Edge: "Commemorating its star’s 20th birthday, Sonic Generations is a reminder of both what you adore and abhor in a series that’s had its simple joys diluted by flash-in-the-plan iterations and ideas.
Generations at least offers a passing glimpse of Sonic’s early days, where sprinting and platforming offered a balanced, reaction-based gameplay rhythm. The rest, however, is best viewed as a document of how Sega has struggled to stay true to that original template, and toggling between the old and new is a painful reminder of where Sonic went wrong. Instead of the sweet chords of nostalgia, Green Hill Zone’s chirpy tunes sound like a fanfare for the departed."
Sonic the Hedgehog has a long and turbulent history in videogames, but which are the best games featuring the blue bur?
Generations over Mania? Please… Generations doesnt have any new ideas in the levels/bosses.
Also a top 7 of Sonic games shouldn’t have any 3D crap and contain at least one of the 8-bit titles.
Sonic CD getting snubbed is weird. Number 1 is definitely interchangable between Sonic 2 and Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
Nothing wrong with putting Generations over Mania. Generations had a lot more to it. Mania was just a bit too short, despite how amazing it was. They're both top-tier Sonic games though.
I don't think mania was to short given 1,2,3, knuckles were between 1 and 3 hours long.
Mania was 5 hours roughly
However i say the originals feel more repayable because they are so short
The 8 bit games were pretty bad overall do you mean the 16 bit ones
Nope. Sonic 1 & 2 on the master system were great. Dont confuse these with the game gear versions either.
Top 7 for me
7 cd
6 mania
5 Frontiers
4 sonic 3
3 sonic 1
2 sonic and knuckles
1 sonic 2
Sometimes I feel like the Sonic Advanced games just didn’t exist with how much it’s always forgotten 😭
Even as a Sonic fan, I didn't really care for those games, and getting the Chaos Emeralds were freakin' horrible. Even with an emulator and save states, I didn't have the desire to try. I also didn't like most of the levels or bosses either. Unfortunately, DiMPs aren't good at making Sonic games.
The divide between both iterations of Sonic is now reaching spin-off territory, and the way Sega is handling it is both a blessing and a curse.
BLG writes: "With the success of the films and the promise of Frontiers, it’s possible that we’re ushering in a new golden age of Sonic the Hedgehog. While Sega is looking forward, the company is also looking back. It’s giving us Sonic Origins, a retooled collection of Genesis classics. However, this package fails to provoke a burning question: what’s the best Sonic handheld game?"
Ouch. Bought this and Disgaea 4 the other day. Will play them when I've finished Uncharted 3. I really enjoyed the demo so I think I'll enjoy the full game O.o Each to their own
this reviewer is a Penko
Liked the 2d Green Hill Zone hated the 3d one, in fact Green Hill is the only zone I like that's in the game so will defo be giving this a miss. Starlight Zone deserves a remake!!
I havn't enjoyed Sonic since Sonic 2 on the Megadrive (Sonic 3 really didn't have the magic of the first two for me), although SonicR was fun while it lasted.
When will someone give us a decent Sonic game!?!
This game is awesome i love the planet wisp stage. Deserves at least a 7/10