Sonic CD

 PC
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 59
  3. Negative: 2 out of 59
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  1. dantendoink
    Feb 23, 2012
    10
    This is just the best way to play this game. For those of you who don't know Sonic CD is one of the best games in the Sonic The Hedgehog series, and this is a great PC port. Sonic CD was originally released on the Mega CD. This port has some good options such as resolution control, so the game will fit and scale to proper resolutions, at least for the 16:9 monitor that I was using. TheThis is just the best way to play this game. For those of you who don't know Sonic CD is one of the best games in the Sonic The Hedgehog series, and this is a great PC port. Sonic CD was originally released on the Mega CD. This port has some good options such as resolution control, so the game will fit and scale to proper resolutions, at least for the 16:9 monitor that I was using. The control is great, I was using a keyboard because I don't have controller. One thing I noticed is that the frame rate is locked at 60 FPS, but it isn't noticeable and only know that because I had a frame rate counter. I would highly recommend this game for anyone that loves the Sonic series, retro platformers, or platformers in general.… Expand
  2. joltmans
    May 3, 2012
    10
    Sonic CD is one of my favorite Sonic games. I even bought the ill-fated Sega CD for this game. Unlike all other Sonic CD games where pretty much the only goal is to exit stage left, this game forces you to be more careful in how you progress through it by giving you the following goals.
    * Destroy the robot generator in the past
    * Destroy the Metal Sonic hologram in the past * Travel to    Sonic CD is one of my favorite Sonic games. I even bought the ill-fated Sega CD for this game. Unlike all other Sonic CD games where pretty much the only goal is to exit stage left, this game forces you to be more careful in how you progress through it by giving you the following goals.
    * Destroy the robot generator in the past
    * Destroy the Metal Sonic hologram in the past
    * Travel to good future and exit the level

    You must travel between the past, present and future in order to accomplish these goals. To time travel you must hit the appropriate sign post and then maintain a good running speed for 3-5 seconds without getting hit or stopped. Finding the right spots for time travel can be very tricky. It is hard to do when you want to do it and sometimes too easy when you don't. Sometimes you may wind up in the wrong time period (such as the bad futures) while they are fun to explore they won't help you accomplish your goals and traveling into the past can be very tricky in the later stages. Each time period changes the layout of the level and the backgrounds and music and each zone has a good and bad future so each zone is really 4 zones in 1. The game is massive and you'll frequently go over the 10 minute limit on levels trying to accomplish the goals and find just the right spots to time travel. Sometimes accomplishing the goals can be a tedious hunt, in which case I recommend the following guide to help you out of those tight spots: http://www.soniczone0.com/games/soniccd/stagesandstory/ The guide has a level map for each stage with time travel spots noted.

    The achievements are very fun extras that were introduced with the XBox360 release. The PC version does them very well but I must warn you that ALL achievements must be accomplished with Sonic rather than Tails (unlockable).

    The PC port is just the perfect way to experience this classic game and is greatly enhanced with options to choose the video filters:
    * Retro - looks like an old CRT TV complete with scanlines
    * Smooth - bilinear filtering, looks good while preserving the blocky corners
    * Sharp (recommended)- very nice smoothing that does a great job of extrapolating sharp points and smoothing the sprites, And options to choose music:
    * Japanese - Highly regarded as one of the best Sonic soundtracks ever.
    * American - Similar and yet quite different. While most people prefer the Japanese soundtrack there are some gems in the American soundtrack such as Stardust Speedway's bad future.

    An XBox360 gamepad is highly recommended for playing this game.    … Expand
  3. sdc
    May 24, 2015
    10
    This port is BEAUTIFUL. The graphics are breath-taking, the controls are perfect, the FRAMERATE is just so good, and the hit detection issues from the original is all gone. I love it, everyone should. It's Sega's blue hedgehog, at one of his finests.
  4. hulmej
    Aug 21, 2015
    10
    Incredibly short but very action-packed and exciting with some amazing environments for a sonic game in its day. How you could go forward and back in time made the game more diverse and interesting.
  5. taxmanfan
    Aug 15, 2016
    10
    To me, sonic CD is the best sonic game ever, it has a ton of new special features, like the super peel out, time travelling, new zones, enemies, good soundtrack... etc. The fact that they remade this game was a good idea, when sonic looks up there's a sprite sequence which is cool i gotta say, an options screen which is pretty useful, plus there's a option if you want to choose between theTo me, sonic CD is the best sonic game ever, it has a ton of new special features, like the super peel out, time travelling, new zones, enemies, good soundtrack... etc. The fact that they remade this game was a good idea, when sonic looks up there's a sprite sequence which is cool i gotta say, an options screen which is pretty useful, plus there's a option if you want to choose between the JP/PAL or US Soundtrack, and i gotta say that's a good thing they added there.… Expand
  6. MzMazzaire
    Dec 15, 2017
    10
    The Christian Whitehead re-release of Sonic CD is easily the best port of an already great Sega CD game. Despite its somewhat dark tone (art direction of the Bad Futures and some dark/spooky US music), it's a mostly lighthearted oldie-but-goody title that many retro Sonic fans will enjoy.
  7. glitchboi
    Feb 22, 2019
    10
    Best (classic) Sonic game EVER.
    -Decent level design (at least for me)
    -Unique time travel mechanics that became revived from Sonic 2's early development -Decent graphics -Very good controls -Good special stages and best of all... -Amazing soundtrack Before you play Sonic Mania on PC, play this first. It is usually $1.24 when it is on sale on Steam, same price for Sonic 1, 2, and 3    Best (classic) Sonic game EVER.
    -Decent level design (at least for me)
    -Unique time travel mechanics that became revived from Sonic 2's early development
    -Decent graphics
    -Very good controls
    -Good special stages
    and best of all...
    -Amazing soundtrack
    Before you play Sonic Mania on PC, play this first. It is usually $1.24 when it is on sale on Steam, same price for Sonic 1, 2, and 3 & Knuckles.    … Expand
  8. RequiemsLegacy
    Apr 28, 2019
    10
    This game is a work of art! Sega can really out do themselves with new concepts and music. After the genesis update which added tails. I could never stop playing. Trust me when I say this. Totally worth the money!
  9. SrCre
    Mar 10, 2020
    10
    [x] Perfect
    [ ] Awesome
    [ ] Good
    [ ] Good Bad
    [ ] Fail

