Hey guys, Theironhide here and I'm going to review the original Sonic the hedgehog for the Sega Genesis.
If you guys know even a little about me, then you should know that I'm a huge fan of the Sonic the hedgehog series. Even thought I do like the 3D games more, I still get enjoyment out of the 2D games as well. This game was the begin of the epicness that we know Sonic for today and is often seen as 1 of his best games. I personally disagree on this being the best, but that doesn't say I hate it. Well with all of that said, lets begin.
Graphics: 8
To be honest, this game is far from the best what the Genesis has to offer graphic wise. But that can be excused since it was the first game on the system. The levels are very well designed graphic wise. From the bright and colourful Green Hill, to the dark and industrial horror that is Scrap Brain. Sonic looks good for the time as well, with so many different animations for his sprite.Overall, the game setted up a nice standard for later Genesis games and the later SNES.
Sound: 8
It really saddens me that I can't rate the sound higher. I love Sonic music as much as many other fans and sometimes even haters do. And the sound effects work too, but the game lacks the truly great tracks. To be honest the only tracks I liked in this game (level themes) were Green Hill, Marble and Labyrinth. The others 3 didn't quite appeal to me. I don't care about the Starlight and Scrap Brain themes at all, and the Spring Yard theme is just so boring. Even though I really like the boss theme and the final boss theme is ok.
Addictiveness: 8
Like I said before, I disagree on this being the best Sonic game, but I do like it game play wise. I like how fast phased the game is (especially in Green Hill and Starlight), and I also like the special stages (even thought they could be frustrating as times). The game does have some flaws. Spring Yard was pretty boring in my opinion, and I doubt that I even need to talk about Labyrinth (painful childhood memories anyone? lol). Also, most of the bosses were pathetically easy. The only boss that gave me trouble was the Labyrinth boss, and you don't even need to kill Eggman (or Robotnik as he was called at the time, but I grew up with his Eggman name so I just name him Eggman) in order to win.
Story: 4
Like the Mega man games (the platformers I reviewed I mean, check those out if you're done with this by the way), the story of this game isn't very original. It's the basic for a 2D Sonic: Eggman tries to take over the world by using kidnapped animals to power his robots and Sonic has to stop him. It isn't the most creative story out there, but It doesn't matter since nobody plays these games for the story.
Depth: 6
Lets be honest, there isn't much left to do with this game after playing it out besides from replaying it. Sure, you could play out special stages to unlock the good ending, but it's not much different from the bad ending. It isn't something like the second game were you unlock the super form by it.
Difficulty: 7
Similarly to Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo (check my review of that game by the way), you should be fine if you know how to play the games. However, it will most likely get you of guard if you're not careful. You may think this game is just basic running and jumping, but it's harder then you might think at first glance.
Overall, this game is a very solid start to a great video game series. This game isn't my favorite game in the series, but it's still fun to play (even thought, I don't play it on vizzed anymore now that I have the collection game on my DS).I give it an 8.1 . This has been Theironhide, and Super Mario World can suck it compared to this game (DON'T FEEL OFFENDED, THAT LAST STATEMENT WAS JUST AN OPINION) Hey guys, Theironhide here and I'm going to review the original Sonic the hedgehog for the Sega Genesis.
If you guys know even a little about me, then you should know that I'm a huge fan of the Sonic the hedgehog series. Even thought I do like the 3D games more, I still get enjoyment out of the 2D games as well. This game was the begin of the epicness that we know Sonic for today and is often seen as 1 of his best games. I personally disagree on this being the best, but that doesn't say I hate it. Well with all of that said, lets begin.
Graphics: 8
To be honest, this game is far from the best what the Genesis has to offer graphic wise. But that can be excused since it was the first game on the system. The levels are very well designed graphic wise. From the bright and colourful Green Hill, to the dark and industrial horror that is Scrap Brain. Sonic looks good for the time as well, with so many different animations for his sprite.Overall, the game setted up a nice standard for later Genesis games and the later SNES.
Sound: 8
It really saddens me that I can't rate the sound higher. I love Sonic music as much as many other fans and sometimes even haters do. And the sound effects work too, but the game lacks the truly great tracks. To be honest the only tracks I liked in this game (level themes) were Green Hill, Marble and Labyrinth. The others 3 didn't quite appeal to me. I don't care about the Starlight and Scrap Brain themes at all, and the Spring Yard theme is just so boring. Even though I really like the boss theme and the final boss theme is ok.
Addictiveness: 8
Like I said before, I disagree on this being the best Sonic game, but I do like it game play wise. I like how fast phased the game is (especially in Green Hill and Starlight), and I also like the special stages (even thought they could be frustrating as times). The game does have some flaws. Spring Yard was pretty boring in my opinion, and I doubt that I even need to talk about Labyrinth (painful childhood memories anyone? lol). Also, most of the bosses were pathetically easy. The only boss that gave me trouble was the Labyrinth boss, and you don't even need to kill Eggman (or Robotnik as he was called at the time, but I grew up with his Eggman name so I just name him Eggman) in order to win.
Story: 4
Like the Mega man games (the platformers I reviewed I mean, check those out if you're done with this by the way), the story of this game isn't very original. It's the basic for a 2D Sonic: Eggman tries to take over the world by using kidnapped animals to power his robots and Sonic has to stop him. It isn't the most creative story out there, but It doesn't matter since nobody plays these games for the story.
Depth: 6
Lets be honest, there isn't much left to do with this game after playing it out besides from replaying it. Sure, you could play out special stages to unlock the good ending, but it's not much different from the bad ending. It isn't something like the second game were you unlock the super form by it.
Difficulty: 7
Similarly to Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo (check my review of that game by the way), you should be fine if you know how to play the games. However, it will most likely get you of guard if you're not careful. You may think this game is just basic running and jumping, but it's harder then you might think at first glance.
Overall, this game is a very solid start to a great video game series. This game isn't my favorite game in the series, but it's still fun to play (even thought, I don't play it on vizzed anymore now that I have the collection game on my DS).I give it an 8.1 . This has been Theironhide, and Super Mario World can suck it compared to this game (DON'T FEEL OFFENDED, THAT LAST STATEMENT WAS JUST AN OPINION) |
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