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Review Roundup: Sonic and the Secret Rings

by Chris on February 22nd, 2007

While Sega threw most of us Sega Nerds a curveball by not actually having Sonic and the Secret Rings out on retail shelves on Feb. 20, they have finally released it a day later.

And judging by the early reviews, it looks like our long wait was well worth it, at least for the die hard Sega Nerds, that is.

Gaming Age (83/100) - An encouraging sign that good Sonic games can still be made. I had a tremendous time exploring the different stages and the skill points add a bit of depth to an otherwise straightforward game.

1UP (75/100) - Although Sega deserves praise for Secret Rings’ innovative single-player adventure, the less said about the four-player party mode, the better. It’s another low-budget “Mario Party” rip-off that stretches out a few weak gameplay concepts into multiple multiplayer contests.

IGN (69/100) - Sonic and the Secret Rings offers moments of greatness where I find myself caught up in the intensity of the experience and, oppositely, moments where I want to pull my hair out or throw the Wii remote down because of imprecise control or insulting design choices.

Honestly, I was expecting the game to be doing a bit better at this point (it currently has a 74 Metacritic score), but it still seems like the best 3D Sonic title we’ve seen in a very long time.

Expect a Sega Nerd’s review in the coming days to find out the very true truth about Sonic and the Secret Rings.

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