Remember the Green Hill, Chemical Plant, and Sky Sanctuary zones from the Genesis-era Sonic the Hedgehog games? This is what they look like with a Sonic Generations makeover. Do you like what you see?
I'm definitely digging the new life Sega is bringing to these iconic levels from the good old days. Seeing those familiar landmarks and patterns should certainly help ease old-school Sonic fans into the 3D environments. Some may cry blasphemy, but it's not like they've gone and killed every virtual and physical copy of the originals. They're still right there if we need them.
Now let's flatten some more Sonic Adventure levels!
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