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This feature originally appeared inRetro Gamer magazine.
“Sonic Unleashed also featured two distinct styles of gameplay.
Sonic Team consulted widely to find out which stages those should be.
However, the majority of the stages in Sonic Generations originate from Sonic’s 3D games.
“Yes, there was,” Iizuka confirms.
We created gameplay that was both nostalgic and new for them,” Iizuka explains.
As well as the main stages, players must complete a number of Challenge Acts to make progress.
High score
What did we think?
In ourSonic Generations reviewwe called it the “best Sonic game since Sonic 2”.
When it arrived in November 2011, Sonic Generations received positive reviews.
Other scores included 84% from GamesMaster, 8/10 from Official PlayStation Magazine and 70% from Play.
Sonic Generations wasn’t just a critical turning point for the series.
That success greatly influenced the future of the series.
After years of struggling to find a direction for Sonic, looking backward revealed the path forward.
That tradition stayed intact for Sonic Generations.
“The team worked very closely with Dimps from concept development and co-development of the game to the end.
In gameplay terms, the contrast between Classic Sonic and Modern Sonic stages is less stark on the 3DS.
This meant adding moves like boosting, sliding and the homing attack for Modern Sonic.
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