RevieWednesday: Sonic the Hedgehog (1991 Genesis Original)

The plot is that the evil scientist, Dr. Robotnik has captured woodland creatures to be put into robots. Now Sonic has to speed along 6 zones to save them, as well as collecting the six chaos emeralds.

Positives

The controls are tight. The gameplay is exhilarating (at least for 90's standards). The graphics are bright, colorful, and thick with details. The music is among the best on the Genesis. The level design is linear, but does its job well enough for me not to throw the controller down and smash my Genesis.

Negatives

The levels fluctuate wildly from running really fast and being fun, to straight up slow and difficult. Labyrinth Zone's boss is near impossible unless you end up cutting your lives down to 4 or 5. The special stages can be difficult at times but after a while, you can get them down pretty easy.

 VERDICT: 4.3 out of 5

"For the first in a series, its great. As a stand alone title, there's much more to be desired."