Description: Experience Sonic the Hedgehog on the iPhone and iPod Touch for the first time! Relive your favorite memories of the Genesis era as you rocket Sonic through hair-raising loop-de-loops and dizzying dives as you gather up Rings and stop Dr. Eggman’s schemes for world domination! Dr. Eggman has turned all of the animals into mechanical monsters, and it’s up to the legendary hedgehog to save them.

Developer – SEGA

Sonic The Hedgehog – ($5.99) £3.49 – iTunes

Another timeless classic has been brought to the iPhone, which fills you with a deep sense of nostalgia if nothing else. If you enjoyed playing this for the Sega Mega Drive back in the day then this is the game for you; if not then you have definitely been missing out. Sonic The Hedgehog is a platform game with many hours of enjoyment. The aim of the game is to collect rings, destroy enemies and hurdle your way through various obstacles as you aim to defeat Dr. Eggman’s evil plans. There are seven stages, each with three acts and a fight with Dr. Eggman at the end of each stage.
Sonic for iPhone

The game is controlled by having a D-pad on the screen and a jump button; I found it odd that they hadn’t incorporated tilt controls into the game when they have applied such features to other iPhone games such as Super Monkey Ball; which was a truly fantastic game. There is also no inclusion of a button for being able to spin on the spot as in the original game, but it’s not really needed to be honest.

Even though I have complained about D-pads on the iPhone before I found that I picked up the controls quite quickly; although there is the occasional tricky part where it can be quite difficult to get through unscathed.

I have actually put a lot of hours into this game and I still haven’t complete it yet. It’s not that the game is too difficult; its just that when you hit game over and you have no continues left, you have to start all over again. Ok, so this probably sounds a bit monotonous but it doesn’t take that long to get through the levels and I always discover new parts to the levels when I play them again, which is part of the fun of Sonic. It also fits in with the classic game style of not having an auto-save. For some people, thats great, but not for me. When you go into the bonus levels its possible to collect continues, so it’s possible to lose all your lives and then continue from where you were.
Sonic for iPhone
Something that I am also pleased with is that you can simply quit the game and it will save the current state you were in. It sounds simple but there are games than don’t do this and being able to quickly start and stop a game on the iPhone is a must in my opinion.

Pros

  • Saves current gameplay when you quit.
  • Quick to pick up and great for the casual gamer.
  • Very enjoyable with many hours of gameplay.

Cons

  • No autosave function

Verdict

All in all one of my favourite games. It’s unquestionably worth buying if you want something fun and addictive to play on the iPhone.