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Sonic Forces lets you speed through rolling ruined landscapes as Modern Sonic, catapult past perilous platforms as Classic Sonic, and use powerful new gadgets as your own Custom Hero Character.","98566\u002Fco1zr8_webp","98566\u002Fkbkvkhjqpxj8o7160zep_webp","https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FuU3FawgeiAk","2017-11-07",59,21063,"sonic-forces",637100,[19,24,27],{"company":20,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":21},"Sega",false,true,{"company":25,"developed":23,"published":22},{"name":26},"Sonic Team",{"company":28,"developed":22,"published":23},{"name":29},"Sega Games",[31,32,33],"Platform","Strategy","Adventure",[35,36,37,38],"PC (Microsoft Windows)","PlayStation 4","Xbox One","Nintendo Switch",[40,56,72,86,101,115,128,143,157,172,186,199,212,226,240,253,267,279,293],{"id":41,"author":42,"outlet":45,"summary":51,"review_url":52,"review_date":53,"original_score":54,"normalized_score":55},1329,{"id":43,"name":44},9,"Andrew Stretch",{"id":46,"logo":47,"name":48,"website_url":49,"score_format":50},1,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTechRaptor%20Logo.png","TechRaptor","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net","10","There's certainly something in Sonic Forces for fans of the franchise and there are some steps in the right direction. However, the story, world, and characters never come together into a cohesive whole.","https:\u002F\u002Ftechraptor.net\u002Fgaming\u002Freviews\u002Fsonic-forces-review-missing-mach","2017-11-15","6",60,{"id":57,"author":58,"outlet":61,"summary":67,"review_url":68,"review_date":69,"original_score":70,"normalized_score":71},21532,{"id":59,"name":60},2657,"Casey Scheld",{"id":62,"logo":63,"name":64,"website_url":65,"score_format":66},25,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamersheroes-logo.jpg","Gamers Heroes","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com","100","Sonic Forces is a rush job that lacks the charm and attention to detail found in the blue blur’s better titles. Don’t bother looking for a solid platformer here - the fact that the developers didn’t care means that you shouldn’t either.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamersheroes.com\u002Fhonest-game-reviews\u002Fsonic-forces-review\u002F","2018-02-09","30%",30,{"id":73,"author":74,"outlet":77,"summary":82,"review_url":83,"review_date":84,"original_score":85,"normalized_score":55},28927,{"id":75,"name":76},3042,"Shubhankar Parijat",{"id":78,"logo":79,"name":80,"website_url":81,"score_format":50},29,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGaming%20Bolt%20Logo.png","GamingBolt","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com","Sonic Forces is a flawed and unremarkable game, despite occasionally providing moments of decent enjoyment.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingbolt.com\u002Fsonic-forces-review","2017-11-11","6.0",{"id":87,"author":88,"outlet":91,"summary":97,"review_url":98,"review_date":99,"original_score":96,"normalized_score":100},55758,{"id":89,"name":90},3128,"Heather Alexandra",{"id":92,"logo":93,"name":94,"website_url":95,"score_format":96},32,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FKotaku-Logo.png","Kotaku","https:\u002F\u002Fkotaku.com\u002F","unscored","Sonic Forces is a fever dream of fan-fiction that is awkward to play but still manages to be trashy fun.","https:\u002F\u002Fkotaku.com\u002Fsonic-forces-the-kotaku-review-1820261612","2017-11-08",null,{"id":102,"author":103,"outlet":106,"summary":111,"review_url":112,"review_date":53,"original_score":113,"normalized_score":114},31593,{"id":104,"name":105},2303,"Andy Kelly",{"id":107,"logo":108,"name":109,"website_url":110,"score_format":66},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","Introduce your own hideous character into the Sonicverse.\n","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fsonic-forces-review\u002F","50",50,{"id":116,"author":117,"outlet":120,"summary":125,"review_url":126,"review_date":127,"original_score":100,"normalized_score":100},32199,{"id":118,"name":119},3404,"Jeremy Parish",{"id":121,"logo":122,"name":123,"website_url":124,"score_format":96},36,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fpolygon-logo.png","Polygon","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.polygon.com\u002F","Sonic Forces creators’ good intentions and interesting ideas don’t amount to much in a game so clumsy and limited in design. It certainly doesn’t help that Forces follows right on the heels of Sonic Mania, a game that not only demonstrated a more focused design sensibility but also did a far better job of realizing its creators’ ambitions. Forces may have had a larger budget than Mania, but it feels like the poorer creation all around. Unless your dearest dream has always been to play a Sonic game as your own original fan art character, Sonic Forces doesn’t have much to offer.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.polygon.com\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F5\u002F16609838\u002Fsonic-forces-review","2017-11-05",{"id":129,"author":130,"outlet":133,"summary":138,"review_url":139,"review_date":140,"original_score":141,"normalized_score":142},63872,{"id":131,"name":132},3920,"Richard Seagrave",{"id":134,"logo":135,"name":136,"website_url":137,"score_format":50},27,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpew-Logo.jpg","GameSpew","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com","Sonic Forces is the latest in a long line of 3D Sonic games that have been nothing but a disappointment. Only its melodramatic soundtrack bristling with vocalised tracks deserves any praise. It feels like a game bereft of any clear direction; a mish-mash of ideas poorly glued together in the hope that something will stick. Sonic Forces may not be the worst Sonic game ever made, but it’s close, and I don’t think the speedy blue hedgehog has many more chances to impress before gamers like myself lose all hope of him returning to his former glory.