Overall 8.5 Graphics 9 Sound 8 Addictive 6 Story 2 Depth 5 Difficulty 5
8.2
A surprisingly good party game with some friends. sonicfan154
Sonic Shuffle is Sega's answer to Mario Party, like Sonic Drift was to Mario Kart and Wacky Worlds was to Mario Paint. Unlike those games, Sonic Shuffle is actually good. Not perfect, but good. As one of the Dreamcast's few local multiplayer games (that isn't a fighting game), Sonic Shuffle features 4 players playing mini games and navigating a game board. Now, on with the review.
Graphics: 9/10
Sonic Shuffle has great graphics. Dated nowadays, and I'm a slave to Cel-Shaded games, but these graphics are bright and cartoony. I love them. Essentially a brighter version of Sonic Adventure, graphics-wise.
Sound: 8/10
The music in the game is catchy and upbeat. A lot of it reminds me on Jet Grind Radio. Well, not really, but the fast paced beats of Sonic Shuffle are reminiscent. Yes, a lot of the music is regular plain party game music, but it's still really awesome.
Addictiveness: 6/10
Playing on your own is definitely much less addictive than playing with friends, but in the games defense, it isn't meant to be played single-player. It's a PARTY game, and a good one at that. You'll hate it and want to turn it off in single-player, but you aren't doing the game justice.
Story: 2/10
Wait, what was the story again? Oh yeah, something about chaos after the perfect preciousstone was destroyed by an evil being. Also, this is rarely brought up in gameplay, and all we get are some lame cutscenes. Sure, they look nice, but yeesh, way to blow over a story.
Depth: 5/10
This is a party game. Don't expect any depth. I gave it a five because you'll play a bunch of matches with friends, giving the game its length. But this game is a party game. What do you expect.
Difficulty: N/A/10
Well rather than N/A, more like "varies". You can blow over the games easy bots, and blow your head up playing against the hardest ones. Varies comes in because it mainly depends on your friends skill. Honestly, difficulty shouldn't be a criteria.
Overall: 8.2/10
With great graphics, fun (multiplayer) gameplay, good music and sounds, Sonic Shuffle easily manages to overcome its shortcomings. (non-existent depth and forgettable story.)
Give it a shot if you've got some friends for the journey.
Graphics 9 Sound 8 Addictive 6 Story 2 Depth 5 Difficulty 5
Review Rating: 4/5
Submitted: 08-17-15
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