Sonic Lost World Review

I have played almost every sonic game. Every game I played felt like a new experience when growing up. While some games ( Sonic 06-unleashed era) being not that great Sonic has had quite the resurgence in the passing years, from great games like Sonic colors to Sonic Generations I now have pretty big expectations for Sonic games. When I saw trailers for Sonic Lost world I was very interested in the new Mario galaxyish approach to level design. When this game works it is a damn good experience but when it doesn't it can be frustrating. 

Game play: Sonic Lost World is a very different type of Sonic game, your either going to love or hate it. In Sonic Generations and Colors you had the boost to win game play., While it isn't present in Sonic Lost World this game has a unique set of controls. You have the right bumper which is how you run and build speed. but it also introduces the park-our mechanic. the park-our mechanic allows you to scale walls and do some pretty crazy stuff. I really hope Sonic Team Expands on this in the future. The games controls feel REALLY tight when using them and not clunky. The Boss battles are way too easy and are some of the most uninspired fights in the series which is sad. there are some levels like the one where they have you play as a snowball that will make you want to throw your controller at the screen and just stop playing. Which honestly is a shame because the 3d levels shown in the trailers are pretty awesome and I wonder why sega didnt just focus on those. 

Story: Ok, I might be one of the few people who enjoys Sonic story lines even the cheesiest ones (im looking at you Sonic Generations) . I find Doctor Robotnik to be a hilarious character but in this game instead of fighting Doctor Ivar Robotnik or "eggman", you are helping him in fighting a new set of villains the Deadly Six. I actually thought they were pretty good and funny villains at times. each of them have there own set of personalitys that are funny when clashed together. Zavok was a pretty good villain but its a shame there boss battles cheapen all of them in the grand scheme of things. Honestly the story reminded me of a Saturday morning cartoon I would watch as a kid.

Soundtrack: Honestly this games soundtrack lived up to most the others in the series for me. it had a few catchy tracks just like all other sonic games. there isnt any classics like city escape but there are a few awesome themes like the one found on world 4-1 and the world map. 

Overall: Is this game worth a buy? Yes especially if it keeps dropping in price. while some levels maybe frustrating you will find yourself having a blast with the ones that work and having a damn good time. I look forward to seeing what sonic team does in the future! and spoiler alert regaurdless of what other reviews tell you. you CAN go fast in this game :).

if you need a number 7.5