Sonic Origins

Playstation UniverseMichael Harradence

9.5/10

Sonic Origins is a fantastic celebration of 30 years of SEGA's spiky blue mascot, offering four of the best platformers money can buy and chucking in a bunch of great extras that long-time fans can appreciate. Regardless of where the Blue Blur head next, Sonic Origins is a reminder of just how damn good these timeless classics are.

GameSpewRichard Seagrave

9/10

Each Sonic game presented here in Sonic Origins has something that makes it stand out from the rest. But they all share a certain magic that means we return to them, time and time again, year after year; that’s why this collection exists, after all. And it’s thanks to this collection that yet more players, young and old, are going to be able to enjoy these classics. Hardcore Sonic fans will rue the music changes in Sonic 3, for sure, but everything else new or tweaked here is for the better. Sonic’s 3D offerings over the years have been sketchy at best, but as long as we can still enjoy his or...

Attack of the FanboyJ.R. Waugh

Sonic Origins is an essential collection not only for any franchise fan with current or last-gen gaming hardware but also for anybody who appreciates tight gameplay with a banger soundtrack. Sonic is the ultimate "Animal With an Attitude" mascot still having major games released to this day, and while the franchise has had a tarnished reputation due to sub-par releases lately, it remains plucky and pushes forward, never losing sight of its roots.

Pure NintendoTrevor Gould

8.5/10

In many ways, Sonic Origins is tailor-made for those of us who grew up with the SEGA Genesis in the early to mid-90s. It brings me back to when I was a kid, tak

GamingBoltShubhankar Parijat

8/10

Sonic Origins is a worthy celebration of the franchise's glory days.

Nintendo LifeMitch Vogel

8/10

Sonic Origins is simply more of the same, which is both its greatest strength and weakness. On one hand, it’s a near-definitive way to experience four stone-cold classics that represent some of the highest peaks of Sonic's career. On the other, most of these games are already readily available and there aren’t many new features or additions to justify buying them yet again. If you don’t already have a reliable or convenient way of playing these games now, or this is genuinely your first time playing through them, then we’d say that Sonic Origins is the go-to way to experience Sonic’s 2D heyday...

Capsule ComputersDustin Spencer

7.5/10

Sonic is back to tread in his past in a compilation that feels a bit too familiar for its own good.

PC InvasionCameron Woolsey

7/10

Sonic Origins works magic with Anniversary Mode, allowing you to play four classic Sonic games in widescreen. However, the speed bumps, ranging from features moved to DLC and a lack of great content, bring the fun to a crawl.

GameSpotHeidi Kemps

7/10

The games remain timeless classics, but the Sonic Origins wrapper leaves something to be desired.

Hardcore Gamer Jacob Bukacek

Sonic Origins does a lot right. It looks and sounds wonderful, all the games look as good as they always did if not better in some cases, and there's new stuff here for older fans to enjoy. Heck, there's even new courses for Blue Spheres fans. It looks the part of a collection that celebrates the best of Sonic, yet it doesn't manage to justify that price tag. These are all old games now, and the versions available here aren't all that much better than the originals. Considering that past Sonic collections offered more games for less money, it's hard to say that this one is worth it. Ultimately...

COGConnectedJames Paley

70/100

There are a ton of games in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise. We’re talking dozens of titles scattered across multiple consoles and multiple decades. Sega is absolutely riddled with old Sonic games, is what I’m saying. Yet for some reason, every collection and compilation contains the same withered handful of titles. Sonic Origins is no exception to this strange phenomenon. Even so, this latest collection breaks new ground in the ‘selling you Sonic 2’ space. Is it enough to justify yet another purchase of these 4 classics? That depends on a few things.

Gamers HeroesCasey Scheld

60/100

Sonic Origins is a raw deal, providing little content with questionable edits. The widescreen support, drop dash, and Mission Mode are welcome additions, but they all come at a (steep) price.