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Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I

= Pretty Good
= Not Too Good

I'm here to re-review this map. Still playing with my iMac keyboard. Since I've just completed this full map, I'm able to review it. I'll be going through
-Gameplay
and that's it, mainly because there isn't anything else to write home about.

Anyway, the gameplay.
Splash Hill Zone is normal and a bit fun, nothing too special.

Casino Street? Don't get me started. The entirety of this zone is really, REALLY, bad. The first act is incredibly annoying and quite boring. It's way too dumb to even be a level. Act 2's just short and boring. You just climb to the top and then jump down to the exit while avoiding spikes. Act 3, while being an improvement, suffers from the same issues as act 1. This is the worst zone in the entire map and made me rage many times. Not satisfied at all!

Labyrinth Zone: missing.file

Mad Gear Zone is actually quite decent with only the first or second act being a pain in the butt. Act 1 (or 2) has a treadmill part similar to Casino Street act 1, but not only is there faster ice, there are spikes right at the end of the treadmill.

This wasn't too bad. In fact, it's good difficulty for Mad Gear Zone, which is the semi-finale zone. The other two acts don't really have anything special I can write about. It's a pretty good zone in my opinion.

The Finales. The first act feels too quick and a bit lazy. Nothing really good about it. However, act 2 is the opposite of terrible. It's such a fun level in my opinion, as it isn't too hard nor too easy and it's very unique in each mini segment. A pretty fun level!


Overall, the gameplay is very interesting. It can sometimes be fun and pretty good while at other times it can feel fing irritating and bring rage. Since the gameplay was really the only thing to talk about in full detail, then most of the score will be based on this.

So...
Gameplay - 2.5 stars out of 5: Mainly because it isn't consistent and can range from Awful to 'Hey, that's quite good!'
Level Design - 0.5: There wasn't much to write home about here. You had the boxes in Casino Street and trees in Splash Hill, but really nothing else. Also, some of the signs in some levels looked so out of place, especially when they're floating or clipping into the wall.
Misc - 0: I don't really know what counts as 'misc', so I'll leave this blank.


And the final score is: 3.0 out of 5.0

Excellent (4.5 stars or more)
Good (3.5 stars or more)
Bad (1.5 stars or more) >You were really close to good, but this doesn't mean that the map was pure garbage. I actually enjoyed a few levels. Sadly, the gameplay suffered and made me angry around a few areas, *cough*, Casino Street. I'd say your map's more on the lines of the 'Good' rank than 'Bad'<
Terrible (0 stars or more)

Gw

I've removed the treadmill section of E.G.G Station Act 2. So it should now be possible for everyone.

-Blanc

The second level in the final, E.G.G Station 2, is actually impossible. The treadmills will keep pushing you back, which you can't get past. Also, the difficulty overall's too tough, but I'm using keyboard so that's probably why. I give it a 2 or 3 stars out of 5.

Pros:
-Good gameplay
-Challenging

Cons:
-Too hard for those on keyboard, unless they're pro. Even controller's hard.
-Impossible finale
-A bit unfair


Until some stuff's fixed and rebalanced, I don't recommend this map.

nice

Though these levels are good if you want to play a kaizo

This is a kaizo the only thing that it has to do with Sonic 4 is the names of the levels and how they are (like colors), rest has nothing to do with Sonic 4.