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fsonic-forces-review\u002F","2017-11-17","4\u002F10",40,{"id":144,"author":145,"outlet":148,"summary":153,"review_url":154,"review_date":99,"original_score":155,"normalized_score":156},46246,{"id":146,"name":147},90,"Tyler Treese",{"id":149,"logo":150,"name":151,"website_url":152,"score_format":50},37,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fplaystation-lifestyle-logo.png","Playstation Lifestyle","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net\u002F","","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net\u002Freview\u002F615059-sonic-forces-review-embrace-edge-ps4\u002F","8",80,{"id":158,"author":159,"outlet":162,"summary":167,"review_url":168,"review_date":169,"original_score":170,"normalized_score":171},55674,{"id":160,"name":161},4545,"Andrew Duncan",{"id":163,"logo":164,"name":165,"website_url":166,"score_format":50},45,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameGrin%20Logo.png","GameGrin","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002F","There is too much wrong with Sonic Forces to recommend it to everyone, but if you’re hankering for 3D Sonic, and you’ve finished every other Sonic game, then check it out on sale.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamegrin.com\u002Freviews\u002Fsonic-forces-review\u002F","2017-11-13","6.50",65,{"id":173,"author":174,"outlet":177,"summary":182,"review_url":183,"review_date":13,"original_score":184,"normalized_score":185},67384,{"id":175,"name":176},1377,"Chris Carter",{"id":178,"logo":179,"name":180,"website_url":181,"score_format":50},10,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FDestructoid-Logo.png","Destructoid","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com","While I see potential in Sonic Forces, the execution just isn’t there, especially with the Switch edition. In the future I really hope Sega reinvents the wheel, taking a more Mario Odyssey adventure approach. The whole level-based 3D “thing” hasn’t worked out so frequently that it’s worth a shot.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.destructoid.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-sonic-forces\u002F","\n\t\t\t5.5\t\t",55,{"id":187,"author":188,"outlet":191,"summary":196,"review_url":197,"review_date":198,"original_score":85,"normalized_score":55},77795,{"id":189,"name":190},3804,"Dave Irwin",{"id":192,"logo":193,"name":194,"website_url":195,"score_format":50},56,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FTheSixthAxis-Logo.jpg","TheSixthAxis","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F","The saying “Too many cooks spoil the broth” certainly rings true with Sonic Forces. It’s a game where despite it’s many level types none of them quite leave a lasting impression. As a result, it comes off as merely average in all departments with the sole exception being the visual design. Sonic Forces is far from the train wreck that Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric was, but it doesn’t come close to reigniting  the series’ magic in the way Sonic Mania did.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.thesixthaxis.com\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F09\u002Fsonic-forces-review\u002F","2017-11-09",{"id":200,"author":201,"outlet":204,"summary":209,"review_url":210,"review_date":211,"original_score":85,"normalized_score":55},93236,{"id":202,"name":203},7042,"Chris J Capel",{"id":205,"logo":206,"name":207,"website_url":208,"score_format":50},133,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameWatcher-Logo.jpeg","GameWatcher","https:\u002F\u002Fgamewatcher.com","We get the impression that Sonic Team wanted Forces to be the Best Sonic Game Ever, with a Greatest Hits package of everything good in the series, but they didn’t have the time, money or talent to accomplish this. The 2D sections control poorly, and the 3D sections sport the same problems that the series has had since Sonic Adventure – such as dying if you don’t play the level exactly as the designer intended. There’s fun to be had, but even then Forces feels so cheap and abrupt that ...","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamewatcher.com\u002Freviews\u002Fsonic-forces-review\u002F12918","2017-11-12",{"id":213,"author":214,"outlet":217,"summary":222,"review_url":223,"review_date":224,"original_score":225,"normalized_score":55},91721,{"id":215,"name":216},7703,"Elisha Deogracias",{"id":218,"logo":219,"name":220,"website_url":221,"score_format":66},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","Sonic Forces may be a misstep from this year’s Mania, but it’s still an enjoyable title. While it suffers from a host of problems with pacing and performance, it still is worth a weekend rental with its surprisingly entertaining plot and great music.