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Fun, But Sort Of A Letdown....

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 4
Date: March 10, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I wanted to play this for so long. And the fact it was being done by Hudson Soft (the same guys who did Mario Party 1, 2 and the upcoming 3)made me confident it would be good. Now it's here... and I'm happy and disapointed. Let me start with the good. First, the graphics: they're very good. The game uses the cel-shaded thing for the characters, like Jet Grind Radio did; this was a good idea. The levels are well rendered and colorful. Second, the controls. They're pretty simple. Not as simple as Mario Party, but simple nevertheless. The mini-games' controls are tight and responsive and moving around the board is pretty easy. The mini-games are lots of fun and the sounds are good with the voices of all the characters from Sonic Adventure. Now, the bad. First, no online play. It was orignally going to be in the game, but it was taken out. Second, the AI (Artifical Intelligence). This is what almost destroys the game and is by far the biggest problem. When you pick a card to move, only you can see your own cards, the next player can only see his own cards, and so on. When you play against the computer, when they pick one of your cards,(it happens a lot)they always pick the card they need: I.E. they are 5 spaces away from a Precious Stone, and don't have a 5. You have a 5. They pick from you and they always get the 5. And this happens on every difficulty level, even Easy mode! Strangely, while the computer players seem psychic on the board, in the mini-games, they are very dumb. Plus, the load times are a little longer then they should be. But all in all, this is a fun game, paticularly with 4 players. Fun and new mini-games help round out this package. While Mario Party 2 is better than this game, this is a fun game. Rent it before you buy to see for your self if it's for you.

It's trying to be Mario Party, but doesn't quite cut it...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: June 26, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I got this game as part of the sonic bundle with the other sonic games and the dreamcast. Boy, I'm glad I didn't buy it separately.

First of all, this game has great graphics. They are cartoony and are very good. But, the gameplay is boring and confusing, plus the mini-games will leave you yawning. I am an avid Sonic fan, but this game was just so so.

Not what I expected

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: September 13, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I read reviews before buying this game and thought it might be fun. Boy was I wrong. What sold me was the possibility of finally playing a Sonic game with more than one person at a time. There is no action in this game. It's basically a child's poker game. Slow and boring. I wish I could return it, but you all know the... return policy. If you like playing cards, buy someplaying cards. If you like playing video games, don't buy this game.

Not as good as Mario Party or Crash Bash. BIG DISAPOINTMENT!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: October 14, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game from half.com and opened it thinking it would be similar to Sonic Adventure. I started to play and noticed the graphics were pretty good, but also noticed that half of the time I was looking at loadup screens and that I couldn't win and beat Angel Island. I also noticed my opposing characters always got the best cards and also the best forcejewels even at the easiest setting. The mini-games were OK, but the battles and mini-events were boring and aggrevating. I gave up on it and now trying to trade it for a better Dreamcast Game. If Sonic Team made Sonic Shuffle it WOULD be the best party game in the land.
Also if the loadup screens weren't as long it also would improve the game. The graphics and control were the upsides. Overall I would rate 1 out of 5.

What kinda party game is this?

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: November 15, 2001
Author: Amazon User

I have Mario Party 1 and 2 and they came out befoe this.Sonic Shuffle is a mario party wannabe.The mini games stink on ice.And its pointless,all you do is pick a card and it walks by itself.If you wanna good sonic game get sonic adventure 2.This has bad graphics and takes a long time to play.

Boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: February 25, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This game is nothing short of using the Sonic name in vain.
The game essentially revolves around a board game that the Sonic characters play across to acheive goals and fulfill assignments. On their way they are accompanied by a very annoying and unhelpful and 'cute' fairy, and the entire game wears off really fast.
Skip this one.

Sonic shuffle

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: March 27, 2002
Author: Amazon User

Althoue i dont own it i would like to Know what charaters You can
paly as.

didnt like this much

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 1
Date: April 01, 2002
Author: Amazon User

i played this game for a good 30 minutes before i gave up. this is [the same as] mario party, but it is much worse. i loved mario party so i was eager to give this one a shot. thhe adventure mode is so boring. it is like playing a board game for that has nothing going on except for the occasional mini game. they werent unique or interesting either. pass this one by folks.

NOT FUN AT ALL!!!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: December 09, 2002
Author: Amazon User

This is the worst game i have played and i own many dreamcast and pc games myself. It is very confusing and difficult to learn. I was very dissipointed with this title and encourage you straongly not to buy it.

Bad Mario Party clone

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 0 / 5
Date: November 13, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I am a fan of Sonic the Hedgehog. I have been there for better and for worse (like when they added the super-annoying Amy Rose as a character). I have always liked Sonic as a video game character.

Nonetheless, this game is awful. First of all, the premise of this game is stolen from the game Mario Party. Cloned games can be alright, considering that the developers don't rely too heavily on the origial game for inspiration and design. Sadly, the makers of Sonic Shuffle do exactly that--they rely completely on the design of Mario Party to patent their game after. They make no attempt to hide the fact that they are copying off of Mario Pary.

And when game developers create a clone, it should be equal or better than the original, or else, they'll have to deal with the fact that not only did they not have the creativity to make their own game, but they could not even use the success of the game that was their predecessor to create a successful game in their own right. Sonic Shuffle is a textbook example of this.

The game boards are pointless and poorly conceived. The story behind the game is uninspiring, and does not catch the imagination. The minigames are stupid, and not entertaining in the least.

I would avoid this game at all costs, unless you want to give someone free money for a useless piece of software. Or maybe you could use the CD as a designer coaster or something.

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