Sonic Colors has taken the speedy blue hero out from the depths of mediocrity and given it a new boost of life. Before this, most new instalment were met with near derision by a fanbase that seemed to crave the magic of the classic 2D games. This has led to some fans putting their own Sonic games online.
Sonic Ultimate Flash by Dennis Gid is among the most popular of these online projects. The aim here seems to have been to match the magic of the classic 2D series from the early nineties, and alongside those, some of the more recent ones, such as the Advance series. This game is made in flash and is rather simple, but does serve its purpose in creating that sense of nostalgia. One of the first things that does this is the first level, Leaf Forest. It is in keeping with the trend of 2D games to begin with a palm tree beach level, something that started with Green Hill Zone from the very first game on the Sega Genesis.
Green Hill Zone and similar levels in later instalments, such as Emerald Hill Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, are known for being colourful and easy enough for any new player to get accustomed to the game. There is ample opportunity to utilise the speediness of the main character without getting him killed in the process. Leaf Forest follows this pattern, exactly.
Leaf Forest is a pleasingly bright and green introduction to a suitably nostalgic game, and it is easy to explore and difficult to die, with an emphasis on playing with speed. If you are not familiar with Sega, this is a good way to become used to the game, although this particular fan project seems to be designed for those who are already fans of the old games.
The levels progress in a way that continues this, although it becomes apparent that the game mirrors Sonic Advance 2 more that it does the games from the early nineties. This is not ever such a problem since the Advance series in themselves are a call back to those early games. The music is taken from both the Advance games and the Classic games, giving the game a familiar soundtrack alongside those trademark noises that we have come to expect.
Four characters are available to play, and these are the hedgehog, himself, as well as Tails, Knuckles and Cream, and there are two more that can be unlocked. The former two play as you would expect them to, but Cheese, the chao sidekick of Cream, lacks his game breaking powers and Knuckles does not glide or climb. Other than that, though, it is probably as close to an authentic Sega game as you are going to find, online.
A popular thing to do with fan games is the idea of combining one well-known franchise with another. The hedgehog is no stranger to this, and the combination of Mario and he must be one of the most frequent. In Sonic Lost In Mario World, he is placed in, of course, the world of Mario. He is now fighting koopas and goombas instead of animal-powered robots and egg-shaped scientist, and is collecting coins instead of rings. It is a simple concept, but a significant one, especially since the speediness still works within the confine of traditional Mario-style platforming.
There are other cross-overs, such as with Pacman and Final Fantasy, but it is worth bearing in mind that these only have anything to do with the hedgehog and his friends in terms of aesthetics. These are just a couple of examples, but due to the work of fans, it is possible to play good Sonic games online.
Sonic Ultimate Flash by Dennis Gid is among the most popular of these online projects. The aim here seems to have been to match the magic of the classic 2D series from the early nineties, and alongside those, some of the more recent ones, such as the Advance series. This game is made in flash and is rather simple, but does serve its purpose in creating that sense of nostalgia. One of the first things that does this is the first level, Leaf Forest. It is in keeping with the trend of 2D games to begin with a palm tree beach level, something that started with Green Hill Zone from the very first game on the Sega Genesis.
Green Hill Zone and similar levels in later instalments, such as Emerald Hill Zone in Sonic the Hedgehog 2, are known for being colourful and easy enough for any new player to get accustomed to the game. There is ample opportunity to utilise the speediness of the main character without getting him killed in the process. Leaf Forest follows this pattern, exactly.
Leaf Forest is a pleasingly bright and green introduction to a suitably nostalgic game, and it is easy to explore and difficult to die, with an emphasis on playing with speed. If you are not familiar with Sega, this is a good way to become used to the game, although this particular fan project seems to be designed for those who are already fans of the old games.
The levels progress in a way that continues this, although it becomes apparent that the game mirrors Sonic Advance 2 more that it does the games from the early nineties. This is not ever such a problem since the Advance series in themselves are a call back to those early games. The music is taken from both the Advance games and the Classic games, giving the game a familiar soundtrack alongside those trademark noises that we have come to expect.
Four characters are available to play, and these are the hedgehog, himself, as well as Tails, Knuckles and Cream, and there are two more that can be unlocked. The former two play as you would expect them to, but Cheese, the chao sidekick of Cream, lacks his game breaking powers and Knuckles does not glide or climb. Other than that, though, it is probably as close to an authentic Sega game as you are going to find, online.
A popular thing to do with fan games is the idea of combining one well-known franchise with another. The hedgehog is no stranger to this, and the combination of Mario and he must be one of the most frequent. In Sonic Lost In Mario World, he is placed in, of course, the world of Mario. He is now fighting koopas and goombas instead of animal-powered robots and egg-shaped scientist, and is collecting coins instead of rings. It is a simple concept, but a significant one, especially since the speediness still works within the confine of traditional Mario-style platforming.
There are other cross-overs, such as with Pacman and Final Fantasy, but it is worth bearing in mind that these only have anything to do with the hedgehog and his friends in terms of aesthetics. These are just a couple of examples, but due to the work of fans, it is possible to play good Sonic games online.
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