![]() Sonic CD is differentiated from other Sonic games through its time travel game mechanic, which allows players to access different versions of rounds set in the past, present and future. Players start with three lives, which are lost when they suffer any type of damage without rings in their possession losing all lives results in a game over. The game has seven levels each is split into three zones, the third of which ends in a boss fight against Robotnik. Sonic can also perform a "spin dash" and a "super peel-out", both of which increase his speed. Like previous games, Sonic can destroy enemies and objects (such as certain walls and television monitors containing power-ups ) by rolling into a ball, and collects rings as a form of health. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog as he ventures to stop his nemesis Doctor Robotnik from obtaining the magical Time Stones and conquering a Little Planet. Sonic CD is a side-scrolling platform game similar to the original Sonic the Hedgehog. Gameplay ( Clockwise from top left) The past, present, good future, and bad future variants of the Palmtree Panic level A remake, developed by Christian Whitehead using the Retro Engine, was released for various platforms in 2011 and rereleased as part of the Sonic Origins compilation in 2022. Sonic CD was ported to Windows as part of the Sega PC label in 1996, and to the PlayStation 2 and GameCube as part of Sonic Gems Collection in 2005. It sold over 1.5 million copies, making it the bestselling Sega CD game. Reviewers praised its size, music, and time travel feature, although some felt it did not fully use the Sega CD's capabilities. It received critical acclaim and is often called one of the best Sonic and platform games. Two soundtracks were composed: the one featured in the Japanese and European versions was composed by Naofumi Hataya and Masafumi Ogata, while the one in the North American version was composed by Spencer Nilsen, David Young, and Mark Crew. Sonic CD features the debuts of the recurring Sonic characters Amy Rose and Metal Sonic, and includes animated cutscenes created by Toei Animation. Led by Sonic 's co-creator Naoto Ohshima, the developers sought to show off the technical capabilities of the Sega CD. Sonic CD began as a port of the Sega Genesis game Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), but developed into a separate project. By traveling through time, players can access different versions of stages, featuring alternative layouts, music, and graphics. Sonic CD introduces time travel as a game mechanic. Like other Sonic games, Sonic runs through themed levels while collecting rings and defeating robots. As Sonic the Hedgehog, the player attempts to protect an extraterrestrial body, Little Planet, from Doctor Robotnik. The gauntlet has been thrown down, Sonic Forces.Sonic the Hedgehog CD is a 1993 platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega CD. We'll see this Tuesday if a year's extra development time has made it the ultimate Sonic the Hedgehog game, but going by the Sonic Mania animated intro alone the hedgehog's in very safe hands. with excellent music and perfect controls. We played a couple of levels of Sonic Mania last year, Green Hill and Studiopolis, and it really did play like a well-polished classic Sonic game. Series villain Dr Robotnik/Dr Eggman makes a brief appearance at the end. It's also possibly the first Mania showing of co-op, with Tails lifting Sonic up and flying while holding him in the same manner as was possible in Sonic 3. It shows them smacking Badnik robots, warping between levels by the use of giant rings, and even the new Studiopolis level (which we've played and is excellent). They really are quite good.Īpart from being wonderful, the opening (which continues on from the ending of the pre-order trailer) shows Sonic, Tails and Knuckles riding an elevator to their next adventure, Mania. The music is a song called Friends by Hyper Potions, two talented remix musicians who have done a number of songs for the game and its advertising so far, including the unique song for May's teaser pre-order version of the intro. The Sonic Mania intro is designed, animated and directed by Tyson Hesse, a really talented artist/animator who has worked on the long-running Sonic the Hedgehog Archie comic and is currently working on his own comic, Diesel. ![]() And it is even more wonderful than we could have hoped. Now that Sonic Mania's nearly out, this coming Tuesday August 15 in fact, SEGA have released the full intro. ![]() The animation was cute, bubbly, hand-drawn, and clearly designed to evoke the opening of Sonic CD. Back in May SEGA gave us a glimpse of the animated intro for Sonic Mania, the upcoming retro-throwback Sonic the Hedgehog title. ![]()
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