READY TO FIGHT! EVERYONE READY FOR A SUPER SONIC RUMBLE!?
SONIC THE FIGHTERS!
*Cough* Just had to do that :'). Fighting games always have great announcers.
Anyway, Sonic jumps into the 3rd Dimension for a rumble with the best of them, with the goal being collecting all eight (they found an extra one?) Chaos Emeralds to fly a ship to the new Death Egg.
Sonic and friends each have an Emerald and are fighting to collect them all. Who's going to win? And who is going to save the world?! YOU DECIDE!
This is a fighting game developed by Sega Division AM2, who are known for the Virtual Fighter series but also made other games like Fighting Vipers and Fighters Megamix....you know, the fighting game with the car
?
So they are known for making some really fun games, so do they do Sonic and company justice with his very first fighting game? I think they do even if the game has some issues.
You have a number of buttons to use; Attack, Kick, Shield, and Grab. Sounds simple but imputing combos feels very odd to me though it could just be from the fact I'm used to playing 2D Fighters (this is a 3D fighter). It works though and each playable character has different attacks.
Sonic, the Blue Blur rolls around at the speed of sound spindashing into his foes, making them confused rolling around them and has a wind up punch to use.
Tails 'Miles' Prower has the ability to attack with his tails, spindash like Sonic and has a really good grab that picks up the foe and slams them into the ground.
Our boy Knuckles joins the fight too, punching and gliding his way into the battle. He can spindash as well in addition to having powerful punch attacks. He also doesn't chuckle either
.
The last three 'major' characters here are Amy Rose (Sonic CD), Espio (Knuckles Chaotix) and Fang (Sonic Triple Trouble).
Amy uses her hammer to attack
Espio uses his tongue to attack alongside turning invisible at points of the match.
Fang has a pop-gun that shoots powerful attacks and jumps quite high in the air.
So, the cast is filled with friends we meet over the course of this retrospective but we got some new faces and one returning one. Bark & Bean are new characters made for this game (which also appear in Megamix) while Robotnik returns as a boss and extra fighters in the PS3/360 version of this game.
We also got a character that is both new and old; Honey.
She looks to be a new character....but she really is a Sonic-themed version of this character from the game 'Fighting Vipers'
Quite.....the different character honestly XD! She was an unfinished character in the original Sonic the Fighters but when the game released on PS3/360 in 2013, they restored her and Robotnik for the game as 'bonuses'. Nice to see added content given to a older game
.
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LETS FIGHT!
Okay, the stages in Sonic the Fighters are a mix of new locations and new parts of older zones in Sonic history.
South Island from Sonic 2 turns into a arena, same with Mushroom Hill and Casino Night as well:
The stages all come with a great score that, like every Sonic game, sounds great.
Intro Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM9FX-9oZ9s&index=1&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
South Island - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGlWcq-Akzc&index=3&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Character Select - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9YQ78hPdd4&index=2&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Sonic vs. Knuckles (Special Theme) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQMvNj3QxBQ&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A&index=4
Mushroom Hill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdt-QCuHfrw&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A&index=6
Flying Carpet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaR-3hH9je0&index=7&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Casino Night - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTF-j1nvtvo&index=9&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Canyon Cruse - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or0STpVWUFY&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A&index=11
Super Sonic! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uybfOMJrecs&index=12&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Death Egg 'Metal Sonic's Theme' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v4p_SjyYGk&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A&index=20
Sonic's Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JvKAgBHJuo&index=16&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Bark's Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGRhZVICxUE&feature=youtu.be
Killer soundtrack and one that really matches the mood of the fights!
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FINAL ROUND!
The last bit of information to cover is the 2013 re-release of the game, as it really is a great version. Not only is Dr. Robotnik a playable character and Honey is restored (was unfinished in the original/GC & PS2 release in Gems Collection) but we got online added into the game! Adds a lot and its fun to brawl with our friends online.
You can also play this game on the GC (US/JP) or PS2 (EU) through Gems Collection too.
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GAME OVER!
So, did I enjoy this game? It was fun to go back to it and while it took a while to get used to the mechanics, they are fun and rewarding when you get used to it. Its not the best fighting game ever made by a long shot and AM2 did better work on other projects during this era (VF2, Fighting Vipers, Fighters Megamix) but for Sonic's first round in the ring, he did well.
Spat out some teeth and got a few bruses but still made it through the match. He will jump into the ring for round two with Sonic Battle and will talk about that much latter.
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Next up on the list is Sonic 1 & 2 Mega Drive/Game Gear and hope you all enjoy that!
