So, a few days ago, I completely finished the Wii version of Sonic Colors. I didn't go for all the S ranks or anything, although I did get a few along the way, I got all the red rings hidden throughout the levels and I grabbed all the Chaos Emeralds from the Sonic Simulator levels you unlock from collecting said rings. So, let me start from the beginning and work my way up to there.
Don't worry, we'll get to these in a minute.
So, here's the deal. Sonic Colors is a great game. There's the DS version, and the Wii version, and they vary pretty significantly, but the plot is (almost) exactly the same. I'm not going to outline it for you too much, but there ARE going to be spoilers, like usual.
Since there are a DS version and a Wii version, there are obviously going to be big changes in the gameplay as well as the whole execution of the game itself. The Wii is much more powerful than the DS, obviously, and is capable of much better graphics etc. etc. etc. That's sort of beside the point. The point is, the Wii version has a combination of behind-the-back gameplay and side scrolling, the DS version is entirely side scrolling. But that's not really fair to say, because the DS version has special stages that are behind the back. I'll get on those later, though.
I'm only trolling a little...
The Wii version is much, much longer than the DS version. By a marveling degree. Each zone in Sonic Colors for Wii has 6 acts and a boss, except for the very final zone that has an act and then a boss and then half an act. Sonic Colors for DS has 2 acts per zone, 3 optional challenge stages featuring other characters in the cutscenes made of pictures and text, and a boss. The optional challenges aren't really worth playing in my opinion, because while they are in fact, challenging, they aren't very rewarding. I've only played a few, because I can't be bothered. There are also 2 final bosses. However, there are just as many zones as in the Wii version, obviously, so the DS game is MUCH shorter. I beat the DS version with all the chaos emeralds and beat the final boss in 2 days, and with not much more than a few hours worth of playtime. I don't know the exact number, but it wasn't nearly as big as the Wii version's was (which was actually 99:59:59 because I left the Wii on for a couple of days).
The two versions had some different wisps than the others (the wisps being the aliens you are rescuing and get super powers from.) The Wii had 8, and the DS had 6. I'm not going to get into those, though. That would be completely ridiculous.
I don't have a lot to say about this game, I would highly suggest buying it on either (or both) systems. Or, at least, give them a play through. What I really wanted to get to was the red rings, and the incredible prize afterwards (supposedly).
First of all, I would like to tell the world that I cheated. I used YouTube videos uploaded to show how exactly to get all the red rings. But, hey, I never would have gotten them by myself. There are fucking 180 of them.
I didn't get them on the DS version. You get the Chaos Emeralds differently in the DS version, and I hear the red rings don't dish out a very good prize in the DS version. If it's infinite boost, then it's not necessary because you practically have infinite boost in most of the levels anyways because of all the boost you get throughout the game whilst boosting. I did get all of them in the Wii version, because you need them to get the Goddamn Chaos Emeralds.
Thank you God for these precious gifts.
In the DS version, each zone has a special stage. You play the special stage by completing an act in that zone with 50 or more rings at the end. Just like the classic games. In the special stages, you control Sonic with the Stylus along a tubular ramp of sorts, collecting colored orbs/balls/testicles, whatever you want to call them. You take 3 laps: On the first lap, you need to collect red orbs. If you touch any yellow or blue orbs, you swat them away. You shouldn't do this because you need to collect those orbs on the next 2 laps. If you touch a spike ball, which there are fairly few of, you lose some orbs. You need to collect a certain minimal amount to pass to the next lap, and when you complete 3 laps with enough orbs each time, you get a Chaos Emerald. If you don't, you lose the special stage and you have to play an act over again with 50 rings to try again. I found out that you can restart the special stage at any time, and that includes the moment you realize your about to reach the finish line and you don't have enough fucking orbs oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit. If you restart there, there's no penalty. It's so much easier to do that, but I only did that once, because after I did it once, I didn't have to do it again because the special stages here are fucking easy as pie compared to past special stages.
OH GOD WHY!?!?!?
After you get all the chaos emeralds, you get an extra final boss that you fight as Super Sonic.
In the Wii version, when you get all the red rings and unlock all the Sonic Simulator levels, you have to play through them. There are 7 zones and 3 acts each. That's as much gameplay as the DS version has alone. You get one Chaos Emerald every time you finish a zone, and when you have all seven Chaos Emerald, you can go into the options menu and turn on the option to use Super Sonic. That's exactly what it sounds like. In the 3D levels, for the first time in 3D console history, Super Sonic is available during any stage of the game.
Which, in hindsight, is pretty terrifying.
Ironically, you can't fight any bosses as Super Sonic in this game. You don't even get an extra bonus boss for Super Sonic. It's so weird. But regardless, Super Sonic is totally worth it. Right?
Not... really...
See, here's the deal. Super Sonic is awesome because he's lightning fast, completely invincible, and can burn through levels like they're made of cardboard. Usually. Super Sonic in Sonic Colors is about the same speed as Sonic. He reaches top speed a lot faster, and he has infinite boost, and that's the change in speed. Infinite boost is nice, especially when it's combined with invincibility, but it's impractical when his jumps lose precision and most levels are riddled with traps to obliterate you for running fast in a Sonic game. There are other problems in the system, too. Turning on Super Sonic in the options sort of disables you a little when you aren't Super Sonic.
First of all, lots of levels, especially the earlier ones, don't have an immediate 50 rings waiting for you at the start of the level. So, when that happens, it might take a while before you can transform in the level you want to transform in. Sometimes it's impossible because there aren't even 50 rings in the level. These things aren't usually a problem when getting 50 rings doesn't suddenly seem necessary, but there's usually a way to get lots of rings in levels anyways. That's with wisps. Wisps let you access lots of places you normally can't as Sonic, and those places frequently have rings to make it extra rewarding for getting there at all. But guess what? YOu can't use them. You know why? When you get the 50th ring, there's a symbol depicting the 7 Chaos Emeralds where the wisp's ability symbol normally would be. So, you can't have a wisp and be able to have the Super Sonic option at the same time. That's why the Super Sonic option can even be toggled. If you want Super Sonic, you can't use ANY wisps. In fact, there are some levels where wisps are necessary to finish the level, and they have to be altered slightly so you can return without having to use Super Sonic (in case you don't have the rings to transform) and without using wisps. So, there's a lack of rings, it's hard to get as much Super Sonic out of a level as you want. Basically, it's hardly worth the trouble. Most of my readers know me personally, so let me make this shout out: If you want to try out Super Sonic on Sonic Colors, I'll be happy to show you. Don't waste your time buying Sonic Colors and doing it yourself.
But seriously, buy Sonic Colors. It's awesome.
KingRanter
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