Sonic is a classic character for a reason. He had a kickass cartoon from the 90's, a pretty good couple of comics also from the 90's and, lest we forget, a gianormous series of games that are still a massive success to this day. But ultimately, it's the classic games from the early-mid 90's that people continue to come back to and remember, while most of the 3D games don't exactly get a lot of love. It's not that they're bad; far from it, but most of them aren't quite able to translate just what made the classic games work in 3D, and what they instead give us in their place, while enjoyable at times, still doesn't quite live up to those first several games from the glory days of old. Surely pulling off a Mario couldn't be that hard. Could it?
Sonic Robo Blast 2 shows that, in fact, it isn't, or at least it shouldn't be. Despite being a fangame likely made on a shoestring budget, it manages to do what most official 3D Sonic games have failed to do; successfully bring the feel of the original 2D games into the third dimension. Everything from the physics to the level design oozes that classic Sonic feel, with the only difference being that now, it's all in 3D, giving things an extra dimension while not taking away from what made the classics classic. Is it perfect? Probably not, but darn if it still isn't so enjoyable to play. If this were an official Sonic game with a real budget behind it, I would slap down mah money in a hearbeat, but as is, it's still one of the best Sonic fangames you will ever play. Anyone who loves Sonic and wants to see him done justice in the third dimension owes it to themselves to play this game. Even Sega could take a lesson or two from this one.
Sonic 3D Done Right
Sonic is a classic character for a reason. He had a kickass cartoon from the 90's, a pretty good couple of comics also from the 90's and, lest we forget, a gianormous series of games that are still a massive success to this day. But ultimately, it's the classic games from the early-mid 90's that people continue to come back to and remember, while most of the 3D games don't exactly get a lot of love. It's not that they're bad; far from it, but most of them aren't quite able to translate just what made the classic games work in 3D, and what they instead give us in their place, while enjoyable at times, still doesn't quite live up to those first several games from the glory days of old. Surely pulling off a Mario couldn't be that hard. Could it?
Sonic Robo Blast 2 shows that, in fact, it isn't, or at least it shouldn't be. Despite being a fangame likely made on a shoestring budget, it manages to do what most official 3D Sonic games have failed to do; successfully bring the feel of the original 2D games into the third dimension. Everything from the physics to the level design oozes that classic Sonic feel, with the only difference being that now, it's all in 3D, giving things an extra dimension while not taking away from what made the classics classic. Is it perfect? Probably not, but darn if it still isn't so enjoyable to play. If this were an official Sonic game with a real budget behind it, I would slap down mah money in a hearbeat, but as is, it's still one of the best Sonic fangames you will ever play. Anyone who loves Sonic and wants to see him done justice in the third dimension owes it to themselves to play this game. Even Sega could take a lesson or two from this one.