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Absolutely horrible, avoid

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 7 / 16
Date: February 11, 2006
Author: Amazon User

It seems that ever since SEGA's mascot Sonic the Hedgehog entered the 3-D adventure world, the series' emphasis on speed has been lost in translation. Shadow the Hedgehog is no exception, but where previous 3-D Sonic titles were at least fun to play, Shadow the Hedgehog is absolutely horrible from beginning to end. The first thing you'll notice is that the frame rate is choppy and it mars what would be otherwise solid graphics, and the game's camera seems to want to work against you. The platforming elements are clunky and are made clunkier by the godawful controls. Also, SEGA seems to want to inject an edgier story with Shadow, including adding some minor curse words in the dialogue as the mysterious hedgehog takes on evil aliens. Not to mention that the ability to use guns has been added as well, but this element isn't just unnecessary, it's mind boggling. I can remember when Sonic games were fast and fun, even the Sonic Adventure games on the Dreamcast were great, but ever since SEGA has transformed into a third party developer and publisher, they've dropped the ball on making a truly great Sonic game. All in all, no matter how much of a fan you are of the series, avoid this title at all costs. Shadow the Hedgehog isn't fun, and it's one of the worst games SEGA has come up with in a very long time.

Cussing

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: January 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

E-10 this should not be. Shooting aliens is not a problem but shooting the "good guys" is. And as the title says, cussing. Dark or otherwise there should not be cussing. I have let me 8 year old play T games that I felt were not as bad. My daughter (3) heard Shadow say his "damn it, not now" and now repeats that. He says more at other times as well.
Going back to the store.

Reiner and Me are Right

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: February 08, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Before I write my review, I want to share with you all a review written about this game by Reiner of GameInformer magazine to prove to you that I am not the only one that thinks that this game sucks:

"Wait... this game is mislabeled. This isn't Shadow the Hedgehog. It's that miserable Broken the Hedgehog! With the scent of a dirty diaper permeating from his speedy wake, this killer of classic gaming franchises does what he does best. He sucks. Not since Bubsy have I seen a mascot-based action game corner the market in unresponsive controls, disastrous level designs, inconsistent framerates, traumatizing character designs, and (my personal favorite) just being flat out broken. At the very least, this game has its place in the history of gaming for that. Shame on you, Sega."

Now for my review: If you have any sense of self-worth or decency, don't buy this game. If you do, it's just a waste of your money. You ask, "Why isn't this review longer?" Frankly, because Reiner already said what needed to be said. Listen.

A WASTE OF MONEY UNLESS YOU TRADE.

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: July 23, 2006
Author: Amazon User

THIS GAME IS ONE OF THE WORST GAMES MADE FOR THE PS2.IF YOU WANT A FUN HEDGEHOG AND FRIENDS GAME,GET"SONIC HEROES",IT MAY BE FROM 2002,BUT IT'S AT LEAST FUN AND YOU GET TO PLAY AS OTHER CHARACTERS AS WELL[MAX 12].THE GRAPHICS ARE HORRIBLE IN THIS GAME,1/5.I GIVE PROPS TO THE MOM THAT SAID SHADOW CURSES A LOT.HE SAYS SH... TO MANY TIMES AND DAMN AS WELL.THIS GAME IS ONLY COOL IN THE WEAPONS[WHICH GET ANNOYING AT TIMES],THAT'S WHY I GAVE THE FUN RATING A 2 INSTEAD OF 1.I MAY BE A LITTLE TO MAD ABOUT THIS GAME,BUT IF YOU PLAY IT YOU'LL KNOW WHY.EVERY TIME YOU GET TOUCHED BY AN OPPONENT,SHADOW FALLS AND LOSES HALF HIS RINGS.THIS GAME IS WAY TOO EXPENSIVE DEPENDING ON HOW HORRIBLE IT REALLY IS.IT'S $30 NOW,WHEN IT SHOULD BE $3.I TRADED MY BELOVED "SONIC HEROES" GAME FOR THIS GAME AND I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW STUPID I WAS.I THOUGHT THIS GAME WAS GOOD,BUT FORGET IT.MY FRIEND THAT GAVE ME THIS HORRIBLE GAME PAID FULL PRICE FOR THIS GAME,$55.YOU SHOULD ONLY RENT OR TRADE FOR THIS GAME,BUT THAT'S ONLY IF YOU'RE A DIE-HARD SHADOW FAN,THAT'S RIGHT SHADOW,NOT SONIC,BECAUSE YOU WON'T SEE MUCH OF SONIC IN THIS GAME AND WHEN YOU DO,HE WON'T BE ANY HELP TO YOU WHATSOEVER.HE'LL ONLY BE ANNOYING.THIS GAME IS ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE. OVERALL RATINGS,GRAPHICS 1/5,STYLE 2/5,FUN 2/5,STUFF TO DO 1/5,DEXTERITY 1/5,STRATEGY 2/5,OVERALL 1/5.

