Find Available Sonic Games Online
Recently the long lived franchise received a much needed boost that came in the form of Sonic Colors. Previous to this, fans had been disappointed with much of the output of Sega. Many fans have turned to posting their own Sonic games online.
Sonic Ultimate Flash by Dennis Gid is among the most popular of these online projects. The aim here seems to have been to match the magic of the classic 2D series from the early nineties, and alongside those, some of the more recent ones, such as the Advance series. This game is made in flash and is rather simple, but does serve its purpose in creating that sense of nostalgia. One of the first things that does this is the first level, Leaf Forest. It is in keeping with the trend of 2D games to begin with a palm tree beach level, something that started with Green Hill Zone from the very first game on the Sega Genesis.
These levels are generally pleasing to the eye and simple enough that the player can get used to the dynamics of the game without losing lots of lives in the process. As this is the speedy blue spiky-furred critter, the level set up of these initial stages are generally set up to exercise the speed of the main character, before the more complex platforming of later levels. Sonic Ultimate Flash is no different.
Leaf Forest is a pleasingly bright and green introduction to a suitably nostalgic game, and it is easy to explore and difficult to die, with an emphasis on playing with speed. If you are not familiar with Sega, this is a good way to become used to the game, although this particular fan project seems to be designed for those who are already fans of the old games.
It seems like this game is more like part of the Advance series than the classic series. However, this is not a bad thing since the Advance series, themselves, are supposed to echo the days of the classic games, anyway. The music here will sound familiar, as it is from the originals the advance series, and this gives the game a sense of familiarity. It also also has those well-known sound effect that we should expect from collecting or losing a ring.
The available characters are Sonic, Tails, Knuckles and Cream with two more secret characters to be unlocked. The hedgehog still has his speed and Tails still flies, although Knuckles now, for some reason, lacks the ability to glide or climb. Cheese the Chao also does not have the skills that made Cream such an easy character to play in her debut game, but this does not stop this from being the closest thing to a real Sonic game that you can find, online.
A common trend in fan made projects of well-known franchises is the idea of putting a character from one into another. This has been done with this franchise in particular numerous times, but surely the combination that must stand out the most is that of the blue hedgehog and Super Mario Brothers. In Sonic Lost In Mario world, our blue hero is indeed, as the title says, lost in the world of Mario. Instead of animal powered robots and egg shaped scientists, he is now fighting the turtle-like koopas and the mushroom-shaped goombas. Instead of rings, he is collecting coins. The concept is simple, yet the dynamic movement of the hedgehog works surprisingly well with the precise platforming of the world of Mario.
As well as the Mario crossovers, you will find things like Sonic in Pacman or Final Fantasy, but that will generally be in looks only, with none of the associated gameplay conventions. There are, however, several good examples of Sonic games online.
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