Sonic Spinball Review

A short review of the addicting Sonic game.

Hello, Users. Today I am going to do a short review on the Sonic game, "Sonic Spinball". A Sonic game that used to be one of my personal favorites when growing up.

Sonic Spinball (Released: November 15, 1993)

This was a very fun game for me when I was growing up. Though I only played it for a few short weeks (from what I remember) as my older brother had it on a CD that had a collection of games in it including this one. So my first real experience with this game on a console wasn't until I got it at a Video Game Trade-In place in 2010. This game was very addictive, it had a catchy soundtrack; and overall it was a great game. It was the first Sonic spin-off game to be released and met with mixed reviews, though it still managed to sell pretty well. The game did have choppy frame rate which made it extremely difficult to play on a few occasions, though this didn't stop me from wanting to rekindle my childhood and play it again on a real SEGA Genesis. It was almost impossible for a few of us to even continue playing the game after level one; though what would we expect from a Sonic game? They make the first level very easy with the catchiest background music as well then make the rest of them impossible with an average background tune that isn't as catchy; that's just the way Sonic games used to work. Though I favored Toxic Caves' soundtrack more than any of the other levels as it was so catchy that I managed to successfully learn it on the piano.

Anyway that about wraps up my review on Sonic Spinball. I would not recommend that you get this game if you like the fast-paced Sonic games, though if you are in the mood for a mellow, fun gaming experience accompanied by a good soundtrack then I would highly recommend it. This game would also make an excellent edition to your SEGA Genesis game collection.

Comments

Thanks for the feedback, guys. I'll try harder next time to write a better one. At least I know what I did wasn't all that good so that means I have a lot to improve on.

I have some articles that are hit and miss, but I don't like short reviews and neither do other people reading this article either, but it is your'e first so hopefully you will do better next time dont be discouraged.

Okay...I'm going to give some pointers...it could've went into further details and had more pics, but since this is your 1st article...i hope you sophmore article does better.

Back page here we come!

@dash: i love that game

I don't think daash is referring so much to the game as he is the fact that this isn't an article. It's an opening sentence, a (somewhat rambling) paragraph, and a short closing paragraph. Plus one picture. We learn almost nothing about the game. Despite what we can infer from the game's title, nowhere in this review are we even told what the game actually is. The writer knows what the game is, hell, *I* know what the game is, but that won't mean anything to someone who hasn't heard of it before; You can't assume everyone has heard of this game and is just looking for other opinions on it. More details regarding the various aspects of the game and some in-game screenshots are desperately needed here.

This is meant only as constructive criticism. I appreciate the fact that this game means something to the writer, enough to attempt an article on it, but should a second article be written, a LOT more detail is required to make it a satisfactory read.

Your comments may be constructive critism to the poster, but daash is being a dickhead about it again.

Don't confuse giving constructive critism with being a dickhead!

Are you saying I was being a dickhead? I certainly didn't intend to. I didn't insult the writer. I wasn't giving him a hard time just for the fun of it. There are a lot of problems here. I pointed them out in the hope that it would result in a more successful second article, should he want to write one.

I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about daash.

While I'll admit there was not much that was constructive about my comment, I usually do try to give at least some useful feedback. And more times than not, I'll point out positive things about an article I also make fun of. So here's a pros and cons list by yours truly.

pros- you related it back to your childhood and showed you have a personal connection to the game. Your writing wasn't too bad and you broke up your paragraphs into readable blocks. The graphic you used was appropriate and well placed.

Cons- Too short, way too short. (from my experience), even if you start off stating you are writing a short article, people will still expect a longer article. It helps if you plan out an article, or at least what you want to write about. If you find you just don't have that much to write about or you feel it's too short, maybe think about not publishing it or combining it with something else.

Another helpful hint, you would have gotten a totally different response if you included probably 6-8 more unique images dispersed throughout your article. Especially while writing about a game, you need to include gameplay shots (even if it's not yours)

And honestly, it was less about his article and more about how some articles instantly get moved to the back page. (see the most recent DARE article)