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If you're getting bored of all the robot bosses that Eggman keeps throwing at you in past Sonic games, do not fear, because the big egg makes a humble return as regular boss and frequent humiliator. He comes in a number of guises at the end of each zone, the first of which is funnily enough called the Green Hill Zone. Hmmm, that name rings a bell... Get to the end to see his final eggform thingy, as you may already know by now.
Yep, you know what to do about the Emeralds now, but here's how to get those pesky gems. In any part of Act 2 of every Zone, there will be a ring. Walk into it to be taken to a special stage, a lot like the Sonic 3D stages. Get 50 rings by the end of the course to gain a Chaos Emerald. You can also find rings in Act 1, but they only get you lives, so don't get your hopes up.
You begin to admire Sega's expertise in making extraordinary games like this. I mean, how on earth did they pull off those kinda graphics? On the gameplay side, will you get a lot of hours in? The answer is yes. You'll look out for those Special Stage Rings littered about the stage, and some of the levels are challenging enough to encourage you to play on. However, it's not perfect. The game is a little slow, which is absolute hatred in a Sonic platformer, and the platforming and gameplay side is a bit fiddly - the 3D style graphics make you misjudge certain leaps, unless you're Knuckles of course. All in all, a good game. Not perfect, but you gotta admire Sega, eh?
Sonic Score: 7 out of 10!
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This is the final Sonic game for the Master System, and boy did this game go off with a bang! The whole game has been enhanced and redesigned, to make it a game similar to Sonic and Knuckles. The plot of the game is pretty much like your average Sonic game, the story kind of loses me. But I suppose it's much like the Sonic and Knuckles story, as the Master Emerald is involved. And Eggman is causing havoc. Yep. Like S&K then, albeit without the Sonic and Knuckles feud, and albeit also the Floating Island business.
Wow. That's all that describes this game. It's amazing that Sega actually managed to fit what they did for an 8-bitter. As you may have realised, the graphics have been totally renewed, making it look like a 3D platformer. Aswell as the graphics, there's room for a whole lot of other stuff too.
In this Sonic game, not only can you play as Sonic, but also as Knuckles! Now you can pound it to them as the red headed wonder! Sonic and Knuckles also come with their Special jump moves at hand, where you press the jump button twice. You can make Sonic double-jump, so he can get to higher places. Knuckles can glide, and he can climb walls also! Just like Sonic and Knuckles used to make them!
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