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The games was a bust-------read on

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: November 26, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I was so hyped about this game but it is a total bust

First, the game plot is soooo dumb. Second, there are sooo many times this game loades and it takes so fricken long. Third, remember playing Mario Party and playing Mini-Games every turn. Wasn't that great? Well in Sonic Shuffle its possible to play a whole game and play no mini-games, and when you do play a mini-game its sooo complicated and its not all that fun either. Fourth, the song is annoying.

All in all, although i absolutely LOVE DREAMCAST, i am a huge Sonic fan, and a huge Mario Party fan, this game is a total BUST. BUMMER!

Don't buy this game!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 08, 2001
Author: Amazon User

At first, i thought this game would be good... My aunt and i were shopping for my b-day present, when all of a sudden i saw a sonic game. and you'all no how cool sonic is. But wait.... this game is a copy of Mario Party 1+2. Now c'mon, sega's copying nintendo now??? This game looks good, but it really isnt. You probably think that my review is bad, but, if u buy this game you'll see what i mean.

Only buy this if you are a Sonic collector

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 17, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I used to think that there would never be a bigger mistake than Sonic Labyrinth. Sonic Shuffle showed me I could be wrong. If you like cel-shading, you might like the art here, but the characters look too flat compared to their surroundings. The music is not Sonicy at all but it does fit the overall mood of the game: irritating. This one was made by a different crew though. The voice acting is dreadful and the lines are corny. The game is extremely slow and dull. The only way to stop the Dreamcast from beating you is to be really lucky or have 4 people playing. Younger kids will be frustrated with this one and older Sonic fans like me will be disappointed. If you have to have everything Sonic like I do, then get this. Otherwise, leave it alone. Get something like Sonic Adventure or Sonic Adventure 2, they're better games and they show off the Dreamcast better than Sonic Shuffle.

Sonic Shuffle Review !

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 21, 2006
Author: Amazon User

If you are a huge Sonic fan you will like this game but it probably won't be your favorite. I myself am a huge Sonic the Hedgehog fan and I think this game is okay. If you like Mario Party it's like the same thing only it's a lot slower, a few mini games and a bunch of crap you don't want to deal with. If you want my opinion stick with the Sonic Adventure games and if you still want to by Sonic Shuffle try to buy it under seven dollars !

Frustrating, tedious fun

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: March 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Do not buy this. I am going right out and saying it. Mabye if you really want to, rent it. the mini games are fun, and are the only redeeming value, every other time you will be bored or frustrated. the graphics are neat, with the cell shading techniques. Also, the load times are not so bad, but every time you do something else besides play the board game, you undergo 2 long load times.(eg, you land on a mini game, it loads, you play it, it loads again) all in all, i expected more in a mario party spin-off

p.s- i do not even own a N64 so dont think i am biased to it

Would give this 0 stars--but it looks neat

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: June 22, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Rent Mario Party instead--nuf said. No, really?!! Don't have an N64, well rent that as well just to play MP 1-3, Zelda MofM and that neat ole Bond shooter. This game has horrible load times, boring games, an AI that'd win games against the Pentagon's computers because it cheats, and a general 'nintendo' rip off feel. Leaves a horrible taste in your mouth for Sonic games. Thank the game gods that Sonic Advenutre 2 is out and redeems the Sonic series. [...]

Huge dissapointment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 16, 2001
Author: Amazon User

This is a very bad game. The loading is slow, it's corny, and it's a Mario Party wannabe. I think they made it trying to take some of the business of Mario Party and they did a bad job making it. In fact the only reason i got it is because it came with the Dreamcast. I am going to sell it as soon as possible. I advise you not to get this game it is a huge dissapointment.

Can We Think of a New Party Idea?

