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Sonic the Hedgehog Review (continued)
More User Submitted Sonic the Hedgehog Reviews
Date: 2007-01-04
The classic game that started it all!!!!!!!
Ah, sonic the Hedgehog. The game that established the Genesis as a figure in gaming, the character that became a pop culture icon (at least in the gaming world, but it went a little further), was able to stand right beside Mario, and lest I forget, gave Nintendo the first taste of competition. I had a Genesis, but I sold it, but after playing it on the great Sega Genesis collection on my PSP, the old days returned. This game was a classic in so many ways.
This game was fast, and gave out the message that fast games are fun games. Sonic was a great looking game, with wonderful themed areas, which would beat Mario's plain blocky world. The game was also great because it eliminated many cheap deaths. The games during the time were great, but alot of the games (even Mario) had the annoying death thing. If you hit something, you die. It gets really really annoying, and it's no help either that you usually have to start over again (the usual way to continue would be to memorize annoying passwords). Sure, Sonic had many start over deaths, but the fact that there were shields and rings Rings are much easier to get back if you lose them, and since it's quite easy to get them after they fall out of Sonic, made the game a lot less annoying. And it was easier to kill enemies. SOnic may not be as revolutionary as Mario (or the fact that new Sonic games get 3,4,5 scores, while Mario still goes strong), but I could see a discussion on which game had a better design. I can't really decide either, so I will just be neutral in this discussion. However, you have my approval to bring up MY topic in a schoolyard conversation.
Aside from the great design, Sonic was just plain fun. It's faster, more action, easier to kill enemies, and there was a lot of slick puzzles and a great plot. The stages are filled with many booby traps, from the raging lava river from the Marble Zone, to bumpers that luanch you into enemies, this game is just brimming with exciting obstacles that sometimes make you don't mind that you just died and have to start over again. I do reccomend learning how to do level skip, so you don't have to start over. Of course, you don't keep your score, but getting a record score is already done, so don't shed any tears if you lose your points. And the music is jammin' to, it's not as good as the music from Sonic Adventure, but it's very good.
This is a classic game, and even though it's not as good as the masterpiece sequal, it's amazing how this game has stood the test of time. Like other classics like Castlevania (the very first one released for NES) and Final Fantasy 5, these games are just classic. Expect to see them around for quite a while longer.
Date: 2006-12-20
The 1991 Classic!
This is a sheer classic. The music is awsome, delivering some of the greatest music in video game history. I highly recondmend it.
+ Fast gameplay
+ Nice animations
+ Nice Music
I can't think of any cons right now. The only down side is it may be too hard for the little kids. Buy this game!
Date: 2006-12-06
Old School Entertainment, Sonic Style
My family recently unearthed our Sega Genesis and once again we can not get enough of Sonic The Hedgehog. We have a pretty diverse collection of Sega games, but this one always seems to rise to the top. As far as the 'fun factor' goes, I'd easily stack it up against a fair percentage of my PS2 library. I don't know much about the ports, except to say that Sonic has been made available on the Playstation, the Xbox, and even made portable for the Game Boy Advance. I haven't played any of these, but the reviews I have seen are fair, at best. So, proceed with caution.
Maybe its true that you can't improve upon perfection. The cartoony goodness of the frenetic hedgehog brings a smile to my face without fail. The way he zips along his path, snatching up rings is something straight out of a roadrunner cartoon. And on those occasions where he gets zapped by an enemy or a set of spikes, he flails his limbs, but gets right back into the fray again.
I have never completed Sonic, but that doesn't make the game any less addictive. There's the constant quest to collect 100 rings in an attempt to extend game time. There's the challenge to find all of the secret short cuts and bonuses. And the boss battles with the evil Doctor Robotnik is just tons of fun. Maddening at times. But fun, none the less. If you have this game tucked away somewhere, you owe it to yourself, to dust off the Genesis and have another go. I promise you, its just as much fun the second, third, and fourth time around.
Date: 2006-12-01
AMAZING
I have the game gear emulation on SADX, so i don't know what the genesis version is like. But this game is AMAZING! I'll just get straight to the point:
PROS
-fast-paced
-Good special stages
-Beats the fatass plumber mario
CONS
Hmm... I can't think of any
THIS IS A GREAT GAME. GET IT!
Date: 2006-09-04
The orignal and the best!!!
Do you remember in 1991, it's your birthday and your parents bought you a Sega Genesis that came with Sonic the Hedgehog? So you set it up and put the game in and amazed by the graphecs and speed. Yes my friends this game is better than that fat man Mario and his stupid brother Luigi. This game is fast, fun and has great music. So buy this game and you won't be sorry!!!
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