Sonic the Hedgehog

 Xbox 360
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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 911 Ratings

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  1. ACE5
    Dec 22, 2006
    4
    The console is powerful, but sonic is like an old athlete that needs to adapt it's play to hang with the new blood. Sonic needs to face it, when it was new to the game it had speed on it's side, know it has to rely on out thinking it's opponent. Sonic can still use his speed but he has to learn how to diversify his play in a meaningful way. Hopefully he will make a comeback The console is powerful, but sonic is like an old athlete that needs to adapt it's play to hang with the new blood. Sonic needs to face it, when it was new to the game it had speed on it's side, know it has to rely on out thinking it's opponent. Sonic can still use his speed but he has to learn how to diversify his play in a meaningful way. Hopefully he will make a comeback like lara croft.… Expand
  2. AVideoGameCritic
    Nov 11, 2007
    4
    Despite some decent gameplay from the other characters, they just can't save the broken nature of this game. The game's a complete mess in every category, and the awful camera, the boring Adventure Fields, the long load times, the uninspired levels, the lack of speed, the glitches, and the lame bosses are present in every adventure in this game. The game's a train wreck and Despite some decent gameplay from the other characters, they just can't save the broken nature of this game. The game's a complete mess in every category, and the awful camera, the boring Adventure Fields, the long load times, the uninspired levels, the lack of speed, the glitches, and the lame bosses are present in every adventure in this game. The game's a train wreck and even if it had been granted a delay, it still wouldn't have really benefitted much from it; a complete re-design is what this game needed. Words can not describe how terrible Sonic's adventure is in this game.… Expand
  3. MSAddict
    Sep 5, 2011
    4
    As a hardcore Sonic fan, it really pains me to say this, after defending such games as 'Shadow the Hedgehog' and 'Sonic Heroes', but Sonic 2006 is possibly the worst game I at any point WANTED to play. While the game itself looks pretty, it conceals what is most likely a beta copy of the game slapped together for a holiday release. The game itself has only a couple of redeeming features.As a hardcore Sonic fan, it really pains me to say this, after defending such games as 'Shadow the Hedgehog' and 'Sonic Heroes', but Sonic 2006 is possibly the worst game I at any point WANTED to play. While the game itself looks pretty, it conceals what is most likely a beta copy of the game slapped together for a holiday release. The game itself has only a couple of redeeming features. The music for one, is good, which is to be expected from a Sonic game, and on the whole, the visuals are quite lush. However aesthetic touches do not a game make. The game is marred by so many flaws that listing them would take longer than for you to rent the game and see for yourself, but I'd rather not subject you to that, so lets take a look. The first problem noticeable is the load times. Assuming you played thorough the entire game, you'd probably spent a good 10 percent of the time waiting for the game to load. I'm used to long load times, but it loads at every. single. possible. point. Additionally, I'd expect this kind of problem from the Xbox, PS2, or Gamecube. Not a seventh-gen console. The story sounds like a piece of fanfiction gone slightly south. The uncomfortable, almost romantic moments between human Elise and Hedgehog Sonic made me more than uncomfortable playing this game, and new character Silver feels like everything wrong with an Original Character only more pronounced and with an irritating voice to match. I'd normally look past both of these problems, or at lease not notice them as much, if the gameplay was good. Finding redeeming qualities in a mess of vague objectives, bad maps, lousy camera angles, wonky controls, and mind-blowingly irritating stages where a single hit will kill you can be somewhat challenging, and I doubt I have the skill for it. Other features of the game lack thought as well. While the game keeps the previous grading system featured in past games, in also attaches a monetary value of rings, used to purchase upgrades at shops as opposed to finding them in stages in the past. This feature feels odd for a Sonic game and feels like an unneeded time waster. While 'Sonic Adventure' had a World Map, which had the upgrades scattered about, it was at least mostly navigable. Additionally, the games side-quests, which feature such tasks as defeating robots or passing through rings, are again subject to the load times and control issues the action stages have. It's hard to go to far into the plot without spoiling any of it, though the game does an ample job of that for you, but it feels rushed, cliched, and overwrought. Silver 'Gary Stu' the Hedgehog is sent back in time to stop the Ilbis trigger from destroying his world in the future. This is one of about six plots that the game has at once, and it manages to botch them each in a very special way. The story is divided into three story modes, somewhat similar to Sonic Adventure 2, focusing on Sonic, Shadow, and Silver, the Hedgehog's, which I believe is also the name of a late 90's sitcom. Sonic's story revolves around saving the aforementioned Princess and Human/Animal love activist Elise from the eeeee-vile clutches of Doctor Eggman. Shadow's involves a demon sealed inside a resident MacGuffin who once released takes the form of a ethereal Shadow, and proceeds to wreck havoc on the game's inhabitants, its plot, and several decades of literary advancement in storytelling and plot structure. Silver's story involves attempting to kill titular protagonist Sonic, and saving his distopian future all while being a poster boy for teenage angst. The game is noticeably darker than previous entries in the series and fails to do it with the excellent storytelling of the second 'Adventure' game. It doesn't work well in a game who's target demographics are either overly saturated to such plots or prefer the more bright tone in earlier games. To add insult to injury, the game is riddled with bugs and glitches, and the lack of an autosave feature can make redoing challenging stages a likely prospect. Even hardcore Sonic fans should really consider what they're getting into before delving into this mess. In short, the game's pleasant outward appearance doesn't make up for a game that lacks any true appeal, and is one that few should buy, fewer should play, and almost none will enjoy.… Expand
