Sonic the Hedgehog 4

[Dreddz]

What in the world happened inside Sega's Sonic Team?

Nearly all of the key developers that created the original Sonic games left Sega a while back. Sonic Team is mainly comprised of new people that no one has heard of.

And now that you mention Sonic Aventure, anyone bother to download the port that appeared on PSN and XBLA a few weeks back? What the smurf was that about. Possibly the glitchiest piece of I have played in a long while. But seeing as Sonic Adventure is one of my all time favourite games, even in the bad state it was in I still had a lot of fun. And say what you want about that game, the music is still awesome.

And speaking of music, there is one track in Sonic 4 I did like. Ta-Da!

[Shiny]

I'm a fan of the older Sonics from the Gensis and Saturn era. Wasn't big on Dreamcast, so here's hoping they've finally come out with something I like.

[Jessweeee♪]

Sonic 2 was my first game ever! It was also my dad's last game because I tripped the power cord just as he was about to beat it and he was like "okay I am done with video games forever "

I will definitely give Sonic 4 a try :3

[Bolivar]

I finally tried the demo and while I don't mind the animations, the movement seems off. You come to a complete stop when you let go of the direction button, where as in older games he might go for a little longer depending on how much speed you've built up. That was pretty disappointing. And the whole lock-on and DASH thing seems like it could be unnecessarily gimmicky, but I understand that's a mechanic this developer introduced with their Sonic games.

Other than that I'd be lying if I said I didn't have a huge smile on my face and a tingly feeling in my heart while playing it. It's fun. The music in the first level at least is definitely spot on. I know some people said it's not up to par, but looking at the way they made it sound, I think it'll suffice for me.

I'll get this soon once a little doe comes my way.

[Dreddz]

If you enjoyed the first stage then your in luck as the game gets considerably better as time goes on. Thats probably because they stop trying to pay homage to Sonic 1 so much and start actually making a new game. And I have warmed to the music a lot over the last few days. This track is also quite nice.

Theres also this belief among people that the last boss of this game is impossible or something. People are turning into such pansies these days.

[Madame Adequate]

Apparently Dr. Robotnik has some sort of device which erases all trace of inertia or momentum. Or speed, for that matter. Sonic should not move slower than Mario, but it sure feels like it in this one.

I didn't let my hopes get very high for this, but such as they were, they have been dashed.

[Dreddz]

Sonic should not move slower than Mario, but it sure feels like it in this one.

Bull. Have you even played the game?

[VeloZer0]

Though they really really have to take out sequences where Sonic chases after Robotnik on foot

Anyone else work on getting the under 1:00 Stage 1 time and end up taking it a little too far?

[Madame Adequate]

Sonic should not move slower than Mario, but it sure feels like it in this one.

Bull. Have you even played the game?

Yes, actually, I have. Sonic has no momentum, and he has very little speed; anytime you manage to get it higher he loses it almost instantly.

[DMKA]

Are Sonic 4 and Sonic Colors the same thing?

[Roto13]

Are Sonic 4 and Sonic Colors the same thing?

Nope. Two (or three, or four, depending on how you look at it) different games.

I played the PS3 version and I liked it. It's kind of expensive, but mine was a free review copy, so whatever. You can read my review here, if you're interested.