Needed a quickie after finishing DKCTF and this one seemed like a short enough time. I absolutely fucking hate Episode 1 but Episode 2 is a MUCH improved time that's still just an overall mediocre game. Physics and Visuals across the board are better and I like the overall zones more but at the same time the team up mechanics trivialize so much of it that nothing is really memorable save the final zone (which is almost entirely made of gimmicks). Bosses still fucking suck with all of them feeling way too drawn out and once again trivialized by how busted the roll move is (seriously this makes the spin dash fucking worthless).

Overall Sonic 4 is a mess of a game and I'm glad Mania exists to put this one down in the gutter.

5/10