  4. TheReviewer57
    Mar 31, 2012
    4
    The only reason why I?m giving it a 4 it's because of the glitches that make the game literally unplayable and abnormal loading times. Seriously, it takes more than 5 minute sto load a section that will last you 20 seconds! The issue is that this game was rushed. If it wasn't, it might've gotten a 7. The gameplays are diverse and interesting and the replay value WOULD be huge. But no,The only reason why I?m giving it a 4 it's because of the glitches that make the game literally unplayable and abnormal loading times. Seriously, it takes more than 5 minute sto load a section that will last you 20 seconds! The issue is that this game was rushed. If it wasn't, it might've gotten a 7. The gameplays are diverse and interesting and the replay value WOULD be huge. But no, SEGA, you wanted to make Sonic's 15th anniversary a big event. Well you did, but for all the wrong reasons.… Expand
  5. empirelord
    Jul 29, 2012
    4
    The saddest thing is that this buggy, incomplete game isn't even Sega's fault. The game was announced for Sonic's 16th birthday, but the fans demanded it to be released for his 15th. Therefore, a year's worth of work couldn't have been done. This, like most Sonic travesties, is because of the fanbase.
  6. PulseEnder
    Nov 23, 2012
    4
    Sonic the Hedgehog is an abomination unto the Sonic legacy. The game is filled with unnessaccery bugs, glitches, loading screens and has an incomplete feel. Story wise the game is very deep and satisfying as Sonic, Shadow, and Silver each have their own episode with different goals that contrast with each other's throughout the game. Once each episode is complete, the Last episode isSonic the Hedgehog is an abomination unto the Sonic legacy. The game is filled with unnessaccery bugs, glitches, loading screens and has an incomplete feel. Story wise the game is very deep and satisfying as Sonic, Shadow, and Silver each have their own episode with different goals that contrast with each other's throughout the game. Once each episode is complete, the Last episode is unlocked to reveal the true ending. It is also the first HD Sonic game, which isn't saved by its graphics although they are nice and crisp. Plot (Sonic episode): It is the Festival of the Sun in the castle town of Soleanna and Princess Elise has lit the torch to mark its celebration just as Dr. Eggman attempts to abduct her. Sonic, however prevents this and escapes with the princess as Eggman gives chase. Despite his best efforts, Eggman abducts the princess as Sonic embarks on a quest to rescue her. Legacy: This has only increased suspicion that modern Sonic games are awful. Opinion: This is a game I reccomend to a Sonic fan. An awful job, reminds me why hate justifiably exists in the world.… Expand
  7. DiscoDiva
    Jan 18, 2013
    4
    Not the best, certainly not. The only good thing thing was actually Sonic Gameplay which was pretty good at first but kinda lacked down to due poorly designed levels and it sadly is as much as the entirley awful Silver gameplay and overly heavy Shadow gameplay. The multiplayer was too confusing since the camera wasnt perfection and the characters skills were way too variable. Few LevelsNot the best, certainly not. The only good thing thing was actually Sonic Gameplay which was pretty good at first but kinda lacked down to due poorly designed levels and it sadly is as much as the entirley awful Silver gameplay and overly heavy Shadow gameplay. The multiplayer was too confusing since the camera wasnt perfection and the characters skills were way too variable. Few Levels like Magma Rift and Kingdom valley were kinda unplayable. The models and story and new characters were dumb too. However the music and thrill (only if you play it on a theater with 3D sound and candies around you) was pretty cool.… Expand
  8. ZPFan0LAB
    Aug 23, 2013
    4
    Sonic 06 is regarded as the worst Sonic game ever made; while that might be true, I still think Sonic Unleashed is worse for many reasons. While Sonic 06 is bad; I was constantly drawn to it because of one thing-story. Many renowned games; Silent Hill 2 for example; have rather bad combat or little gameplay and instead focus on story or atmosphere. The cut-scenes presented in this are likeSonic 06 is regarded as the worst Sonic game ever made; while that might be true, I still think Sonic Unleashed is worse for many reasons. While Sonic 06 is bad; I was constantly drawn to it because of one thing-story. Many renowned games; Silent Hill 2 for example; have rather bad combat or little gameplay and instead focus on story or atmosphere. The cut-scenes presented in this are like most of the recent 3D Sonic games (Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Unleashed etc.) are absolutely gorgeous, though some design changes (Eggman for instance-OH GOD NO!) are pretty bad. The story feels like an anime plot and I like that quality; it's a pretty goo plot and kept me trying to play. Gameplay is a muddled, bad mess however; slippery controls, a bad camera, annoying hub towns, bugs and annoying deaths make it almost unplayable. If you can stand bad gameplay for story, then I recommend picking this game up cheap, but if you're a hard-core, action and good game player-STAY AWAY… Expand
  9. elitefour
    Oct 26, 2013
    4
    worst sonic game
    i really hate it, it had a horrible gameplay
    it had a good story but i think that sonic team
    could do something better than this
    goddamn why sega??
  10. guitarguy001
    Jun 15, 2014
    4
    I really feel bad for this game. Such a highly anticipated game that fell incredibly short due to how badly the game was dealt with it's programming and questionable design choices.

