Ah, Sonic Colors, the game that is apparently the Sonic Series Messiah, the one that snapped the polygon ceiling in two. What can we say about it?
Well, its a good game to be sure, no denying that. Perhaps the best since SA 2. The Graphics are good, the physics are amazing (for the Wii at least), and it has Sonic's trademark speed back, and in full force. By all accounts, its a good, perhaps great game.
But it doesn't really hold up to the hype. Why? well i'll try to explain.
First off, the Polygon Ceiling thing. That whole trope is a bunch of baloney really (basically amounts to "We don't like this game in 3D, it must have hit a ceiling somewhere). What astounds me is that the Adventure series gets hit with that label. And implying that Sonic Colors broke that Ceiling is implying that its better than the Adventure series, and, at least in my opinion, it's no where near that good.
The controls are decent, but they can get confusing. A problem that the series has been hit with since Heroes is back, what I like to call the floating continent syndrome. Basically, the whole game is hovering over a bottomless put pretty much all the time, which leads to entirely too many pitfalls. Now you could argue its justified in this game, and you'd be right, but that still doesn't make it less of an annoyance.
The 2D sections are another thing. Some of them are pretty good, but in general, all they seem to do is slow down the experience.
And The music? well, its lackluster to say the least, with a few gems (like the coaster level, pure gold)
I could dump on the storyline, but its simplicity is enjoyable even if it is a bit silly.
All in all, while I would have to recommend this game, I will also have to say that it's not really a return to Sonic's former glory. That would be reserved for the excellent Sonic Generations.
all in all, i give this game a 7.5/10. (good)
Good Game; overhyped
Ah, Sonic Colors, the game that is apparently the Sonic Series Messiah, the one that snapped the polygon ceiling in two. What can we say about it? Well, its a good game to be sure, no denying that. Perhaps the best since SA 2. The Graphics are good, the physics are amazing (for the Wii at least), and it has Sonic's trademark speed back, and in full force. By all accounts, its a good, perhaps great game. But it doesn't really hold up to the hype. Why? well i'll try to explain. First off, the Polygon Ceiling thing. That whole trope is a bunch of baloney really (basically amounts to "We don't like this game in 3D, it must have hit a ceiling somewhere). What astounds me is that the Adventure series gets hit with that label. And implying that Sonic Colors broke that Ceiling is implying that its better than the Adventure series, and, at least in my opinion, it's no where near that good. The controls are decent, but they can get confusing. A problem that the series has been hit with since Heroes is back, what I like to call the floating continent syndrome. Basically, the whole game is hovering over a bottomless put pretty much all the time, which leads to entirely too many pitfalls. Now you could argue its justified in this game, and you'd be right, but that still doesn't make it less of an annoyance. The 2D sections are another thing. Some of them are pretty good, but in general, all they seem to do is slow down the experience. And The music? well, its lackluster to say the least, with a few gems (like the coaster level, pure gold) I could dump on the storyline, but its simplicity is enjoyable even if it is a bit silly. All in all, while I would have to recommend this game, I will also have to say that it's not really a return to Sonic's former glory. That would be reserved for the excellent Sonic Generations. all in all, i give this game a 7.5/10. (good)