Here is the plot. There once was a scientist named Dr. Ivo Robotnik who experimented on magical relics known as "Chaos Emeralds" in his lab on South Island. He had a pet hedgehog named "Sonic" who he commonly used in his tests. After many failed attempts, he created his masterpiece: a particle accelerator that causes any object to travel partially to a realm known as the speed zone, granting them incredible speed surpassing even jet planes.
However, Sonic got mixed up in this, and got stuck in the particle accelerator for too long. This caused the machine to explode and sonic's fur turning blue and him becoming bipedal. This also spread chaos energy across South Island, making many animals there humanoid and granting them sentience. Dr. Robotnik was also affected, having gone insane with the release of chaos energy.
After the experiment failed, he attempted to build a robot army to conquer South Island and later the world. Sonic now had to stop Robotnik, free the other animals from the robot prisons, and get rid of the pollution plaguing south island after the doctor built a giant factory there called "Scrap Brain Zone" to serve as his base.
Sonic collected 6 of the chaos emeralds lost in the speed zone and was able to defeat Robotnik even after being caught in a trap. Using the 6 emeralds, Sonic went into his super form for the first time and purified south island. Meanwhile, Eggman plots his revenge while building a giant flying fortress shaped like his head...
One of the main reasons the original games are so critically acclaimed is because of the mix of speed with platforming, and this game does this excellently. But that isn't to say that this game doesn't have any flaws.
Sonic doesn't move as fast here as in other games in the series and the controls are somewhat slippery. Sorry Sonic, you didn't quite reach the speed of sound in this game. Surprisingly, in both the original Sonic and Mario games Mario was actually faster. Sonic only seemed faster because of optical illusions. It's a trap!
Also the bosses are pretty easy and like the early Mario games, the final boss wasn't that impressive. Also the game mocks you if you didn't collect all the chaos emeralds, this game's mcguffins. These powerful emeralds are extremely hard to get, as you only have 1 chance to get them before they disappear forever. The game play is still fun like the original Mario and it sold over 30 million copies. I just have to say something before I go.
LABYRINTH ZONE IS EVIL!!! Any true sonic fan will tell you the pain and suffering they had to go though to beat this evil watery grave of a zone. It is mostly hated because most of the zone is large underwater segments AND SONIC CAN'T SWIM!!! Overall, this game is decent, but is definitely better than the horrific pieces of blue garbage that I will be talking about later during this marathon. Overall, I would rate this game a 7.1/10 Tomorrow, I will be reviewing Sonic 2, but until then, peace.
7.1/10
- Good start to a classic series
- Good balance between speed and platforming
Cons
- Bosses are underwhelming
- Can be slow compared to other games in the series
- LABYRINTH ZONE!!!