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 5
Date: December 22, 2000
Author: Amazon User

I rented this game with some of my friends mostly because I think Sonic is really cool and I thought this game would also be. I couldn't believe it! Besides this game being Mario Party with different characters it has a huge learning curve. I will explain...Sonic Shuffle is basically a board game in which you get cards that have numbers from 1-6 & S (S is a random number from 1-7) in which you use to defeat enemies and screw up your oponents. A gem is placed somewhere on the board and it is a race to the jewel...as soon as you reach the jewel you have to face an enemie that defends the gem and if defeated you win the gem. The learning curve is not knowing where to go. The computer knows exactly which way to go, and even shortcuts to the gem! I'm not saying I am a sore loser but they could atleast make it an easier learning curve AND not have putten a N64 game onto a 128-bit system (mario party). If you are looking for a fun party game, look else where and see what other 4-player games they have out for Sega Dreamcast. Good luck shopping/browsing.

Unbalanced. Unfair. Uncool!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 7
Date: December 14, 2000
Author: Amazon User

Wow, what a let down. Having played and enjoyed both Mario party games on the N64, I was looking forward to seeing what the dreamcast could do with a sonic board game. While Sonic and friends have never really reached the same level of character recognition as the Mario and Luigi crowd, I was hoping the graphic muscle of the DC would at least squeeze some light hearted fun out of Sonic Shuffle. What we found when we played for many hours last night was dissappointment and frustration. First, the graphics look just plain bad in my opinion. The opening shots and menus look promising but the actual game screens made me think I had seen better on the N64. In particular, some of the environmental effects like water looked awful, like the animations were running about 4 frames per second. Very choppy and unpleasant to stare at while you are waiting for the computer players to take their turns. You can't turn them off by the way, so there is no such thing as short game. Between that and the long load times, you can expect to be spending alot of time just sitting around yawning.

It's the gameplay, stupid! Even with lousy looks, this game could have emerged from the depths if it had good, engaging gameplay. Instead, this is an example of what NOT to do in a video game. Without going into great detail, I will say the the computer players cheat, the mini-games leave you with no control over your characters, and ultimately the complete random, unexplained nature of why and when things happen will make you feel like you are completely out of control of your character's fate. You may as well just sit back and watch what happens, because nothing you can do will really effect anything. This game is one of the worst I have seen to come from the folks at SEGA, who recently have been putting out some fantastic games- Jet Grind Radio and Skies of Arcadia would make me buy my system all over again. I'm thinking that maybe Sonic Shuffle was made by some sub-team of developers working in some broom closet in the basement of the Sega building. They should be fired or sent back to game design school.

Not Mario Party equivelent

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: January 04, 2001
Author: Amazon User

Nintendo started the revolution, by practically bringing board games to life right on your gaming console. Mario Party was a huge success, and there was huge anticipation for its sequel, Mario Party 2. Both SONY and Sega followed in this new genre, SONY creating Crash Bash which mainly focused on mini-games, making the game less interesting than Mario Party for that there was no storyline, just a bunch of mini-games.
SEGA hoped to make Sonic Shuffle a game with online features, in which you could go online (through SEGA.NET) and play against other people. That function was removed, for SEGA wanted this game to be out for the holiday buying fever. You'd think that with the Dreamcast already being a huge success, and there hasn't been one "bad" Sonic game. Sonic Shuffle breaks that great Sonic reputation.
The loading times are unbelievable, and I mean that in a bad way. For one fighting scene, it takes 15 seconds to load the fight, and then 15 seconds to get back to the board. Instead of jumping and breaking the dice like in Mario Party, where the amount of spaces you move is completely random, in Sonic Shuffle, it adds more strategy. You get cards, and you can use any of the cards in any order. When the time comes, you can even use your opponents cards, but you won't know what they are because you can only see your hand.
This game would have been a LOT better if it had a better loading times, and had a place where you can just play the minigames. This game doesn't live up to the standards for the hardcore gamers, but most casual gamers will enjoy this game as much as any other.
Pluses:
- More strategy
- More boards/levels
Minuses:
- Less characters
- Loading times

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