Saturday, July 27, 2024

Sonic Spinball for Genesis


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Sonic Spinball

Sonic slowdown


Genre: arcade - pinball

Publisher: Sega

Year: 1993

System: Genesis


Gameplay Score: 2

Gameplay Notes:

Feels like it's running at half speed. Controls are laggy You have control over the ball (Sonic) which makes it both easy and frustrating. Organized a bit like an adventure with different areas but I can't figure out where I'm trying to get to. Poor control over aiming a shot.


Level Design Score: 2

Level Design Notes:

Boring and painfully repetitive boards. Each segment of the overall map is quite small so you see the same interactions over and over until you can finally escape to a new area.


Theme Score: 2

Theme Notes:

It's Sonic, but in a green sewer. Gross. I'm half expecting to see the Ninja Turtles in the green goo that fills this sewer


Art Style Score: 2

Art Style Notes:

The sprites don't look quite right. Sonic looks fat and animates very poorly. Again you're in a sewer so it's not a pretty setting. Technical performance is abysmal. The entire game feels like the slowdown in Gradius III.


Audio Score: 2

Audio Notes:

Not my cup of tea. Sound effects are the Genesis fart noise played over and over. Music is similarly unattractive, but not horribly composed. Doesn't hold a candle to other Sonic music tho


Overall Score: 40

Review ID: 1246



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