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The Sonic the Hedgehog game series on Sega systems were my kid's favorite games. They played them nearly all the time. That didn't leave Dad much alone-time with the game console. When a recent opportunity to own a Game Gear came, I jumped at the chance. Of course, no Sega experience would be complete without Sonic the Hedgehog. This is not your Sega Genesis Sonic, however. The Game Gear's version's graphics are lower resolution (the screen is substantially smaller, too) and the sounds are different; befitting the limited resources the Game Gear was endowed with. But for sheer play enjoyment it's enough like its bigger brother to make for great game play.
The Sega Game Gear was the first handheld that Sonic appeared on. I have to say, the Game Gear was a little bit futuristic because it looked more like a Game Boy Advance. The original Sonic for the Genesis will always be an all-time classic. However, does the Game Gear version succeed, too? Yes, but not as much. First off, the graphics were pretty good and the music and sound effects were well designed. The main complaint though, is the difficulty. It's really easy. The reason why I like this game is because it is very clever and the graphics are great, and it has really cool music for each stage. The real challenge, however, is getting the Chaos Emeralds, which are scattered around the zones. Hidden in each stage, you will find a Chaos Emerald. Collect them all to reveal the happy ending. If you end a stage with at least 50 rings, you will get to go to the bonus stage. I like the idea of the pinball-like bonus stages. In this video game, Dr. Eggman has built a robot factory on top of South Island. He has captured all of the animals and put them inside his robots to be his slaves and serve his evil purposes. What's worse, his robot factory is polluting the island, which means the wildlife will soon die. Only one hero can save the island--the hero with the type "H" personality (H for hedgehog, that is.) That's right, It's Sonic! Note that some zones are replaced with new ones. The Special Stages are also different. You bounce on a truckload of springs being bounced around by pinball bumpers. The goal in the Special Stages is to reach the end. The one I hate, though, is Bridge Zone, which has an auto-scrolling level, and that's why. The bosses can be pretty easy, but a couple might be hard, like Jungle Zone's boss, due to the screen size. I hope this review is helpful to you. Overall, 5 stars. I recommend you get this game if you own a Game Gear. Once you play it, I'm sure you will agree.Read full review
Sonic The Hedgehog makes its way to the Sega Game Gear. I remember playing this back in '91 and it was quite fun. At that time, I didn't make much progress in the game. Last year I finally beat the game with all of the chaos emeralds. Those of you expecting a Genesis translation for this game, you won't get it. The Game Gear version is in a league of its own(that's a good thing). Sonic has three of the same levels as the Sega Genesis version. They are Green Hill Zone, Labyrinth Zone, and Scrap Brain Zone. I like the fact that there are three different zones in the game. They are Bridge(Zone 2), Jungle(Zone 3), and Sky Base(Zone 6). Bridge is a decent zone that has catchy music. The Jungle Zone is cool too. I actually like fighting Robotnik in Act 3. Sky Base Zone is somewhat tricky at first, but if you managed to keep enough extra lives, you should have no problem completing the level. You will enjoy fighting Robotnik each time because the battle is different in each zone. I played this game almost every day in '95 or '96. With that amount of gaming, it was a breeze for me to complete the game(without all of the chaos emeralds). That holds true today. The graphics are decent for the Game Gear's capabilities and the music is a great addiition as well. If you don't have this game, be sure to pick it up. You should be able to find it for a decent price. This game is fun for all ages. Enjoy.Read full review
For the most part, I've liked the other Sonic titles in their various incarnations on the Genesis, so I really had my hopes up for playing it on the Game Gear. Oh what an impossible game to play. The biggest problem I had was that every time you jumped the screen scrolled up and made the ground drop from the visible play area. This little quirk pretty much ruined the game for me since I tend to play Sonic games at full speed... which resulted in me constantly falling into pits and other hazards. So, I then attempted to play the game at pokie speed and even then, I still kept having problems with falling into unseen hazards. The Game Gear screen is just two small for the scale that this game was designed at. They needed to make the characters/environment smaller and I think that would have helped the game about a million percent.Read full review
This game deserves to be rated excellent as far as Game Gear games go. This was the first videogame I ever owned, and the joy I had playing this game when I was younger has stayed with me through the years. First off, the graphics in Sonic are stunning. The visuals are crisp, clean and clear, as well as quite colorful and cheerful. Sonic, as well as the enemies in the game, are large and colorful. The audio is simply awesome for a GG game. The music is some of the best on the system, and the sound effects are fine. If you have a Game Gear, there's no point in owning one if you don't have this game. Simple as that.
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