One wonders just how fresh Sonic CD might have been had it been the first game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The problem with Sonic CD isn't that it doesn't withstand a gorging by the Time Monster; in fact it stands up very well against time's ravages. Sonic CD's problem is a little bit more unique than that: It doesn't hold up to its own place in the series. Released between the second and third games for the Genesis, the Blue Blur's only appearance on the Sega CD is filled with experiments, … more