Classic Sonic levels are purely side-scroller, with those classic obstacles you can expect.Īnd then moving onto the levels for your character, they’re quite similar to the modern Sonic levels, however your character has multiple unique abilities, some of which is dependent on the species you play as (you can pick a cat, bird, rabbit, and more). Modern Sonic levels play as you’d expect, with jumps, grind rails, and lots of enemies to smash through, switching from 3rd person view to side scroller view throughout the levels. You have levels for modern Sonic to speed through, you have levels for your own character to navigate, there are levels for classic Sonic (who is adorable and fantastically round) that has all the elements of the classic Sonic levels, but with 3D graphics, and then you have combo levels, where you play with Sonic AND your character. Well, you might have some trouble, but I’ll get to that in a bit.
There are four different types of levels, and if you’re familiar with modern Sonic games you won’t have any trouble navigating them. It is cheesy, it is corny, it’s more than a little silly, but when your special combined attack is initiated by a powered up fist bump, you can only lean into it. And now you’re all going to hear about it.Īt its core, Sonic Forces is a fanfiction, where your character gets to save the day, fighting side-by-side with Sonic the Hedgehog.
With a combination of modern Sonic levels, and classic-ish Sonic levels, it is full of customisation options for your character, absolute bangers for a soundtrack, and I guess a plot? It is a game with some serious pacing issues, a mix of fun and frustrating levels, that doesn’t give you room to breathe. Sonic Forces is an action-adventure platformer with levels designed around speed and quick reactions. Who is left to fight the dastardly Eggman? Knuckles and Amy Rose form the resistance, made up of a lot of familiar faces.
Swiftly, Sonic is brought down and presumed dead. Infinite the Jackal, wielding a gem called the Phantom Ruby, with powers that rival those of the Chaos Emeralds. Of course Sonic is not one to back down from a fight, however a mysterious new figure enters the equation. Chaos, Zavok, Metal Sonic, even Shadow the Hedgehog. World domination, chaos and destruction, with a crew of the baddest baddies at his disposal. Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One Music: Tomoya Ohtani, Kenichi Tokoi, Takahito Eguchi