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It's Great!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: July 08, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is a little too easy, but with all the secret characters, it's sure to be a little more complex than a little kid's game.

Awesome

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 04, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome the music has lyrics and is good to. It is even XP compatible the only flaw the graphics arent so great but this game rocks.

first 3D sonic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: August 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game was one of the first ones I ever played. It does have only five tracks but there are so many different paths you can choose I beaten it over and over. One track has a weak point that alows you to cut accross half of the track (it is in the river). There is even a cool reverse time attack where you run in reverse. there is even a time attack to find and burst 5 ballons. my favorite characters are metal sonic, metal knuckles (drool, drool I love this one), and super sonic (impossible to sink)

Great game!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

When my sister first played this game it pretty hard. Scrap that. REALLY HARD! However, it only took a few rounds to get over this so it's no major loss. As for the game itself, it's real good. Traveler's Tales and SEGA did a wonderful job, the game plays simple but sweet, the songs are marvelous and I like the playable characters. On the topic of songs, they're great, but the thing is, MOST OF 'EM ARE LOVE SONGS! However, that's extraordinarily minor, it doesn't really matter. I like how every time you finish the final level, they show all the characters you've unlocked running in a circle, though it is sort of annoying that they keep showing the credits over and over. Another annoying thing is whenever you're playing Super Sonic or the robots you're always racing against Super Sonic and the other robots. Also, unless you're playing them, Sonic always tends to be in first, Knuckles in second, Tails in third, Robotnik in fourth, and Amy in last. However, these things are a bit minor and the rest of the game is so fun that I'm still giving it 5 stars. Cheers, Chocolate Dog

Sonic R isn't the best, but good

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: December 11, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Hiya, I'm StoryMaker. I'm a Sonic the Hedgehog fan and I bought Sonic R about a year ago. When I first played it, it was quite hard, but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy. According to the user manual, Sonic the Hedgehog learns about a Grand Prix race being held. Sonic is not seriously interested in racing, but he does it anyway because his competition is his arch enemy, the evil genius Dr. Ivo "Eggman" Robotnik. Sonic loves nothing better than showing up Robotnik using his super speed abilities, so it's time for racing! This game has good gameplay and good characters. The main downside is that the game is quite short with only 5 levels. Luckily, the replay value is still good, complete with characters to unlock and chaos emeralds to earn. Unfortunately, I'm not very good with unlocking characters because you have to get lots of tokens scattered across the level and still make it in 1st, 2nd or 3rd place and THEN race the character you're going to unlock. Luckily, my older sister Russian Blue Witch unlocks them for me. The unlockable characters are a blast. They are robots made by Robotnik - Metal Sonic, Tails Doll, Metal Knuckles, and Eggbot (Egg-Robo). You can also unlock Super Sonic, Sonic's chaos-charged form, if you get enough chaos emeralds. All of the characters have their advantages and disadvantages (like how Knuckles isn't quite as fast as Sonic, but his maneuvering is pretty good). However, another major downside is how every time you finish the Radiant Emerald level you have to see the credits! There is no quick way to skip through the credits - you have to press a key AGAIN and AGAIN. Also, the graphics are notably BAD. Sure, the colors are bright, but all of the characters are chunked up. Sonic's hands are cubes, the characters have points jutting up instead of being smooth, etc. Eventually, you get over it, but at the start, I complained a bunch. Overall, Sonic R is a good game with great gameplay, just get past the annoying parts. If I could I would rather give this game 3 and 1/2 stars. Signed, StoryMaker. "Gotta trust the kid's review!"

Shows what the Saturn could do, but still a waste of time.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: May 20, 2000
Author: Amazon User

When I first played this game I thought it was terrific - amazing graphics (apart from the characters, who look very blocky close-up), stunning visuals and fast movement. It truly looked as though Sonic had entered the 32-bit world.

But after you've got over the graphics you realise somebody forgot to put a game into it. The controls are just rubbish - it takes forever just to change direction, so that later levels which twist and turn are rendered impossible even after ages of practice. There are far too few tracks, so things become repetative, and it soon becomes very boring.

To sum up, if all you want from a game is pretty graphics and the pure presence of Sonic the Hedgehog then this is a must-buy. If, on the other hand, you're looking for something with any kind of gameplay, depth or long-term appeal then look elsewhere. Personally I didn't relish watching the other races speeding away into the distance with computer-aided perfection for the millionth time.

Fantastic

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 17, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I know this game is old, but it is so much fun!
The music is catchy, addictive gameplay.
I have so many fond memories with this game and everyone should buy it!
Also probably a less buggy version is on sonic gems collection for the gamecube!

GREAT!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 16, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Who would think crystal-clear vocals can be in a 32-bit game? This ROCKS! I have the restored and renewed 2005 version that came with Sonic Gems Collection for GameCube, but my sister erased my Sonic R data and Sonic Gems Setting data. I had ALL the charecters unlocked (exepet Super Sonic), and had 1 MORE CHAOS EMERALD LEFT! She just managed the memory card to save her Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire game. What am I gonna do with her. Great thing I found my 1019-blocked Memory card so I can't erase her data.

uh

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: April 27, 2006
Author: Amazon User

isnt this game cursed? i wouldnt want to get it, even though it is fun

Unusual, but fun.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: October 04, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I too, never owned a Saturn during it's "glory" years, and because of that I missed out on Sonic's R and 3D. Huge cheers to Sega then, for bringing both to the PC - sooner or later it really needed to happen.

Sonic R is a curious little racer. The controls are initially a little tricky due to the incredibly fast pace (p300+ owners might be better off playing this in software just to slow the damn thing down - it was _too_ fast on my k6-2 300 even with my humble voodoo2, let alone with my k6-2 450), but it didn't take long to get used to them. Further as most of the characters run on foot, it takes a while to realise that you can go almost anywhere. Great stuff!

The graphics are very rich and colourful, if somewhat simple compared to todays' 3D heavyweights (including Sonic Adventure), and all the racing tracks (except perhaps for the finale) have many little secret areas and short cuts. With gamepad in hands and my amp blasting those tunes out as loud as possible, it wasn't long before I was snatching gold medals and getting all the Chaos Emeralds. Therein however, lies Sonic R's two major flaws: once you're used to the controls, the game just gets a little too easy. And also, 5 tracks isn't really enough, just like 4 tables weren't in Sonic Spinball. But unlike Spinball's large tables, the tracks in SR are ultimately rather small - although you won't really notice it at first.

In closing, SR is a fun little game. A lot of fun - something that is sorely missing from 99% of the new releases for... well all the major gaming systems really. All Sonic fans should buy it, obviously, but for goodness sake make sure you steer well clear from the easy difficulty. Even better, keep it on hard.

4.5 out of 5, if I could! :)

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