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Ffur-endship-is-magic-sonic-forces-review\u002F","2017-12-07","60",{"id":227,"author":228,"outlet":231,"summary":236,"review_url":237,"review_date":140,"original_score":238,"normalized_score":239},103431,{"id":229,"name":230},9002,"Kolby James",{"id":232,"logo":233,"name":234,"website_url":235,"score_format":50},140,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcheckpoint-gaming.jpg","Checkpoint Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002F","Sonic the Hedgehog first debuted in 1991 a mere 26 years ago. Anyone that has grown up will tell you that by the time you turn 26 you have faced all sorts of challenges. One of the key challenges everyone faces is identity, and Sonic has been no different. Sonic sat out the innings that were the 32 bit era and by the time he returned, Mario was already 64 bits strong and the world Sonic knew was gone.","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2017\u002F11\u002Fsonic-forces-review-aiming-high-almost-delivering\u002F","Unscored",0,{"id":241,"author":242,"outlet":245,"summary":250,"review_url":251,"review_date":99,"original_score":252,"normalized_score":171},103897,{"id":243,"name":244},9055,"Brian Shea",{"id":246,"logo":247,"name":248,"website_url":249,"score_format":50},141,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fgameinformer.jpg","Game Informer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002F","In\nSonic Forces, Dr. Eggman remedies his decades of disappointment by aligning\nwith Infinite, a being who can replicate Sonic's greatest enemies to have them\nall gang up on him at once. Similarly, Sonic Team has remedied its recent\nstruggles by piecing together things that have worked in the past to create a better\n3D Sonic the Hedgehog game. Unfortunately for both Eggman and Sonic Team,\ndespite this being their best effort in a long time, the flaws are still evident.","http:\u002F\u002Fwww.gameinformer.com\u002Fgames\u002Fsonic_forces\u002Fb\u002Fxboxone\u002Farchive\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F08\u002Fsonic-forces-game-informer-review.aspx","6.50\u002F10",{"id":254,"author":255,"outlet":258,"summary":263,"review_url":264,"review_date":265,"original_score":266,"normalized_score":114},139616,{"id":256,"name":257},11647,"Zach Mathiot",{"id":259,"logo":260,"name":261,"website_url":262,"score_format":50},146,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fkeengamer-logo.png","KeenGamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keengamer.com\u002F","Help Sonic save the world from Eggman's domination! Create your own character and join forces with modern Sonic and classic Sonic plus all of their friends to defeat Eggman and his new lackey Infinite. Choose from multiple different items and styles for your character and race through high-speed levels as your own character and modern\u002Fclassic sonic.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keengamer.com\u002Farticles\u002Freviews\u002Fsonic-forces-review-ps4\u002F","2018-02-20","5",{"id":268,"author":269,"outlet":272,"summary":277,"review_url":278,"review_date":140,"original_score":54,"normalized_score":55},144867,{"id":270,"name":271},12360,"David Rix",{"id":273,"logo":274,"name":275,"website_url":276,"score_format":50},149,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fsirus-gaming-logo.png","Sirus Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fsirusgaming.com\u002F","You better have to choose if it’s worth spending your spare cash, because it might not be the game for you and it might be for others.","https:\u002F\u002Fsirusgaming.com\u002Fsonic-forces-review-not-fast\u002F",{"id":280,"author":281,"outlet":284,"summary":289,"review_url":290,"review_date":291,"original_score":292,"normalized_score":156},88307,{"id":282,"name":283},7066,"Nathan Birch",{"id":285,"logo":286,"name":287,"website_url":288,"score_format":50},75,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwccftech-logo.jpg","WCCFtech","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002F","“3D Sonic games suck” is perhaps the oldest, moldiest chestnut in gaming. It also isn’t particularly true. Sure, the chili-dog-scarfing hedgehog has suffered his share of embarrassing missteps in recent years, but the bad has been more than balanced out by solid titles like Sonic Colors, Sonic Lost World, and the nearly-great Sonic Generations. And yet, every new 3D Sonic title is still greeted with a queasy mixture of dread and bloodlust. How bad will the game be, and, more importantly, who can eviscerate it most savagely?","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002Freview\u002Fsonic-forces-celebration-series\u002F","2017-11-10","8.0\u002F10",{"id":294,"author":295,"outlet":298,"summary":303,"review_url":304,"review_date":84,"original_score":305,"normalized_score":299},73055,{"id":296,"name":297},2850,"Heidi Kemps",{"id":299,"logo":300,"name":301,"website_url":302,"score_format":50},69,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FIGN-logo.jpg","IGN","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002F","On top of the joy of creating and playing as your own character, there’s a lot of goofy charm that makes Sonic Forces hard to be too disappointed with. The graphics are colorful and engaging, and the music is a pumping backdrop for extreme team-ups, super-speed cinematics, and lots of ruminations on the power of friendship. There are some really fun levels in the mix, too, and surprisingly strong boss fights make for some unexpected highlights. But Sonic Forces doesn’t build on its handful of good ideas as much as it should, and it screeches to a halt just as it seems to hit its stride.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ign.com\u002Farticles\u002F2017\u002F11\u002F11\u002Fsonic-forces-review","6.9",19,[21,29],[26],[]]