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Sonic The Hedgehog Review!
08-03-14 07:59 PM
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Oh boy, I've wanted to tackle this game for a while! So Sonic The Hedgehog is one of the most famous video game icons ever made now, and this game alone proves why. But before I start the review, let's start with a little back-story........ Back in 1990 It was pretty difficult to buy a video game. You didn't know if it was going to be the best game ever made or the ultimate rotten turd in the giant abominable s**t stack. (I am looking at you, E.T.) And all you had to see on what the game was like was a commercial barely explaining anything, a photo, a weak descr But whether or not you would want to LIVE in the 90's, you have to agree that games were pretty hard to enjoy. There was so many bad games and companies as you already know, (LJN....) And it was like a 50/50 chance you'd find a good game. Except one gaming mascot that you could always count on to give you many guaranteed hours of fun....... Mario. The plumber who SAVED THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY! (Well, it was mostly Nintendo, they even made Mario) No matter what garbage you saw being sold for $400 dollars, (VIRTUAL BOY......) You could always count on the Mario Bros for fun every single time! (Well, except Hotel Mario. But who had a CD-I anyways?) Mario's game were the best in the world! Such classics like Super Mario Bros, Mario 2, Mario 3, Mario 64, Mario World, MARIO TENNIS, MARIO GOLF, MARIO PAINT, DR. MARIO, PAPER MARIO, IT WAS LIKE NO MATTER WHAT GAME YOU BOUGHT WITH HIS NAME ON IT, YOU HAD THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE! But then Sega, being the awesome company they were, (WERE,) They made the worlds first 16-bit system, BEHOLD, THE SEGA GENESIS! *Clap Clap Clap* You see a difference yet? Back then, games were about 2 things. Fun, and graphics. Back then people were like, "Hey dude have you seen the NINTENDO 64? 64 Bits dude! 64 BITS!" Nobody cares about bits or whatever nowadays because most games graphics look either great, or just like a lot of other games. But back then, graphics was a huge part of a game. Did they look rushed, blurry, and hard to look at? (ACTION 52....) Or did they look colorful, nice, pretty, and settling on the eyes? (Fantasy Zone!) Either way, Sega knew that the NES, (Or the 1985 Official Nintendo Entertainment System, hehe,) Was starting to lose competition because of the 8-bit graphics, so they made the Sega Genesis to show off what they could do to revolutionize graphics as we know it. Then they needed to have a mascot. For a while they had this character called Alex The Kidd, and while his games were alright, (Enchanted Castle though is one of my Top 20 Favorite Games Ever,) They weren't phenomenal. Then in 1990 they must have realized that people liked going fast in video games. Like how 90% of the Mario Bros Games people were holding down the B button to go faster! So Sega created Sonic The Hedgehog, which if I talked all about it's history, then this "Review" would be over 9,000 words long. (Hehe 9,000 hehe) Gamers instantly loved Sonic The Hedgehog for his, well, EVERYTHING! The blue blur was on top of the world and was even compared to Super Mario at the time! Kids were like, "THERESTHIS GUY NAMD SANIC WOW CHECK IM OUT HES LIKE MORIO!" *Intentionally spelled wrong* And more people wanted to play it because kids thought there was going to be a new mascot who could always make games that make you want to wet yourself! But was the game REALLY as good as the kids say? Is it possible we have a case of an overrated video game? Or does it really belong in the *Turns on megaphone* GREAT OFFICIAL GOLDEN VIDEO GAME STAR HAVEN HALL OF FAME AND FORTUNE!? (Try saying that 3 times fast! >) Well let's finally stop gushing and talk about the game that started it all, the game that the 90's worshiped and sacrificed they're souls to get a few minutes of holy game-play from the greatest genesis title of all time, (Maybe not THAT good,) Sonic. The. Hedgehog. So you turn on your Sega Genesis thinking, "This better not suck or I AM GOING TO STRANGLE SOMEBODY" As you hear the classic line, "Sega!" (Which ACTUALLY took up more space then an entire zone! Not kidding, look it up. They did this cause they had too much space.) Then you hear some flashy noises, you look at the screen in awe, you see a beautiful background, a ring