Just Dance is always a fun formula to me, and it's hard not to have fun with any of these games. This game in particular brings impressive visual improvements over recent games however, continued from 2022 edition. The switch to a new engine is ultimately what defines this game though, much more than the maps themselves. Said new engine has issues to work through, like consistent freezing in-game and crashes, as well as lacking some established features from previous titles (sweat mode, custom playlists, world dance floor, etc.). Those issues are ultimately what knocks a star off of the best Just Dance game track-wise in my opinion. I feel like it's only uphill from here with this series, and I'm excited to see what 2024 edition has in store.

This is absolutely the best of these handheld Sonic games, in a way that very much impressed me. The art design and presentation is top notch for a system like this, with impressive animations and cutscenes, and the set pieces on certain levels (such as the train segment in Sunset Park Zone) demonstrate a mastery of development on this hardware that the previous games did not. The level design may not be outstanding, but the unique and varied special stages were a pleasant surprise. It still struggles with framerate issues and screen crunch, but overall this is a truly great game, especially for the hardware.

This game fills a very strange role in the franchise's Game Gear outings. It seems that the effort put into this title is much lower than the two before it, in terms of scope and art direction at least. The game improves on many aspects of its predecessors though, having shorter levels with less challenging level design overall to accommodate for the system's screen and battery limitations, making the game a lot more playable. The change to the Chaos Emeralds is also welcome, as well as a playable Tails. While this game is by no means perfect, it is a fun, short romp that I can absolutely say is more fun than Game Gear Sonic 2.

It's difficult not to see this game as a downgrade from the Game Gear port of Sonic 1 in every way. All of that game's issues are maintained (with the exception of the game running a little better), but the level design and personality have taken a massive hit. Levels feel designed to punish you with the screen crunch, and force you to replay the game multiple times. Much of this game's level design feels pulled from a precision platformer, but without the tight controls to make it fun. The art, however, is still very nicely done, and having an entirely original set of stages this time around is a welcome addition (even if they are all less interesting than Genesis Sonic 2).