Sonic 3D Blast, also known as Sonic 3D Flickies' Island in
Europe and in Japan, is an isometric platform game and the first 3D game in the
Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was developed in the United Kingdom by
Traveller's Tales and published by Sega. Primarily developed as the last Sonic
game for the Sega Genesis, it was later ported to the Sega Saturn and PC, and
later re released on many compilations and digital distribution platforms as
well.
In contrast to the other Sonic games released for the Sega
Genesis, which were 2D sidescrolling platformers, this game is played from an
isometric viewpoint in a 2D environment and uses pre-rendered 3D sprites,
displaying pseudo 3D graphics.
In the game, Doctor Robotnik discovers mysterious birds
called flickies that live on an island in an alternate dimension. He learns
that they can travel anywhere using large rings, so he decides to exploit them
by turning them into robots to help him search for the Chaos Emeralds. Sonic
must find and destroy these robots located around the zones, and bring the
flickies inside them to large rings. Once he collects all five flickies from
each section of an Act, he is either further advanced into the Act, or taken to
the next Act. Every Zone has three Acts, 2 involving standard levels, and the
third Act being a boss fight against Robotnik, without any flicky collecting
involved.
If Sonic or the flickies are hit by an obstacle or enemy,
the flickies scatter. Each individual flicky's color determines how it behaves.
Blue and pink/orange ones make an effort to find Sonic, while green and red
ones wander off at random, the latter even jumping about, making them harder to
re collect.
It's disappointing, and the rest of the experience does
little to redeem it, as the pseudo 3D bonus levels aren't all that impressive
and the supporting cast is lifeless, mute and immobile. Tails and Knuckles just
stand there, in place, looking bored, if you find them in a level. And it's not
surprising to see they're stuck in a game that could have been better.
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