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Good graphics. Terrible gameplay.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: February 20, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is hands-down the worst game I have ever played. I would much rather play tetris on an original gameboy than the new Sonic on the PS3. Poor gameplay, quirky camera, lame new characters, lenghty distance between saves, boring levels. Rent it first, you WILL be dissappointed.

Tedious and repititious

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 4 / 6
Date: March 08, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I enjoyed Sonic quite a bit when it was a frenetic scroller on the DC and even the one that's out for PSP is reminiscent of the originals. Sadly, the 3d environment, twitchy controls, and unforgiving timing critical events, leave you wanting and frustrated. You're forced to repeat segments in multiple zones until you're sick to death of seeing the sequence and hearing the same droning cutsey dialog. This is exacerbated by a lack of save points. Visually it's decent, but hardly a showcase for a next-gen platformer. This one is likely to spend most of its life on the shelf.

Sonic - For Better or For Worse

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: February 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

It's been awhile since I've had experience with the Sonic series. The last time I actually picked up a game with the blue hero, it was back on the game gear, so I had my hopes up when I found that it would be coming to the PS3. Not only was I getting Sonic, but it'll be in 720p? What more could you want?

The intro is beautiful. The scene really makes impressive use of ps3 hardware (though I'm sure future games will push that even further). The beginning game play is decent, and the level seems interesting enough.

To continue on the graphics though, while some cut scenes seem very well designed and impressive, others seem like they were quickly thrown together, and that they would barely push a ps2 to its limits.

Controls are an issue in this game. When you're jumping and then attack, the control is completely in your hands, but if you need to rebound off of objects to cross a long distance, the only thing the player needs to do is time the pressing of the proper button. Also, when powering up to get some speed in a run, you can only launch off in one of 4 directions. The lack of 360 degree control is slightly frustrating in that aspect. There are also times (specifically, when Sonic is snowboarding) where the controls are absurdly unresponsive. While putting a super fast creature into an extreme sport known for speed sounds, the implementation of it is completely botched.

The camera can be a bit annoying as well. At times, you'll be trying to line up the next direction you're heading off into, and as soon as you cross a certain threshold, the camera will catapult you into a different view. You, however, will be holding the direction you want to go, which, relative to your new camera angle will change, and you will suddenly switch directions. There are also times when you need to line up dropping things on to a target however the default camera will be pointing upward, so you will be blindly bombing those below you.

Perhaps the worst thing I've encountered in the game is the saves. They are extremely far apart, and it is possible to play an hour without a chance to save only to loose all your lives due to a problem mentioned above and have to replay all that lost time.

Pros:
Sonic
Simplistic Levels (good for younger gamers)
More Sonic
Sometimes impressive cut scenes.

Cons:
Controls
Camera
Distance between saves.

Conclusion: If you're a huge Sonic fan, get this game. If you can look past the various bugs and issues, it's a good time. However, those bugs can sometimes distract you from that fact.

Best In The Series

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 16
Date: January 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

"Best in series" 9.7
superbGameplay 9
Graphics 10
Sound 10
Value 10
Tilt 10

By Alldin
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Sonic The Hedgehog Is Back.

My words about the game: Well It's the best Sonic The Hedgehog game ever.
Incredible levels, lovely graphic, levels that I could play over and over again.
There are few camera problems in the game and sometimes
it freezes if you are at the wrong spot in the game.

To be honest that does not bother me at all, the only little thing
that bothers me is the loading, there are too many loadings.
Other wise it's Sonic The Hedgehog after all ^^ I haven't beaten the game yet. Im working on it, but the story is almost like the other games that Dr. Eggman comes
for the seven Chaos Emeralds and rule the world and also
a new character added called Silver The Hedgehog wich
makes the game more interesting. There are these levels with Sonic were you run in a super speed.
That makes the game even more fun to feel how Sonic
really can run and not like the other earlier games. I think it's the best Sonic game ever and should be played by all fans.

Unfortunately, not worth it

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 3 / 4
Date: February 01, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I was too disappointed with this game. After waiting almost 2 months to pick up my pre-order, I ran it for about 2 hours, but only got in about 45 minutes of playing. The game Loads about 4x as many times as any other game. Every 5 minutes its "Now Loading" something else, it loads slow, and often it just goes through the "Now Loading" to have a character say something, then loads again for the level...

Boring

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 7
Date: April 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Are you kidding me. This game is horrible. Hard to control. The camera angles are just to hard to control.
I rented it and played it about 45 minutes before I put in a new game. It would totally suck if I had bought it.

Worst of them all! Yes even worse that heros!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: June 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

first off - Zero Stars! not even worth one! terrible!

Super slow too many reasons for this game to be recalled and remade.....well if they remake it it needs to be done with the Sonic Adventure 2 game engine! that was by far the best one! (for 3d games at least)

* long load times
* horrible game play
* sonic is slow
* no one likes playing as tails and amy and knuckles and the rest of the gang! doesn't sega get that yet? at least shadow is cool and sliver was alright
* slow
* the graphics are horrible
* story isn't good
* did i mention it's the slowest of sonic games?

oh man when i got this i popped it in and i got pissed off! it's horrible! i have a notebook with three full pages of what can be fixed and how it can easily be fixed.

sonic team, hire me to help you make the new sonic game and i promise you that their won't be horrible reviews because the game won't be terrible

Do not buy this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: December 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have never had a game on any platform with controls this poor. You *will* be frustrated. The camera will completely change viewing angles out of your control. The characters (especially Tales) will change direction out of your control. Sega should be ashamed of this game.

Bad game play, bad control and bad camera movment

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Hi,

I tried playing this game for few hours. My opinion is that it does not worth the money.
One it takes too long to download, second the control of the character is bad and the camera movement is even worst.

But worst of all the game play and the story line is awful.

Ziv

All The Worst Parts Of Gaming In A Single Game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: November 28, 2007
Author: Amazon User

If you can't get enough of frequent and long load times, illogical story lines, frustrating controls, and lame attempts to turn a formerly fun, fanciful game into a hardcore RPG, then lucky you! You've found the game of your dreams in Sonic for PS3

This game tries too hard in all the wrong areas-- the opening scene is dazzlingly beautiful and intricately detailed, but why exactly is this Final Fantasy-esque sequence pasted on a game about a blue rodent who runs really fast?-- and doesn't give any thought to playability or flow-through.

Unless you're doing your doctorate thesis on how popular game franchises grossly misinterpret the desires of their customers, this game will probably be a waste of your cash.

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