Sonic Classic Collection is a good, but flawed compilation for the Nintendo DS that just screams "small budget, short development cycle!" It is what it is: four great Sonic games accurately ported to a half-assed compilation.
Presentation - 3.0
Graphics - 6.5
Sound - 8.0
Gameplay - 7.5
Lasting Appeal - 8.0
Overall -
Carl Williams writes, "It is unclear what was going through the minds of the executives at Sega when they got the designs for Sonic the Hedgehog but it is clear that gamers loved him. Sonic proved that gamers were tired of slow games and they wanted speed- not just in racing games but in action games too. By the time Sega got to the third Sonic game, the whole speed and nothing but speed was getting a little thin with fans. Sega had to change things up a bit and so they did to great fanfare of fans across the world."
Sega's generosity extends a lot by giving up some of their games again and that includes the two popular retro Sonic games (by which I claimed it to be popular because of the gameplay) on which is the Sonic Blast and Sonic Labyrinth. How was that for all of the 3DS gamers?
As for me, I'm fine with the Sonic franchise but there's a point where I feel bored because of the similar scenario of the sonic series, run and jump gameplay.
While the contents are excellent choices for any Sonic aficionado, a lack of content and poor presentation values make this collection of Sonic titles fall short of expectations, even despite being a decent compilation. Sonic Classic Collection on the Nintendo DS can be summed up in two words: wasted potential.
Wow he really said half-assed?? These are supposed to be professional reviewers. I agree the collection is a joke as its trying to get even more money from really old games but no professional reviewer should ever use comments like half-assed.
whats new?
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but really, do we need to keep bringing sonic back for a collection game every gen? and its the same 3 to 4 games at that. at least Sonic Gems Collection had more verity of games on that then rehashing the same games over and over again.
I have no less than three versions of these titles already on different platforms. Sega should really start fleshing out some of the less-ported games like Sonic CD and Chaotix, now that would be nice.