(Played via Mega Collection Plus on PS2.)
I wanted to check this out after hearing many stories about how awful it is, with some even going as far as to call it the "worst sonic game" or "one of the worst" and yet I came out being pleasantly surprised. This game received a lot of flack over the years about having janky and awkward controls that are difficult to figure out but I was able to nail the controls after the first couple of levels. The presentation is a little lacking, with some of the zones looking and feeling too similar to the last with the only thing that differentiates them sometimes is the colour of the checkboard you walk on. The soundtrack is good, cute and bouncy 8-bit tunes that won't leave any Sonic fan disappointed with. Controls are a little awkward to learn at first which was one of the biggest reasons this game flopped but they don't take long at all to master. There's no running or jumping like you're standard Sonic romp though, as this game forces you to walk and spin-dash only. You hold down the X button (played on PS2) to charge up the spin-dash and use the d-pad to select the direction you want to go. You hit the same button whilst rolling to come to a stop. Easy to learn, but takes a level or two to really figure out and nail. Boss fights in this game were also a little too easy, with the first 2 being able to be beaten by bouncing around from spin-dashing if you're lucky enough.
TL;DR
- Visual presentation is lacking, even for GameGear standards.
- An alright soundtrack worth checking out.
- Slightly awkward controls, but not as bad as people make them out to be.
- Boss fights are a little too easy.
I wanted to check this out after hearing many stories about how awful it is, with some even going as far as to call it the "worst sonic game" or "one of the worst" and yet I came out being pleasantly surprised. This game received a lot of flack over the years about having janky and awkward controls that are difficult to figure out but I was able to nail the controls after the first couple of levels. The presentation is a little lacking, with some of the zones looking and feeling too similar to the last with the only thing that differentiates them sometimes is the colour of the checkboard you walk on. The soundtrack is good, cute and bouncy 8-bit tunes that won't leave any Sonic fan disappointed with. Controls are a little awkward to learn at first which was one of the biggest reasons this game flopped but they don't take long at all to master. There's no running or jumping like you're standard Sonic romp though, as this game forces you to walk and spin-dash only. You hold down the X button (played on PS2) to charge up the spin-dash and use the d-pad to select the direction you want to go. You hit the same button whilst rolling to come to a stop. Easy to learn, but takes a level or two to really figure out and nail. Boss fights in this game were also a little too easy, with the first 2 being able to be beaten by bouncing around from spin-dashing if you're lucky enough.
TL;DR
- Visual presentation is lacking, even for GameGear standards.
- An alright soundtrack worth checking out.
- Slightly awkward controls, but not as bad as people make them out to be.
- Boss fights are a little too easy.