Sonic Lost World Review!

Sonic Lost world is the latest installment in the Sonic series which was released for the WiiU and Nintendo 3DS in October 2013. Sonic Lost World was released only for Nintendo consoles.

Sonic Lost World in one word is marmite. You'll love it, or you'll hate it. Unfortunately for me, I am not a huge fan of this installment, and as a huge Sonic fan I can't help but be somewhat disappointed. The game as a whole is actually quite fun, if you play the first few levels, some are well made and showcase the WiiU's capabilities, after that the game just feels awkward, it is difficult to control Sonic and he doesn't respond well to the movement of the game... It feels as if the levels want Sonic to go super fast, and Sonic.. well he just doesn't move anywhere fast, and if you do happen to built up some kind of speed you will soon be blacked out by falling off the thousands of cliff hazards or random robots EVERYWHERE. Which after  about 5 times of getting "TRY AGAIN" you pretty much will want to throw your very expensive WiiU game pad into your very expensive HD television.

The story is strange. It doesn't feel like Sonic... I can only compare it to Mario Sunshine, the huge attempt into bringing Mario a story that the game really doesn't need. With Sonic we know what we are expecting, and we loved that. The deadly six are nothing but childish. It is obvious that any Sonic is targeted towards younger markets but it seems like in this installment any enjoyable Sonic style or gameplay has been thrown out and you will definitely find yourself wanting to firmly plant your palm into your face.
The boss battles are lackluster. I can't help but think Mario, every time I have faced a boss. They don't have much skill to them, you just have to jump on their head after missing a few objects. The levels don't bode much better, they are clunky and awkward. I can't help but think the level designs are pages ripped out of the "not used in Super Mario Galaxy" scrap book. The game is just too similar and poorly executed.

The game has its positives however, visually, the game is beautiful, it is so colourful and happy, the colour palette is extremely high, which does give Sonic a really awesome appearance, the new enemies are very well designed and it is nice to see some old faces through the game, the animations are smooth, which for Sonic games is a huge achievement because if you have played any of the Sonic Adventure line you'll know what I mean. The sound in the game is also awesome! The soundtracks are very enjoyable and something that I wouldn't mind downloading and listening to on my iPod! You'll find yourself humming along which is the sign of a great soundtrack. It is memorable. The voice acting is damn awful though and Amy Rose sounds like she just got rejected from Micky Mouse Club House. We wont go into much detail there though as it neither gives or takes anything from the game as a whole.

I have been very harsh on this game, and rightly so... I am a dedicated Sonic fan, and I will continue to purchase the games, however this particular game will be forever destined to go into the bag of Sonic games we no longer speak of next to Sonic Racing and Sonic 06.

I give Sonic Lost Worlds 6/10.