I was watching the thanksgiving day parade in New York City hoping to get a look at the new Sonic Hedgehog balloon. And what does the little blue nut do? He pokes his eye into a lightpole, deflating himself and dragging the pole down on the crowd. Go Sonic! Was this his special way of saying "I'm back on the scene and ready to roll?"
The Sonic CD marks the third and best visit from the Sega superstar. Go with him to his home planet Mobius, where he battles Robotnik once again. In the past he's saved his animal friends, this time he's saving the flowers. He's doing the only job he knows, playing the mediator between culture and nature. Meet his friend Amy Rose, a pink hedgehog. Race against the Anti Sonic, a robotic doppelgaenger. And coolest of all, become baby Sonic, a little blue pea kind of dude. YES! Hanging with Sonic is always a good time.
This is the reason to buy a Sega CD player. A full CD of Sonic adventures, 50 levels of adrenaline. The music is great, the colors wild and the graphics fantastic.
After the parade, Mayor-elect Rudy Giuliani was asked how he liked the parade. "Well, it was a disappointment not to see Sonic," was his immediate response. Wow, here's a politician for the digital age, one who's buddies with Sonic and ready to race down the true digital superhighway with him. New York City, there still is hope.
- Steve Speer
Sonic CD: $49.95. Sega: (800) 872 7342, +1 (415) 591-7529.
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