Sonic Jam

Amazing! All 4 Sega Genesis Sonic games on one cd. Talk about nostalgia. It's still incredibly fun to play through each of these games today as it was when they originally came out. Oh the memories. Each game is fast with it's loop-de-loops & tube shooting action. Just try it for yourself & relive platform gaming at it's perfection. Every stage is simply huge holding tons of hidden power-ups & bonus stages. Not to mention some of the best graphics ever produced on the 16-bit frontier. And who could forget all the different contraptions Robotnik made for you to destroy. You can't go wrong with these 4 classic titles. On top of this is short 3D version of the next Sonic could be like. The place can be fully explored & holds an Art Museum (full of artworks & renders), a Jute Box Shop (listen to all those great 16-bit tunes), a Movie Theater (watch US & Japanese commercials for all the Sonic Games & even trailer demos), a Historical Museum (learn about Sonic in Japan & his following in the US) & a couple of other neat stores. There's also some hidden boxes in the 3D world which contain all the secret codes & hidden cheats ever made for the Sonic games. Not to mention a racing portion that sends you through the world in search of all the rings (of course within a time limit). Very cool. There's just so much here to play, to look, to listen, & enjoy. No complaints here at all. Every Sonic & Sega fan should own this title. And all classic compliations should follow suit with it's design. Hooray for Sega!

Category Rating How & Why?
Graphics 9 Fantastic 16-bit Graphics / Great 3D Rev of a Sonic Stage / awesome FMV & Commercials
Music 9 Sonic 2 still has the best music on the Genesis & now on Saturn / Live it Up!
Gameplay 10 Fast & Furious Speed / Each Stage is truly Unique / Huge Levels / Tails & Knuckles join in too!
Innovation 10 A Perfect example of an Awesome Compliation CD / Sonic simply Rules!
Replay 10 If 4 Classic Sonic Games weren't enough there's the Fan Bonuses & the 3D World to Play

Overall 9.6