The storyline is devloping interestingly, the Flames of Disaster, the Princess, seems somewhat basic at first but with a sense of something more going on. At this point I'd also say, Eggman's robots are fun to fight but there does seem to be little art to kiling them beyond smashing them with rapid homing attacks. With the addition of the shield, once I'd figured the quick sand out, this was a level with very little bottomless pit deaths, and it had a beautiful design and very entertaining. That said, Egg Cerberus was an amazing boss, took me a while to work it out but it's a clever idea and who doens't love steering a giant mech into a brick wall.Īfter this the Desert Zone was very satisfying. The Mach Speed section though, is pure evil, it'd be slightly less annoying if you didn't lose ALL your rings in one it, but the final loop is evil, you have to get it perfect!Īfter that I felt perhaps there was too big a pause before the next level section and took me a while to work out what to do. The water sliding parts were rather tricky and I have to say, Tails throwing bombs was a very bizarre choice but I guess it sort of works. The first stage was action packed, that's for sure, and I noticed wha looked like alternative routes though I don't know to what degree. Sonic slides a hell of a lot, but more on that later. It's very beautiful, plenty to explore at first and was a good oppurtunity to get to grips with the controls, which I have found a little tricky.
The opening video was, of course, gorgeous and I was instantly put in find of SA1 when finding myself in Soleanna as a hub city. So I thought it might be interesting to post my initial impressions on the game and storyline as it develops, as well as asking generally what everyones first impressions were. I recently have got a Xbox 360 and finally have got to play Sonic06, a game for which I have avoided pretty much all spoilers (so i hope anyone posting here will respect tha). Hopefully this is a suitable area for discussion.