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Only because of the name. No way in hell did it deserve those scores. If you compare Sonic 4 to the Mega Drive titles, it sucks hard. I dont even need to explain why. Hell, Sonic 4 is the worst 2D Sonic game for a VERY long time. You'd have to go back as far as the Advance titles to find a worse 2D Sonic, and even they're arguably better! If you review Sonic 4 based on its own merits, it's merely an insanely short game you can(and will) beat in one sitting with very little reason to go back. It's not even consistantly good throughout that one sitting to completion for crying out loud! Add to that the high price and you've got a meh downloadable platformer and there are a lot better games to spend money on.
Colours on the other hand is exceeding expectations in every single way. Sonic Colours is the big comeback for the series. Sonic Colours is probably going to be one the best games of the year and the best Sonic game ever.
burgeg
Sonic 4 is the Weakest of the 2D Sonic Games?
I've only played the Trial version but the 1st level felt like every Sonic Level 1.
The only thing I would take point off for is the fact that the Game takes awhole lot off of Sonic 1 a lot.
Then again this is Episode 1 which makes me think that with Episode 2 they'll add Tails and the other Emerald Mini Game and Episode 3 which will add Knuckles and the last Emerald Mini Game.
But so far Episode 1 so far for me isn't bad nor the Worst Sonic 2D Game, IMO that's probably Sonic 1.
I dont remember constant automated gameplay in every level of Sonic 1. You've only played the trial version, and from the sounds of it you dont exactly have a very good memory of the Mega Drive Sonic games. First of all, there's the awful physics. In 1991 Sega had this genius idea. They decided that that would incorporate proper rolling physics and proper momentum in to the game. If you are rolling on a slope, you'll get faster just as a ball would on a slope in real life. In Sonic 4 if you turn in to a ball you actually get SLOWER! That's just stupid. Then you've got jumping momentum, which is pretty much non-existant in Sonic 4. The second you let go of the d-pad you'll drop straight down instead of allowing momentum to carry you where you need. This means jumping isn't as precise as it was and platforming wont be as good, which is probably why there's only actually one or 2 proper platforming sections in the entire game! You know what, just take a look at this video. This demonstrates how crap the physics are compared to the classics. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6-1cGzPn3ESonic 4 doesn't deserve too be mentioned in the same breath as even Sonic 1, let alone the rest of the classic games. The level design is all very automated, complete with spriings and boosters EVERYWHERE! One particular torch puzzle in Loast Labyrinth is beyond stupid as well. On top of that the game has a complete lack of non widescreen support. On my non widescreen TV I can see barely anything in front of me because Sonic is so far to the right. That's not a problem though, because the game is so automated I dont even need to see what's in front of me!
Um I do not know about you, but Sonic 4 can breath the same breath. The momentum is there, the platforming is there, and when you turn into a ball on a slope you do go faster. The only thing is gravity code sets the speed to slow after a small period of time. Also mate, you are way over exaggerating the springs and dashes, because there is about the same amount as there was in the classics.
Bottom line: It's better than Sega's recent crap infested games that we know, AND it's just as hard as Sonic 1 was in all sense of the words. They did this game right, it gets a thumbs up from me.
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