![]() With everything that the developers did right with the returning zones, the only one I felt wasn’t as successful was the Hydrocity Zone. However, since Amy hasn’t been kidnapped and there is no planet that needs to be saved from disaster, Sonic instead just has to hit Metal Sonic a few times which causes the encounter to transition from a race to a traditional boss fight where Metal Sonic takes control of a giant machine that can only be damaged by sending the robots that he creates back at him. As those who’ve played CD might recall, Sonic had to race against Metal Sonic in order to clear the zone. Meanwhile, though Metal Sonic is still the boss of Stardust Speedway, the overall encounter has been changed up in a big way. Robotnick’s Mean Bean Machine, a falling block puzzle game from 1993. Eggman will challenge you to a single round of Dr. Upon reaching the end of the zone, instead of fighting the Water Eggman boss, Dr. Going back to the the Chemical Plant Zone, the Act 2 boss isn’t even a boss at all - it’s a mini-game. Just as the zones have been adjusted, the boss encounters throughout them have been adjusted as well. Once they’re fully grown, Sonic can use the leaves as platforms to climb to previously inaccessible parts of the zone. Similarly, Stardust Speedway (based on it’s Past appearance) now has capsules that can be used to cause giant vines to grow throughout the immediate area. These properties range from hurting Sonic (or whoever you’re playing as) to allowing him to bounce so high that he reaches new parts of the level. For example, the Chemical Plant Zone now feels like an actual chemical plant by featuring syringes that can be used to alter the properties of the various pools of water that players encounter throughout the zone. ![]() What’s more, each of those changes were successful (for the most part) and really helped to make each of the returning zones truly feel fresh. Yes, most of these zones are ones that long-time Sonic fans have played to death, but the developers were prudent enough to do just enough to each of those older zones, to make them feel like they weren’t simply recycled to be used as fluff. That said, my complaint is a relatively minor one.
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