Does pressing the trigger get old? A little bit, considering I had it held down for 90% of the game. It’s nice knowing that you won’t careen off an edge you want to just stroll by. You now move at a brisk pace with just the analog stick, and the ZR button is required to run. Sonic’s movement has been tweaked this time around, with mixed results. In the areas where Sonic is given free rein, the end result is often confusion and frustration. Then you realize that these levels are almost entirely on rails. Some 3D levels are truly a blast to play, and they make you feel like a formidable force of power. The good parts are great, while the bad parts fall flat. I’m sad to say that Lost World probably won’t meet the high expectations everyone has, but damn it, it tried. Yes, Sonic’s attitude still makes him fire insults at a fifth grade level, but it’s so cheesy it’s almost good.Įverything fits together nicely, until you actually play the game. Eggman’s begrudging alliance with his arch-nemesis leads to some funny moments as well. The Deadly Six actually prove to be amusing villains, if not cartoonish caricatures.

It’s not meant to be taken too seriously, and it’s not shoved down your throat. Eggman to team up in order to save their planet. The evil members of the Deadly Six force Sonic and Dr. There isn’t much to say about the game’s story, which is a good thing. They’re better villains than Shadow the Hedgehog, at least. I’m so glad that Sonic got over his punk rock phase from the 2000s and now features amazing orchestral music in his games. Sonic games have always had great music if nothing else, and Lost World doesn’t disappoint there either.

Everything is bright and delicious to look at, even if you’re running around at the speed of sound.

It takes advantage of the strengths of Wii U for colorful and eye-popping worlds. All of the essential Sonic trappings are here: springs, ramps, loops, rings, and homing attacks. You’ll go back and forth between fast 3D levels and sidescrolling segments, just like Generations. Sonic Lost World is more akin to a traditional platformer, where levels are followed in a set order with preset goals. The Super Mario Galaxy comparison is inevitable, but you’ll be misguided if you keep thinking about that while playing with Sonic. Has it proved that the Sonic Cycle is dead? That’s hard to say. Now, Sonic Team is back with a new offering, exclusively for Nintendo systems– Sonic Lost World, which features no mention of Jeff Goldblum despite its name. Sega announces a new Sonic game, it looks awesome, everyone is happy, the game releases, everyone shrugs and says “maybe next time.” Sonic’s last console game, Sonic Generations in 2011, had apparently broken this cycle, as it was arguably the best game since the Genesis days. The “Sonic Cycle” is a stigma that the blue hedgehog has been trying to buck for the better part of a decade now.

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