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ryanlegend95
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TA Score for this game: 1,674
Posted on 06 September 12 at 23:08, Edited on 14 November 12 at 19:25 |
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Well it Sonic's 20th birthday and there is no better way to celebrate the blue mascot's lengthy appearance than a compilation of his history.
Sonic may of had a crooked history but we still love him although he was close to becoming dead in his first xbox 360 appearance in 2006. The game was called Sonic the Hedgehog and it was a mess. That game actually lead the Sonic franchise to a downfall for the last few years.
But now he is back in his latest title and this time the game is actually pretty good. (Sonic Unleashed was an exception)
You take control over two Sonics. You heard me! Two Sonics! You play as modern Sonic in his 3D/2D adventure AND classic Sonic in his 2D side scroller adventure. Classic sonic plays like the second Sonic game. When I say second game. I mean the one on the Sega Megadrive or Sega Genesis depending on your region. (I'm British)
Remember this? This is the birth place of our little blue mascot. Sonic was born in June 23rd 1991
The reason why I said the second game and not the first is because you can spin dash and if you remember the first game (which is highly likely because it's been ported on so many consoles) you can't spin dash where is in the second one you can.
Not only do you play two Sonics, you get to play old levels from the older games. You don't get to play every game but you do play the important titles. I'll list them.
-Sonic the Hedgehog
-Sonic the Hedgehog 2
-Sonic and Knouckles
-Sonic Adventure
-Sonic Adventure 2 (My favorite)
-Sonic Heroes
-Sonic the Hedgehog next-gen(The bad one)
-Sonic Unleashed
-Sonic Colours (The only Sonic game that I haven't played)
That's all the titles included in the game and you can only play one level from each one. The game is pretty much like "the best of" sort of thing.
It's not a long game but it does have a lot of re-playability considering that there are challenges and a mother load of unlockables.
Reviewing time!
Graphics
Like most Sonic games the graphics look stunning. Unfortunately the game doesn't look as good as Sonic Unleashed simply because it's highly pixelated. The game does look stunning in motion but when you stop and TRY to admire the view, the game looks last gen. At least the special effects and animations look cool and the motion capture isn't half bad. If the developers polished the ropey areas then the game would be more up to date. Not only does it look bland the frame rate does occasionally drop but it can be slightly improved by installing the game to your hard drive.
I give the graphics score a 7/10
Sound
The sound design is largely the same as it's previous game but that's because its a compilation of Sonic's old games so of course the sound effects are going to be re-used. Just in case you haven't noticed. The voice cast has been completely changed. You can instantly tell that Tails sounds different because he no longer sounds like a 5 year old girl. Even Sonic sounds different. He sounds a lot like the voice actor for Chris Redfield from Resident Evil 5. The reason why that is, is because IT IS BEING VOICE ACTED BY THE GUY WHO DOES CHRIS REDFIELDS VOICE! It was a shock to me too. The best part of the voice cast change is that most of the Sonic characters don't sound annoying although saying that. Shadow the hedgehog no longer sounds cool. He sounds kinda gay with an added lisp. The soundtrack is amazing. There is so many songs from the previous titles that you can listen to. That means you'll listen to City Escape on the Sonic Adventure 2 level again. freaking sweet!
I give the sound score a 9/10 (City Escape. YAY!)
Gameplay (make that gameplays)
Playing as two Sonics couldn't be any better. You have two gameplay styles and you play the old levels again in two different perspectives e.g. Playing the green hill level from the first ever Sonic game in either a 2D perspective or a 3D perspective. The classic Sonic sections are a lot of fun with great memorable moments. There is just nothing better than re-playing Chemical Plant from sonic the Hedgehog 2 in all its annoying purple water glory. The Modern Sonic sections are also a lot of fun but even though you are running at 200 mph you will have to at some point stop and do some platforming. The platforming in the classic Sonic sections are fine but the platforming in the modern Sonic sections feel a little rushed and obstructive. All I want to do in the modern sonic sections is to run really fast, listen to City Escape and homing attack on robotic enemies. NOT STOP AND DO A BIT OF SLOW PACED PLATFORMING! Despite that. Fighting old bosses like Perfect Chaos from Sonic Adventure 1 are a lot of fun but it can be pretty easy. The story side of things is pretty simple and predictive but it's a lot fun watching Both Sonics get along and teach each other new tricks. Their relationship is very unique.
Ahh. Best friends. Sorry Tails.
I give the gamplay score a 9/10
Summary:
Good
-The relationship between both Sonics.
-Re-visiting old levels
-Listening to City Escape.
Bad
-Pixelated garphics
-Obstructive 3D platforming
-Eternally listening to City Escape
Overall I think that Sonic Team is starting to learn from their unforgivable mistakes and it wont be long until Sonic starts making a name for himself again and starts kicking Mario's sorry ass.
I give this game an overall score of 9/10
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