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Sonic-sized

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: June 23, 2007
Author: Amazon User

With the success of the Sega Genesis, Sonic The Hedgehog has been one of the most dynamic video game franchise in the 16- bit era. Although it delivered then, it hasn't unfortunately shown its status these days on games like Sonic & The Secret Games for the Wii, and Sonic The Hedgehog for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360. When Sega compiled the Sonic Mega Collection for the Nintendo Gamecube back in 2002, it absolutely delivered and welcomed a whole new generation of classic blue speed. Afterwards, the Gamecube success interluded also on the Xbox and PS2 and for the first time in the Mega Collection trimpuhs, it finally makes it to the P.C., but is it really worth the money.

Sonic Mega Collection Plus for the P.C., brings the revival of the updated Sonic series from the PS2, and delivers the best from the Sega Genesis and Game Gear eras for those Windows crazy. The collection includes all the classics including the original Sonic The Hedgehog, Sonic 2 which introduced Tails, Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3D Blast, and Sonic Spinball, as well as the off-shoot to the puzzle-crazed Tetris, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine. The Game gear series also shines on well, with games like Triple Trouble, the thrilling Sonic Chaos, and the Mario Kart knockoff Sonic Drift 2. The games and graphics have all been remastered nicely, and thrives well like it did years ago when these classics were originally released. There is one big disadvantage though, the game overlooks the well-acclaimed Sonic CD from the overlooked Sega CD add-on to the Genesis. Sadly, if you want to play that one, you'd have to buy Sonic Gems Collection for the Gamecube.

All in all, the Sonic Mega Collection Plus is a great classic addition to your home computer, if you're into the retro-feel of Sonic at what was his best era. Unfortunately, if you own the PS2 or the Xbox editions, it really isn't a great buy for you. If you don't have any of those systems, than it will be the right game for your P.C. Even though Sonic The Hedgehog has lost his momentum these days, I'm glad that his classics never faded away.

Graphics: B+

Sound: B

Control: B-

Fun & Enjoyment: B-

Overall: B 1/2-

sonic mega collection plus review

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 02, 2008
Author: Amazon User

these games brought back a lot of memories of playing sonic when i was younger, i am glad i purchased it

Good old school Sonic collection

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

If you enjoyed any of the old Genesis Sonic the Hedgehog games you need to buy this, it's an amazing deal at only $8. That beings said I was disappointed that some of the extras included on the original Gamecube Mega Collection did not make it to the Plus version but thats hardly a major issue. The only downfall to the collection is that they chose to include the mediocre Gamegear games over Sonic CD and Knuckles Chaotix. I also would of prefered the North American version of the game but beings it still is in English it ndoesnt matter a great deal.

Classic Sonic Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Hi, I'm StoryMaker, a Sonic fan. I think I got this product - Sonic Mega Collection Plus - for my birthday last year. (I didn't know it was for the PC computer before then!) This is, basically, a collection of the classic Sonic greats (with a few classic Sonic dumbs too). One thing to note: this is a DVD-ROM and will not work with a regular disc drive - a DVD-ROM one is needed. Another thing sure to annoy: it seems like they haven't change the gaming console version much when it was released on the PC. The screens that tell you the controls don't always seem to tell you the correct PC controls - they seem to say the controls for a different video game player. Luckily, in many of the good games, it's easy to catch on, but in others it isn't (we seem to have trouble with Sonic Spinball especially). One of the best features added is the ability to save and load at any moment in the game - just press backspace to go to the "pause" menu and select the option you desire. This option helps you to not give up playing the games, but to try until you get good at them.

