Honestly had a fucking blast with this game. Honestly some flat out incredibly designed levels that are a total blast to replay through and get faster and faster at playing, with different characters having different ways to go about tackling them. Egg Fortress Act 2's time reversal gimmick was an especially high point for me personally.

The music in places is pretty weak, some of the bosses definitely fumble the bag, are way too reliant on OHKO moves, and last way too long with no checkpoints to soften the blow, but a majority of the other bosses are honestly rather fun and designed pretty decently. A couple of stages in the Extra Mode are definitely kind of bad, Golden Palace Act 2's redo definitely being a low point in the game.

But asides from those fumbles here and there, this game's an absolute blast for me and I can definitely see myself replaying it, and cant wait to give the multiplayer a shot. Definitely ranks above Sonic 1, 2 and CD on my Classic Sonic list, but below 3&K and Mania I think.

Reviewed on Oct 25, 2023


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