S higeru Miyamoto's career and that of his most famous creation, Super Mario, have remained entwined for 30 years. Every Mario game is checked and tweaked by Nintendo's prize designer, whose fingerprints and aromatic genius can be sensed in even the most throwaway spin-off.

In case you haven't read VideoGamer.com's take on the Wii U Version yet , know that Sonic fares a little better on the 3DS version of Lost World. There's a sense that the team who made it had a slightly better clue about how to design the levels around him, although it's still not fantastic,...

It's been a rather turbulent time for Sonic the Hedgehog over the last two decades. Leaping into the platforming scene in 1991, the SEGA mascot was primed to ignite the living-room with liquid smooth gameplay that coupled together speed and obstacle precision in a truly harmonious way.

Sonic the Hedgehog has experienced mixed fortunes in recent years, struggling to find his feet in a brave new world of 3D platforming.

A notable addition to the Sonic catalogue, but be prepared to turn the air blue from time to time.

Lush; alluring visuals; 2D stages remain the highlight; Impressive audio work

Frequently frustrating flaws; Power-ups are a waste of time; Slower Sonic takes some adjusting to

It's strange that the highest rating Sonic game in the last 10 years is one where Sonic doesn't even use his legs to go fast. What I'm trying to say is, since Sonic Adventure released onto the Dreamcast back in 1998, there really hasn't been a Sonic title that has been universally praised.

In the eternal battle of Mario versus Sonic, consider Sonic Lost World a notch in the Italian plumber's win column. The game is a blatant rip-off of the Super Mario Galaxy series, unsuccessfully transporting the high-speed antics of Sega's famous blue hedgehog, who's been pretty down on his luck...

The game is good not the traditional side scrolling sonic games. It has the 3d view in it but the kids really enjoy the game as much as they do mario...

good platformer type game but adds the 3d view into it

none one of better wiiu games

This is the best Sonic game EVER! The control is perfect, the story line is great and it looks AMAZING!!! Best Game for the Wii U and NEEDS TO BE BOUGHT!!

Sonic Lost World isn't a bad game, but it's simply not the game Sega is capable of producing. Sonic games are generally built on two pillars: speed and attitude. While Lost World carries both of these, to varying success, when faced with the looming, and unfortunate, similarities to Nintendo's own...

+ Bright & colourful visuals; + Inspired level design; + 2D sections are fun; + Attempts a few new ideas

- New control scheme feels sloppy; - Cheap deaths aplenty; - Item sharing isn't all that useful