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SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 4 or AGAINST |OT| of Huelen in Green-Eyed Heaven
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.la1n
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Ya know after watching the cnet video and seeing ruby talking about the game I have to say he seems like he does genuinely have a grasp on what a core sonic game is about, it's unfortunate that the team behind the game did not share his passion but I would like to commend him on his support and efforts in pushing for it to be true old school sonic game. For what is worth, I could have cared less about this game but now I actually watch it and it looks fun, it's not perfect but it looks fun. I think I can whole heartedly support a game based on that alone, atleast it's all I needed when I was playing the originals back in the day.
Diablohead
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Running down slopes hardly speeds up sonic past what seems to be a speed cap, it's lame.SwiftSketcher said:
Jazzy Network
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Think I'm gonna pass on the iOS version. Don't think I'll have the attention span to play through it on the touch screen.
Freeza Under The Shower
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I guess that's one way to make your misfits profitable...
(the multiple versions thing on the previous page)
(the multiple versions thing on the previous page)
Diablohead
Member
Depends on sega, they never made a demo for any of their rom dumps and I doubt they would like to hamper sales on sonic 4 right now :lolSkilletor said:
*edit* someone on toucharcade posted some screen from iphone 4, so in other words no "retina" support and it's just resized.
Diablohead
Member
And after that 3 month delay also, what where they doing? nothing with the iphone version it seems.Fusebox said:
Seems like £5.99 in the UK, watch it be in the top 10 uk app store list tomorrow :/
Jazzy Network
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Lol well that's that for the iOS version.
Upsidedown Fuji
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I don't own an iphone but people saying they're out after seeing two screengrabs is pretty extreme.
Diablohead
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It looks terrible because the iphone 4 has to resize it upwards from 480x320 since it only supports the older hardware resolution, need to see some better grabs.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
That seems...ridiculous.Starwolf_UK said:
Diablohead
Member
I just read on the sega forums that you can pause and go to "retry" in the special stages...oh come on, sega.
Iffy looking iphone footage on youtube.
Seems to me that the iphone version went untouched completely over the last few months, sonic doesn't enter his spinning leg phase as often as we now see in the console versions. *edit* yep, he even hits the wall side instead of running off-screen at the end of the act.
Iffy looking iphone footage on youtube.
Seems to me that the iphone version went untouched completely over the last few months, sonic doesn't enter his spinning leg phase as often as we now see in the console versions. *edit* yep, he even hits the wall side instead of running off-screen at the end of the act.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
Those screens are pretty ugly. Like, seriously ugly.Upsidedown Fuji said:
I also wouldn't buy it on the iPhone based on those screens. Why bother? Besides, that loop thing gets me dizzy. Who thought that was a good idea? It seems like a mess.
Edit:
After watching Diablohead's YouTube link...that doesn't look like much fun with touch screen controls. Fuck that. Also, the spin dash kinda slows him down just like when the game was leaked doesn't it?
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Bingo!! It's been said numerous times that the iPhone version would remain untouched.Diablohead said:
Upsidedown Fuji
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Rewrite said:
I'm just sayin'. The iphone is has a small screen so it might not be as noticeable. But like I said earlier, I'm not an iphone owner so I don't know how stuff like this scales. I'm just going off PSP screen grabs which usually look like ass in a screen grab but decent on the actual unit.
PeakPointMatrix
Member
Yeesh.
I was actually considering the iphone version. Seriously, retina support or fuck that shit.
I was actually considering the iphone version. Seriously, retina support or fuck that shit.
Nexus Zero
Member
Quick first Impressions: the graphics are average, the level design is actually pretty good, the controls are exactly as bad as other iPhone dpads (ymmv) and the physics are atrocious. You have to play this as if it were sonic rush minus the boost.
Oddly, after finishing the first act, I can now play any act from any zone in any order I like. Only the boss battles are locked.
Oddly, after finishing the first act, I can now play any act from any zone in any order I like. Only the boss battles are locked.
Upsidedown Fuji
Member
THANK YOU! Finally someone who actually played it. So its at least decent. That's good.Nexus Zero said:
I AM JOHN!
Banned
Holy hell, the iPhone version looks atrocious.
Uh...Upsidedown Fuji said:
You and I must have very different definitions of "decent," then.Nexus Zero said:
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Deleted member 30609
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I'm downloading the iPhone version.
Can't believe I just spent money on this. The item description is so cynical and offensive.
Can't believe I just spent money on this. The item description is so cynical and offensive.
Upsidedown Fuji
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I AM JOHN! said:
Peoples opinions of this game obviously vary here... you are as entitled to your own opinion as I am.
Mama Robotnik
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Oh god people are buying it why are people buying it?
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Deleted member 30609
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I don't understand the special stage? It kind of rotates even when I'm holding it still.
To be honest the level layouts are better than I thought they'd be. There are even several paths and everything, it's the boosters/springs/enemy bridges that make it worse. The controls aren't too terrible precisely because of how many boosters there are. Pretty easy so far too. You also unlock every special stage after playing one of them, so it's kind of pointless. So yeah, it's Sonic Advance 4, whether that's good enough or bad depends on you. Music is awful and even grating at times.
