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The best game in the world...

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 01, 2005
Author: Amazon User

After seeing knuckles in the 3rd game, it is great to be able to play as him and take him though the zones. I loved beeing able to play him in the first and 3rd game too thanks to the lock on technology. I would give this game 5 stars, and tell you to buy it now!

One of the best Sonic games ever....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 1
Date: July 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

In my opinion, this is one of the best Sonic games ever released. It makes up for what I believe Sonic 3 lacks. Sonic and Knuckles is actually a continuation of Sonic 3's story, and features the notorious Knuckles the Echidna as one of the main characters. You can either play Sonic or Knuckles in this game, Knuckles having a little less playing time (with fewer levels and all) and slight variations in the game (for different points of view). Let me go about my opinionated statistics:

Levels: Huge and often challenging. They're very detailed and are all extremely original (although some parts of certain levels remind me of old Sonic games, like certain things in Flying Battery Zone remind me of Metropolis Zone in Sonic 2).
Grade: 10/10
Best Level: Flying Battery Zone (2nd level), and Death Egg Zone (7th level, Sonic only)

Graphics: Beautiful, clear, and colorful. Very similar to Sonic 3.
Grade: 10/10

Bonus/Emerald Rounds: The Bonus rounds are new, one containing spheres where you spin around and try to catch rings/more lives/shields, and a slot round where you can gain/lose rings from a slot machine that you spin around it (think Casino Night Zone in Sonic 2). I like the sphere round a lot but I don't care for the slot round because you can lose rings. Also, in Sonic and Knuckles, you don't have to have 50 rings to enter a round like you do in Sonic 3. The Emerald rounds have different versions, but generally they're the same as Sonic 3 (get the blue spheres, if you touch a red sphere you're out, etc. etc.)
Grade: 9/10

Characters: Sonic and Knuckles are both interesting characters to play, although I admit I do miss Tails a lot.
Grade: 8.5/10

Music: The music I believe is one of the best parts of Sonic and Knuckles. The music is VERY catchy and I love it. The Flying Battery Zone theme, Lava Reef Zone theme, and the Death Egg Zone theme are the best in my opinion, but I believe every level theme has it's charms.
Grade: 10/10

Bosses: Some can be challenging, but I found that some of them actually are a little too easy. One thing I like though is that there's a boss after most of the zones, and not one just after every level (which is similar to Sonic 3).
Grade 8/10

The only thing Sonic and Knuckles really lacks is special features, basically having no verses mode or options menu. You cannot save games either like you can in Sonic 3. The only real special feature that Sonic and Knuckles has is it's connectability. Sonic and Knuckles in itself is a separate game, but it can also be connected to Sonic 2 or Sonic 3 for alternative games.

If you connect it to Sonic 2, it becomes Sonic 2 and Knuckles, and it's basically Knuckles playing through all the Sonic 2 levels. This might not seem very new to most people, but with Knuckle's climbing and gliding abilities, you can often explore parts of the levels in Sonic 2 that you were never able to do before.

However, when you connect the game to Sonic 3, you get possibly one of the greatest Sonic gaming experiences ever. If you play Sonic 3 and Knuckles, you are able to play through all the Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles levels with Sonic, Knuckles, or Tails. You get all the extra features of Sonic 3 (verses mode, saving abilities, etc.) With exception to the Sonic 3 level themes, all the sounds throughout the game are Sonic and Knuckles based, and you have access to all three bonus rounds (the gumball round from Sonic 3 and the sphere and slot rounds from Sonic and Knuckles), and obviously, twice as many emeralds to get. If you obtain all the emeralds, you can become either Hyper Sonic or Hyper Knuckles, which is also pretty cool. Even Tails has a Super mode! Basically, for all Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles lacks as separate games, Sonic 3 and Knuckles makes up for it with unbelieveable gaming fun! It is the epitome of Sonic gaming and is the model for all Sonic games.

It's unfortunate that Sonic and Knuckles is so rare now, but I HIGHLY recommend it for anyone who's into Sonic gaming. Get one now before it's too late!

Overall game review: 10/10

Cool Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 6
Date: October 10, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Sonic and Knuckles is cool...
Sonic the Hegehog 3 is cool...
But wonce you put Sonic the hegehog 3 on top of Sonic and Knuckles and you get... Sonic 3 and Knuckles!
It is cool!

Classic; 1 of a Kind

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 22, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've played this on computer and it hasn't lost it's touch. When you combine Sonic 3 with Sonic & Knuckles, you gain a more intense game. With the combination of stages between Sonic 3 and Sonic & Knuckles, the more fun you will have. When you combine Sonic 2 w/ Sonic & Knuckles, you'll only play with Knuckles; nevertheless, it will sill have more intensity.

Game Doesn't Work!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 15
Date: October 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Tried everything imaginable, Game does not work and will not work! All other games I bought of Sonic from others worked, This 1 did not!

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW YA

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

BEST 2D Sonic game on Genesis

+ if you have "Sonic 2" and or "Sonic 3" you gut a bones game

3 in 1 game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: July 25, 2008
Author: Amazon User

i'm sure by now you know the sonic 3 splitup thing which i din't like. but maby this isn't too bad. i see some benifets in the sonic 3 & knuckles split. #1, sonic and knckles has a blue sphere mini game buildt in. #2, if sonic 3 and knuckles were 1 game, they may have used the sonic 3 theme and knuckles theme insted of the sonic and kuckles theme and knuckles theme which are way better, but it's not that big of deal. #3, you can play as knuckles in sonic 2 wich is enjoyable. #4, you for the first time ever see super tails if you connect sonic 3 to it. the only bad thing i can say really is if you have sonic 3 & kuckles connected to a game genie, it as tall as a building. and i can't imagine how tall it would be if you have a 32x on your genesis with sonic 3 and knuckles and a game genie in the slot. sonic and knuckles also for some reason has no save slots if sonic 3 isn't hooked up. but other than that, it's a great game. do not hesitate to buy it

S&K-The great Sonic Game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: November 30, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I remember getting this for genesis and popping it in-this game that uses leftovers from Sonic 3.The graphics were good,the Level Design chalenging,and Lock-On patch for Sonic 2&3 a great idea.TO me,this is the last great Sonic game before Sonic turned into a 5 year olds game.

The second half of Sonic 3

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This was my first Sonic game in 1995 and I fell in love with it. This game feature Knuckles and won the hearts of millons. I only have one complant though. Where is Tails???! I love that guy. Without him Sonic is like Batman with out Robin or the Tick without Arthur . Anyway this is a great game.

Sonic's Finest Hour

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: February 17, 2008
Author: Amazon User

While nowhere near as good as Sonic 2,Sonic and Knuckles is better than it's predecessor.The plot is basically Sonic 3 continued,with Sonic and Knuckles looking for the lost Chaos Emeralds.However,Dr.Eggman is looking for them too,so he can use their power to fly the Death Egg.The graphics are noticably better,and playing as Knuckles is fun beyond belief.The music is awesome,with some tunes that you are glad stick in your head.Overall,this was definetly the last good Sonic Genesis game.This was Sonic in his last 2D triumph.

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