This game has alluded me for a very long time. I first found out about it on the Sonic Gems Collection, every time I tried to play it, I put it down before even getting through the first level. I believe the issue back then was my lack of patience for spin-offs... all I saw was, "This is a Sonic game, but doesn't play like one."

Fast forward to now and I truly appreciate how different and Metroidvania this game is, sure it's a very early example, but it's pretty fun none the less. Tails goes through levels using gadgets to get around and fight enemies, I really think Sega should do more with this, or even a remake adventure would be nice.

I'll admit the game is a bit slow and requires patience to search around for power-ups, and the game could REALLY use a map, the music is actually pretty decent and different from the average Sonic game, and all the power ups are pretty creative...even if nothing in the game itself tells you what the item does or is for.

It's a decent short game that deserves a bit more credit than it gets, but really feels like it could use a bit more to it.