Some more recent Sonic games have lost sight of this design, only really offering players one or two rather linear paths to follow. What might be most impressive about Sonic Utopia is that it manages to emulate one of the things that made the original Sonic games so great: multiple paths through levels. Perhaps most important is the fact that Sonic remains silent, which will be a welcome change to fans who find modern Sonic’s peculiar brand of attitude to be a little grating. Of course, it isn’t a proper Sonic game without a bit of platforming, which there’s plenty of here. Fans are given a fully 3D Green Hill Zone to explore, with the memorable enemies and music from that stage present as well. The level featured in the trailer and demo is a throwback to Sonic’s early days.