Here are my opinions on the individual games you can play. One thing before I start: these games might seem hard at first, but play them enough and you'll get the hang of it. If you don't get the hang of it, just play the first level again and again. (That's fun too.) XD

Sonic the Hedgehog: The first Sonic game ever made, this was originally for the Sega Genesis. Go at high speeds, collect rings, and smash item boxes (give you goodies) and Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik's evil robots. You use Sonic's original spin jump and spin roll attack moves, the spin jump behaving just like any old video game character's jump but allowing you to destroy enemies while rolled up into a ball and the spin roll being where you roll on the ground as a ball and destroy enemies on the ground. These moves are creatively based on the tendency a hedgehog has to curl into a ball and have appeared in a good deal of Sonic games. Unfortuneately, at the time, there was no Super Spin Dash (a move that is basically a spin roll, but with a large burst of speed), which is annoying. However, this game is very good - lots of items to collect, lots of speed, some simple puzzles, the great ring system (when you touch an enemy without doing an attack move, your rings will scatter about and you have a chance to collect them before they vanish; if you touch an enemy without any rings and without attacking, you lose a life), and classic 2D Sonic goodness. The music is great. Sonic's color isn't as bright as it could be, but it's no enormous deal. Also, if you get a good score when you finish the level, you can jump into a big ring. This will take you to the special stage, where Sonic will bump around on a topsy-turvy course. If enough rings are collected, you'll recieve a prize - a precious & powerful chaos emerald. Avoid the "goals", which are not your goal but will instead take you out of the special stage. Pretty fun addition. Overall, super classic Sonic fun.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2: Basically, an improved version of the first Sonic game with different levels and a new character added. Miles Prower the two-tailed fox (who is known as "Tails" 99% of the time) will follow a more-brightly-colored Sonic around. For the most part, Tails just does what Sonic does, but it's not rare for him to collect rings for you or destroy robots. Sometimes, he even seems to have his own "ideas" of how to attack bosses. Also, the helpful Super Spin Dash move is added. (Oh, and, you can also change the options so you only play Sonic or only play Tails, but trust me, YOU DON'T ACTUALLY WANT TO. Playing with both is better. Also, when you are only playing Tails, you don't have the ability to fly, but when you're playing both, you can see Tails flying around sometimes. This is probably because they don't want Tails to have more abilities then Sonic does, but they could've made it even by making Tails unable to do the Super Spin Dash. Overall, though, this is a great Sonic game!

Sonic the Hedgehog 3: The first appearance of my favorite character, Knuckles the Echidna! I actually played this before I had Sonic Mega Collection Plus because I have Sega PC: Sonic & Knuckles Collection. In this game, Tails pilots Sonic's plane, the Tornado, when they come across a strange island and a red echidna approaches, not seeming to be too happy about the heroic duo's arrival. He promptly steals their chaos emeralds and runs off. What is his motivation? You'll have to play to find out! Actually, no, you don't. You can read it on the internet somewhere, read the classic Sonic comic based off it, or - I'm getting off topic. The gameplay is similar to that of the previous Sonic games, but now the characters have their own special moves. Also, there were energy shields (barriers) in the previous games, but in this, there are different kinds of shields. Flame shields cause fire to not harm you, water/bubble shields let you breathe underwater, and electric shields magnetize rings for you. Sonic's special moves are the Extra Strength Spin Jump (jump while jumping to activate) which has more strength against bosses and the Shield Move (OK, I don't think that's what it's called) where you also jump while jumping, but you need to have a shield on. What it does depends on the type of shield you have on. Tails can fly and swim by jumping while jumping. He'll fly when out of the water and swim when in water. Again, you can play Sonic alone, Tails alone, or Sonic with Tails following you. Plus, the graphics are better. Sonic is most noticable - his sprites are totally altered to look a lot better. I'm not sure the music is as good, but it's still fine. The special stages are better than ever in my opinion. You walk around a ball, unable to stop walking but able to jump. Touch blue spheres to turn them into red spheres. However, touch a sphere while it's already red and it's game over for the special stage. Turn all the spheres red and you've got another chaos emerald. It might not sound like a blast, but I like it.

