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Sonic Generations review

To be this good takes ages. 20 years, to be precise

Words: on October 31, 2011
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66 comments

  • san0ake - October 31, 2011 3:32 a.m.

    Justin, you are my favorite game journalist in the whole world and I always look forward to your reviews, but can I ask you something? How is it that Sonic 2 is always better than Sonic 3? Am I the only one who thinks that S3 does laps around S2...? Anyway, I thought you were going to give it an 8.5, but great review, always consistent. Looking forward to break your records, but since I'm still on the demo, I can't top my 1:50.22 seconds...

  • GamesRadarJustinTowell - October 31, 2011 3:41 a.m.

    I think the quality of the level design in Sonic 2 is better than Sonic 3. But that's a whole other debate that I can't get into here :) Incidentally, we only have whole numbers in our scoring system. An 8.something would have been much easier to give! But 8 means great and that's the word I would use here. It's a great game.

  • san0ake - October 31, 2011 10:58 a.m.

    I appreciate you taking the time to respond. I guess I always preferred Sonic 3's verticality over Sonic 2's horizontality, not to mention 3's speed, catchy music and animations. But I guess preferences are preferences. BTW, I haven't realized you guys only used whole numbers. I'm a little saddened that the game turned out to be closer to 8 than 9, but I know it's still great. Kinda sucks that since living in Japan I have to wait another another 10 days to get it...

  • DiegoUK - October 31, 2011 3:21 a.m.

    Great review Justin, really looking forward to this game. Unfortunately, I have to wait for my collector's edition to ship all the way from Germany. *sigh*

  • slowdrum13 - October 31, 2011 3:15 a.m.

    don't care, where is sonic 4 ep 2?

  • thatnerdguy1 - October 31, 2011 3:28 a.m.

    There's something wrong with this one.Get him some legitimately good games, STAT.

  • slowdrum13 - October 31, 2011 3:41 a.m.

    I could have said "first". But seriously, I played the generations demo and it did nothing for me. I love sonic 4, and its been waaaaaay too long between episodes.

  • Moondoggie1157 - October 31, 2011 3:57 a.m.

    Slowdrum is... slow?

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Great
YOU'LL LOVE
  • Best Sonic game since Sonic 2
  • Frequently spectacular and thrilling
  • A speed-runner's dream
YOU'LL HATE
  • Low-speed 3D control is still bad
  • Filler mission quality varies massively
  • Classic Sonic won't be returning (sniff)
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Expected release date: US
November 1, 2011 (PS3)
November 1, 2011 (Xbox 360)
November 1, 2011 (3DS)
November 1, 2011 (PC)
Available Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, 3DS, PC
Franchise: Sonic the Hedgehog
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