why did people say this game was bad again?

Boss battles, I guess.

Why did people say this game was bad again?

>>715543395
sonic boss battles were never particularly great

>>715543517
terrible physics, atrocious music, everything looks like plastic, dumb episodic nature(that never finished)

I hate Santiago

>>715543542
perhaps but this game's bosses are unavoidably long, too, even if you use the meme powers

>>715543252 (OP)
It plays like a shitty mobile game
Plays even more like >>715543517 <---this piece of shit

>>715543998
>It plays like a shitty mobile game
did you actually play it?

>>715543395
>>715543542
sonic boss battles are meant to be pacebreakers. superstars bosses are actually very reminiscent of CD, just that there is more unavoidable waiting whereas most of CDs bosses could be speedran (most of them still had "waiting periods" if you played them normally tho)

>>715543542
I would rather have a chemical plant 2 where the boss admits it is shit and folds instantly than 2-3 minutes of waiting

>>715543252 (OP)
They got filtered by level design that actually requires the player to be good at the game, unlike Sonic Babbynia.

>>715543252 (OP)

It’s not bad but it is kinda underwhelming.
>every stage is a kitbash of gimmicks and themes from previous Classic games+Mania, very few original ideas
>music is hit or miss
>emerald powers are a borderline useless and forgettable gimmick in most cases
>bosses

>>715543517
>called sonic 4
>plays like rush without boost
>soundtrack is theme park clown noises
>only sonic is playable
>only 4 levels

>>715545560
it was originally a smartphone exclusive called sonic the portable

>>715543998
Superstars plays nothing like Sonic 4

>>715544624
This unironically.

>>715543252 (OP)
Outsold Mania btw

>>715546957
Sauce?

>>715543395
I played through the game as Sonic and then as that giving dragon thing. It took me 12 hours. 5 of those hours were me constantly retrying the knack/fang last boss robot.

In typical Sonic fashion, it wasn't hard. It was fucking jank

>>715543252 (OP)
Made by J*ps instead of by the heckin wholesome Western romhackers by the mania for the mania. If not for S*perstars Taxman could have revived Sonic Xtreme to save the franchise and kill off le evil Modern Sonic for good.

>>715547365
Only proof is that Mania doesn't have any projected sales beyond it selling 1 million, while Superstars sold 2.4 million

>>715546298
And they tried to sell this as Sonic 4? Sega was in a real terrible place.

>>715548843
Yeah but Mania sold 1 million within the same year it was released in.