    Não vejo necessidade em escrever um longo texto analisando uma arte, a nota é apenas um conselho para saber o quanto ela vale para sua vida.

    I see no need to write a long text analyzing an art, the note is just a piece of advice to know how much it is worth in your life.
  10. jmkhu3421
    Jan 10, 2022
    10
    Sonic CD, pure nostalgia. I love it! Eggman looks so good here. Good job with it.
  11. KrillerBomb
    Nov 25, 2022
    10
    An awesome time adventure game with an awesome soundtrack to accompany it too. Get it.
  12. JeffTrades
    Jun 11, 2015
    9
    The original Sonic CD was released for the Sega CD in 1993, and since then it has been ported to many different systems. The PC version of Sonic CD features improved graphics, great music, and has the ability to play 1080p resolution.

    However, what really impressed me about this game is that it stayed true to the original. Yes, this version looks and sounds better, but at the core this    The original Sonic CD was released for the Sega CD in 1993, and since then it has been ported to many different systems. The PC version of Sonic CD features improved graphics, great music, and has the ability to play 1080p resolution.

    However, what really impressed me about this game is that it stayed true to the original. Yes, this version looks and sounds better, but at the core this essentially the same game that was released back in 1993.    … Expand
  13. BasilZero
    Jul 22, 2013
    8
    Sonic CD is a great new addition to the 2D Sonic games and undoes every damage that Sonic 3D blast and Spinball did to the series' credibility. Sonic CD brings back the traditional 2D style but brings a visually stunning enhancement and audio thanks to the power of the Sega CD at the time. The game features a bit more of a storyline like Sonic 3 & Knuckles thanks to the addition of the twoSonic CD is a great new addition to the 2D Sonic games and undoes every damage that Sonic 3D blast and Spinball did to the series' credibility. Sonic CD brings back the traditional 2D style but brings a visually stunning enhancement and audio thanks to the power of the Sega CD at the time. The game features a bit more of a storyline like Sonic 3 & Knuckles thanks to the addition of the two new characters in the game and the whole time sign/gate aspect is a breath of fresh air introduced in this game.… Expand
  14. FilemonBR
    Sep 1, 2016
    8
    Otimo jogo, chegou metal sonic e amy rose, com cenas em anime feitas para o mega cd, graficos lindos para sua epoca, aqui é metal sonic vs sonic, todos fãs, joguem
  15. schimidtwas
    Jan 15, 2021
    8
    A great remaster, much improved over the original version, I recommend this game:
    Beautiful graphics and beautiful visuals, good gameplay, soundtrack (where we can choose between the Japanese or American version), and the game has a well balanced difficulty.
    Besides the opening and closing cutscenes are great, made by Toei, the same company that animate Dragon Ball. This game marks the    A great remaster, much improved over the original version, I recommend this game:
    Beautiful graphics and beautiful visuals, good gameplay, soundtrack (where we can choose between the Japanese or American version), and the game has a well balanced difficulty.
    Besides the opening and closing cutscenes are great, made by Toei, the same company that animate Dragon Ball.
    This game marks the first appearance of Amy and Metal Sonic, where we have a very striking battle against him.
    And of course the main thing about the game, time travel, if we don't do it, the stages will have a bad future as well as the end, however if we travel to the past and destroy the machines, things can change.

    However, it is not perfect, it has a lot of level desing problems, exaggeration in the art direction, which can cause visual pollution, the time stones are very difficult to collect, being some even unfair (but nothing impossible, after learning a technique ), and time travel can be frustrating.

    But even so, I highly recommend this classic, it is worth a lot.    … Expand
  16. Bruninho1997
    Oct 13, 2021
    8
    Ótima jogabilidade, o único problema é seu level design que torna as fases muito confusas mesmo após tendo as revisitadas várias vezes.
  17. PsychoJoona
    May 8, 2021
    4
    Horrible. Stages are really confusing and not fun to explore and especially if you try to destroy all of the things (i don't remember the names and I don't care because this game is HORRIBLE!) But the visuals and soundtrack is good but that doesn't save this game from my negative review. And you can't play this game on 144hz screen so f u SEGA