Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Sonic Superstars?

I'd probably give it an 8 at most. The only thing it struggles with is the bosses. that's it pretty much. I haven't played it yet nor will i buy it.

I'm...kinda...done with the Sonic series now.

The people voting "abysmal" haven't played it and are lying.

There’s always someone who can’t help themselves but vote for Abysmal. Why?!

The music is top notch, the gameplay is awesome, but the glaring issue for me has been polish. I'm kinda a 2D Sonic nerd. I have over 140 hours clocked in on Mania alone and then there's time on the classics I have no idea about on my Genesis growing up. There is just so many times where Sonic is transitioning from level to level that he gets spit out of a pipe or something there's no charm he just "sticks" the landing. I do love their little angry poses for boss fights. But any animal that hops away if it bumps into a wall just like spins and disappears, rather than hopping it's way off screen by making bigger hops to clear obstacles like previous games did. There are other animations here and there that have simple issues like that as well, like Amy is emotionless when swinging her hammer where as in origins she gets a serious face.

I think this game is really great, I want more like it, but the lack of polish for me, coming from Mania, and the likes, is hard to not feel disappointed.

5 out of 10. It's fine.

After playing it I would say 9 out of ten
It's really good game game play is fantastic the graphics are a lot better than I thought thay would be
And the music is spot on 😁
People really need to play this one it's fantastic 👍😁

I'll be picking the game up today along with Wonder. I don't know if I'll start it until I complete Mario or not, though. I might mess around with it for a few minutes at some point before then, maybe even today a little. But I want to 100% Mario Wonder before I dive deep into Sonic. Looking forward to it, though!

I'm kind of sitting at a 5 or 6 out of 10 personally. I think there are some really strong ideas in here but it's not enough to carry the entire game. I would also argue it has some of the worst music (but to its credit some absolute bangers as well) and bosses in a 2D Sonic title. It's definitely not a replacement for a Sonic Mania 2 but it's serviceable.

I finished last night just in time for mario. It was decent. Some difficulty spikes with bosses but overall it was a good time.

@RupeeClock pretty much summed up how I feel as well. That final boss is so bad.

@DanijoEX-the-Pierrot Honestly I've used the sonic fills the screen powerup and just decimated most bosses lol

Speaking honestly, the game is very at odds with itself and there are times when this feels like it was made by two different teams.

The quality goes so far one way and then the other, so much so that it feels tonally jarring in places (and I mean this across the board with music, level design, special stages, aesthetics, story sequences, and content). There are really good ideas in here, but seriously poor ones as well.

On the plus the physics and momentum is ALMOST bang on, but the characters are just a tad too weighty and slow to react the way I would expect, so it takes a little adjustment. Scripted sections and bosses however, very much suck - which is a shame.

I'm also still trying to work out the story they were trying to tell here, I love the animation sequences, but the visual in game sequences do nothing to push the crew from zone to zone (transitions are either lazy or non-existent) and I really can't grasp what and why things are happening. The last zone for example... great concept / idea... but why now? There was no lead up to this gimmick was there that I missed? And having to essentially do that level again was a pain.

Multiplayer also just doesn't work. Tried this with my daughter and it was frustrating leaving each other behind every 10 seconds. I think a race/split screen approach would have worked better, then just meet the screens up for the bosses. The sad thing is the camera is also best in multiplayer and is at the perfect zoomed out position for me to be content. But in single player? Not so. Really close up here and there is no reason for it to be this way apart from it forcing you to be extra reactionary to obstacles.

Love Trip and what they do with her though. probably my favourite thing about this game. I hope we see more of her in other titles.

Overall... probably a 6/10 from me. PushSquare nailed it in their review I feel. This was simply an ok time.

Frontiers 3rd update (as controversial to some as it was for the difficulty) actually gave me 25 hours of playful content for free in comparison.

7/10 it's good just that some boss fight drag on for a while.

If I were reviewing it professionally, an 8 or 8.5. But as far as how I much I enjoy playing it, 10/10. I'll be replaying frequently.

5/10 for the multiplayer

7.5/10 for the single player

Hopefully Sonic Team removes co-op next time around and focus on a more solid single player experience.

