“Sonic: Lost World” is the 2D/3D hybrid platforming follow-up to last-generation’s excellent “Sonic Colors,” in which Sega finally managed to create an amazing ‘Sonic’ game by cribbing numerous ideas from Nintendo’s ‘Mario’ franchise while also cutting all of the superfluous cruft that had collected on their flagship hedgehog franchise since it last saw popularity in the Genesis era. If “Sonic Colors” resembled “Super Mario Galaxy” in its seamless blend of high-quality 2D and 3D platforming, “Sonic: Lost World” resembles Mario’s recent outings even more, with the new addition of bizarre gravity and physics. The biggest question ‘Sonic’ fans need answered, however, is whether or not Sonic Team, Sega’s hedgehog-game development house, has continued to... |
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