The game is great to spend in depth time on or jump in for a quick speed run. It is exciting to see that Sega has gotten Sonic right finally. Overall the best way to describe the game is fun.
Regardless, fans of the series will find the game enchanting as they reminisce on their re-imagined, favorite levels while new players will have fun learning about them for the first time. This is another Sonic fan game Heres Sonic Generation 2dIt it basically Sonic Generations 2 but in a 2D style using custom made Classic Sonic sprites, and. In fact, the only thing lacking is the ability to play levels with Sonic's friends and/or rivals. You also get rival battles and challenges, providing hours of extra playtime to the base game. Regardless, there are three levels and a boss from each console generation, with the two acts being completed by the respective Sonics. The story lacks a bit, but explaining why classic Sonic and newer Sonic are together, along with the classic levels, is a difficult task. Like most Sonic games, the music is great and fits the feel of each level. Even better is that the music changes with the act. Musically, the levels feature remixes of the old levels' soundtrack. Sometimes the player may even gaze off at the environment, forgetting to play the level.
The levels are full of vibrant colors and are truly beautiful. Visually the game is everything you would expect from Sonic after Sonic Colors. There is, also, the rather addictive quest to unlock everything in the game, allowing the player to view old concept art and music. This feature motivates the player to complete the numerous challenges tagged along with levels so that skills can be unlocked. If Super Sonic is your favorite, pick that. If you want a throwback fire shield on classic Sonic, go for it.
The customization of skills allows for each person's Sonic experience to be different. There have been some complaints on Sonic's ability to stop and perform on tricky platforming, but the game does offer "skills" to boost Sonics abilities in this regard and others. The result is beautiful and hard to find any faults in. Instead of pure 3D or 2D, Sonic flows with the level, allowing for fast 3D sequences and classic 2D platforming. The most important improvement is in the game's mechanics, where the game seamlessly switches between 3D and 2D. Sonic Generations, however, resolves the issues and strikes a balance between the 2D and 3D lovers.
While some 3D Sonic games were good, such as the Adventures on Dreamcast, all seemed to struggle in maintaining the fluid, high speed fun of the classics 2D era games. I'd agree if Sonic Generations doesn't feel as rough and unpolished as it is.By Ironmike62 | Review Date: AugSonic has struggled to find an identity ever since the move to 3D. Overall Review: Sonic fans say this is the best Sonic game in years. I also had trouble jumping with both Sonics where he just does not jump high or far enough (from a standstill) for some of the platform spacing. For 3d Sonic, the lock-on targeting is extremely fidgety and has trouble staying locked on. The choice of games to be represented in Sonic Generations was relatively. The problem I experienced was after turning and spin dashing, Sonic wouldn't be fully turned around and would spin dash in the wrong direction. Although modelled in 3D, his gameplay stuck to a 2D axis, doing a better job. It takes him a few tenths of a second to turn around. A lot of the stages have a good sense of speed.Ĭons: Game is short and padded with a lot of annoying and repetitive challenges. The gimmick Generations has is its split Sonic along 2d and 3d 'generations' so old Sonic plays in classic side scrolling 2d levels while 'modern' Sonic features the 3d environments of the recent Sonic games. Also has a ton of music and artwork from previous Sonics. Pros: Sonic Generations is meant to commemorate Sonic's 20th anniversary so it's got a ton of references to most retail releases including obscure stuff like Knuckles Chaotix.