EDIT: Yeah, the other versions should definitely prove to be better. I think I'm going to try the minecart level. Morbid curiosity!
EDIT: Yeah, the other versions should definitely prove to be better. I think I'm going to try the minecart level. Morbid curiosity!
ok, the iphone version is untouched from the first build.
no world map
no better animations
no animated logo on title screen
no moving blue stripe in the name zone screen at the beginning of every act
no sonic running off screen at the end of the act
no possibility to continue directly act to act
NO RETINA DISPLAY SUPPORT
after you finish splash hill zone act 1 you can choose to play EVERY act of the game except boss battles, special stages and egg station zone
what the f***ing f***
anyway, good level design and platforming sessions. pretty excited to see the console version. must be much better.
no world map
no better animations
no animated logo on title screen
no moving blue stripe in the name zone screen at the beginning of every act
no sonic running off screen at the end of the act
no possibility to continue directly act to act
NO RETINA DISPLAY SUPPORT
after you finish splash hill zone act 1 you can choose to play EVERY act of the game except boss battles, special stages and egg station zone
what the f***ing f***
anyway, good level design and platforming sessions. pretty excited to see the console version. must be much better.
Nexus Zero
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I would say this is okay at best. The console versions will be a lot more fun with a dpad, I'd save your money for one of those.
A couple more observations: I've forgotten if this was fixed but in this version it still does that thing where if you jump and stop pressing forward, Sonic's momentum disappears.
I was also trying to do that thing from casino night where you spin up and down a half pipe to gain height, but I wasn't. It was only when I came out of the spin and just ran straight up the wall that I could escape this pit. Pretty fucking stupid.
There are parts in the casino where you can get stuck on some bumpers, and the only way out is to double tap the jump button to shoot out sideways.
The music is pretty terrible, especially during the boss fight. Doesn't touch the apocalyptic theme from sonic 1.
A couple more observations: I've forgotten if this was fixed but in this version it still does that thing where if you jump and stop pressing forward, Sonic's momentum disappears.
I was also trying to do that thing from casino night where you spin up and down a half pipe to gain height, but I wasn't. It was only when I came out of the spin and just ran straight up the wall that I could escape this pit. Pretty fucking stupid.
There are parts in the casino where you can get stuck on some bumpers, and the only way out is to double tap the jump button to shoot out sideways.
The music is pretty terrible, especially during the boss fight. Doesn't touch the apocalyptic theme from sonic 1.
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Deleted member 30609
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haha, the first boss is completely broken by the homing attack, there's a nice twist at the end though.
I like the iPhone UI, mostly.
seems like a pretty good iPhone game, actually. The bad d-pad control is negated by the fact that you only ever have to hold right and homing attack backwards now and then.
I like what I played (the first level). Wouldn't spend a dime more than I did but as an iPhone time waster it seems pretty well produced. Can't imagine actually playing it on a console, it seems like a pretty awful 'Sonic' game.
disregard the title and play it as an iPhone game. don't go anywhere near if you want an actual Sonic genesis-esque game.
I like the iPhone UI, mostly.
seems like a pretty good iPhone game, actually. The bad d-pad control is negated by the fact that you only ever have to hold right and homing attack backwards now and then.
I like what I played (the first level). Wouldn't spend a dime more than I did but as an iPhone time waster it seems pretty well produced. Can't imagine actually playing it on a console, it seems like a pretty awful 'Sonic' game.
disregard the title and play it as an iPhone game. don't go anywhere near if you want an actual Sonic genesis-esque game.
RobbieNick
Junior Member
Rez bought a new Sonic game. It's a miracle!!:lol
If you mean the screen shots, those are crisp sceenshots of a low res game shot up. Ever see any DS or PSP screenshots? Same deal. They look a lot nicer when they are at their normal size.
If you mean the game itself well yea, it's definitely the old build. They really didn't change shit.
Just an FYI folks. Nothing has been fixed or changed in the iPhone version. Nothing.
I AM JOHN! said:
If you mean the screen shots, those are crisp sceenshots of a low res game shot up. Ever see any DS or PSP screenshots? Same deal. They look a lot nicer when they are at their normal size.
If you mean the game itself well yea, it's definitely the old build. They really didn't change shit.
Just an FYI folks. Nothing has been fixed or changed in the iPhone version. Nothing.
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Deleted member 30609
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the game looks pretty nice on my iPhone 4. someone said it didn't have retina support, and looking closely it MIGHT not, but I didn't notice. looks great and performs well.
Nexus Zero
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The minecart isn't anywhere near as frustrating as that gif, it's just extremely boring.
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Deleted member 30609
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there's a level where you have to balance in boulders and if you fail you fall to the bottom and have to start again.
lame.
lame.
PeakPointMatrix
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Someone post when they beat the game.
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Deleted member 30609
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just got a gameover in the first act of the lost labyrinth because of those damn boulders