I have never been so conflicted about a game before. I know this is a long review nobody wants to read, so you can skip to the end if you want.

The rouge and knuckles levels are physically painful.

The tails and Eggman levels are WAY TOO LONG and consist of pressing forward and spamming the shooting button.

And boss battles are terrible, it's either the flying robot thing OR a 1v1 that doesn't work. Not to mention, I never figured out how to beat the camera.

SA2 has so much bullshit, and I don't think the problem comes from it aging poorly, in fact, SA2 is way ahead of its time.

Just like Unleashed, the only good part, which is the sonic and shadow stages, consists of about 10% of playtime. Not to mention, crazy gadget served as inspiration for eggmanland.

And yet... I can't help but love this game:

-City escape

-Metal harbor

-White jungle

THIS is what 3d sonic SHOULD BE. The sense of freedom and speed these stages give me makes me stop and wonder... The formula for 3d Sonic was right here.


What I meant in the beginning is: Is this game good?

No

Do I like it

Yes

Please don't mess with us Sonic fans, we don't even like our games