![]() With all of the collectibles, 1-Ups, power ups, and health items in each of them you can opt to try to find everything, or you can try to clear everything as fast as possible. The same loops, twirls, and crazy tracks fill the game’s 14 stages. Once you start playing though you will immediately be reminded of Sega’s most popular mascot platformer. She can also ride a motorcycle if you find gas can power ups. Carol has some speedy punches, and kicks. Each of the characters has their own attacks, and abilities making each play through a little bit different. Lilac, a purple dragon, and Milla (an unlockable character), a dog. The three characters are: Carol, a green wild cat. That’s because the game is played through the eyes of each character. The interesting thing with the adventure mode is that you’ll get a slightly different experience each time you play through it. Like a traditional platformer from the era the game pays homage to. Going with the standard mode eschews the cut scenes, and you play every stage in order. Playing the adventure mode, will let you experience cut scenes, and the stages are played in different orders depending on which of the three characters you choose. From there you discover that there is an all-powerful stone that three kingdoms on the planet safeguard, and of course the despot wants it for himself.įrom here the game opens up, and you can choose to play either an adventure mode or a standard mode. It wasn’t something I was expecting going into this. Who is then taken hostage, and forced to fight for the despot. It opens up with a King being killed by a despot in cold blood in front of his son. Freedom Planet instead involves a much more detailed plot. Robotnik/Eggman imprisoning animals, stealing emeralds, and holding the world hostage. But there are a lot of things that set it apart from its biggest inspiration.įreedom Planet has a deeper, darker, storyline than the Sonic games. This is bar none, one of the best Sonic clones you can get. If you’re a big Sonic fan who longs for a return to the 16-bit glory days of yesteryear, buy it. The physics, the sense of speed, all of it. So with so many others that didn’t hit the mark, what makes this game stand out in the sea of Sonic contenders?įor starters, Freedom Planet absolutely nails the feeling of Sonic The Hedgehog. ![]() Awesome Possum, Aero The Acrobat, even The Road Runner had a Sonic inspired game. People dump on Bubsy, but that game was far from the worst clone. When Sonic The Hedgehog was released it was only a matter of time before the imitators would come about. Padding.īIKES: If running fast isn’t enough you can speed around like Chris Pine in Star Trek. PROS: Really amazing pixel art, chip tunes, and the game play you remember.ĬONS: The shortcomings you remember. But I’m not here to talk about Sonic this time. ![]() A few of them average, and a few that were pretty good. But after the Dreamcast faded into obscurity Sonic went in all kinds of directions. Fast, frantic, platforming action that involved any number of paths to victory. The consensus seems to be his earliest adventures on the Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Sega Master System, and Game Gear were his greatest glory days. He’s seen a number of ups, and downs over the years. ![]()
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