Sonic Mega Collection

Sonic returns to the GameCube with a collection of his past video games that originally appeared on the 16-bit Sega Genesis.

Who would have imagined that you?d be able to (legally, anyway) play Sega?s beloved mascot on a Nintendo console? Sonic Mega Collection gathers almost every one of the blue hedgehog?s Genesis titles together on one disc: Sonic, its two sequels, Sonic & Knuckles, Dr. Robotnik?s Mean Bean Machine, Sonic 3D Blast, and Sonic Spinball (along with some secret games)?but for some reason Sonic CD is absent. The Sonic games embodied the 16-bit era with their 2D side-scrolling play engines, gigantic level designs, and obscure terms like ?Blast Processing.? Each title has been faithfully reproduced down to the last sprite, and some minor tweaks?such as the elimination of slowdown?have been made. Rounding out the Collection is a selection of comics, cinemas, illustrations, and other goodies that make the disc a ?definitive? package.

If Collection has any flaw, it?s that the games really show their age. Pastel graphics comprise the visuals, and the audio ranges from passable (Sonic 2) to outright atrocious (Spinball). The simplistic controls respond to your every command with the added benefit of analog compatibility?courtesy of the GameCube controller. Nostalgic gamers and video game historians may get more mileage out of Sonic Mega Collection, but it?s nevertheless a decent compilation of some of the most influential games ever created.

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