    This game is horribly buggy and there are glitches galore. I know there are glitches in every game, but this game has glitches absolutely everywhere, making it borderline unplayable. The game is the slowest    I really feel bad for this game. Such a highly anticipated game that fell incredibly short due to how badly the game was dealt with it's programming and questionable design choices.

    This game is horribly buggy and there are glitches galore. I know there are glitches in every game, but this game has glitches absolutely everywhere, making it borderline unplayable. The game is the slowest Sonic game thus far (yes i played Sonic Lost World) and every character except for Sonic, Blaze & Omega (yes Omega) are terribly slow.

    The story had potential, but it's terrible. The characters are absolute morons that don't take advantage of what they have when they have it and they also make terrible decisions when it comes to plot progression. The story also has plot holes up the a$$ that makes the story make no sense whatsoever.

    Gameplay wise, it is very buggy and is very slow compared to other Sonic games. There are also terrible designed levels (the Sonic snowboarding levels are examples and Silver's infamous ball puzzle). The bosses are mostly bad except for the final boss.....

    ....and that leads me to the positives. Some of Sonic's levels CAN be enjoyable, Blaze and Omega can be pretty fun, the final boss is good and the score is easily the best thing about this game.

    This game should be a reminder to SEGA and Sonic Team of what can happen when you rush out a product that clearly was not finished. Sonic 06 is one of the biggest disappointments in gaming history. Can it be enjoyed? yes, but it definitely is not what we were expecting.    … Expand
  11. Deedster96
    Mar 21, 2014
    4
    I decided to give Sonic 06 a try about 2 years ago due to curiosity. I went into the game knowing it was going to be really glitchy, and as you can tell by the score I gave this game, I did not enjoy it. The glitchy-ness of this game is not the reason why I didn't enjoy it. I did not like this game because of the annoying hub world, bad level design, and bad controls. The majority ofI decided to give Sonic 06 a try about 2 years ago due to curiosity. I went into the game knowing it was going to be really glitchy, and as you can tell by the score I gave this game, I did not enjoy it. The glitchy-ness of this game is not the reason why I didn't enjoy it. I did not like this game because of the annoying hub world, bad level design, and bad controls. The majority of Sonic's levels I actually enjoyed, and If they were the only parts of this game... I probably would've really liked it! But sadly Sonic's levels take up only about 25% of the entire game. The other 75% has you running around Soleanna which is an extremely bland city that's very easy to get lost in the first time around, and playing as other characters like Silver, Shadow, Amy, Omega, Knuckles, Rouge, Tails, and more. They all control like crap. You can clearly tell this game was rushed for that reason alone, but I was able to get over the controls. What I wasn't able to get over was the horrible levels that Silver and Shadow have to go through. Silver's levels tend to be more on the boring side and Shadow's levels tend to be on the more frustrating side. Silver is very slow, and I probably would've liked it a lot more if he was much faster. Shadow's levels can be very annoying because there's a lot of vehicles that you have to use, and they just aren't fun to me. Throughout some of these levels you switch between certain characters. Sometimes in Sonic's story you'll switch to Tails or Knuckles, as Silver sometimes you'll switch to Amy or Blaze, and as Shadow, sometimes you'll switch to Rouge or Omega. All of these extra characters are much worse than the main heroes (Sonic, Shadow and Silver) except for Blaze. Which also adds to why I don't really like this game as a whole.… Expand
  12. Zakthehedgehog1
    Dec 6, 2014
    4
    Gameplay 50% : 3
    The Characters´s Main Gameplay is regular, but the Speed Seccion, Skateboarding and Vehicle seccions , are poorly programmed, the load times are too long and .... YEAH THE **** BUGS
    Story: 10%: 3 Positive: Shadow and the Team Dark Unnecessary charcters , the Mephiles's stupid plan, Time Paradox inconsistencies , Princess Elise............................Princess Elise    Gameplay 50% : 3
    The Characters´s Main Gameplay is regular, but the Speed Seccion, Skateboarding and Vehicle seccions , are poorly programmed, the load times are too long and .... YEAH THE **** BUGS
    Story: 10%: 3
    Positive: Shadow and the Team Dark
    Unnecessary charcters , the Mephiles's stupid plan, Time Paradox inconsistencies , Princess Elise............................Princess Elise
    Soundtrack 20%: 8
    .........................................awesome................
    Graphics and Level Desing 10%: 5
    Crisis City, Acuatic Base Kindom Valley, Wave Ocean etc
    but...............2006............. Xbox 360............really?

