What's that fun little game that everyone had if you owned a

Sega Genesis?

Why, sonic of course! That speedy little blue fur-ball that saved forest animals

and defeated Doctor Eggman (or Robotnik, whatever floats your boat) numerable

times. Well he's back again in Sonic CD! Now when you first start up the game

and begin you'll notice a few things. First off, the soundtrack. Yes it's

badass at times, but I for one wasn't expecting that in a sonic game. When you get

to some enemies (who look completely different), what will come out of them

when you bash 'em?


Cute little animals? Noooo of course not. Flower seeds. Yeah. Once again,

wasn't expecting that. Well that's because it was made by a different

developer then the one who created Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and the original Sonic

The Hedgehog. So that explains most of the change. (But FLOWERS?!? I'm sorry

but come on!) But enough of the history lesson, let's look at actual the game itself.













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Graphics: 10











?The graphics are awesome. There's some 3D elements thrown into it, it's bright

and colorful, what more could you ask for? Definitely one of the better SCD

games that I've seen, so I gave it a solid 10.











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Sound: 8











The soundtrack is just alright in my opinion. Nothing overly catchy or special

like the Greenhill Zone theme that everyone knows by heart. (the boss themes

are quite funky and cool.) So though some may say that the soundtrack is

amazing and advanced, so I gave it an 8.

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Addictiveness: 6

I personally didn't find it very addictive and it's not exactly the type of

thing that I'd pick up and play to death. It is a very fun game however, just

to me it doesn't have the replay value of say, Mega man 2 or Super Castlevania

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Story: 6











The main plot in Sonic CD is that Sonic arrives on a planet called 'Little

Planet' andhe sees that Doctor Robotnik has completely made it into a robot

wonderland!


Sonic's girlhog , Amy Rose, get's taken by Metal Sonic (very creative

name....), the robot version of sonic and the story goes from there. Not overly

deep, but at least there is one.














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Depth: 9











There's lots of things you can do and places and minigames to explore. You can

even mess around with the Sound Test on the menu screen to unlock different

modes, artwork, and some really scary message from the Devil himself! So I think

an 8.5 -9 would be good.

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(Code to get to the Sound test is : At the title screen,

press: Down, Down, Down, Left, Right, A)

(Scary Devil Screen Code: FM no.46, PCM no. 12, DA no.

25? then press start)














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Difficulty: 6











I didn't find it very hard at all. At certain times it was, but most of


the time the hardest part was figuring out where to go. On some levels


I'd just get completely turned around, though it could just be me.














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Overall: 8.7











I found the game fun, colorful, and new and it was exciting to play for awhile.

Some things could have been explained better, like the 'Future' and 'Past'

signs (I still have no clue as to what their purpose is.), and some things

could have been changed (THE FLOWERS!!!), but overall I think that it's an easy

game that anyone could pick up and play.