SONIC THE FIGHTERS!
*Cough* Just had to do that :'). Fighting games always have great announcers.
Anyway, Sonic jumps into the 3rd Dimension for a rumble with the best of them, with the goal being collecting all eight (they found an extra one?) Chaos Emeralds to fly a ship to the new Death Egg.
Sonic and friends each have an Emerald and are fighting to collect them all. Who's going to win? And who is going to save the world?! YOU DECIDE!
This is a fighting game developed by Sega Division AM2, who are known for the Virtual Fighter series but also made other games like Fighting Vipers and Fighters Megamix....you know, the fighting game with the car
?
So they are known for making some really fun games, so do they do Sonic and company justice with his very first fighting game? I think they do even if the game has some issues.
You have a number of buttons to use; Attack, Kick, Shield, and Grab. Sounds simple but imputing combos feels very odd to me though it could just be from the fact I'm used to playing 2D Fighters (this is a 3D fighter). It works though and each playable character has different attacks.
Sonic, the Blue Blur rolls around at the speed of sound spindashing into his foes, making them confused rolling around them and has a wind up punch to use.
Tails 'Miles' Prower has the ability to attack with his tails, spindash like Sonic and has a really good grab that picks up the foe and slams them into the ground.
Our boy Knuckles joins the fight too, punching and gliding his way into the battle. He can spindash as well in addition to having powerful punch attacks. He also doesn't chuckle either
.
The last three 'major' characters here are Amy Rose (Sonic CD), Espio (Knuckles Chaotix) and Fang (Sonic Triple Trouble).
Amy uses her hammer to attack
Espio uses his tongue to attack alongside turning invisible at points of the match.
Fang has a pop-gun that shoots powerful attacks and jumps quite high in the air.
So, the cast is filled with friends we meet over the course of this retrospective but we got some new faces and one returning one. Bark & Bean are new characters made for this game (which also appear in Megamix) while Robotnik returns as a boss and extra fighters in the PS3/360 version of this game.
We also got a character that is both new and old; Honey.
She looks to be a new character....but she really is a Sonic-themed version of this character from the game 'Fighting Vipers'
Quite.....the different character honestly XD! She was an unfinished character in the original Sonic the Fighters but when the game released on PS3/360 in 2013, they restored her and Robotnik for the game as 'bonuses'. Nice to see added content given to a older game
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LETS FIGHT!
Okay, the stages in Sonic the Fighters are a mix of new locations and new parts of older zones in Sonic history.
South Island from Sonic 2 turns into a arena, same with Mushroom Hill and Casino Night as well:
The stages all come with a great score that, like every Sonic game, sounds great
.Intro Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lM9FX-9oZ9s&index=1&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
South Island - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGlWcq-Akzc&index=3&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Character Select - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9YQ78hPdd4&index=2&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Sonic vs. Knuckles (Special Theme) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQMvNj3QxBQ&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A&index=4
Mushroom Hill - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdt-QCuHfrw&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A&index=6
Flying Carpet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaR-3hH9je0&index=7&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Casino Night - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTF-j1nvtvo&index=9&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Canyon Cruse - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or0STpVWUFY&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A&index=11
Super Sonic! - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uybfOMJrecs&index=12&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Death Egg 'Metal Sonic's Theme' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v4p_SjyYGk&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A&index=20
Sonic's Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JvKAgBHJuo&index=16&list=PL81346D64EA6BD58A
Bark's Theme - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGRhZVICxUE&feature=youtu.be
Killer soundtrack and one that really matches the mood of the fights!
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FINAL ROUND!
The last bit of information to cover is the 2013 re-release of the game, as it really is a great version. Not only is Dr. Robotnik a playable character and Honey is restored (was unfinished in the original/GC & PS2 release in Gems Collection) but we got online added into the game! Adds a lot and its fun to brawl with our friends online.
You can also play this game on the GC (US/JP) or PS2 (EU) through Gems Collection too
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GAME OVER!
So, did I enjoy this game? It was fun to go back to it and while it took a while to get used to the mechanics, they are fun and rewarding when you get used to it. Its not the best fighting game ever made by a long shot and AM2 did better work on other projects during this era (VF2, Fighting Vipers, Fighters Megamix) but for Sonic's first round in the ring, he did well.
Spat out some teeth and got a few bruses but still made it through the match. He will jump into the ring for round two with Sonic Battle and will talk about that much latter
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Next up on the list is Sonic 1 & 2 Mega Drive/Game Gear and hope you all enjoy that
!
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