Sonic Chaos 2: Triple Trouble Review (Sonic Master 4)

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Sonic Marathon, where I will be reviewing every single Sonic game. Today we will be talking about the 4th and final mainline 8 bit Sonic game, Sonic: Triple Trouble, also known as Sonic Chaos 2: Triple Trouble or Sonic Master 4. 

This game released exclusively on SEGA's handheld the SEGA Game Gear, a console that overall flopped due to an expensive price tag and the low battery life despite requiring 8 AA batteries to work. Now, let's talk about the story.

This game takes place between Sonic 3 and Sonic Mania, and features three main villains as the title suggests. Dr. Robotnik, obviously, Knuckles for some reason, and the new character Fang the Sniper, who didn't appear in a Sonic game for decades until he was referenced in Sonic Generations in an easter egg and appeared physically in Sonic Mania as a hidden boss.

These three villains team up to defeat Sonic and Tails, except Knuckles isn't a villain. This is probably due to the 8 Bit titles being made by a different developer, so they might have seen Knuckles as a villain in Sonic 3 instead of an antihero as SEGA saw him... until SA2 where his role of antihero was replaced by Shadow. Thanks a lot SA2.

The gameplay in Sonic Chaos 2 is very similar to the first game, with 6 levels each with a boss along with Sonic and Tails both being playable characters. The spin dash, super peel out, and rocket boots return from Sonic Chaos 1, but now Tails can use them too. (except for the super peel out. That's for Sonic only.) 

Instead of simple platforming segments for the Special Stages like in Sonic Chaos, you have to fight Fang or Knuckles for the chaos emerald in this game. They are pretty easy fights, making the special stages in this game much easier than even Sonic Chaos 1. Also, the fixes presented in Sonic Chaos 1 also return, like you being able to pick up rings, having rings during boss fights, and having literally no screen crunch make this game probably the most enjoyable 8 Bit Sonic game by far.

Sonic Chaos 2 is overall a pretty enjoyable time. It may be almost as short as Sonic Chaos 1, but it makes up for it with a brand new character, Fang, bringing back all the great changes from Sonic Chaos 1, and improving on the formula despite the limitations give this game a 7/10.

Good

• Improvements from Sonic Chaos 1 come back.
• Tails now has more versatility.
• Fang the Sniper was a really cool character that severely needs more appearances in new modern sonic games.
• Improved on the formula despite hardware limitations.

Bad

• Almost as short as Sonic Chaos 1.
• Knuckles is not a villain.
• The special stages are literally just boss fights. LAME!

7/10