From what I played this game would have been alright, if it wasn't for two things.

One, the targeting of the auto-homing attack is far too wide and it will target things off-screen. Causing Sonic to get flung around the screen and into a hazard or pit because of how disorientating it is.

Two, it is far too easy to start doing parkour when you don't want to. Causing Sonic to get flung around the screen and into a hazard or pit because of how disorientating it is.

As someone who has played a lot of Classic Sonic it was nice to have a game that really challenged me. It took me a few attempts to beat but I definitely enjoyed my time with it. Sure the difficulty doesn't always feel the most fair, with some questionable enemy and hazard placement, but for the most part it feels reasonable.

This game does a good job of taking the foundation of Sonic 1 and remixing it via clever reuse of existing artwork and music to make something that feels both fresh and familiar.

I really wanted to like this game. I lived the premise, story and it's presentation, artstyle and music. I even think the controls are a step up over Secret Rings, but the combat is a real let down.

First of all it is an absolute pace breaker with most encounters making you come to a complete stop, couple this with slow acceleration and by the time you get back up to speed you are likely right back into combat again.

And sure individual enemies are easy enough to deal with, with well telegraphed attacks. But they would put so many together that half the time I got hit because an enemy behind the one I was currently fighting would blindside me.

And this was me playing with a normal, button based control scheme. I would hate to think how rough this is with shaking a wiimote.