    Extra 10 % : 5
    The Multiplayer mode : its okay
    The Extra Missions: are okay    … Expand
  13. Rahsmoove
    Mar 10, 2016
    4
    Wow... wow... I knew this game was bad, but it didn't know it was this bad. Sonic the Hedgehog is so unfinished it's laughable. How the hell can you glitch through levels? I know there are lot more bugs but that's just laziness right there. And don't get me started on Silver. The reason I gave it a little credit, because of the music, and how great it looks for 2006. Other than that, binWow... wow... I knew this game was bad, but it didn't know it was this bad. Sonic the Hedgehog is so unfinished it's laughable. How the hell can you glitch through levels? I know there are lot more bugs but that's just laziness right there. And don't get me started on Silver. The reason I gave it a little credit, because of the music, and how great it looks for 2006. Other than that, bin this POS.… Expand
  14. CuptralCritique
    Oct 19, 2014
    4
    Ugh, we're here now, huh? We're at the game that brought a company mascot to his knees, and almost killed him...both figuratively and literally? This game is commonly known as SHYTE, so obviously since I like most Sonic games, I wanted to try it out. There were some things I enjoyed, some things I found mildly annoying, AND SOME THINGS THAT JUST PISSED ME OFF! Lets begin with the story. IUgh, we're here now, huh? We're at the game that brought a company mascot to his knees, and almost killed him...both figuratively and literally? This game is commonly known as SHYTE, so obviously since I like most Sonic games, I wanted to try it out. There were some things I enjoyed, some things I found mildly annoying, AND SOME THINGS THAT JUST PISSED ME OFF! Lets begin with the story. I can see effort was put into it...sometimes...but it simply doesn't work for a Sonic game! I don't see why around the 2000's, Sega kept trying to give Sonic games stories that were WAY too serious. This game along with "Shadow the Hedgehog" is a prime example of it. They took away Shadow's guns luckily, but now he has a motorcycle! UUUHHH!!! The story centres around this weird romance between Sonic and some princess called "Princess Elise". It's a princess in a video game, so we can only count on her getting kidnapped then rescued, right? YES! She gets kidnapped literally five times during sonic's story alone! That's just pathetic, especially for a main character. Luckily, this isn't all that happens, as we're greeted with much more interesting story elements in Silver and Shadow's segments. Not great per say, but not painful! A telekinetic hedgehog named Silver, thinks that killing Sonic will save his world. Shadow basically tries to stop him, but gets sidetracked, as he's being hunted by a mysterious hedgehog called Mephiles. Once again, it's by no means perfect, but soooo much better than Sonic's! Sadly, if they had to have half decent stories, they both had to have worse gameplay than Sonic. Getting into gameplay, I'm surprised to say that Sonic's stages actually have some fun aspects, generally good level design (at times), and some nice replay value, though a huge negative is the constant flow of deaths by an insane amount of glitches. This is something that sadly cannot be said for both Shadow and Silver's campaign, apart from the glitches, since this game is covered with them! The "Sonic Adventure" series had a style of having you play individual stories whenever you want, and once you've finished them all, you'll unlock a mysterious "LAST" story, where you play as all of the characters. It was pretty good design, and I'm happy to say that this game has it too. To end on a slightly better note, I'll simply say this. The graphics are decent for an early Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 game, and this game's music kicks @$$! This game may not be great, but it's a hell of a lot better than most people say! a lot of people think it's the worst game of all time!? really???… Expand
  15. CombatantMars
    Jun 25, 2014
    4
    Really a $18.00 ripoff for me. When I just got this game at Gamestop, the gameplay was really bad with some minor glitches, terrible controls, horrible level design, and a really bad plot. For all the Sonic out there, please don't buy this game.
  16. Soldier23
    Jun 11, 2015
    4
