Sonic 4 Episode 2 is no different from the first one. When it comes to bad physics, bad level designs, and just an overall poor presentation, this game is worth a 30%

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Sonic 4 Episode 2 continues Dimps proud tradition of filling levels with speed boosters and bottomless pits, the addition of Tails and the co-op flight move give Dimps the excuse to add even more bottomless and spike filled pits making the game fill like a bad Mario romhack. The 3 second animation that plays every time you activate a co-op move kills the fluid speedy flow that the Genesis games were famous for.

Episode 2's physics are improved and have momentum but the level design never takes advantage of it making this improvement feel hollow. Level design is still laser focused on having the player homing attack everything and carrying the player along with speed boosters in any section that requires speed.

Bosses are a long drawn out chores, in the Genesis games bosses could be defeated quickly if the player is skilled enough in Sonic 4 Episode 2 the player always was to wait until the boss exposes itself to damage it which leads to most fights lasting around 4 minutes

Episode 1 composer Jun Senoue returns answering the request of few, the soundtrack is yet another mediocre Sonic 2 wannabee. Not even Sonic CD's famous Stardust Speedway Bad Future music is safe from being ruined by this overrated buffoon.

The utter uncreativeness in one of the levels, White Park Act 2 is awe-inspiring on how boring it is, it's nothing but roller coaster rails and completely fails to take advantage of it's carnival setting for level mechanics like Sonic 3's Carnival Night Zone did.


A product of misplaced praise by professional reviewers and blind fans Episode 2 barely tries to exceed it's predecessor.… Collapse

Weak game. Graphics look ok but FAR worse than Generations, music as you might have heard is an absolute pain and the level design (the most important aspect of the game) is BLAND. Completely uninspired. Avoid it at all costs.

Sonic The Hedgehog 4 is unsuccessful attempt to return to the origins of Sonic series, but is awful, the physics is poorly programmed, the level design is without of inspiration and so foreseeable, the soundtrack is poor, and the biggest mistake in this game is to take the name of Sonic 4. An insult to the Sonic series

This game is for people who still remember playing the original sonic the hedgehog games back on the old master system and genesis. The game tries to bring back that classic sonic feel, which it does feel like a sonic games, it's just missing something. The game is short and should have been dlc for episode one like it was originally planned to be. They did add the metal sonic missions for people that have both episode one and two; which helps explain how metal sonic survived after sonic cd. Good game, worth a play if your a sonic fan.… Expand