Knuckles Chaotix

[Melf]

After appearing in two consecutive Genesis releases, Knuckles the Echidna got a game of his own on the 32X. Many people consider Knuckles Chaotix to be unpolished lacking in certain areas, and that begs the question: is it worth playing? Read our full review and find out.

[PDorr3]

I really never got into chaotix, it seemed so out of place to me I guess, since I first played it when I was maybe 10 years old. I never liked the "jointed" 2 character combo, or the lack of on screen enemies, if I were to review it I would give it a 6.

[Sega Uranus]

That review OFFENDS ME!!

7 at best!

[Genesis Knight]

Tsk, tsk. You're offended very easily. Personally, I think Chaotix deserves it.

[j_factor]

I thought Chaotix was great in two-player mode but pretty lame in one-player. Am I alone in this feeling?

[tim333]

I found the two-player mode to be a bit confusing. It was hard to get anywhere unless you cooperated very well.

[j_factor]

Don't blame the game for your sour relationships with your friends. :P

[tim333]

What I mean is that it's easy for your movements to get out of sync.

[Mel]

There's a two player mode ?

Damn i missed out on something...

[NintendoDieScreaming]

Chaotix was cool if only because it was Knuckles' own game.

Sonic & Knuckles, however, remains the greatest game of all time (next to the original Sonic, that is.).

[Sega Uranus]

Well, he had nothing good to say about the game... until the end. He just complained until the last few sentences, now how did it get a 9?

Here's how I think of the scores

1-4 = Avoid it!
5-6 = Give it a try!
7 = Okay game.
8 = Very Good!
9-10 = MUST OWN!!!

Chaotix just isn't a 9!


I enjoyed the co-op, but nobody else (that I know) did!

[janus]

Man, that Mighty the Armadillo character looks EXACTLY like Sonic.

[j_factor]

Mighty was based on the original idea for Sonic, which was "an animal that can roll up to attack enemies". He was originally featured in Sega Sonic arcade, which also has a squirrel character that looks a lot like Sonic.

[Baloo]

Well, he had nothing good to say about the game... until the end. He just complained until the last few sentences, now how did it get a 9?

Here's how I think of the scores

1-4 = Avoid it!
5-6 = Give it a try!
7 = Okay game.
8 = Very Good!
9-10 = MUST OWN!!!

Chaotix just isn't a 9!


I enjoyed the co-op, but nobody else (that I know) did!

Chaotix is definitely a 9, at LEAST an 8. I've been playing this game and I must say I LOVE IT. The connection gameplay gives a new twist to the Sonic gameplay while still retaining that Sonic gameplay. And the fact that it has really good music, graphics, replay value, along with a 2-player co-op definitely makes it a 9 in my book.

If it didn't have the bungee-cord gameplay I probably wouldn't have liked it as much since it would've been that same gameplay that had gotten stale during Sonic and Knuckles. The bungee-cord gameplay gives the game new speeds, while still retaining that Sonic gameplay that we all know and love. I absolutely love this game. and the fact that we get to see characters like Vector, Knuckles, Mighty, Charmy, and Espio makes the game even better. Sonic and Tails would've made the game good, but not as colorful. The more characters the better, unless you do them in the crappy style that the Sonic Adventure and on games did (Shadow, Rouge, Cream, Silver?!? Give me a break, all those characters suck.)

Anyone who owns a 32x should get this game definitely.

[jerry coeurl]

I think what's written in the review should match up with the final score. I've read a few reviews on this site that were practically just complaints, only to finish with a score of 8 or 9.

Basically, if you're scoring the game at an 8 or 9, the writing should reflect that. If a review is a laundry list of complaints that ends with a pretty good score I'm usually left scratching my head. This isn't aimed at anyone in particular, just something that I felt I should address.