![]() ![]() The gameplay is pretty damn fun if a tad simplistic but at least Sonic Team has cleared up previous frame-rate issues allowing for smoother races. None of that Kart business then, if Sonic's so fast surely he doesn't need one anyway? This way of approaching the game allows for some variation in abilities for different characters, Tails for example can hover briefly and Sonic is just generally faster, etc. However unlike Sonic Drift Racing (discussed later) Sonic R pits the best known characters from the Sonic universe against each other without the help of vehicles (for the most part, anyway). Sonic Racing, Rally, Riot whatever you want the R to stand for is as you might have guessed, a racing title. That's not to say there is nothing else of any value on the disc, far from it as we will discuss now! In all honesty this is the one title that most warrants a purchase even if you're not a die-hard Sonic fan. What more could you want? Perhaps the awesome soundtrack will help entice you or maybe that fact you can save your progress meaning no more frustrating deaths on the final level to put you off playing through. Everything else you would expect from a top-class Sonic game is present a plethora of enemies rings and powerups to collect as well as Emeralds to hunt down and bosses to deface. The moment Sonic runs past one it is possible to warp to that particular era by building up enough speed without stopping. Signposts marked with 'Future' and 'Past' are scattered throughout the various zones. ![]() Robotnik, of course) that will allow a joyous and prosperous future to exist as opposed to the 'current' wasteland created by the 'Eggman's' machine. The idea of the game is to travel back in time and destroy a machine (created by Dr. One such feature is the ability to visit different levels (or Zones to use the correct term) during the present era as well as the past and future. Sonic CD takes the perfected gameplay-formula from the ever popular early Mega Drive titles and combines it with new features to create one of the most enjoyable experiences the blue 'Hog has ever provided. Sure its been released on the PC, but as those of you who deal in the sinister art of emulation will no doubt be aware, Sonic with a keyboard just doesn't feel quite right. Rejoice! Sonic CD is finally available on a console that isn't as hard to come across as the Mega-CD. Being totally honest then, how many of you have heard of all those? Surely the most hardcore of Sonic fans know most of them. They are as follows: Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic Drift Racing 2, Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble, Sonic Spinball, Tails Sky Patrol and Tails' Adventure. From here on in things get a little more obscure in terms of familiarity all of the remaining titles are Game Gear games. Next we have Sonic R from the Saturn and later the PC as well as Sonic Fighters the cult arcade classic. First up is Sonic CD, the one title that caused the most disappointment amongst gamers when it wasn't included in the original Mega Collection. Before we get started then let's take a quick look at exactly what is included in Sega's latest compilation title. ![]()
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