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Sonic Spinball (GEN)

GENERAL INFORMATION

GENRE/STYLE

Traditional/2D Pinball

ESRB RATING

EVERYONE,

DEVELOPER

Polygames, Sega Technical Institute

PUBLISHER

Sega of America, Inc.

ALSO AVAILABLE ON

Sega Game Gear, Wii, Sega Master System

TRAITS (member-attributed "LIKES")

THE SETTING #USES

PLAYING AS #USES

Sonic 29
Sonic the Hedgehog 17

PLAYING AGAINST #USES

HOW IT'S PLAYED #USES

Pinball 36
Arcade 22

GENERAL TONE #USES

DESCRIPTION

The Sega mascot's unfortunate foray into pinball, Sonic Spinball is a dull, repetitive game in which the blue-haired hedgehog slowly bounces around four different worlds (including The Toxic Caves and Lava Powerhouse), bumping into bumpers and other targets, spinning into robots, battling bosses (Dr. Robotnik), and grabbing rings and Chaos Emeralds. There's a little running and jumping involved (and even a mine cart), but most of the action involves batting Sonic with pinball-style flippers and hoping he lands where you aim (the tunnels and other exit points can be tough to hit). The graphics lack the vibrancy and polish of the standard Sonic the Hedgehog games, and the ineffectual techno-pop music and sparse sound effects are about as disappointing as the game itself. For a vastly superior pinball game on a comparable system, try either Alien Crush or Devil's Crush for the TurboGrafx-16. ~ Brett Alan Weiss, All Game Guide

Sonic Spinball (GEN)

GENRE/STYLE:

Traditional/2D Pinball
TOP TRAITS:

Pinball, Sonic, Dr Robotnik
DESCRIPTION:

The Sega mascot's unfortunate foray into pinball, Sonic Spinball is a dull, repetitive game in which the blue-haired ... more

players 61

followers 0

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Sonic Spinball (GEN) by: theotherion

“An amusing game that soaked up hours of my time as a kid, when I was more fascinated by pinball. I'm not sure how much it'd engage me as an adult, but I have to show props for the old school. ”

created 03/AUG/2009

Sonic Spinball (GEN) by: Vegeta

“I hate pinball, my mom got it on accident, I remember thinking "Why, couldn't they have used the effort they put into this, into an actual sonic game?"”

created 16/JUN/2009