in the middle, AND THEN, THE JOURNEY OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG BEGINS! *Alright enough over dramatic lines * Since this isn't a walk-through, I won't be saying things like, "So go on this platform and advance to the right to get a hidden shield!" Or anything like that, so yeah. The game begins as you start in the Green Hill Zone. Instantly you are greeted with beautiful graphics, wonderfully catchy and memorable music, smooth working controls, no glitches, (Unless you try to find them then that kind of defeats the purpose now doesn't it?) And a bunch of platforms, loop-De-loops, busting up badniks (Spelled that right Vizzed.....And yes, I did use this joke before, but I really did spell that right so we're cool.) And fighting a pretty easy boss fight at the end of every stage. There really isn't a story but as far as I can tell, this is what I think the story is. Actually, screw that it's in the manual. (LOL If you bought the game without it.) "Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the mad scientist, is snatching innocent animals and turning them into evil robots! Only one tough dude can put an end to the demented scientist's fiendish scheme. It's Sonic, the real cool hedgehog with the spiked haircut and power sneakers that give him super speed." "Help Sonic fight hordes of metal maniacs and do the loop with the Super Sonic Spin Attack.
"Spin through space, loop 'til you're dizzy, save the animals and become the super hero. Be Sonic! Be atomic!" "Rescue the Princess * Back in 1990 It was pretty difficult to buy a video game. You didn't know if it was going to be the best game ever made or the ultimate rotten turd in the giant abominable s**t stack. (I am looking at you, E.T.) And all you had to see on what the game was like was a commercial barely explaining anything, a photo, a weak descr But whether or not you would want to LIVE in the 90's, you have to agree that games were pretty hard to enjoy. There was so many bad games and companies as you already know, (LJN....) And it was like a 50/50 chance you'd find a good game. Except one gaming mascot that you could always count on to give you many guaranteed hours of fun....... Mario. The plumber who SAVED THE VIDEO GAME INDUSTRY! (Well, it was mostly Nintendo, they even made Mario) No matter what garbage you saw being sold for $400 dollars, (VIRTUAL BOY......) You could always count on the Mario Bros for fun every single time! (Well, except Hotel Mario. But who had a CD-I anyways?) Mario's game were the best in the world! Such classics like Super Mario Bros, Mario 2, Mario 3, Mario 64, Mario World, MARIO TENNIS, MARIO GOLF, MARIO PAINT, DR. MARIO, PAPER MARIO, IT WAS LIKE NO MATTER WHAT GAME YOU BOUGHT WITH HIS NAME ON IT, YOU HAD THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE! But then Sega, being the awesome company they were, (WERE,) They made the worlds first 16-bit system, BEHOLD, THE SEGA GENESIS! *Clap Clap Clap* You see a difference yet? Back then, games were about 2 things. Fun, and graphics. Back then people were like, "Hey dude have you seen the NINTENDO 64? 64 Bits dude! 64 BITS!" Nobody cares about bits or whatever nowadays because most games graphics look either great, or just like a lot of other games. But back then, graphics was a huge part of a game. Did they look rushed, blurry, and hard to look at? (ACTION 52....) Or did they look colorful, nice, pretty, and settling on the eyes? (Fantasy Zone!) Either way, Sega knew that the NES, (Or the 1985 Official Nintendo Entertainment System, hehe,) Was starting to lose competition because of the 8-bit graphics, so they made the Sega Genesis to show off what they could do to revolutionize graphics as we know it. Then they needed to have a mascot. For a while they had this character called Alex The Kidd, and while his games were alright, (Enchanted Castle though is one of my Top 20 Favorite Games Ever,) They weren't phenomenal. Then in 1990 they must have realized that people liked going fast in video games. Like how 90% of the Mario Bros Games people were holding down the B button to go faster! So Sega created Sonic The Hedgehog, which if I talked all about it's history, then this "Review" would be over 9,000 words long. (Hehe 9,000 hehe) Gamers instantly loved Sonic The Hedgehog for his, well, EVERYTHING! The blue blur was on top of the world and was even compared to Super Mario at the time! Kids were like, "THERESTHIS GUY NAMD SANIC WOW CHECK