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(84 customer reviews) 32 of 38 people found the following review helpful
Bad.,
December 22, 2006 Higgy (USA) - See all my reviews
= Fun: This review is from: Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Game)
Everyone else has said it and I'll say it too. Horrible camera angles and extremely awkward controls. Load times are bad too. You'll find yourself waiting 30 seconds or more just to load a cheesy 3 second video clip followed by 30 seconds or more just to load the next stage. There are too many points in the game where you aren't really playing at all but simply pressing the jump button at crucial times and the springs and dash panels do all the rest. The game is a "learn as you go" style of play wherein the learning is not intuitive and you must figure it out by losing a life or two. This game is a disgrace to the Sonic franchise.
17 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Dissapointing..,
December 5, 2006 M. Wilson (New York, NY USA.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Game)
I was very excited to get this game when it first came out. I must say that the excitement wore off pretty quickly as I played through the game. It's definitely got it's high points, but the camera angles, the scattered storylines, awkward controls, and extremely long load times kill the potential.
Sonic really hasn't been the same since the Sonic Adventure games on Dreamcast, and also since the days of the Genesis..I'm hoping that the upcoming Sonic & The Secret Rings will help Sega redeem themselves.
This game's definitely fun to play, but there's too many flaws.
30 of 40 people found the following review helpful
Give it a play, but don't expect much.,
November 16, 2006 Cory Kasal (Oklahoma) - See all my reviews
= Fun: This review is from: Sonic the Hedgehog (Video Game)
Though Sega lied about much of the problems from the Adventure series being fixed, those that can handle that and the load time will find in intriguing and somewhat fun addition to the Sonic series.
Though the town graphics seem sorta Dreamcasty, the rest of the games main stages are very fun and graphically appealing. Great use of colors and most of the textures are excellent. Many cut scenes are almost CG in quality, and despite the characters taller appearance, they do look really good. Voices are also well done.
As for the gameplay it is kind of messy still. Sega said they would have all the problems fixed from the Adventure series, but all in all some are even worse. For example in one stage your snowboarding down and suddenly the camera flips opposite, with no warning or anything. Later levels do this as well, but you eventually do learn when it flips (after several uncessary deaths).
Many unecessary deaths happen, and you'll learn to be very...Read more
