The audio issues, which include crackling and echoey sound, stack with the frame rate dips in games like Sonic Triple Trouble to create an often less-than-ideal experience. On top of that, the Game Gear games sometimes run poorly. Since the stages in Sonic CD are so vertical, Knuckles' glide can bypass large chunks of some stages (which clearly weren't designed with him in mind since he wasn't yet introduced), and the climbing ability comes in handy occasionally. On top of Amy's inclusion, Knuckles is also added as a playable character in Sonic CD his exclusion in this particular title within the original compilation was always a head-scratcher, so it's nice to see that omission remedied in this upgraded version. Even though she doesn't revolutionize any of these games, she adds a slightly different experience to them, and I appreciated having her added to the growing roster.
Aside from the hammer and the fact that she doesn't gain new abilities from the elemental shields in Sonic 3, she plays like Sonic (she can even take the place of Sonic in the Sonic & Tails pairings in certain games). She brings the same sense of speed as the other three playable characters but also has her trusty hammer, which can be used in jumps or as a Drop Dash-style sprint when she lands. Sonic Origins further enhances these titles by adding Amy Rose, the previously imperiled pink hedgehog introduced in Sonic CD, as a playable character in all four titles. I loved playing through Anniversary mode when this bundle came out a year ago, and I still adore running through the original four games today in the Sonic Origins Plus collection.
You can play through them in Classic Mode, which retains the original aspect ratio and lives system of the games, or in Anniversary Mode, which adds native widescreen support, grants unlimited lives, implements Sonic's Drop Dash move from Sonic Mania, and gives you the option to retry Special Stages. Sonic Origins Plus arrived on every major platform today, bringing myriad updates to what I previously called "a potent pack of nostalgia." However, not every update lives up to expectations, and while it's still the better version of this bundle, Sonic Origins Plus' main attraction doesn't quite stick the landing.įor the uninitiated, Sonic Origins launched one year ago today, letting players speed through Sonic the Hedgehog 1, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Sonic 3 & Knuckles from the Sega Genesis, as well as Sonic CD from Sega CD with the option to play as Sonic, Tails, or Knuckles in all of them (except Knuckles in Sonic CD, for some reason).
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