November 13, 2011
Sonic Generations
It’s official. After years of fumbling around with strange topics and awkward, seemingly untested gameplay, Sega has pulled out a truly excellent Sonic the Hedgehog game. Although short, it’s a sweet ride that hopefully will get the Spin-Dash ball rolling again. The game follows an incredibly simple storyline. Sonic’s friends are in the process of throwing him a birthday party when a giant monstrosity (which I shall henceforth refer to as the Flying Purple People Eater) appears out of nowhere and creates a vortex which sucks in all of Sonic’s friends. Sonic chases them into what appears to be a giant white limbo. Eventually, he and the rescued Tails note that the areas and enemies are suspiciously familiar. Upon stumbling on versions of themselves from the past, they discover that they’re traveling through time. It sounds kind of silly, butRead more…