More interesting is the 2D alternative, which features the Truck crashing from the background into the foreground, smashing bits of the level and altering how the platforming plays out depending on how quick you are to move. In the 3D version, it plays out largely as it did in the original, albeit with extra features such as the truck packing some insane weaponry. Just as thereвЂ™s a 2D and 3D version of the classic Green Hill Zone, there are also 2D and 3D versions of Sonic Adventure 2вЂs City Escape level.ДЇor those that donвЂ™t know, City Escape features a giant GUN truck that chases Sonic. I also love the idea of remaking levels from both perspectives. I donвЂ™t want to completely write off the 3D sections, because they still do show what theyвЂ™ve always shown - glimpses of high-speed racing gameplay that can feel pretty damnВ exhilarating. Meanwhile, in the behind-closed-doors preview level of City Escape, the demonstrator - who had likely been playing the game all day - didnвЂ™t know what he was doing some of the time, disoriented by the speed and camera and not knowing where to go. Even in the demo of Green Hill Zone, I had Sonic clip through a platform and fall to his death. While all the strengths of the classic gameplay are intact, the inherent weaknesses of the modern gameplay are all too intact. Unfortunately, the conceit of this game is that itвЂ™s equally split between 2D вЂњclassicвЂќ gameplay and 3D вЂњmodernвЂќ gameplay. In many ways, the 2D levels are what purist fans wanted Sonic the Hedgehog 4 to be, and I have to say I found it a lot of fun. The physics are great, Sonic controls as he did in the good olвЂ™ nineties, and there are no stupid gimmicks such as homing attacks. Straight away, I want to say that the 2D sections are perfect. ( Editors note: Any instance of вЂњ3DвЂќ being mentioned beyond this point is a reference to gameplay perspective, not crappy visual gimmicks) It is most definitely a game of two halves, and itвЂ™s going to be very strange to see if those halves can ever reconcile. IвЂ™d rather talk about what really matters - the game itself. I wonвЂ™t harp about the 3D beyond saying it was gross, but thatвЂ™s a fault of 3D visuals in general not being all that great. Sonic Team really can make great Sonic levels when it wants to,.I previewed Sonic Generations in stunning 3D, and it confirmed two things for me:

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