    I got this game for my Xbox 360 without looking at the reviews (foolish of me, I know) but it looked like a cool sonic game. I was wrong. This game is a complete mess and I hate almost everything about it. The only thing I liked about this game was that the music was good. The game has pretty bad controls, bad gameplay, an okay storyline, and average graphics. Nevertheless, this gameI got this game for my Xbox 360 without looking at the reviews (foolish of me, I know) but it looked like a cool sonic game. I was wrong. This game is a complete mess and I hate almost everything about it. The only thing I liked about this game was that the music was good. The game has pretty bad controls, bad gameplay, an okay storyline, and average graphics. Nevertheless, this game receives a 4 from me.… Expand
  17. dislexicpotato
    Dec 17, 2018
    4
    Sonic 06 could have been the Sonic Adventure 3 that Sonic fans wanted, but with awful writing, plotholes everywhere, average graphics, gameplay that is both slow and clunky, unlikeable characters *cough* princess elise *cough*, glitches, bugs and shockingly long loading times Sonic 06 will go down as one of the worst games of all time. The game however has a ton of great ideas withSonic 06 could have been the Sonic Adventure 3 that Sonic fans wanted, but with awful writing, plotholes everywhere, average graphics, gameplay that is both slow and clunky, unlikeable characters *cough* princess elise *cough*, glitches, bugs and shockingly long loading times Sonic 06 will go down as one of the worst games of all time. The game however has a ton of great ideas with interesting worlds and a story that could have been very interesting if done correctly.… Expand
  18. fujitanaoto00
    Sep 28, 2016
    4
    O jogo era para ser grandioso, mas a sega lançou o jogo em fase beta mesmo assim, cheio de erros, alguns personagens tem graficos feios, cheio de bugs e historia estranha de romance entre a princesa e sonic
  19. frederik1478
    Feb 26, 2022
    4
    There are many horrible things to say about this game but for me the worst thing what's the loading times take constant loading times that appear and ruined the pacing and it doesn't help that every time you talk to a person to get a quest there a loading time. Just to get the text box to get the quest and I am losing my mind this is bad. This is unforgivable bad
  20. JPK
    Aug 19, 2018
    4
    Very Disappointing
    Not Quite A Disaster, But It’s Still A Huge Mess, Despite Terrific CGI Cutscenes, Some Of The Potential Showing Here And There, The Final Boss, And Silver The Hedgehog Being A Great New Addition, Sonic 06 Has WAY TOO MANY Glitches And Bugs, Sloppy Controlls, A Mediocre Story That Could’ve Been Great, And Stiff Ingame Cutscene Models, Sonic 06 Was Such A Missed    Very Disappointing
    Not Quite A Disaster, But It’s Still A Huge Mess, Despite Terrific CGI Cutscenes, Some Of The Potential Showing Here And There, The Final Boss, And Silver The Hedgehog Being A Great New Addition, Sonic 06 Has WAY TOO MANY Glitches And Bugs, Sloppy Controlls, A Mediocre Story That Could’ve Been Great, And Stiff Ingame Cutscene Models, Sonic 06 Was Such A Missed Opportunity And Letdown.    … Expand
  21. sodaboi
    Nov 20, 2018
    4
    I have a confession I don't hate Sonic 06. and it's certainly not one of the worst games of all time, I mean let's be real here. I still had fun playing this game. sure the plots confusing sure the gameplay is buggy sure at points the game can feel automated but I still find it fun. I never felt like it was a chore playing this game. sure this game is bad and I would only recommend thisI have a confession I don't hate Sonic 06. and it's certainly not one of the worst games of all time, I mean let's be real here. I still had fun playing this game. sure the plots confusing sure the gameplay is buggy sure at points the game can feel automated but I still find it fun. I never felt like it was a chore playing this game. sure this game is bad and I would only recommend this game if you are a hardcore Sonic fan. but do I regret my purchase... well no I got it for 2 dollars and I had full knowledge on how bad this game was when I bought it . also fun fact I bought Sonic 06 on its birthday without even knowing it. so overall I give this game a 4 out of 10. but you already know that because the score is in the top left corner.… Expand
  22. MaxShibe
    Sep 7, 2019
    4
