Unlike the first game in the series this one is a clone of 3D Sonic, and it does gets a lot of things right. The platforming stages have a good sense of speed and variety, especially the later half of the 14 stages. Playing through these stages is a lot of fun and it’s impressive how they nailed this totally different gameplay style.
The Kirby style power absorption is back but relegated to the background which was disappointing to me. That ties into the biggest issue with the game which is the combat, the bosses are all essentially the same mindless combat loop. None of the power ups change the combat in any meaningful way, and the bosses don’t change enough to force you to make up and strategy beyond punch and block.
Fun game if you are into 3D Sonic, just don’t expect anything groundbreaking (I couldn’t even tell you what happened in the story).
The Kirby style power absorption is back but relegated to the background which was disappointing to me. That ties into the biggest issue with the game which is the combat, the bosses are all essentially the same mindless combat loop. None of the power ups change the combat in any meaningful way, and the bosses don’t change enough to force you to make up and strategy beyond punch and block.
Fun game if you are into 3D Sonic, just don’t expect anything groundbreaking (I couldn’t even tell you what happened in the story).