Author: sonic | 
According to a survey of 500 UK gamers conducted by the London Games Festival, spiky blue hedgehog Sonic is the UK’s most-loved games character.
It could be a fit-up job by Sonic-loving blog UK:Resistance. Or the London Games Festival is attracting some seriously aging gamers. How else do you explain these results?
1. Sonic The Hedgehog (24 per cent votes)
2. Mario (Super Mario, 21)
3. Lara Croft (Tomb Raider, 16)
4. Donkey Kong (11)
5. Pac-Man (10)
6. Link (Zelda, 5)
7. Max Payne (4)
8. Pikachu (Pokemon, 3)
9. Niko Belic (Grand Theft Auto IV, 2)
10. Blanka (Street Fighter, 1)
Odd enough that Nico’s so low. But the presence of Max Payne and Blanka? Even Donkey Kong hasn’t been heavily featured in a game for, well, donkeys.