SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4: EPISODE 1

VARIOUS, 2010

Designed to appeal to long-time fans of Sonic’s classic Mega Drive outings, this is a 2D platformer that revisits old level archetypes. Unfortunately, it doesn’t quite manage to live up to the quality of the games that inspired it. Sonic The Hedgehog 4: Episode I features derivative level designs that veer into tribute act territory, and Sonic’s physics are bizarre and somewhat broken. Episode II, released in 2012, resolved some of the problems seen in the first episode, and reintroduced Tails with some new co-operative moves.