Sonic Generations is a platforming game released for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC via Steam. and is one of the best Sonic games in all time.
Story:
its Sonic’s birthday party and all of his friends are there to celebrate when a mysterious monster appears and starts kidnaping everyone including sonic.
in a familiar place in the past Sonic is running through a stage when the same monster appears and starts destroying the zone.
i said Sonic twice you say? that’s because in this game you get to play using 2 Sonics in one epic adventure through time to restore the time space continuum.
how do you do it? you run as fast as possible through stages from the past till the present where you will encounter monsters from that time period too.
Gameplay 8/10:
the gameplay this time is separated in 2 different kinds ( like most modern sonic games ) this time instead of a werehog ( thank god its gone) you play as classic sonic and modern sonic.
Classic Sonic works pretty much like sonic from the genesis era, to be more precise its like a mix of sonic CD and sonic & knuckles.
the stage works like classic 2D side scrolling games, this sections have really well done platforming action and the modern levels are greatly adapted to its 2D gameplay.
On the modern Sonic side we see the next-gen sonic gameplay ( the one from Sonic unleashed daytime stages) in wich speed and quick reactions are key to get the best times in the stage, that combines with refined controls and great level designs makes this Modern gameplay far better than its Unleashed form ( wich was great). And the classic 2D stages are graciously adapted in 3D.
All stages ( classic & modern) have multiple paths where you can run, making every run different and depending on wich section you run into you may save some seconds or gain a lot more.
Music: 10/10
Taking music from virtually every single Sonic game ever made Sonic Generations have one of the best soundtracks in the entire series.
all the stages have 2 versions of its original music remixed, one for classic Sonic and one for the modern one.
if the remixes are not your thing ( classic City escape mix is awesome ) you can unlock tons of songs and are able to select the music for each and every stage available.
Graphics: 9/10:
Game looks great, having played the Pc version on a Nvidia 8800GTX, the graphics were crisp and smooth in 1080p @ 60fps while console version run at 720p @ 30fps, still a very solid game with great graphics, there’s no slowdowns ( there’s some specific portions in the pc version that causes slowdown probably a port issue but these sections are pretty short and wont affect gameplay in that section).
The Hedgehog engine truly shines in the illumination and colorful worlds of Sonic’s present past and beyond.
Overall 8/10:
one of the best Sonic Games ever, a great soundtrack, great gameplay and great graphics makes this a must buy for Sonic fans.
you can get the pc version for $30 in steam.
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