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Sonic Classic Collection
DS
Released On: Mar 2, 2010
70
7.8
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
70
33% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
67% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 24 Critic Reviews
70
33% Positive
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
67% Mixed
16 Reviews
16 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It's not a great port and we'd have liked more content, but the quality gameplay shines through.
For NDS owners who don't know the blue hedgehog and for fans of Sonic, the collection offers everything the successful series offers – fast gameplay, classical platformer elements and hidden places all over the levels.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
7.8
65% Positive
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
23% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
13% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 40 User Ratings
7.8
65% Positive
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
23% Mixed
9 Ratings
9 Ratings
13% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
The game that introduced me to an amazing series
Sonic Classic Collection is a collection of the original 4 SEGA Mega Drive Sonic titles, Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles with Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 & Knuckles included. The game also includes an art gallery with artwork for the older games in the franchise. The game runs really well in Sonic 1 and 2 but Sonic 3 is a little buggy at times. The devs even went above and beyond to keep the original stage select screens, sound test codes and debug modes! All in all, Sonic Classic Collection is a near perfect game
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Knuckles in Sonic 3 alone makes this collection great, but when you add both versions of Sonic 2, Sonic and Knuckles and regular Sonic 3, this is a compilation that you must pick up!
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It is a pity Sega hasn't added any new feature, like extras or additional modes to encourage the player.
Sonic Classic Collection brings to life six original Megadrive games on the Nintendo DS. The new features include a new save game system and some extras with collectible pictures. The game has same issues with the framerate and with the visuals, but preserves the same original playability.
Still, if you want some old-fashioned Sonic speed on the DS, this collection will do you: it comprises Sonics 1, 2, and 3, Sonic & Knuckles, plus the Knuckles-ized versions of Sonic 2 and 3(without any Lock-On Technology). [Apr 2010, p.87]
The original Sonic games have aged brilliantly. Unfortunately this collection has been made with little-to-no effort resulting in framerate issues that bring them down.
What are these mixed and bad reviews about this game is a great collection and way better than that GBA game and this game you can play on the go so yea!
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Retro games collection formed of the classic Genesis games Sonic 1,2 & 3 and Sonic & Knuckles. As such it is not as comprehensive as some of the versions (the PS2 collection includes the Game Gear and Master System Sonic games as well as Sonic Spinball) but it's still classic retro gaming that works perfectly on a handheld system thanks to the handy inclusion of an in-game save.
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Sonic Classic Collection (DS):
Today's review is Sonic Classic Collection. Is it good? is it bad? Well, let's break it down, shall we?
Good:
- The games are emulated pretty well.
- It includes the Knuckles lock-on games, excluding Blue Sphere.
- The charm of the Genesis games are still here.
- Controls feel as good, if not, better than the originals.
- There's a save & load feature.
- Sonic the Screensaver, box art & other miscellaneous pictures are present.
- The original sounds & music are almost untweaked & pitch perfect, with lower pitched Sonic 3 & Knuckles Michael Jackson samples being the only exception.
- The game selection's decent.
- This game's menu and user interface overall looks polished & is well put together.
Bad:
- The screen resolution is awkward compared to the console counterparts. At times, it's very distracting & reminds me of the Game Gear's resolution. - There aren't enough extras. It's barebones like Namco Museum for the Gamecube. Even Sonic Colors had more than this.
- The collection's generic. We've seen & played all of these games on 13 other & far superior compilations. It's a cash-in at this point.
- There's no multiplayer option for Sonic 2 & 3.
Good = 9
Bad = 4
Overall = Good
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Sega made a grown man cry with this one. I was a fanboy back during the bit-wars and these were my favorite games for a long time. I don't care that there isn't any new content, and frankly, it doesn't need it. What I care about is that an effort to actually convert the games is absent. A script here, touch screen controls there, a menu or two, a copy of the rom files for each and an emulator. You can't even really call it a port because they didn't actually bother to convert the game data to the new system at all. They just slapped an interface over an emulator. An emulator simply unequipped to do these great old games any justice whatsoever. An emulator that could not be configured to actually let the start button be the pause button. An emulator that can't keep up with Sonic to the point of killing him in some of the fastest parts. An emulator that somehow lost all the nuances of control that the games had in their original form, turning them from slick and fun to clunky and awkward. They didn't even bother to go through the game data and attempt to convert it to the NDS's different vertical resolution, giving the game-play a squashed, distorted look that is always. If they'd just set the emulator to crop things a bit from the top and bottom, that might have been excused. It's painfully clear Sega just shoved them into a box that doesn't quite fit them, so there's little wonder why they came out wrinkled, though mangled feels closer to being the right word for me. I love the games, but they're not what I'm rating here. Do it right, Sega, or just don't do it.
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Summary Sonic Classic Collection allows fans both old and new to speed through the much loved zones of the four original Mega Drive adventures, in a bid to collect the chaos emeralds and save the world. Optimized to take full advantage of the Nintendo DS system, Sonic Classic Collection will feature a new save anywhere feature, a first in this o...
Rated E
for Everyone
Platforms:
- DS
Initial Release Date: Mar 2, 2010
Developer:
- Creative Assembly
Publisher: Sega
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