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Virtual Console Reviews Sega Genesis
Written by Dave   
Sunday, 18 March 2007
Editor's rating
4.4
out of 5
 
     
Published By: Sega
Players: 1
Genre: Platformer
Wii Points: 800
Rocket Sonic, the fastest blue hedgehog on Earth, through hair-raising loop-de-loops and into dizzying dives past bubbling lava, waterfalls, and onward, as you gather up Rings to stop Dr. Ivo Robotnik's schemes for world domination!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

Overall rating (weighted)
4.4
Presentation
5.0
Graphics
5.0
Sound
4.0
Gameplay
4.0
Emulation
4.0
Released in 1991, Sonic The Hedgehog took the world by storm and helped Sega dethrone Nintendo in the 16-bit video game market. Sonic dazzled gamers with amazing graphics and music, and stellar game-play that pushed the speed barrier.

Sonic The Hedgehog was the first game to introduce gamers to “true” 16-bit gaming. The graphics were of a quality never seen before: highly animated sprites, mesmerizing backgrounds, and a vivid color palette. Now common 16-bit features such as parallax scrolling and transparency effects added to the depth of Sonic The Hedgehog's backgrounds.

The sound in Sonic The Hedgehog is equally as impressive. Sonic's soundtrack is one of the more memorable musical scores in video game history; the main theme is guaranteed to be engraved in your head for the rest of your life.

Sonic The Hedgehog's gameplay was ahead of it's time. Never before had any video game performed at such mind-blowing speed. Sonic offered the core platforming mechanics standard to the genre, but threw in loops and gravity defying turns that took the game-play to a new level.

Sonic The Hedgehog was the game to officially bring video gaming into the 16-bit generation, and is a must have VC download.
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Last updated: Sunday, 18 March 2007


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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Sonic is back and nothing has really changed, Sunday, 06 May 2007

Written by Mike   -  View all my reviews  - Top 10 Reviewer

Overall rating (weighted)
3.8
Presentation
3.0
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3.0
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4.0
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4.0
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The original sonic may be the second most ported game of all time appearing on genesis, mobile phones, saturn, dreamcast gamecube, xbox, windows, playstation 2, gameboy advance, xbox live arcade, psp, and now the wii virtual console. but atleast MOST versions are decent like the VC version. you can play it with 3 different controllers gamecube, classic, wiimote and even change the size of the screen. but other than that there isnt much diffrence. besides the illusion of the game running faster "which it might be i dont know" and clearer sound but like they say in the old country if you play one port of sonic you play them all.
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