Sonic Dream Team

Sonic Dream Team manages to be a notable Sonic experience perfectly suited for Apple Arcade. Its levels are thoughtfully designed for fast-paced exploration, though they are best navigated with a controller rather than touch controls. The game cleverly incorporates a variety of gimmicks and alternate paths into its design, ensuring that each level remains engaging even upon multiple playthroughs. This game is a testament to the enduring appeal of the Sonic franchise, offering a nostalgic yet fresh adventure that both new and long-time fans will enjoy.

Superb level design and bite-sized missions make Sonic Dream Team one of the most fun, creative, and enjoyable 3D platformers I’ve played in a long time.

Sonic Dream Team gets a lot of things right, and I think anyone with an Apple Arcade subscription will have a really good time running through its various nooks and crannies. Even those who aren’t subscribed might want to pick up a month just to play through the game. The 3D Sonic pantheon definitely has far worse efforts than this. But that’s part of what makes it frustrating. It overcame a lot of the challenges 3D Sonic often struggles to get over, only to retire before the race is finished with a relatively short run-time. This could have been an amazing chapter in Sonic history, but instead it has to settle for being a good one.

Despite a barebones story, this is the 3D Sonic games fans have been waiting for for a long time. Solid graphics, great voice acting, tight assisted gameplay (to help from jumping off rails) and really fun boss fights make this a game worth investing your time into.