This game will leave you in awe at times, but you'd better be careful not to leave your mouth hanging open too wide, as some of the drops will leave you with your controller in your stomach.
I won't bother BS'ing and pretend that I can count the frames per second in any given lop-de-loop, nor will I sit here and try to tell you that this game doesn't bog down every now and again, but just know that this game can haul balls when it wants to, and that turns out to be a good majority of the time.
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Be it texture quality, special effects, level design, or even just the overall appeal of the characters, Sonic looks brilliant, and will be the envy of his platforming brethren for quite some time (that is until Ubi's Rayman 2 finally makes it's way to the Dreamcast next year).īut what would all this beauty be if we didn't zip past it with all the urgency and excitement that has typified the series to date? Why, none of course, and as if to flaunt this visual vitality, Sonic's return to console gaming will completely re-define your idea of speed. What I'm left with is a game that, despite how much it tries to make me hate it, I simply cannot help but love.īut the question remains: exactly how much love am I willing to float our favorite Hedgehog and his pals, and is it worth enduring the occasional torture for a brief glimpse at perfection? Let's take a look:įirst off, there's no denying that this is, without a doubt, the most impressive display of graphical prowess the genre has ever seen from nearly every angle imaginable. A hefty helping of quality time with Sonic Adventure has yielded many a glorious gaming moment, but by the same token, it has produced some of the most inconceivably frustrating sequences in gaming history. Robotnick's looney can to the curb yet again, I am sure you're wondering if I was overcome with a sense of awe and nostalgia worthy of such a wordy, epic introduction.
Perhaps the only thing more difficult to swallow is that Sonic fans have had to wait an entire generation of hardware before seeing an adequate answer to the likes of Crash Bandicoot and Mario 64 from their beloved Blue Bomber, so of course, the hardcore have rested a great deal of their gaming hopes and dreams on the prickly back of our speedy friend, making Sonic Adventure one of the most anticipated titles to hit the states since Nintendo's masterful Zelda 64 late last year.Įven more so than the gaming public, Sega themselves have a lot riding on the return of their saucy little mascot, as they had hoped he would help lead the Dreamcast charge into the holiday season with what many have deemed the resurgence of gaming itself in a dry and uninspired industry. Its hard to believe that it's been over 7 years since Yuji Naka's signature creation first shot me that matter-of-fact look of annoyance, and nearly as many since I made my initial run through the tour de twist-n-turns in an attempt to calm Sonic's edgy attitude via some of the most unforgettable moments in gaming history.
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