Sonic 1 Review (Saturn)

don’t fall sonic!

so this is the first sonic game released in 1991 for the sega genesis. it went on to sell 15 million copies across all platforms its been released on but how good i it really?

1. story 81

eggman has kidnapped all the animals and sonic must save them! reminds me of a certain plumber

2. controls 90

this game has very realistic controls for 1991. the physics and how you move are natural and you can’t go fast unless you earn it

3. green hill 100

this zone is fantastic for both the controls and a way to get used to the overall game. its cheerful and colorful too so its very good looking especially compared to mario 3 which came out a year earlier

4. marble 50

this place kills the mood you get in green hill by having boring design, bland graphics and it can easily make you tired

5. spring yard 72

hi there!

expect both the bad design of marble and good design of green hill but i like it since is also has good graphics

6. labyrinth 39

LAND!!! YES!!!

sonic slows down underwater so if you have a full level underwater in a game where the controls are designed for speed it creates hell and underwater its designed like marble

7. starlight 94

i’m waiting… still waiting…

remember how cool green hill was? the level was pretty much perfect. combine it with fair challenge for near the end of the game and you get this awesome place

8. scrap brain and the final boss 88

this place wants you dead but for a final level that makes sense. act 1 and 2 focus on platforming over speed bu they have better design than previous attempts. act 3 however should be called labyrinth zone act 4 since that’s what it is but at least the epic final boss at the end makes up for it

9. music 90

its very catchy and unlike most video game soundtracks from the early 90’s it wasn’t all 10 second loops

overall: 77