Sonic Superstars is fast. Arguably too fast. Sonic is moving so damn quickly that it's difficult to appreciate how lush the stages might be without a blue blur blazing a trail across them. The environments are rich with evocative detail, sprawling off toward some distant, colorful horizon. You'll want to stop and take it all in, even if Sonic does start to tap his foot impatiently – he's got places to be, and henchmen to bonk on the head. Some things never change.
Well, maybe that isn't fair. Sonic Superstars may be a new 2D Sonic game, but Sega doesn't seem all that interested in a mere nostalgia play. Plenty has changed, I realize, as I shift gears across all-new zones – inspired by the greats, but are otherwise offering a set of challenges fresh enough to make me ignore the slight sensation of motion sickness in the pit of my stomach. If you've gotten enough mileage out of the best Sonic games, and if Sonic Frontiers has you yearning for something more familiar, then you won't want to ignore Superstars. It's that classic Sonic style with a fresh new attitude.
