Can’t wait to play Sonic Superstars? One of the best Sonic games just got better – and it’s free
Excellent news for these hungry for extra Sonic the Hedgehog of their lives – Sonic Superstars, the subsequent official launch within the collection, is simply weeks away. However for these with a degree of impatience that’d make the blue blur proud, an alternative choice exists to wile away these final remaining weeks.
That possibility isn’t even official – as is usually the case for most of the finest issues going for the Sonic collection. I’m speaking about Sonic Triple Bother 16-Bit, which I’ve written about on VG247 earlier than – however this wonderful fan sport now has a newly up to date launch that provides new content material and makes it out there for extra platforms.
Should you’re unfamiliar with the idea of Triple Bother 16-Bit, it’s primarily a remake of the 1994 Sport Gear title of the identical title – however reimagined as if it had been crafted for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive as a direct sequel to Sonic 3 & Knuckles.
Largely the creation of 1 supremely proficient Sonic fan, Triple Bother 16-Bit is genuinely good. Beforehand on VG247, I described it as a worthy successor to Sonic Mania – and I meant it. It’s an authentic-feeling, lovingly created remake of one among Sonic’s most fascinating and underrated spin-offs, however rebooted with the spirit and elegance of Sonic’s 2D golden age.
Should you’re barely delay by the 3D aesthetic of Sonic Superstars, or are fearful that barely totally different physics and gimmicked-up gameplay would possibly dent the basic Sonic loop – Triple Bother 16-Bit will provide you with a repair of that which you most want.
This fan-game was fairly nice anyway, however this month it’s gotten a bit of higher. To start with, the sport is now playable on not simply PC, but additionally Android and MacOS. As an unofficial and unlicensed sport it in fact stays free, and might be grabbed for all platforms with a easy 100-meg obtain.
Along with the brand new platforms, even the PC model has expanded some, nevertheless. Now you can have limitless lives and substitute it with a ‘cash’ system that mirrors Sonic Origins, there’s further language choices, and new Tremendous kinds for all playable characters, albeit solely within the sport’s Free Play mode.
Plus, the most important addition is definitely an entire new character – Amy Rose. Solely formally playable in 2D for the primary time within the current Sonic Origins, Amy is now additionally out there in Triple Bother’s Free Play Mode. Gamers may even choose from 3 totally different variations of Amy with totally different transfer units – that within the official titles of Sonic Origins and Sonic Superstars, plus the transfer set from the fan-made remake Sonic 3 A.I.R. – which is truthfully higher than the model in Sonic Origins, ‘cos the Sonic fan sport scene retains profitable.
Anyway – for a 2D Sonic repair, Triple Bother 16-Bit was at all times a must-play – and now it grew to become a bit of bit extra so. Go seize it, when you haven’t already.
