Underrated gem.
Oozes with soul unlike its predecessor, most of the level design problems are fixed and the levels are actually fun and engaging to speedrun. There's no padding and bullshit gimmicks inside the actual levels. Bosses are incredible, presentation and atmosphere are great and the OST is a banger, way better than Rush's. The grindier elements encourage you to git gud at the levels and work towards upgrading your boats; special stages are pretty fun and being able to switch between Sonic and Blaze in a single story is pretty nice. The only cancer this time around are the hidden islands, literally 1984.
It really sucks this doesn't get nearly as much attention as the first game, seeing as it's actually fucking good. Only brainlets getting filtered by the sailing will say Rush is better.
Oozes with soul unlike its predecessor, most of the level design problems are fixed and the levels are actually fun and engaging to speedrun. There's no padding and bullshit gimmicks inside the actual levels. Bosses are incredible, presentation and atmosphere are great and the OST is a banger, way better than Rush's. The grindier elements encourage you to git gud at the levels and work towards upgrading your boats; special stages are pretty fun and being able to switch between Sonic and Blaze in a single story is pretty nice. The only cancer this time around are the hidden islands, literally 1984.
It really sucks this doesn't get nearly as much attention as the first game, seeing as it's actually fucking good. Only brainlets getting filtered by the sailing will say Rush is better.