8: Sonic Generations (PS3, Xbox 360, PC)
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Sonic Generations will probably be remembered as the game where the Sonic series finally turned a corner and started trending in the right direction (Sonic Boom disasters aside). Sonic Colors and the daytime sections of Sonic Unleashed laid the foundation, but Sonic Generations was when the Modern Sonic gameplay really started to come together and was refined to a point where it was enjoyable to both fans and critics. Add to all that, a return to form for true, 2D Sonic gameplay on home consoles. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 tried to do it, but ultimately came up short. Generation’s take had much better physics and was visually impressive as well.
Also, this was the first real attempt at remaking stages, and it was a huge success. For the most part, the selected stages were worthy of being there (would have been nice to have more than one stage from both Sonic 3 and Sonic and Knuckles, but we’ll let that slide), and it was very entertaining to see Modern Sonic blast through classic stages such as Chemical Plant Zone; and likewise seeing 2D Sonic fly around City Escape. Hopefully a Generations 2 is in the cards for a release one day and we can see more of those entertaining mashups.
