Topic: Has anyone seen the new EGM?

[mouse_clicker]

Grape: The game SHIPS in mid June- it hasn't even gone gold yet and I really doubt Game Informer got an advance copy almsot 2 months before release. That usually happens only several weeks before release, and even then most gaming mags don't have the review until the following month. I have a feeling Game Informer just put up a quick review of the Dreamcast version updated with what they assume the GC version will be like. Don't forget, their Eternal Darkness review was based off of the completely stripped down E3 demo in which the only playable level was fabricated FOR the demo.

[grap3fruitman]

My source at Sega says that SADX has been finished for a few weeks now.

[mouse_clicker]

Yeah, and MY source in up in my brain where I store my common sense says that Game Informer is BSing the review and won't have an actual copy of Sonic Adventure DX for at least a month.

[knicksben]

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Originally posted by: mouse_clicker
Yeah, and MY source in up in my brain where I store my common sense says that Game Informer is BSing the review and won't have an actual copy of Sonic Adventure DX for at least a month.

Well I just saw the new EGM. They gave it a 7.0, 6.5, and a 4.5. Just in case you dont believe me the reviewers were CJ, Bryan, and Ethan in that order. So I dont think Game Informer was making  it up since EGM also reviewed it.

[joeamis]

okay...i got the new game informer sittin on my lap here so i'll tell you all what it says about
sonic Adv.
(i used to hate game informer in the 1990s (it sucked then), but i recently got a subscription for 10 issues and renewed it for 10 more...
along with 10% off all used games from funcoland, aka gamespot.  Now in the new century i must admit the magazine has improved dramatically and i now prefer it over egm or any other mag, althought it will never compare to the ill-fated GameFan)

so heres what they have to say about S Adv. (since its a short review i will type the whole thing for ya's)

      "Sega's rerelease of the mascot's 1999 Dreamcast launch title with enhanced graphics, sound, and a boatload of extra features doesn't make up for the fact that Sonic Adv. was certainly not his most shining moment in an otherwise noble career.  
     This director's cut offers six playable characters, GBA connectivity for Chao raising on the go, the all new mission mode with 60 mini-missions, and unlockable versions of the hefty Sonic Game Gear library on a pretty little platter for gamers to lap up.
      My problem is that the pumped-up graphics look mediocre at best; the soundtrack still includes those hair-metal rock/ballad interludes; the plot is stinky like doggie poo; and the game mechanics are bland and simplistic- like the worst of the genesis era.  Don't call me a hater, I just really want to see the blue hero evolve.
    The included Game Gear library is the only redeeming factor for this title.  Most of the bounty is unlocked as special prizes during regular play of Sonic Adv.  Trust me, all the favorites are included, and some still hold their nostalgia value; unlike the main event in this release, Sonic Adv. -Lisa
5 out of 10    release: May 10

basically we can figure this from her review... she wasn't a fan of the original title on dreamcast, nor the game gear versions... so thats what she really based her review on
in my own experience I thought the game gear versions were somewhat lame, and I've only played the demo of Sonic Adv. included with the Dreamcast so I can't say much about that.  I'd say if you liked the original game then you will be a fan of this remake....and you'll have some extras with the game gear titles, also you can raise your chao on the road so if you enjoy virtual pet type stuff then hoo-ra-