Sonic CD (PS2)
154Part of the Sonic Gems Collection (Not Released in North America on PS2).
Sonic CD sort of amazes me really. While undoubtedly it is one of the major reasons to buy the ill-fated Mega CD add-on for Mega Drive, the platformer was never that much special from Sonic 2. Despite this alot of people, mostly the folk who hate the 3D Sonic games interestingly, praise this to the point of legendary status - some hailing Sonic CD as the best in the series.
Personally I look at Sonic CD with extra grace only for the awesome soundtrack it had, atleast in Europe and Japan, and the neat 3D special stage. Sonic CD is pretty cool but annoyingly it has little approach to actual platforming and more design for buzzkill inducing speed traps than any other 2D Sonic I know of. Don't get me wrong, this is a fantastic Mega CD classic but it is totally with its flaws.
The port itself in question is as barebones can be. It is a direct port of the PC version of Sonic CD, it has enhanced FMV sequences over the original but the backgrounds are a bit messed up with the Tidal Temple's water effects lacking definition. There is also only a 50Hz option which is a bummer, especially since the only soundtrack available is the vastly inferior American one. It plays the same otherwise. Slowdown is at a minimum but there are still a few loadtimes that disrupt play as you'll see.
Regardless, Sonic Gems Collection makes for the easiest way to play Sonic CD and I still shoot it up every now and then when I feel like it.
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