Special stages suck, but the main game is overall cooler than that of the first Sonic game. Super Sonic mode should not have been automatic though. of course nothing forces you to get all the emeralds but still, I didn't want to waste 8 lives in Wing Fortress just because of it activating after getting 50 rings, making me fly off the stage because of the insane speed, which comes with uncontrollable and imprecise movements.