Sonic the Hedgehog CD

Another step down for the series but still good. Its levels all blend together but the focus on making maze-like levels that let you go fast and furious through them seems to embrace the spirit of Sonic better than the first two games did. I appreciate them trying to make boss battles that are unorthodox, puzzle-like but they are forgettable. The time warp/multiple stage versions gimmick is just that, a gimmick. The improved audio is wasted on a mostly horrendous soundtrack. The US version is unoffensive and the Japanese version has a couple neat tracks, but most of them gave me a real bad headache. I'd actually avoid going through the time warps to avoid some songs.