Sonic and the Secret Rings Comments by Rob Fahey
All hail the comeback kid.
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SeesThroughAll
02/03/07 @ 14:15
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And so it came to be that the killer app of the Nintendo Wii was Sonic The Hedgehog.
Oh the irony. Come back SEGA, please come back! |
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Der_tolle_Emil
02/03/07 @ 14:18
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Oh now come on. Don't make my buy this too. Going multiconsole with an 8+ game coming out nearly every week makes my wallet unhappy.
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The_Inquisitor
02/03/07 @ 14:18
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Thank God it’s not another ‘stinker’ as it would have been the final nail in the coffin otherwise. Hopefully things will get better after this, as it’s been all down hill since Sonic Adventure 2.
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MoGamer2006
02/03/07 @ 14:20
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@ SeesThroughAll
Killer app? Hardly! It does sound like fun, tho'.... |
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SeesThroughAll
02/03/07 @ 14:22
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Dunno if one may not call this a killer app, but the fact remains that this game is going to sell about as many systems as Zelda did.
Me included ;)
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ProtoformX
02/03/07 @ 14:24
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As SeesThroughAll said, the fact that the new good game for a Nintendo console is a Sonic game does put a smile on my face. Reminds me of F-Zero (GX I believe it was) where right after the Nintendo logo in the titles there came a Sega logo - never thought I'd see the day.
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kangarootoo
02/03/07 @ 14:26
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Another decent Sonic game. So there does seem to be some life in the franchise yet.
Not really my bag, but its nice to see some decent examples coming out as I know it has a lot of fans. |
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MoGamer2006
02/03/07 @ 14:28
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Sonic may have been super-popular once, but nearly a decade of terrible games have killed off the brand.
I know it's going to get Sega fanboys wetting their panties, but I doubt this will shift that many Wiis... |
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SeesThroughAll
02/03/07 @ 14:30
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I know it's going to get Sega fanboys wetting their panties, but I doubt this will shift that many Wiis...
*sigh*.... I know.... Still glad the lill' hog is still alive, though. |
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disussedgenius
02/03/07 @ 14:31
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Is there any chance of a playable demo of this cropping up anywhere?
/is still a little dubious |
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dirigiblebill
02/03/07 @ 14:32
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'Sonic may have been super-popular once, but nearly a decade of terrible games have killed off the brand.'
HERETIC. UNBELIEVER. Don't listen to him, Sega, it should be all on up from here. Out with dodgy rock riffs! Out with evil voice acting! On with multiplayer racing! Just think Wipeout with spikes and jumping, dammit. |
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SeesThroughAll
02/03/07 @ 14:35
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BURN HIM!
BURN ALL THE SONIC HATERS! /Takes medication
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nickthegun
02/03/07 @ 14:40
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Even though I dont own a Wii, im really glad to see this mark. After watching the demo, I had really high hopes that this would be the back to basics, return to form the excrable Sonic The Hedgehog was promising to be.
Hopefully it will sell by the bucketload, and someone in Sega towers will take note. Does anyone know if this was developed by the same Team Sonic who made the other abortion or did Sega do a core/crystal dynamics style hand off? |
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Der_tolle_Emil
02/03/07 @ 14:41
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I did not realize this was out today. Well, I'm buying this. And maybe magical starsign. I'm pretty sure I'll do excite truck on all S everywhere so a new game might come in handy.
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SeesThroughAll
02/03/07 @ 14:42
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If you really think that Sonic is anything like as big a license as Zelda then you really are living in the nineties ;)
Nope, just a Sonic fanboy :) And right now, a very happy one at that. |
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dirigiblebill
02/03/07 @ 14:44
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@ Schiraman
But he should be allowed to express his enthusiasm, yes? In a dignified and decorous fashion. It's not like he's threatening to say, go round and poison your water supply and firebomb your house for saying that Sonic isn't as big as Zelda. Not at all. /eyelid twitches |
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I officially love EG... I got this game through the post from Gameplay.com this morning but haven't had the chance to try it yet due being stuck at boring old work. I bought on the strength of GameSpot's review and was dreading EG's review of the game after the 2/10 score they gave to the admittedly appalling Xbox 360 version of Sonic. Now I can relax, safe in the knowledge that I've made the right decision to buy the game. Thank you! :)
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Did the reviewer even bother to play this game properly?
No mention is made of the skill building aspect, which is completely integral to the game, and at least worthy of a mention. Surely the first four paragraphs would have been better dedicated to actually talking about the game? The D-Pad is used for more than just menu navigation - read the manual. It's under 'speed break' and 'time break.' I'm apalled. |
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thegouldfish
02/03/07 @ 15:16
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The thing is this game is not needed to shift wii's that seems to going fine.
It should be seen as another good game to get and play. |
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um, unexpectedly positive review. i must've been one of the few who managed to enjoy the sonic adventure's on DC though the camera did eventually defeat me and cause me give up (plus my general lameness too). it just so happens that my least favourite part in those games was the combat so a sonic game where this is limited and you mostly whizz through the levels sounds like a hoot!
i'll be picking this one up pronto ;op |
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Actually, I didn't bother mentioning the skill building system because I didn't actually find that it was in any way integral to the game. It's a simple system of bonuses which has very little impact on the gameplay - the additional abilities it grants are nice-to-haves rather than must-haves, and while it's simple enough to be inconspicuous, it's not actually particularly interesting or key to the game. It's certainly not a point that would make or break a buying decision for anyone.
You're right though, I forgot to mention the speed up / slow down stuff - completely slipped my mind. Mea culpa. However, again, this really isn't a big element of the gameplay - I think I used it half a dozen times because it looked cool, not because it was actually necessary to progress. |
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It might not "make or break a buying decision for anyone" but how does that in any way justify not even mentioning it? Being able to jump backwards quickly, attract pearls from a distance, get a speed boost, accelerate more quickly etc etc is important in the sense of getting a fast time and also for picking up collectable items, which are necessary if you want to complete the game properly.
I apologise if I sound rude, that's not my intention - I can sympathise with the amount of shit games journalists get for expressing their opinions on a game, I'm just somewhat befuddled. Edit - it probably is one of the best looking Wii games!
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