![]() It’s the green Wisp that made me realise I just desperately wanted to be Sonic again. For instance, a green Wisp allows him to fly through the air (sort of) while a yellow Wisp lets him drill through surfaces and a Blue one lets him smash up some areas. By doing so, he really doesn’t feel like Sonic any more. These little helpless things that need saving can be unlocked and used as power-ups meaning Sonic gains some new abilities. That’s probably for the best as did I mention I sometimes hated Sonic Colors: Ultimate? It’s the Wisps’s fault. The lack of peril is an issue at times because even though you’ll find yourself stuck on certain platforming sequences, it really doesn’t make much difference how many times you try again, other than affecting your final grade. There’s no Game Over screen and no real punishment to failing as you’re immediately taken back to earlier in the level to try again. The levels start out very easy for anyone who’s played a platformer before but things do get harder, albeit with some caveats. Upon completion of each level, you’re assigned a grade from S to D with that grade dependent on speed, collecting coins, and sometimes a certain amount of style for point scoring too. Perfecting the levels is where value for money comes into play and there’s a lot to do here. This is a game focused on replayability rather than longevity with the whole thing only taking about five hours. That sounds fairly lengthy but some levels only take 30 seconds or so to complete with the longest only taking a few minutes. Each area is then broken up into six main levels plus a boss battle. There’s a hub made up of different parts of his Amusement Park giving each area a different theme. The premise places you in outer space with Sonic needing to save an alien race called the Wisps that Doctor Robotnik has enslaved in typical fashion. Honestly, it’s unlikely you’ll pay huge attention to it because it’s fairly throwaway but kids will soak it up. It’s nothing revolutionary but it’s fun and there are some entertaining jokes and cheesy exchanges between characters. Sonic games have never been grim in any way but this one is full of energetic music and plenty of cutscenes to tell a flimsy story about good versus evil. Sonic Colors: Ultimate is based on the Wii version and it’s clearly aimed at the younger demographic.
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