshine" from Sonic R, another game made by Travellers Tales.
 * Upon entering the Vortex for the first time, Sonic says “Whoah! Where am I? A Special Stage? Where are the rings? There's usually rings!” This is a reference as to how the Special Stages in the Sonic games usually have rings to collect.
 * Dr. Eggman repeatedly says "get a load of this" in his dialogue. This is a reference to the Egg Walker boss battle in Sonic Adventure, in which the line is repeated excessively.
 * At one point in the game, Knuckles collects Shadow's gun and throws it away. This is a likely reference to some of the backlash that the vide game Shadow the Hedgehog received regarding Shadow's use of ammunition.
 * When the player completes Big the Cat's mission he says, that he is getting a call from a person named "Sanic". This is a reference to the popular Internet meme Sanic the Hedgehog.
 * In one of the levels, Eggman almost calls himself "Dr. Robotnik", but stops himself and calls himself Eggman. This is a reference to the inconsistency of Eggman's name early on in the series, with "Eggman" being his native name in Japan and "Robotnik" being his name in Western territories. This still remains a subject of dispute in the fanbase.
 * During one of the boss battles, Eggman calls Sonic "Needlemouse" which is a reference to Sonic's original name "Mr. Needlemouse."
 * In the first cutscene, Dr. Eggman can be seen juggling the Chaos Emeralds similarly to how he does on the bad ending screen of the original Sonic the Hedgehog.
 * In the cutscene when Big mentions the details of Labyrinth Zone, Sonic has a flashback of him drowning. This is a reference to Labyrinth Zone causing player to drown.
 * When there are two Sonic's on the toy pad Sonic will say things like, "Hey, That's my line!" Or, "I've found you, Faker!" and "I'll make you eat those words!" This is a reference to Sonic Adventure 2 when Sonic meets Shadow the Hedgehog for the first time.
 * During a cutscene, a Sega Genesis can been seen falling out of a wormhole.
 * Whilst fighting the Death Egg Robot, Sonic mentions it's "the fourth time [Eggman's] used it." This is a reference to the Death Egg Robot boss battles in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I, and Sonic Generations.
 * Whilst fighting Chaos, Sonic will exclaim "I'm taking you down like it's 1999." This is a reference to the American release date of Sonic Adventure and Chaos' introduction into the series.

Trivia

 * LEGO Dimensions have Studs as the games form of currency. The studs are replaced with rings similar to those used in the Lord of the Rings sets. They even sound like rings when Sonic collects them.
 * A Red Brick can be obtained in the Sonic Adventure World that transforms studs in all levels and worlds into rings.
 * Getting harm by Badniks will make you lose studs, these lost studs will have same gameplay logic from studs found from breaking scenery objects in Adventure Worlds making it possible to recollect them before they vanish.
 * The enemy LEGO Buzz Bombers comes in two colours, purple and yellow. This is because they are based on the Buzz Bombers from Sonic Generations which come in these colors.
 * The yellow Buzz Bombers are based after the Buzzers, the successor Badniks to the Buzz Bombers.
 * Sonic appears in the 2016 Ghostbusters Adventure World as a parade balloon. Likewise, a ghost balloon version of Dr. Eggman is a boss in the Story Pack alongside ghost versions of Buzz Bombers and Moto Bugs as minor enemies.
 * Although non-canon, this is the first time that Mecha Sonic and the Super Emeralds have appeared in a game in years (not counting remakes).
 * In-game, due to Sonic's inability to swim, he wears a life jacket and swims using backstroke.
 * This is his second time as a toy that can be used in games, the first time being an amiibo made for the Super Smash Bros. series.
 * One of Sonic's idle animations features him taking a nap and dreaming about his 16-bit Genesis form.
 * Another idle animation has Sonic looking at his wrist, and stamping his foot. This is a reference to the original idle animations in the original 1991 game.
 * Sonic currently has the least abilities of any year 2 level pack character.
 * Sonic is one of only characters playable so far that's fast enough to run on water.