Man I used to love SRB2's special stages since I couldn't afford PC NiGHTS into Dreams, but after playing the real deal via SEGA 60th, it feels worse than NiD (not bad, but not as good imo).
Sonic can't turn as tightly as NiGHTS and the stages are a lot less dense in geometry and object layout, makes it a pinch more sluggish and cumbersome feeling than NiGHTS