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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!"

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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

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.

THIS IS THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: July 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

When i first got this game,I thought it would stink.But when I played it I knew it was the best game ever!!! Dont just stop and think just get it!!!!!!!!!!!!! When you get this game you would want to chat about it all day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

P.S:Sometimes it can get very annoying.

Disappointing

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: April 28, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I got this game 2 years ago for PC, being a fan of all the genesis games, and it was nice to see a departure from the horrible isometric perspective of Sonic 3D Blast. But once you've been playing it for a while things start popping up that are almost impossible to ignore, which sends the game to an early death:

1.Poor graphics. All the characters look like they're from Crash Bandicoot 1! cubed hands, MASSIVE pixels, each stage 'appearing' on the horizon...

2.Skidding and controls. In a race against the computer once you run into a corner that's IT. In order to turn around you have to turn a whole 360 degrees in what seems like slo-motion. Also, especially during the rain and snow, skidding becomes sure a pain and the only way to overcome it (unless you're Amy or Robotnic) is to double-jump, fly or glide!

3.Music. THE LYRICS ARE KILLING ME!! 'Livin in the city, ya know, ya got to survive... ya got to keep that dream alive, where ev-rything is dream, and fan-ta-seee!!' Had to turn the sound off sometimes

4.Egg-robo. Why would ANYONE want to use him as a character?

5.Length. Far too easy. And once you get supersonic the only way to keep him for future games is to save once you have 6 emeralds and then collect the seventh one each time:P Able to clock in hours.

6.Only five tracks!

7.Bugs galore. Whether it be gaps in the scenery or on the track (there's one loop where, if you press against the side while in a roll, you fly out of the stage and exit the game boundary) or sticky keys.

Balloon race: What? no battle mode! Balloon race is fun with a friend for a while, then gets extremely tedious once you're both searching for the last balloon hidden in some obscure place.

Pros:

1.Secret characters. Apart from Egg-robo the secr4et characters are really good racers, each an upgrade of their 'real' counterparts. The tails doll rules! Supersonic is super everything:)

2.Original racing options. like 'reverese' and 'tag'.

3.Open paths. Lots of shortcuts to learn.

4.Weather. Only racing game ever to have random weather effects!

Overall, if you want a slight sonic diversion that's low on replay value, fun for a while but with lots of problem areas, consider buying this game. Just turn off the speakers.

Just "WOW"

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 20, 2004
Author: Amazon User

You know, when I first picked up this game, when I was about 2 years old, I was a die-hard fan, and to this day, at 13, I still am. I found this game last month, layered in dust, because I was going through "Sonic Withdrawl", and remembered how hard it was when I was 2. I hesitated at first but decided to play it again. I was blown away! With an unlockable course and 6 unlockable characters, I could'nt put it down! I already beat it and unlocked Super Sonic O.O.

This game is a MUST MUST MUST get for your Sonic die-hard fan!!!

The graphics... not exactly "awesome" but it was great for the time!

But either way; this is the ultimate Sonic PC game I've ever played.

And, if you want to give your child a "Sonic Holiday" I stongly suggest you buy Sonic CD, also, BUT Sonic CD is NOT comatible with Windows XP! (Trust me: I've tried)

HOLY CRAP IS THIS AWESOME!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: November 21, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Hey everybody. The first day that I picked this up and played this on the PC, I was just truley blown away. I look back on it now, and it blows me even MORE. The graphics are completley polished, it's compatible with the new Windows Xp operating system, has most EVERY Sonic character in it, such as Super Sonic and Amy, the two-player split-screen rocks, and you can even play with a friend(s) in a network! HOW COOL IS THAT!
I'm telling you, the first chance you get, BUY THIS GAME!

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)

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