Ice Cap Zone Rules!
So, this is part 3 so normaly we get to have 3 Characters, this time Knuckles the Echidna is added & he is mean, he stole the Chaos Emeralds.Besides that, Sonic must confront again the big bad mean Dr. Robotnik which he's always up to no good-Double Trouble.But you know, this is some sort of a fairytale, parable whatever so Sonic wins in the end lol so don't worry about him dying or getting masacrated by Robotnik-chill-out!He will be fine... thrust me.(Only Mortal Kombat Conquest makes an exception from this rule:)
The game was released in 1994 so it's Genesis's Swan Song...one of the Greatest Consoles ever made-period.
The Game has 6 Zones, each consisting of only 2 Levels.I don't know why they didn't continue with 3 like in the first Game.Some Power-Ups were added like the Fire & Sparkles/Lighting Power-Ups which are awesome, they help make Sonic truly stellar(& i'm not joking).
The Gameplay is the same.The Graphics have evolved a little bit, it seems to have Pre-Rendered 3D Graphics in some Areas making the Game a Blast, especially in the Ice Cap Zone, my absolute favourite Sonic Zone from the series.It's totally immersive & the music there is quite cool, inspired after M. Jacksons music or something like that.Oh the sliding penguins are sooo adorable...i wish that all the game would have been this strong but unfortunatelly it's not.I hate the Carnival Night & Launch Base Zones & i love the Angel Island & Marble Garden Zone, they are immersive & fun just like at the Ice Cap.For example, at the First Zone, Angel Island there are vines to swing on & beautifully coloured backgrounds.My only major complaint about this game is the mediocre music(except the Ice Cap Zone which has a pretty upbeat tune)it seems that the producers were drunk when they made it, seriously, i don't know what was in their head.My god, with a Streets of Rage Music Style this game would have been a total blast.Anyway, my ideal, my perfect Sonic Game is made up from these Zones:Green Hill, Emerald Hill, Hill Top, Sky Chase, Angel Island, Marbel Garden & of course, Ice Cap(which is preety much flawles).They build up a Prime Game in my opinion, these 7 mashed up in one Game result in a 10 Rating Platformer...sigh.
The Bonus Games from Sonic 3 are the Best in the Series, where Sonic runs on a 3 Dimensional Landscape to collect Blue Spheres, quite impressive.Oh & finally we have the saving system, now you can actually save the Game, make save files even if the game is short-this is an important option because it was 16-bit & it was a flagship game so otherwise it was inexcusable.The 2 Palyer Mini Games...to be honest, i really don't care about them & in general i don't care about Multiplayer Games.I care only for the Single Player & 2 Player Mode in Fighting Games, Beat 'Em-Ups & Run 'n' Gun Games.
I hope that Sonic 4 will not be a dissapointment for the fans, it's the last chance for the Blue Hedgehog to return to former glory...