Today I will be reviewing/playing Sonic the Hedgehog - Westside Island! This ROM Hack has very excellent custom levels and boss areas! There are also custom graphics! [Mostly color changes]. This game is much more difficult than the original sonic.
The great thing about ROM Hacks is that people continually make new levels for classic games. People who have beaten all the "real" sonic games can keep playing new levels! On the other side of the coin, playing new levels can be really difficult. You expect to fly through the first level and there is a big gap that you die in etc.
The bosses in this game are ridiculously difficult. The first boss is Eggman with the swinging wrecking ball, expect this time, theere are gaps in the ground and the ground moves up and down! You have to get the timing right and then jumping back onto the same left or right corner.
The second boss is off the charts difficult. You need to time it perfectly. If you get the boss to come down on the second to the end block you can spam jump/attack the boss. Be prepared to get a game over on this boss. It might take more than a few tries to beat him.
AS you can notice, the colors/themes for each level are slightly different. The forest level has an orange sky etc. The second level is a toned down version of the Vegas style level from the "real" game. The third level is Magma Zone. Magma Zone is a very cool looking nightmode version of the lava levels in Sonic.
The third boss is actually very easy. Just stand on one side and attack over and over. When Eggman hits you, you will fall into the lava. Then just grab one of your coins that are flying around and repeat.
Overall I would give this ROM Hack a 7/10. The themes of the levels are very well created. The levels are slightly harder than the original sega genesis games and the bosses are much more difficult. I played the game for probably 8-10 hours and only beat three bosses. Unlike other Sega Genesis Sonic Rom Hacks; this is one that I want to come back and try to actually beat. Very Playable.
