Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) is one of the only “so bad it’s good” games. Due to their interactive nature, playing a bad game can be a far more frustrating experience than, for example, watching a bad film. However, Sonic ‘06 is one of those rare gems where playing it is still genuinely entertaining. That doesn’t mean it’s not frustrating, but the multitudes of its failures are truly fascinating.
If you have only ever seen footage of this game, and have never put your own hands on a controller and played it for yourself, you have no idea how this game feels. Every jerky movement, every interaction with geometry, the intense slowdown that happens at the drop of a hat for seemingly no reason, it all culminates into an experience that is completely alien, and frequently hilarious. That being said, I couldn’t in complete sincerity recommend this game for a solo playthrough, but playing it through with my girlfriend was one of my most memorable gaming experiences.
If you have only ever seen footage of this game, and have never put your own hands on a controller and played it for yourself, you have no idea how this game feels. Every jerky movement, every interaction with geometry, the intense slowdown that happens at the drop of a hat for seemingly no reason, it all culminates into an experience that is completely alien, and frequently hilarious. That being said, I couldn’t in complete sincerity recommend this game for a solo playthrough, but playing it through with my girlfriend was one of my most memorable gaming experiences.
Not as bad as people say... but it's still shit
It's STILL better than Sonic 4
Set pieces barely function
Chunks of the level don't load frequently
Feels like stiff trash that you have to play carefully so you don't die to random debris or the occasional glitch in every level
Presentation is mediocre and the aesthetics is amongst the worst seen in a Sonic game to date
Chunks of the level don't load frequently
Feels like stiff trash that you have to play carefully so you don't die to random debris or the occasional glitch in every level
Presentation is mediocre and the aesthetics is amongst the worst seen in a Sonic game to date
Play Project 06 instead
Music is great, and its funny. Thats enough to save it from being worthless
The only reason why it doesn't get a half star is because it has pretty good music. It's kind of a tragic work considering it's extremely rushed, being an very compromised work. You can have get some enjoyment if you're making fun of it with friends, but otherwise yeah obviously avoid
wasnt allowed to ask for a new game as a kid till i beat the one i had so i spent 3 months pushing my brain to a place I thought not reachable at age 8 and i beat the game and honestly id do it again. This game sucks ass but youve never loved a game till youve died on the hill alongside your fav 2/10. When they find my bloated cadaver behind my parents washing machine, theyll hear dreams of absolution playing from my phone speaker.
At least its funny bad and not boring bad like Lost World.
when i was little i blamed myself for not being able to beat it.
I remember seeing prerelease footage of this game on Soniccentral.com when I was little in the 2000s (didn't have a console at the time) and thought it was gonna be the greatest thing ever. I was so wrong...
Still listen to it's soundtrack tho
Still listen to it's soundtrack tho