Sonic and pals take to their karts through several zones again in this unlikely sequel. Robotnik and Knuckles.Īn 8-Bit port of the pinball classic. In the last traditional Sonic game for SEGA's handheld, a new foe Nack the Weasel enters the mix as Sonic and Tails take on Dr. Having being omitted in previous compilations it is finally here to play.īeing totally different from the 16-Bit version, Sonic must rescue tails from the clutches of Dr. Sonic Gems Collection Contents Default Games - Game Gear These were originally included in Sonic Adventure DX on the Gamecube and SMC+ on Xbox and PS2. That hero must then go on a mission to destroy the Death Egg II.Ī Vs mode is available from the title screen when more than one controller is plugged in and there during play a list of moves can be displayed for your character.Ī variety of options are available to tweak including a soundtest.įor the overview of the arcade version checkout the Sonic The Fighters feature.Īll Game Gear games are playable by default. Sonic and pals are in a fight to determine who is the strongest on the planet. The graphics look dated so does the sfx and music but it plays well. It is the first time on a console to the delight of many Sonic fans. It is an impressive effort as the port is very faithful to the arcade original. In 1996 came Sonic's first beat'em up game released in the arcades only. The lords of realistic fighting sims AM2 meet Sonic The Hedgehog. Get the full overview of the original version of the game and download both soundtracks checkout the Sonic CD feature. Sonic CD does suffer from a graphical glitch in Tidal Tempest - the water is the wrong colour! The water is clear rather than the green you would normally see when Sonic is submerged. Being full screen, there are no credits to be seen scrolling up the screen. The ending movie does seem to be sluggish possibly elongated to fit the background tune. The movies in the game have been upgraded to full screen versions with improved audio taken straight from SMC no doubt. It's disappointing that SEGA did not give the option of both of them. The one used in the Japanese and European version of Sonic CD is totally different. There is much debate as to which soundtrack is better for this game. In Gems the US soundtrack has been implemented. The graphics are feel filtered giving the colours a smoother look. It plays superbly with the special stages running much smoother. The gameplay is viewed from a tighter more 'close-up' angle which is ok. This is a port of the PC version that appeared in 1996 which is (in terms of gameplay) identical to the console version. Robotnik and save the girlfriend from Metal Sonic. Sonic must save timeless Little Planet and thwart the plans of Dr. Sonic's only outing on the Mega-CD/SEGA-CD console originally released in 1993. Unlike SMC/SMC+ there is no 60hz mode for video. Be warned that your memory card will fill up quickly after several saves as 27 Blocks are needed for each save state and each game in the collection also requires memory for saving settings. Like in SMC+ you can now save games at any point. The majority of games are playable by default and there just a few more to be unlocked, and these differ between the release in different regions. Gems sports a different menu style (graphics and music) compared to SMC/SMC+ and has less loading. This page details the European Gamecube version since I do not own the PS2 version.Īs with the previous compilations, Gems is essentially a menu system wrapping up the emulators and the ports of the games on the disc. In addition there are several Game Gear titles that have previously been released in SMC+ compilations (finally including Sonic 2) and the Japanese version of Gems has Bonanza Brothers and all three Streets of Rage games to be unlocked.Īll this comes at a budget price to the gamer and is available for both Gamecube and Playstation 2. These being Sonic CD, Sonic R and Sonic The Fighters (STF) also known as Sonic Championship. SEGA now decide to release another compilation entitled Sonic Gems Collection (Gems) aimed at the more sophisticated Sonic fan containing three Sonic games that had the smallest exposure at time of their original release. In both, cult favourite Sonic The Hedgehog CD (Sonic CD) was omitted and the extra content delivered was poor compared to that of the first compilation Sonic Jam released on the Saturn almost 10 Years earlier! The first two compilations of Sonic games for the generation ( Sonic Mega Collection and Sonic Mega Collection Plus) were both successes even though neither of them offered much to the die-hard Sonic The Hedgehog fan. SONIC GEMS COLLECTION GAMECUBE AND PS2 (2005)
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