Sonic Colors -- Final Opinion.

I've seen the credits roll on Sonic Colors. So, is Sonic Colors the greatest thing Sonic since the Genesis days? The short answer would be no. Sonic Colors is a pretty good game. It's not a perfect game. I have to admit the game does a rather decent job of trying to bridge the 2D and 3D Sonic camps. There is a great mix of both styles. The 3D sections perform better than they ever have with no camera issues and very few deaths caused by holding the stick in the wrong direction. The 2D sections predominantly provide platforming gameplay and are where the powers granted from the wisps come into play. The wisp powers work well and provide decent variety. They're absolutely necessary to completing the game one-hundred percent. There aren't any cheap deaths from bottomless pits anymore. The pits exist, but the game now warns you well in advance that they're near with an exclamation point on screen. So if you die by one, it's really your own fault as the game provided ample warning. The lock-on homing attack has likewise been improved from previous games. It just works better this time around. For the most part you're going to connect with what you're supposed to every time. The graphics in the game really are great. The game is filled with color and activity and there are little details everywhere. The story is non intrusive and is played just for laughs. I like this new Saturday morning cartoon approach. Sonic seemingly has been taking himself too seriously since Sonic Adventure. The voice acting is great. I really liked the performances of the new actors behind Sonic and Tails and Robotnik's voice has always been good. The music fits within the Sonic universe but comes off feeling new. The soundtrack seems to have broad influences this time as the tracks are all over the place. SEGA's Wave Master has done their usual exceptional job with the music for a Sonic game. I have to say that a couple of times the controls felt unresponsive but it's tough tell if it's the game or issues inherent to the Wii itself. Overall Sonic Colors is a big step in the right direction for the 3D side of Sonic games. I'd like to see them continue down this 2D-3D hybrid path while furthering their purely 2D efforts. I'm giving Sonic Colors for the Wii an 8.