What makes the boss fights on Sonic Frontiers’ second island so interesting is their shared theme. That theme not being size, scale, or even mechanical. No, every boss on this island has a gimmick.

Ninja hero. Cybernetic future fascists. Giant ape robots. A cackling, manicured final boss. Strider is insane … in a genius way. It’s one of those games that made people drop their jaws or scratch ...