Sonic & Knuckles: This is, basically, the extended version of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and has similar gameplay. It has new levels to play. It was also included in Sonic & Knuckles Collection. Before I talk more, let me mention something: in the Sega Genesis version, it has a "lock on" feature. You can insert a cartridge for another game directly into the Sonic & Knuckles cartridge to open up a new game to play. If you insert Sonic the Hedgehog 3, you get Sonic 3 & Knuckles, which is basically SonicTH 3 and Sonic & Knuckles put together. Insert Sonic the Hedgehog 2 to get Knuckles in Sonic 2 and you get to play Knuckles in the SonicTH 2 levels. Insert anything else and you'll get Blue Sphere, were you can play lots of special stages. In SMCP (this product for short), though, you can't get the "locked on" versions unless you unlock them. I read that you do can do this, but I don't know HOW you do it. Anyway, you can play Sonic or Knuckles. Sonic is the same as he is in Sonic 3. Knuckles can glide (press jump while jumping) where you soar through the air but don't gain as much altitude as Tails does when he flies and climbing (while gliding, touch a wall and then press up & down) where you can scale walls and access places Sonic cannot. Basically, a good game that's a lot like Sonic 3. Knuckles rocks! :D

To prevent this review from getting too long, I'll won't talk a lot about the rest of the games. Sonic 3D Blast is an OK game that is sort of 3D (especially in graphics), but sort of 2D (especially in gameplay). Destroy robots to release the flicky birds inside. The flickies will follow you. Get the flickies to the big ring. Pretty fun, sure, but it's harder to jump on enemies with the sort-of-3D-but-sort-of-2D gameplay. As I said, we didn't get very far in Sonic Spinball because the controls were hard to get, but it's an OK game and on the fun side. Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine is a pretty fun puzzle game, but not very Sonicy. Also, if you read the user manual, you'll find the plot to be super stupid. Then, there are the Game Gear games. The Game Gear version of Sonic the Hedgehog is NOT as good as the original Genesis version, but it's still OK; Sonic Drift is hard and not very fun (why are the characters driving cars when they're faster on foot anyway? Except Dr. Robotnik, I mean); Sonic Labyrinth is fine, but in it, Sonic has put on Robotnik's evil slow-down shoes, so he can't go at the zippy pace we're used to, but it's OK other than that; Sonic Chaos & Sonic Blast are great - they're easier than the classic Genesis games, but have similar gameplay; last, but not least, the Game Gear version of Mean Bean Machine is an easier version of the Genesis MBM with worse graphics.

Overall, a GREAT buy for any Sonic fan (unless you don't like the classic 2D games). Some games aren't that great, but there's still a lot of super-fun ones. Just make sure you have a disc drive that plays DVD-ROMs. Before I finish, I'd like to note that they should've put Sonic CD in this collection. Anyway, if you're a Sonic fan & have a DVD-ROM player, get this! It's not likely you'll regret it. Signed, StoryMaker. "Gotta trust the kid's review!"

This product needs improvement

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: December 12, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I loved the game Sonic and was excited when I saw this product offered. After receiving it though, I've had nothing but problems. When I finally get it to load on my machine and play, nothing else will run (graphic editing programs). When I get those to run, this will not load or run. There's spyware involved I think. Caution to anyone thinking they can buy this and play as they did on a game console.

The Best Sonic Value Bundle in Years

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 21, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Ah, Sonic. How well so many of us remember that little blue blur. How many of us are gamers becuase of Sonic, and other stars of his era? In this terrific value bundle, you get an excellent assortment of classic Genesis, and Game Gear Sonic games. Included are: Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Sonic 3, Sonic and Knuckles, Sonic 3D Blast, Sonic Spinball, Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine, plus 6 of the original 12 Game Gear Sonic games (Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Labyrinth, Sonic Drift, Sonic Chaos, Sonic Blast, and Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine). For the record, Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut contains all 12 Game Gear titles as unlockable mini-games, and remains readily available as a value title for all major platforms.

As with any value title, it's buyer beware in some ways. I've yet to come across any serious bugs, but as one of the previous reviewers mentioned, you only discover in the manual that this is a DVD game--which could indeed get some toes stepped on if someone bought it without having a DVD ROM in their computer--oops--that's going to cost the developers some brownie points. In general, the games are visibly dated, and simplistic comparatively speaking to modern games, but have been nicely re-mastered, and look sharp and vibrant. The sound can't compare to modern games either of course, but is just as you remember it, and even sounds good over surround speakers. Gamepads work as well, and I use an older Thrustmaster (Firestorm Dual Power 3) gamepad, but I've yet to encounter any problems using it. Also, the game's system specs are modest, and it seems stable and well behaved.

