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Sonic Triple Trouble Game Gear Official Review By Dreadknux
Sonic Triple Trouble, or Sonic & Tails 2 in Japan. Yush!

Click 'PLAY' to listen to: Robotnik Winter - John Weeks

Dubbed Sonic & Tails 2 in Japan, as Sonic Chaos was called Sonic & Tails there. Well, the story, is yet another world domination thing by Eggman, only this time like Sonic 3, he has the help of Knuckles, that god darn fool! That 'trusty' echidna nabbed all the Chaos Emeralds and has legged it. Sonic, not too happy, chases after Knuckles, with Tails close behind. On top of this, Eggman got some help from good old Nack the Weasel, or Fang in Japan. He keeps guard of the emeralds, making sure Sonic and Tails won't get to them, while Knux will just stop them advancing. Eggman must be a happy boy. Not for long though. Can Sonic boil the rotten egg again? We will see...

'Knuckles! Come down here, you little wuss. Come on.' Er, Tails, do you know what happens if Knuckles presses the button? BARBECUE!
Er, exactly what is this boss meant to be doing? It's just flying around on circles! Some robot! *ZAP* ow.
Yay! I found an Emerald. In an... ITEM BOX?

Sonic the Hedgehog Triple Trouble, the first 8-bit Sonic game not to get an outing on the Master System. A lot of things have been improved for the 'sequel' of Sonic Chaos, the graphics have been tweaked just a little, the levels are more detailed, and it's even Stevens as either Sonic or Tails can get the Chaos Emeralds!

Meaner bosses are the dish of the day in this game, and now it seems that you don't even get to see Eggman until the last level! You contend with a robot boss at the end of each zone (3 Acts), and then a cut scene afterwards will ensue describing your constant ventures with Knuckles. Yay. Not if he doesn't like you though.

You know you have to complete the game with the Emeralds to truly gain supreme completedness and yadayadayada! To get them though, you need to find a special item box, with an emerald sign on it, anywhere in the zone. Once you have at least 50 rings, destroy it, and a star circle will open. Jump through that, and you'll be taken to a special stage, where you must either get to the end within a certain time limit, or collect a certain amount of rings, Sonic 2 MD stylee. Complete the stage, and you'll see Nack, most of the time in the form of a boss, but he's not hard at all. After your bout with Nack you are free to collect your Emerald delight.

You can now get special little boxes that improve your gameplaying skill for a few seconds. One particular feature from Sonic Chaos was the rocket boots, that only Sonic could use. Well, Tails fans no more need feel left out as in place of the boots, you get a special power up that makes you fly at a great speed. Another power up can be found on the 'Robotnik Winter' Zone, and includes... Sonic's snowboard! Yes, at last Game Gear fans can play a Sonic game with a bit of Sonic boardingness! Erm, yes. you can also find lots of other items, exclusive to certain levels, such as the carts in Sunset Park Zone and the bumpers in Meta Junglira Zone. This game is one worth buying for the gameplay factor alone, and it's the gameplay that makes up this great game also - erm, even though gameplay is what it's really all about. Never mind, but again there's that factor of lastability, however there are a few secrets that add to the destruction of your boredom...

Sonic Score: 9 out of 10!

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Nack! You naughty, naughty boy! Off to bed with you now, with NO SUPPER!
Hahaha! I'm going fast! Wheeeee! CRUNCH!
YAY! The Sonic Snowboard finally makes its first appearance on the small screen!

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