Does he really need to say that word??

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 12 / 14
Date: May 14, 2006
Author: Amazon User

My 9 year old just got this game last night, loves it. He has all the other sonic games, I even like to play them with him. So imagine my surprise when I hear over and over again "DAMN, Damn it" and did I actually hear the sh.. word?
When Shadow falls off a ledge. his reply is the same, you guessed it. And guess how many times he falls in a course of a level? I am nearly over the gun thing, after all the gun is for killing wierd aliens and opening walls. But I am not getting used to the constant words which are not necessary. I know what you may be thinking..... My son is NINE years old, and it does say E-10. And I am not a prude by any stretch of the imagination. Perhaps it would be fine for teens. So before you write a response saying I should "mind my own business or lighten up" this review is mainly for other moms who may need to be aware of this before purchasing for a younger Sonic enthusiast.

My son just now had a great idea. He changed the language to Chinese, that way he can still hear the effects and I don't have to hear those words... either that or we'll learn how to curse in foreign languages.

Shadow the Hedgehog Disappoints!

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 5 / 18
Date: December 09, 2005
Author: Amazon User

My son and I rented Shadow the Hedgehog before we bought it just to try it out and boy were we surprised when we heard bad curse words coming out of the charachters. Completely unnecessary for this game and it will keep us from purchasing it.

Not what was expected.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 5
Date: March 01, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is bad. It just is. This game moves too fast to be a shooting/fighting game, and it moves too slow to be a Sonic or Shadow or whatever game. I played it once or twice and I got tired of it. Anyway, guns don't work out for a Sonic game. The shooting was probably something the designers added in in about two seconds. They probably just put it in there so it might sound cool. I wouldn't even recommending renting it. I am glad I rented it instead of buying it.

Here's my opinion on the game:

Scores out of 5
Gameplay : 2
Graphics : 3
Fun : 1.5
Durability : 1
My Overall: 1 or 2

I hope this review was useful to you

A HUGE dissapointment

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: January 02, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I was so exited about this game when I Iheard about it, but when I went to the game's website I was a little shocked to see a picture of Shadow holding a 9mm. Then I figured that firearms sort of fit Shadow's personality. Then I read the rating and content description to find that it contained mild language. This was shocking to, so I hoped that cursing would come out of only Shadow's mouth. My little brother rented the game, and we tried it out. Now I don't mind cursing, but to hear it come out of the mouths of our favorite sonic character was just plain disturbing. Shadow was an exeption, but when I heard Sonic say "d!@m they got away" it was just to much. I guess Sonic and friends took an intrest in "South Park",were desperate for money forged drivers lisences and got jobs as bus drivers for the local middle school, or Sega was desperate to keep sonic from being thought of as a dorky, childidish game franchise and thought the addition of cursing would help. It probably made it worse for many. The use of firearms by Shadow was a good idea, but Sega overdid it. They took away the high speed twisted gamplay we know and love and replaced it with a Grand Theft Auto like shooting game. It's like When a rock band adds keyboards to widen their sound but instead make them the driving force of their music, which just makes it worse. The Gameplay is no good either. The bad camra angles can be dealt with by using the right anolog stick to control the camra. When you get to high speeds (which happens rarely) you will often run into small enemies you can't see when your running fast, and lose 10 rings. The homing attacks are inacurate and will often have you throwing yourself off a ledge. Worst off all if you chose the hero quest you can't attack soldires on your side. Even when they are ordered to kill you you still get dark points if you attack them in self defense. You may like the game but I suggest that you rent the game first to see if you like it.

Not what I expected

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 8
Date: March 04, 2006
Author: Amazon User

This game is absolutely for the younger gamer. I have never owned a Sonic game, but the box looks like some of the more exciting games out there. I feel cheated.

Shadow The Hedgehog

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 0 / 2
Date: April 04, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Do not buy this game!!

Storyline 2.5/5
I like the story,but too sad(You/you'll know what I mean).

Gameplay 1.5/5
The moves are better than the control...wayyyyyy better!

Sound 2/5
Voices vs. music! The winner is voices!!(The voices are ok,but the music isn't).

Graphics 3/5
Good job with the graphics(but the game still isn't good).

Overall 2/5
If you're a biiigggggg fan of sonic,they you might like it. But if you're starting to play sonic games,you won't like it.

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