    The soundtrack is amazing, the level design is one of the best ones in the franchise, the plot for Shadow's and Silver's story is very good...But everything else sucks. EXTREMELY buggy, lifeless stages and hub worlds, extremely slow Gameplay, huge hub worlds, forgettable enemy design. It's such a shame that this Game was rushed as it had the best ideas, but was brought down by Sonic teamThe soundtrack is amazing, the level design is one of the best ones in the franchise, the plot for Shadow's and Silver's story is very good...But everything else sucks. EXTREMELY buggy, lifeless stages and hub worlds, extremely slow Gameplay, huge hub worlds, forgettable enemy design. It's such a shame that this Game was rushed as it had the best ideas, but was brought down by Sonic team rushing it.… Expand
  23. LoboSan
    Nov 15, 2019
    4
    A game that the truth does not have very good playability is full of bugs and errors and a bad sound quality I do not recommend the truth
  24. Psychie
    Dec 27, 2019
    4
    It is downright amazing just how broken this game is. The music is awesome, Sonic can be fun to play with at times, and it's clear what they wanted to do, but there are too many glitches and poor gameplay choices.
  25. spencerplewe
    Sep 1, 2022
    4
    After 16 years of nothing but hearsay, and finally acquiring a used XBOX 360, I admitted to myself that my curiosity about actually trying to play this particularly infamous Sonic entry had reached a breaking point, and I bought it digitally for $5. Honestly, that's accurately what it turned out to be worth. It's a novelty that has some sparkling moments of the ambition put into it, butAfter 16 years of nothing but hearsay, and finally acquiring a used XBOX 360, I admitted to myself that my curiosity about actually trying to play this particularly infamous Sonic entry had reached a breaking point, and I bought it digitally for $5. Honestly, that's accurately what it turned out to be worth. It's a novelty that has some sparkling moments of the ambition put into it, but too much of the execution, whether it's game physics not feeling natural, levels going on too long, hub world design being too bland, writing too unenjoyable, or even just the premise not matching the Sonic brand, can be quite laughable... but sometimes, we need something like that, and I may still come back to it now and then to beat my scores, so at least it's that and not outright depressing.… Expand
  26. Rayman3fan
    Mar 10, 2022
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. sonic 06 is not realy a game it's a very very early prototype it could been a good game but in the preasure of time they messed it up.… Expand
  27. corujadiurna
    Jun 26, 2022
    4
    A buggy mess, and a shame in Sonic's history, but still has one of the best soundtracks in the Sonic francise
  28. LittleSticker
    Aug 26, 2022
    4
    everything about this game sucks except for the ost, silver, and mephiles
    graphics were cool too ig
  29. RateFRR
    Nov 23, 2022
    4
    This game is god awful it has inconsistent story also stupid,buggy mess and to sum it all up its controls do not respond hall of the times. Is sad fanales like proyect 06 show how this game could have been excepcional...but it's just trash!
  30. dylansgaming48
    Jul 28, 2023
    4
    tbh sonic 06 is really **** very buggy and got alot of glitches aswell levels are really not that fun overall not worth picking up
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Awards & Rankings

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#97 Best Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#2 Most Discussed Xbox 360 Game of 2006
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#1 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2006

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Metascore
46

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 38
  3. Negative: 22 out of 38
  1. 1UP
    55
    If only the developers had focused on delivering a simple, fun experience rather than trying to create something far beyond their reach.
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  2. GameBrink
    57
    Not only are the voices horrible, as is the case for most Sonic games, but the story makes very little sense. It’s like if you took any basic Nintendo story like Mario saving the Princess, lengthened it to several hours long, and filled it with mindless details that make no logical sense at all.
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  3. GameDaily
    50
    Atrocious camera angles lead to cheap deaths, the slippery controls make it difficult to get a handle on the characters and the game has a large problem with pacing. It tries to mix in side missions with general stages, and the disastrous results ruin the game.
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