Lacking a jewel case, production values aren't anything to brag about either, but that isn't uncommon for a low budget value title these days, so you can't smack it around too much for that. However, in-game presentation is much better, and you get plenty of extras like original concept art, comic book clips, and you can view the original manuals. Also, in the manual, the games are laid out chronologically, and each game is pictured with it's original box cover, a brief plot summary, date of launch, and a couple of screenshots. The game has also been spruced up a bit with a modernized front end menu, and in-game interface. Another aspect of this bundle's appeal is that even though there are user-created compatibility fixes for most of them, older Sonic PC ports pre-date WinXP, and are sometimes problematic (if anyone has a WinXP fix, or workaround for Sonic R, please let me know in a comment to this review), whereas these are WinXP compatible, and don't fuss when you try to play them, or demand scouring the internet to find a compatibility fix. The headline here though is that PC Sonic fans have never had a better chance to rack up on so many old school Sonic games all at once. All said and done, I'm satisfied with my purchase, and am going to give Sonic Mega Collection Plus a good grade with minor dings for the low production values.

Wonderful collection, thought it would never be out on the PC

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: March 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I ordered mine from another retailer online yesterday with 1 day shipping. I got it in this evening and I must say this is one fantastic collection on the PC that never gets boring. There are a few buyer beware points that need to be made before you purchase this:

1. The game is a DVD-ROM version for the North American Release, not a CD-ROM as shown on the box and disc label. Sega did not change the packaging and this may lead to many unhappy people that this game does not work in their machine.

2. The localization for this version of the game seems to be the European Localization and not the North American Localization found on the XBOX and Playstation 2. Sonic 3D Blast is known as Flickies Island in this compilation. Shows MegaDrive Icons too next to each game.

3. The roms they use in this compilation seem to be the PAL versions , as shown in the file folder directories.

4. The XBOX 360 Controller for Windows, and any controller that does not have dual analog sticks will not function properly in Sonic Mega Collection Plus and will exhibit behavior as if the DPAD is stuck in one direction. A controller such as the Logitech Dual Action or Rumblepad 2 will work just fine. There may be other dual analog ones that work fine too.

On the plus side, you can save an unlimited amount of save games for the classic games something that had a limitation in the XBOX and PS2 versions of these games.

Overall I am satisfied with my purchase and reccomend this to anyone who has wanted to play this game before but do not own a PS2 or XBOX and could not play it before....

Reliving the old days.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 4
Date: March 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Finally, the games that established SEGA in the home console market are available for the PC. Included are Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, Sonic 3, Sonic & Knuckles, Sonic 3-D, Sonic Spinball, along with various Game Gear games. There are unlockable extra games as well.

The graphics look rather out of date on today's HD monitors, but the colours still look vibrant. The sound is exactly the same, although it pails in comparison to the surround sound available on many modern games.

Bonus features include comic book covers and character designs as well as all the original game manuals.

Overall a decent collection for any Sonic fan or anyone harking back to a simpler time.

Great but not complete

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: August 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

As much as I love the fact that they put this on PC, I find it incomplete just like the XBox and other systems this appears on. I hate that you have to unlock Sonic TH 2 with Knuckles and Sonic TH 3 with Knuckles. I think it is missing several sonic Game Gear titles.
I Felt these Game Gear Titles were missing :
1. Sonic Spinball
2. Soinc TH 2
3. Sonic Drift 2

I felt these titles that are found on "Sonic Gems" for GameCube should have been included :
1. Sonic CD
2. Sonic The Fighters
3. Sonic R

I felt that if these were added, it would make a better collection. If those games were added, it would be a Complete back in the day Sonic Collection. Even though I find it dissappointing because 6 essentail Sonic Games are missing, It is still worth owning. Like I always say, some is better than none.

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