They claim this is lock-on technology, but when I try to attach Sonic 4: Episode 2 to America's Army I don't get to play Blue Spheres. What the FUCK is UP with THAt???
For Episode Metal, you can mostly refer to my review for Sonic 4: Episode 1, because all you're really getting here is a character skin and four acts from that game's four zones, played in reverse. They are remixed somewhat, with more hazards, enemies, and altered routes to make this second jog through more challenging, but the structure of each zone still results in Episode Metal getting easier as it goes.
It's wafer thin, but it's also hard to complain too much about it when it's free... With your copy of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 and 2, that is. I actually forgot how this stupid thing worked when I was going back and buying these games again (yeah that's right, I rebought the Sonic 4 duology. My stupid ass paid 25$ just to be able to play this on the couch and not in front of a damn computer. Why am I still allowed to be in control of my own finances, why haven't you people done something!?) I thought that you'd need to grab this on the side, but it doesn't appear anywhere in the Xbox marketplace. For a while I thought it just wasn't compatible with the Xbox version of the game, then read that it unlocks after you beat the first level of Episode 2, which I did, and nothing happened. What fixed this was opening up the DLC menu in Episode 2 and selecting the install for "Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 Full Game" and look, none of this makes any sense to me. Do you remember they made a bunch of Xbox avatar items for Sonic 4? Well good news, you can still buy, like, a Tails hat for 3 real dollars. I did, because I'm in too deep.
I guess it's "neat" they did this, even if it's hanging off the much better Episode 2 like a tumorous mass. Gotta play it if you want the full story! Won't know how Metal came back otherwise (he got zapped with electricity and then ate some stuff he found on the ground in Not Labyrinth Zone.) A must play for anyone who wants the full Sonic 4 experience. Thank god it's like, 20 minutes long.
For Episode Metal, you can mostly refer to my review for Sonic 4: Episode 1, because all you're really getting here is a character skin and four acts from that game's four zones, played in reverse. They are remixed somewhat, with more hazards, enemies, and altered routes to make this second jog through more challenging, but the structure of each zone still results in Episode Metal getting easier as it goes.
It's wafer thin, but it's also hard to complain too much about it when it's free... With your copy of Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 and 2, that is. I actually forgot how this stupid thing worked when I was going back and buying these games again (yeah that's right, I rebought the Sonic 4 duology. My stupid ass paid 25$ just to be able to play this on the couch and not in front of a damn computer. Why am I still allowed to be in control of my own finances, why haven't you people done something!?) I thought that you'd need to grab this on the side, but it doesn't appear anywhere in the Xbox marketplace. For a while I thought it just wasn't compatible with the Xbox version of the game, then read that it unlocks after you beat the first level of Episode 2, which I did, and nothing happened. What fixed this was opening up the DLC menu in Episode 2 and selecting the install for "Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 Full Game" and look, none of this makes any sense to me. Do you remember they made a bunch of Xbox avatar items for Sonic 4? Well good news, you can still buy, like, a Tails hat for 3 real dollars. I did, because I'm in too deep.
I guess it's "neat" they did this, even if it's hanging off the much better Episode 2 like a tumorous mass. Gotta play it if you want the full story! Won't know how Metal came back otherwise (he got zapped with electricity and then ate some stuff he found on the ground in Not Labyrinth Zone.) A must play for anyone who wants the full Sonic 4 experience. Thank god it's like, 20 minutes long.