Over 150 Reviews Yield Four Star Rating
It’s only been a touch over 24 hours, but thousands have no doubt purchased Sonic 4 for Apple’s mobile devices.
The game, as of the time of this article’s publication, already sits sixteenth on the top trending paid Apps list. At a $10 price point, it stands at #2 in the Top Grossing category.
Only a fraction of those thousands said their piece on the game in Apple’s store, but those who did for the most part had good things to say. Overall, ratings by more than 150 and more than 100 written short blurbs have yielded a four star rating, out of a possible five stars.
At times, App Store reviewers can be more brutal than Sonic fandom. We found a few quick reviews that docked points for, among other things, the lack of Retina Display support for later Apple models, a lack of Game Center support for leaderboard, and the color of Sonic himself (and not necessarily his green eyes, either.) Other comments were more constructive, longing for a true port from the pending console versions. But a barrage of five star ratings this far evens out those who bitter.
Our review of the mobile port for Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode I will follow in the coming days. And today begins the New York Comic Con, with Sega in tow–so we’ll shoot for some postgame questions and analysis direct from them.
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Thats great! Cuz no one rates 5 stars on any app
Very interested in seeing how the console editions turn out. The editions with actual fixes applied to them.
The app store is notorious for having publishers flood it with fake reviews, look and them and notice how they key buzz words like “the sequel I have been waiting X years for” and what not.
Looking at the most recent, just about every 5 star review is around one sentence or less and consist of things parroted out by Sega PR and 3 and below are consist of generally well worded critiques. User reviews almost always play out this so I’m not surprised, don’t stare too much into hyped or you will be blinded by it.
And then there are the people that will rate it 5 stars just for being a Sonic game.
Finally, a new Sonic game gets positive reviews *beats up Sonic 2006 haters*.
I know this article talks about the iPhone release, but I thought Sonic 4 was going to come out on the 11th this month? I don’t have an iPhone so I can’t play or get this version
However, if I get Wi-Fi or an online connection for one of my current-gen consoles and such I might be able to get the game and play it when it comes out. We will see, but I hope to play this game since it is one of my most anticipated games this year.
and then there are the people that bitch needlessly because of it being a Sonic game.
@vulpine: I do have a iPhone, but I want to get Sonic 4 for my PS3 which will be coming in a few days. I would get both versions of the game, the portable and console version. However I don’t want to do that because I want to use that money towards Sonic Colors which is next month.
Anyway I am happy too that a new Sonic game finally gets positive reviews. In your face suckers :p
@Silverwind
In whose face, exactly? The people that don’t like/want this game? I hardly think they give a damn whether anybody else actually agrees with them on that.
The reviews can say “best game ever” all day long, but that isn’t going to change anything in the eyes of someone who has already determined that it isn’t to their liking.
@ChaoticFox
Obviously your face because you responded, SUCKER :p
I am sensing a argument about to happen. I thought this would be the time where fans would be happy for Sonic for getting a succesful game knowing how many fans asked for a Sonic 4 guess I was wrong. =(
Well done Sega, well done.
Nice to have you back Sonic
Though I’m sure that some of those ratings are fake, I am glad it’s getting positive reviews: one of the things that helped to keep me upbeat (tho not always) about this game over the summer was the fact that it was getting positive previews by most mainstream reviewers and magazines.
Sega has done a lot with this game that I don’t like and shake my head at, but I also feel that what sonic needs most right now is less hate and mockery from the media. Despite how I might end up feeling about Sonic 4, if it can help change the general view towards sonic (ie sonic needs to retire/die/go to nintendo), then I’ll be happy.
ChaoticFox crosses into troll territory…
Only a troll would come up with that first comment out of nowhere. Nice try, though.
Hey, Tristan
Gamesradar did a review of the PS3 version of Sonic 4 Ep I. Be sure to post it ASAP!!!
Oh my GOD, shut UP with this TROLL crap.
I’m just saying that I hope this game is GOOD, not POPULAR. A bunch of app ratings from first day iphone buyers don’t mean the game is good by any stretch of the imagination. I GUARANTEE that tons of those positive ratings are from people so happy that this game EXISTS that they didn’t even take two seconds to determine whether the game was actually GOOD before they impulsively clicked the 5 star button.
Because of that, these star rankings don’t mean “OMG, FINALLY A SONIC GAME IS GETTING POSITIVE REVIEWS”. They mean a bunch of giddy Sonic fans finally got the game they’ve been waiting all year for. Which is fine, it’s just not anything to cheer about.
I don’t want to hear that “bah, game reviewers are crusty old middle-aged curmudgeons with no life” bullshit. Most game reviewers actually bother to determine the actual pros and cons about a game and give it a fair score based on its actual merits. They play a lot of games and they understand better than your average fanboy what constitutes a truly great gaming experience. Maybe some are biased, and not everyone shares the same taste, but I think most attempt to rate a game fairly for what it ACTUALLY IS, rather than letting fan obsession and hype sway them into giving it 5 stars just for being a nostalgic 2D platformer with a 4 in the title.
I hope this game is great, I really do. I hope that when I buy it next week I will consider it a 5 star game. I’m just saying that I’m not about to trust a bunch of trigger-happy iPhone owners to give me a fair review of the game on LAUNCH DAY.
Another update. Hilary Goldstein of IGN reviewed Sonic 4 Ep I (360 version) and gave it an 8.0. Even the little subheading said “Look out, Mario…Sonic is Back.” I read the review and it’s nice to see such a well, in-depth review (by the same person that gave a crappy review of Sonic Unleashed). However, I noticed that he didn’t pay any attention to the physics, which was a major complaint of the game. Most of his complaints was the fact that it seemed like a short remake from looking at it, which is perfectly understandable.
And btw, PLEASE people. Lay off ChaoticFox, will ya? Not everyone’s going to have much of a positive look of the game. I’m still anxious of what Gamespot, Metacritic, and 1-Up.com will say to this….
^Correction: Stop bashing ChaoticFox, will ya?
As of this morning I’ve actually started seeing some REAL reviews (addressing both positive and negative aspects of the game), and those are a lot more promising than the iphone app ratings (imo).
I think NOW it’s probably safe for people to start cheering “finally, a well-received Sonic game!”. I’ll still have to wait and see how I feel about it myself, but for those of you who like to get all excited that their favorite hedgehog is the popular girl at school again, you guys can officially knock yourself out
@ChaoticFox
Can’t people like you just have an open-mind for a change? Stop getting so unhappy. Geez.
If I didn’t have an open mind, I wouldn’t be buying the game to make the decision for myself, now would I?
I’m not an unhappy grouch just because I don’t value your opinion or believe that first day app ratings are legitimate gauge of quality. If anything, my mind is more open than yours because I’m OPEN to the idea that this game might not BE great, even though I WANT it to be. Jesus, chill out.
People are giving Sonic 4 good reviews? Bu-bu-but the physics!
Glad to see it turned out good.
Oh well at least it was received and the comment arguements seem to be of good nature.
I can’t wait too see what Eggfang is gonna say about this.
@Hazard He’s going to put lulzy troll comments like he always does just because Sonic has moved on from the Genesis days.
@Amuro
To be honest, Dr. Eggfang doesn’t seem too much of a troll. He seems very negative, but I don’t really have much evidence to immediately say that he’s a troll.
Of course, it’s DAMN and voiceofreason that are obvious trolls.
@krazeeKidd102
I agree on that one
@ChaoticFox
You are an unhappy grump. You do nothing but complain. Deal with it. There is no way you’re more open then me.
lol. Just lol.
Monday can’t come fast enough.