The bonus stage – accessed via big rotating rings tucked into secret corners of the stage, naturally – is a nice, fun distraction that has you swinging from grapple points as you hunt down a big Chaos Emerald floating through the void. This feels more like Mania than Sonic Forces, so that’s a big ol’ tick in the right box. Knuckles handles like he did in S3&K, which was enough to keep me interested. Sonic retains the drop dash given to him in Mania, Amy can pound things with her hammer, Tails can fly, and Knuckles can glide and climb – and they all feel like you expect. It feels right it’s not floaty, the momentum is reasonable and readable, and there’s a really nice sense of speed and power with each character. Sonic, Tails, Knuckles, and Amy are playable and you can bring up to three other friends in so that you can take the whole cast for a ride at once, if you desire.Īnd, the second you spin dash away from the starting block, you start to realise what’s so good about this game. The demo I played at Summer Game Fest had both Bridge Island Zone or Speed Jungle Zone – the former being the game’s take on Green Hill Zone, and the latter packed with curious little gimmicks that really nailed the idea of speed and discovery in one. But, in the hands, Sonic Superstars is more than a cynical cash-in it’s a smart, fun little co-op game that feels more like a continuation of the blue blur’s legacy than any of the misfires of the past few decades. The memory of the appalling and derivative Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is still fresh in the minds of many, after all. The announcement of Sonic Superstars itself was met with side-eye glances and the sound of 30- and 40-something adults scoffing. But it does so with respect, acknowledging what’s come before whilst introducing a bevy of new ideas and powers – and the result is, surprisingly, really good. Eschewing the pixel styling of Sonic’s heritage in favour of shinier, sparklier 3D HD graphics, Sonic Superstars remixes the Sonic formula for 2023. Despite some stumbles with Sonic Origins and its slightly hobbled launch, the blue blur has also proved that he can still inspire child-liek awe in the 2D space, too Sonic Mania is one of the best mascot platformers released outside of the 90s.Īnd Sonic Superstars is set to continue Sega’s redemption arc. Last year’s Sonic Frontiers managed to buck a trend of less-than-impressive 3D Sonic games, and was a commercial and critical success for Sega. The weird fallow years for Sonic the Hedgehog are over.
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