Comments on: Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II Review

By: NCfanboy1

NCfanboy1 — Thu, 31 May 2012 02:05:03 +0000

NOT YOU TOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: OGMan

OGMan — Sun, 27 May 2012 04:40:31 +0000

Well, I just beat the game a few minutes ago (No red rings or emeralds. Those are for later). Here’s my short review before writing the full one. It surpasses the first one in everything, except the soundtrack, but it grew on me so I let it pass. As for the levels, they’re more like fusions of Sonic 2 and 3 stages. Bosses were both epic and challenging (Especially the last one) and it was fun to play. Best of all, speed-runs actually take a bit of practice and memorization to do and not immediately on your first try. The price could have been a bit lower though.

I don’t know whether it’s because I’m a conformist (Not the religion) or I’m a casual Sonic fan who sees the good in every game of his (Except Shadow the Hedgehog) but I really enjoyed it. I guess it really is for fans only.

By: pharmmajor

pharmmajor — Sat, 26 May 2012 17:01:53 +0000

if Sega is going to keep trying to appeal to the “nostalgia” factor with Sonic, then they’ll fail. They’ve had good ideas in the past for taking the character in new directions, but most of them weren’t executed well. If handled by a competent developer, then Sonic can successfully move forward. Look at Sonic Chronicles: the Dark Brotherhood. Yes, it was ripping off Mario by putting the character in an RPG, but it was developed by Bioware, a company that KNOWS how to do RPGs right, and they made the game enjoyable. It all comes down to execution, at least, in my opinion.

By: Robert H.

Robert H. — Sat, 26 May 2012 06:02:51 +0000

Sorry about that. As I said, I didn’t have Episode I and I wasn’t willing to shell out $15 to see if Episode Metal was well done or not.

Still, from most of what I’ve seen, it seems pretty good overall. If you’re a diehard fan, you’ll probably like it and the game itself as well, like I said in the review. Good luck with your PC upgrades!

By: Qarx

Qarx — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:49:50 +0000

Ah, I was slightly disappointed that you couldn’t tell me about the Metal Sonic episode. Still, since I learned of it, I’ve decided I’m getting this on Steam instead of PSN (had originally planned on it), since I have Episode 1 (bought it during a sale for $3.40 lol). Unfortunately, though, I need to make some upgrades to my PC to make sure I can run the game (since it’s actually in HD instead of pre-rendered, and I have an integrated Intel HD graphics card XP).

I’m a diehard Sonic fan, so chances are I’ll get this even if I turn out to think it’s “slightly above average” like everyone else seems to think. Hey, maybe it’ll go on sale during the Steam Summer Sale, who knows!

By: OGMan

OGMan — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:46:59 +0000

It’s a decent game as far as I’m concerned. I don’t know what people were expecting to be honest. All this bashing of current Sonic games (excluding a select few) is making me wonder what the heck Sonic fans even want. I honestly don’t know anymore. My one major complaint is the game’s price. If that’s the main source of your complaint, then that makes sense. I think it’s more of a $6-10 game than 15 so I do agree with that.

Oh well, at least the Sonic kart sequel looks promising. I haven’t played it yet so no point prematurely dismissing it just because that’s “in” right now.

By: Sylveria

Sylveria — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:30:35 +0000

Another Sonic game met with a resounding “Meh.” Clearly Sega’s game plan to put more focus in to the Sonic series and not publishing little, unsuccessful, niche titles like Bayonetta is working out splendidly.

Can’t wait Sonic’s sequel to that disastrous Mario Kart ripoff to come out, that’ll certainly be a masterpiece of game design.