While Classic Sonic's stages are a mess due to strange physics, Modern Sonic's are often quite fun (albeit terribly brief) and the Avatar's stages feature some real flair. The game is divided into three chunks: Classic Sonic, Modern Sonic and Avatar stages. Though a big letdown in the story and runtime departments and only a partial victory in the gameplay sector, when Forces works, it works. While the controls are a little slippery, the combat dull and some stages a bit too long for comfort, the overall package is a competent trio-themed adventure that gives some underloved franchise characters their due time in the limelight. Mind you, zones might be memorable only because the game forces you to venture through each one four separate times to unlock the game's true ending, but that's just one big gripe in an otherwise-solid game. And within this game's 3D geometry, it provides engaging level design and solid stage length in order to make each and every zone a worthy and memorable inclusion. Standing alongside Sonic '06 as one of the only main Sonic games to be entirely 3D from start to finish, Sonic Heroes gains massive brownie points for not lazily resorting to 2D padding. However, when glimpses of the parkour system's true potential do appear, it's an absolute blast. Couple the underbaked level design with a short runtime, and Lost World ultimately falls flat as a cohesive experience. Even in 3D levels, this game rarely uses its tools to the fullest. It constantly relegates the game to 2D, where half of Lost World's mechanics are useless. While the solid controls make good on the promise of Lost World's parkour system, the level design does not. Lost World is a game with interesting ideas and middling execution. Even worse, the special stages are 3D spaces rendered with 2D sprites, and janky animation means these environments haven't aged all that well. Sonic's Super Peel Out move is classic, and the game's overarching time-travel gimmick leads to a lot of interesting environment variations, but none of that fixes the obnoxiously vertical, spring-loaded level design that makes moving forward a hassle. and Japanese versions are stellar) and neat mechanics, these pros can't outweigh the cons. Though Sonic CD has awesome cinematics, unique zone concepts, dope soundtracks (both the U.S. Add in its bright spots, like the killer soundtrack and imaginative zone aesthetics, and this title is definitely not the worst of Sonic's track record, despite its faults. When you combine that diversity of gameplay with boatloads of content and a surprisingly elaborate, fully fleshed-out story, there's no arguing that the game delivers ample bang for your buck. And as for the other styles - Sonic's, Blaze's, Shadow's and Tails' - they're all varying degrees of fun for those who didn't mind the janky speed of Sonic Adventure. Its most risky inclusions, Silver the Hedgehog and his telekinetic gameplay, could've been awful - but, in actuality, are pretty interesting. Still, you can't deny the raw ambition of this game, as it tackles nine different gameplay styles, all linked to the same core physics and movement system. Sonic '06 has a lot of issues, most of which aren't easy to look past. The graphics are strange and character designs unsettling. The plot's a mess and the interspecies romance is uncomfortable. With that said, Episode 2 does improve upon the first episode in a few ways (slightly better music, more-imaginative zones, etc.), but overall, neither installment of Sonic 4 is quite worthy of its name. While serviceable platformers in their own right, neither recaptures the physics, level design or scope of the classic games, making both episodes feel like graphically enhanced shells of their peers. Like any high school reunion, Sonic 4 Episodes 1 and 2 are varying degrees of disappointing. Though good for its time, Adventure just doesn't hold up as well today. And I'm not even addressing the painfully bland hub-world content and miscellaneous fluff that constitutes the bulk of the game's overall experience, nor am I mentioning the (very) poorly aged graphics. Unfortunately, Amy's plodding play style and Big's fishing (yes) really, really weigh the experience down, especially when you consider how rough around the edges the other four characters' gameplay styles are. Gamma's linear, third-person shooter segments are inoffensive, though not terribly engaging. Heck, even Knuckles' treasure-hunting escapades are kind of entertaining. And it's a shame, because the Sonic and Tails portions of Adventure are pretty solid! Sure, the level design is janky and at odds with the player's speed, but overall, the Sonic and Tails stories offer up stretches of good fun. While a bold and respectfully competent move into three dimensions, Sonic's first true 3D outing ('but what about Sonic 3D Blast?' the peanut gallery inquired) remains one of his least entertaining titles.

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