Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode II Reviews

this game double blows

better than the first one but still bad

Cool. Though I can’t believe I haven’t played this back when I first played Episode 1!

I definitely think this game is better than Episode 1, which was one of the worst feeling 2D platformers I had ever played. This is just an okay 2D Sonic game. Its levels are fine, its music is whatever. I do actually like the buddy moves you can do with Tails, but it's not enough to save the experience. It's better than Episode 1, but it's still not great, and your money is better spent elsewhere. Oh and you also get “Episode Metal” if the game detects save date from Episode 1. It’s 4 Sonic 4 Episode 1 levels, but now you play as Metal Sonic, who is just a re-skinned Sonic with no unique skills. It's not worth it; if you want to play as Metal Sonic, just mod one of the other Sonic games.

the first half of the game is actually pretty good. i particularly like the more original level themes, and the moves you can do with tails. the second half is awful. oil desert has level design on par with labyrinth zone and hilariously bad music. sky fortress starts with a pale imitation of sky chase that takes far too long to complete, then has a pretty good imitation of another level, then ends with another awful level. death egg mk. ii (wasnt there already a death egg 2 in sonic the fighters?) has some pretty decent level deisgn but also has three terrible boss fights, the last of which made me rage quit. getting into the special stages is way more of a pain in the ass than it needs to be. you still need to jump into a giant ring at the end of the level (despite how much this game is aping sonic 2), and actually getting into the ring once it's there is way harder than it needs to be. there was a time when sonic's model was literally clipping into the ring's model (i was literally more inside the ring than the normal way one can be inside a ring) and it didnt count. this game isnt as bad as episode 1 but it still fucking sucks. if you're gonna play this game at all, a: wait for it to go on sale and b: stop playing after white park

the game is so bad that it didn't even let me beat it like, bosses just black screen. thanks.

Even if this game is an improvement over Episode I, that's not saying much since the damage is done. But hey, at least the graphics are far better. The physics are still cumbersome, and the game is a continuation of nostalgia bait. Especially when the levels are from Sonic 2, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles, except in a poorly-designed format. Sylvania Castle is Aquatic Ruin with Marble Garden elements, White Park mixes Carnival Night and Ice Cap, Oil Desert is if Oil Ocean and Sandopolis were fused together, Sky Fortress combines Sky Chase, Wing Fortress, and even with Flying Battery elements. And Death Egg Mk II is literally another Death Egg, yet shorter than the previous zones. There's varying gravity and Metal Sonic in one act, and the final boss in the next. You cannot forget about how the Special Stages are like Sonic 2's half pipe, but suffers from the exact same problems. But at least the bosses are more original. As Tails returns as a sidekick, his controls and mechanics are a bit off, especially with the Tails copter. Unfortunately, the Red Rings in this game did absolutely nothing. To be honest, the soundtrack is not 100% botched by the so-called Genesis sound font, which clearly makes it more tolerable than Episode I. This game ended on a cliffhanger, but the cancellation of Episode III was a blessing in disguise. The Sonic 4 saga failed so badly that Sega rightfully disowned it. Either way, it's still an okay game.

Better physics, more original level themes and bosses, the addition of Tails as a partner character, and less whiny instrumentation in the soundtrack all make this game a marked improvement over Episode I. I'd still recommend you wait for a sale before getting it, but it is overall still a fun, serviceable entry in the 2D Sonic series.

After playing Sonic 4: Episode I, I thought Sonic 4: Episode II would also be a disaster. Well, it's not as bad as I thought it would be. The game still has some bad controls, but they’re not as awful as in Episode I. The graphics got a huge upgrade, Sonic and the other models don’t look shiny anymore. In this one, they actually look quite nice. The bonus stages to collect the Chaos Emeralds are also much better. As for the buddy mechanic (where Tails picks you up or you do a fast roll together—I don’t know the exact names), I found them pretty meh. Not very impressed by the idea, and they get quite tiring after using them so many times. After all, the classic games didn’t need any of this to be fun! The stage design is a bit better than Episode I, but nothing grand. The homing attack does feel more responsive, which is an improvement. Overall, it’s not terrible like the first episode, but it’s also not good. It’s just very MID. 5/10 is all I could give this game.

It's an "okay" Sonic game - much better than the Episode I for sure. The musics are disapointing. I appreciate that they introduce new mechanics in this game with the "combos" between Sonic and Tails: refreshing! ---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Check if you can run paint ☐ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk ☑ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☑ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☑ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good ☐ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☑ Average ☐ Long ☐ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! ☐ Worth the price ☑ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☐ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☑ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☑ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 ☐ 10