IM OUT HES LIKE MORIO!" *Intentionally spelled wrong* And more people wanted to play it because kids thought there was going to be a new mascot who could always make games that make you want to wet yourself! But was the game REALLY as good as the kids say? Is it possible we have a case of an overrated video game? Or does it really belong in the *Turns on megaphone* GREAT OFFICIAL GOLDEN VIDEO GAME STAR HAVEN HALL OF FAME AND FORTUNE!? (Try saying that 3 times fast! >) Well let's finally stop gushing and talk about the game that started it all, the game that the 90's worshiped and sacrificed they're souls to get a few minutes of holy game-play from the greatest genesis title of all time, (Maybe not THAT good,) Sonic. The. Hedgehog. So you turn on your Sega Genesis thinking, "This better not suck or I AM GOING TO STRANGLE SOMEBODY" As you hear the classic line, "Sega!" (Which ACTUALLY took up more space then an entire zone! Not kidding, look it up. They did this cause they had too much space.) Then you hear some flashy noises, you look at the screen in awe, you see a beautiful background, a ring in the middle, AND THEN, THE JOURNEY OF SONIC THE HEDGEHOG BEGINS! *Alright enough over dramatic lines * Since this isn't a walk-through, I won't be saying things like, "So go on this platform and advance to the right to get a hidden shield!" Or anything like that, so yeah. The game begins as you start in the Green Hill Zone. Instantly you are greeted with beautiful graphics, wonderfully catchy and memorable music, smooth working controls, no glitches, (Unless you try to find them then that kind of defeats the purpose now doesn't it?) And a bunch of platforms, loop-De-loops, busting up badniks (Spelled that right Vizzed.....And yes, I did use this joke before, but I really did spell that right so we're cool.) And fighting a pretty easy boss fight at the end of every stage. There really isn't a story but as far as I can tell, this is what I think the story is. Actually, screw that it's in the manual. (LOL If you bought the game without it.) "Dr. Ivo Robotnik, the mad scientist, is snatching innocent animals and turning them into evil robots! Only one tough dude can put an end to the demented scientist's fiendish scheme. It's Sonic, the real cool hedgehog with the spiked haircut and power sneakers that give him super speed." "Help Sonic fight hordes of metal maniacs and do the loop with the Super Sonic Spin Attack.
"Spin through space, loop 'til you're dizzy, save the animals and become the super hero. Be Sonic! Be atomic!" "Rescue the Princess * |
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deathding : Wow I can't believe I'm the first person to comment on this review! Anyway great job on this review. It has massive length, it has excellent detail and length I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. Good job! |
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Yeah it figures, I finally make a really good review and nobody notices it XD But thank you so much! ^__^ And look forward to my top 15 Sega genesis games, I only have #1 to finish! And look forward to my top 15 Sega genesis games, I only have #1 to finish! |
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Nice review packed with info. I,m a Mario kind of guy but sonic was kool as while. |
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Wow such an amazing review, so detailed, so instructional, but yet straight to the point, I was very delighted to read your review. Ah the classic Sonic, on the classic Sega, so many memories with this game. I laughed, I cried, I threw the controller at the television in pure rage. The game is legendary, that spawned an iconic series, that will always be remembered. You can still hear children whistling the tune every now and then, heck I used to as a child, and still every now and then I find myself whistling it. This game created such a cult fan base it ain't even funny. And Dr. Robotnik no....Eggman is an iconic final boss, villian, and antagonist. The game for it's time had amazing graphics. The music as I said is an instant classic. The characters and character developement are so weird, random, and wild that you just have to love them. The plot is the same way, one of the most unique, and bizarre stories ever told. A blue life size hedgehog rescuing little animals from an evil genious. Classic! All in all such a fun, and solid game. |
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