Despite some flaws, I've had a really good time with Superstars
I'm about six zones in
I'd probably agree with where the reviews have landed. I love how it controls and there are a lot of great new ideas and level gimmicks. I've generally liked the bosses and challenge of it so far, though the game does have a few "...wait,what?" oddly punishing moments. Also, The rewards for medals you collect are really underwhelming unfortunately; cosmetics for the just okay battle mode.
Though I often dig how the game looks and sounds, it is very inconsistent there; sometimes coming across as quite cheap unfortunately. Especially a shame on the music side; there are some great songs but there are also some Mega Drive styled ones that don't particularly work.
So aye, overall I think the scores landing between 7s and 8s are fair
I'd definitely say fans of classic Sonic should play it but I can also understand waiting on it. It's not a home run like Mania but still happy with £38.49 for it. Also; Playing it at 120fps on PC, even with a spin dash bug I'm hoping they fix, makes a huuuuge difference on fluidity! I will miss that going back to the other games
EDIT: Finished! Wow, folks weren't kidding on that final boss being brutal. Happy to say I honestly loved the second half of the game, some of the most creative stuff I've seen in the series honestly
I honestly loved the challenge of the bosses as well, some really clever attack patterns. Though aye, they certainly could do with more leniancy here and there (again, especially that final one...).