@Serpenterror You know, when I read that in another review it got me thinking.

I think the boss fights are too long because of the co-op. The devs were trying to prolong them so players work together.

More precisely, I’d give it like a 67 out of 100, but for the sake of the poll, I chose 7.

@Reprise no man i know a lot of friends who hate sonic games
i like sonic but i respect their opinion

I found the controls to be a tad too stiff for my liking, that end boss is complete BS and should have a checkpoint in an obvious spot for those who know what I am talking about, and the music wasn't the greatest at some spots. I would have liked the multiplayer to be dropped and for the game to cost less due to it. I say this as someone who's not a fan of multiplayer, doesn't have people to play with, and finds the tokens to mean nothing.

@memer Hate is a very strong word. Sonic must have hurt them terribly at some point in time.

8.5/ playing alone
5/ mulitplayer

I’m having more fun with it than Mario wonder but it’s early days. I would question the art design in sonic though as I’m not sure who it’s aimed at. What I mean is us old fans prefer sonic mania for example but kids that have watched the new films would maybe expect something closer to that (a more cooler edgy art style) 🤷🏻‍♂️ but what do I know

@memer If they hate Sonic games, the chances are high that, three days into the release of the game, they haven't bought it and they haven't played it.

And there are lots of series and franchises I don't enjoy, but to call a perfectly fine game (it has its flaws, I agree with many of the criticisms here) as "abysmal" is just ludicrous. Superman 64 is abysmal. Sonic Superstars is not abysmal.

@Baler I'm an old fan and this doesn't bother me in slightest. Not every old fan as permaglued nostalgia goggles to our head. About the films though, I don't see how any of the designs are edgy.

@Vexx234 laughs in Sonic Frontiers

I would probably give it a 7. Don't get me wrong, while I enjoyed the game, it could've been little bit better like Mania.

@Frailbay30 lol

@Reprise superman 64 is best game ever
change my mind ☕🤓

@ERGgamin multiplayer? like what coop or somethin

@memer
Yes the co-op play

9/10, I enjoyed it very much and my only disappointment really is that it can be beaten in just a couple of days

It's good, one of the best Sonics of recent years for me. Performance has the occasional Switch issue, but overall I like the game a lot and the new visual style is a nice change to Mania. At times even reminds me of what I enjoyed about the Master System games. I hope SEGA keep doing this as a side series.

This is the sonic game, i have been waiting for. Love the music, the action gameplay and the Nostalgia, same with Mario wonder. They are on the same League.

When I am done with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, I will start this one. Of course, I expect it to be good.

@Vexx234 Yeah I could see how that works too, my issue is why it didn't get tweak for single player? Perhaps Sega may fix that in a future update or a sequel, overall I do enjoy the game, just couldn't return to it after beating it.

@Quiet2down I’m probably using the wrong words. A bit more attitude and less cute maybe.

I'm having a decent time with the game, but it lacks polish. It's not ugly, but the 2.5D doesn't really fit Sonic. The Gameplay is at least loyal to the MegaDrive era, but boss fights feels slow and lack punch

8/10. Solid Sonic game if you only care about solo play which I imagine is the case for most people.

8. Went in with no expectations and liked it a lot more than I thought I would

I mean, it's OK. However, since the launch of Super Mario Wonder it looks ridiculous at the $60 price point. To be fair, maybe it's because I'm not as into Sonic..

For me I went with a 7. I like some of the levels while I hated others. Music is hit and miss and I really loved some of the classics. (Sure wished Tee Lopes did all of it). Bosses hoo boy some of them were fun while others were dang tedious and almost sucked the fun out of me.

@Reprise I almost voted abyssmal just for fun, you are one hundred percent right.

8 at best. Honestly this is what 4 should have been. I love addition of chaos emerald power up and the boss fights are good

It's a bit complicated. The level design is fantastic. I think some elements are very cheap and not in balance. The bosses are weird and ugly, the boss soundtrack is horrible an bonus levels a very repetitive. But I love the levels, those are just perfect. It couldve been a 10/10 but some parts are not worked out well and cheap.