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Jeremy
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| Sonic CD Review by Jeremy |  | | PALGN Review: No need for those Rose-coloured glasses. | | [View Article] |
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Great review Jeremy. I couldn't agree more. I have the iOS version which is excellent too and will be grabbing the Live version just to show Sega that outsourcing your work to someone who is passionate about what they do is an encouraging business practice.
Sonic CD is a cherished title of mine and it's a true pleasure to see it recreated perfectly on new consoles.
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I saw this pop up in the store on Friday and was contemplating a purchase because I had heard that Sonic CD was great and the price was low.
Thanks for the review. I'm gonna fire up the PS3 and grab this today 
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I felt they improved if for nothing else but finally fixing the spin dash. It used to work on the Mega CD that you had to hold it down to get more speed. Now it works just like it does in Sonic 2. I also welcome 16:9 support.
The US soundtrack sucks except the "Sonic Boom" theme. Thankfully the Japanese one is there (Palmtree Panic is still IMO the best theme in the series)
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| renegadesx wrote: | | The US soundtrack sucks except the "Sonic Boom" theme. Thankfully the Japanese one is there (Palmtree Panic is still IMO the best theme in the series) |
I agree. Obviously having only played it on PAL Mega CD, I really missed the lack of 'You Can Do Anything' aka 'Toot-Toot Sonic Warrior' on the Japanese tracks which really pumped me up during the opening cinematic. Music only just doesn't do it for me, but it's better than nothing.
The US soundtrack, which I've never heard before is dismal. It's great that Mr Whitehead chose to include it for purists and people who played through that version and have their own fond memories of it though.
Speaking of which, it's great to see an Aussie developer be allowed by Sega to create such a wonderful recreation of a revered classic! Just awesome.
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I strongly disagree. While I wouldn't call the Japanese music dismal, I much prefer the U.S. soundtrack. Maybe that's just nostalgia talking, but I was very irritated at first, since the Japanese music was the default. I was much happier when I went to the soundtrack option and switched it. The music was the biggest reason why I bought it. I'm sure lots of people will tell me how wrong I am, but I feel that "Sonic Boom" is the weakest track on the U.S. version, only because I don't care for the vocals. Yes, I know that there are some vocal parts to the other tracks, but they seem to compliment the music on those. I can't be the only person who likes the U.S. music better, but then, I liked most of the music on the Megadrive version of Lemmings,too.
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In the 90s I was definitely a Sonic kid, and almost every time a Sonic article comes up on PALGN I can't stop myself from bagging out SEGA for how crappy their games have gotten lately.
I bought this for the iPhone and was a bit taken aback to find that I found the level design haphazard and boring, with no real incentive for exploration.
Weird how your tastes change.
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