![]() ![]() The tracks themselves can be extremely confusing in terms of where to go, though usually there's multiple paths and confusion can often lead to a shortcut. The actual design and look of the levels is fairly varied and perhaps one of the best aspects of the game. Graphically the game is very blocky and features low res textures for all of the track detail. Hitting anything will make the character stop dead in their tracks, and constant inertia will prevent players from being able to steer in the direction they want to. The turning circle of all characters is huge and getting through a race without scraping along the sides of the track is near impossible. There's a special move for each character, and many can jump over obstacles. The first thing to note about the game is its controls, players control their character's acceleration almost like a car, turning controlled on the same pad. We've been treated in recent years to the Sonic and All Stars Racing Transformed series which blows this game out of the water, and comparing the two, there's very little to like about Sonic R. There are people who have learned and mastered its slippery controls in order to speedrun the game, and some seem to enjoy the challenge of the game's obtuseness, but anyone looking for a quality Sonic racing title will be sorely disappointed. In terms of character differences, each has a different throwing move, but otherwise punches and kicks are mostly the same, and there's little difference in feel between mascots. There's a little difficulty with beating Metal Sonic, but it's nothing that perseverance won't overcome. Usually a single attack is enough to defeat most enemies when spammed enough. Movement for all characters is slow and clunky, and gameplay is very much of the button mashing variety. The controls are simple and consist of punch, kick, throw and block commands. Once all 8 Chaos Emeralds have been collected, the Death Egg can be accessed as the final level. Once players have beaten a stage, they gain a Chaos Emerald, and move on to the next stage. ![]() Sonic: The Fighters features 8 playable characters who form the opponents of the first 8 stages of the game, with Metal Sonic acting as the final boss. Although the characters have got into their fair share of fights over the years, most of these were after the release of this arcade only game. ![]() There are also bonus Mega Drive games which can be unlocked by playing ridiculous amounts of the game (12 hours or more usually), but I won't count these as regular content, since Streets of Rage and Vectorman are hardly regular Sonic titles.Ī Sonic The Hedgehog fighting game is a strange concept when you think about it. This is a good selection of unconventional Sonic games, especially the Game Gear releases, of which I've only played one, on the Master System. The games featured in Sonic Gems Collections are Sonic The Fighters, Sonic CD, Sonic R, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Game Gear), Sonic Spinball (Game Gear), Sonic The Hedgehog Triple Trouble, Tails Sky Patrol, Tails Adventure, and Sonic Drift Racing. For these I'll still consider them towards the collection's overall score, but won't be reviewing them in this roundup, for the sake of time and convenience. There are also some titles which I'll be playing on easier formats or have already reviewed. As such it's perfect for crossing some tricky titles off my list. Sonic Gems Collection has many of the assorted games which are difficult to get hold of or play normally from the Sonic Franchise. ![]()
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