Toree Saturn [Review]

Toree Saturn clearly pays homage to Sonic Adventure and Sonic Adventure 2, with evident parallels in cutscenes and even some stage visuals, suggesting Sonic was a significant influence during its development, the same can be said for the past Toree games. The singer for the game has created several songs, with one particular track from a previous Toree title reminding me of "Look Alike" from the Sonic OVA movie. I was delighted by this song and added it to my Spotify library, happy to find that the music collaboration and Toree series signature sound remain intact.

The gameplay in Toree Saturn follows the typical point A-to-B format. However, Toree now has the ability to homing attack, which, in my opinion, somewhat detracts from the game. While carefully timing homing attacks for stage progression is a core element, similar to the Sonic Adventure series, Sonic's faster pace allows the homing attack to integrate better for maintaining momentum but with the addition of the “homing attack” there is always less focus on intricate stage design. Toree Saturn suffers this too. Toree Saturn is already a rather slow game, and the somewhat clunky homing attack makes it even slower. Sure there are moments were it dosnt slow you down, but there isnt much consistency.

Furthermore, Toree Saturn offers less replay value than Toree 2. Collecting all the stars in a level no longer serves any purpose, and not every level contains a secret. For many levels, the sole reason for replaying them is to achieve a better time. This installment also foregoes characters with improved stats or special abilities, offering only skins.Toree saturn is a fun game and a welcome addition to the Toree franchise, however, like many games, after enough new releases come out in a series one is bound to be the weaker entry.