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October 2010
(70%)
34 Reviews
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Abstract: Sonic got his start just about two decades ago, serving as the high-speed hero of a series of 2D platformers meant to compete with Mario. They did quite well, giving Sega a powerful mascot character that went on to star in all kinds of other games; rac...
Abstract: Old-school Sonic fans have had to endure a lot over the past ten years, and for those of us who grew up with the blue blur back in his 16-bit heyday, the parade of almost schizophrenic designs Sonic Team have subjected us to since the Dreamcast have o...
Abstract: Sonic returns to his roots.Those of us of an older age (me included) can remember the time Sonic came in to our lives. It was a time of fun, a time of innocence, a time of... well you get the picture; it was a while ago. Sonic The Hedgehog was the firs...
The fact is, Sonic 4's first episode is so much fun that it makes you forget about the world and think of nothing but the game. It encapsulates the pure thrill of gaming that many contemporary titles seem to comatosely forget. ...
Abstract: While it has the appearance of a quick cash-in, making a retro revival is actually a tricky proposition. There are the callbacks and the in-jokes, sure, but designers must also have a keen understanding of what made the game so great in the first place...
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 doesn't do very much that's new. Instead, it takes a step back to a time when Sonic was awesome. I would like to have been able to bring a friend along to play as Tails and experience the old Sonic levels in a new way -- in co-op. ...
Abstract: Sega and Sonic Team has finally gone and done it. It may have taken them many years and a handful of awful games to realise that they didn’t need to radically change the existing Sonic formula, but the Japanese developer has finally brought the Hedgeho...