Sonic the Hedgehog

 Xbox 360
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5.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 911 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 178 out of 911
  3. Negative: 390 out of 911
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  1. yayyay
    Aug 25, 2023
    10
    i love dis gam tis is the best samic game its so fun ok i saffsdfsfdsafffdsdffsfddffffdssdfdfsf
  2. Motichoor420
    Aug 18, 2023
    9
    A superb debut for the Xbox 360, but its marred by glitches that happen every now and then during the action stages. These range from cheap deaths, to slips and falls when you least expect them, and some stages propel you forwards, with very little control, and you are bound to get hit or thrown off course by something. This is not as worse as the shenanigans in the PS3 version, butA superb debut for the Xbox 360, but its marred by glitches that happen every now and then during the action stages. These range from cheap deaths, to slips and falls when you least expect them, and some stages propel you forwards, with very little control, and you are bound to get hit or thrown off course by something. This is not as worse as the shenanigans in the PS3 version, but still annoying and frustrating. Now for the good news! The graphics are gorgeous, no matter what the stage, no matter who you play as or who you encounter; they have been souped up a lot since the Sonic Adventure and Sonic Heroes days. The music is also a key highlight, as most 3d Sonic games go, but this time, it is more endearing, and worthy of any Sonic-fan music playlist (you can tell a lot of effort has been put into its composition, matching each stage or gameplay strategy perfectly). The storyline is actually quite good, compared the the mess they made of Sonic Adventure and Sonic Heroes. The cut scenes are very well done, and this time round you really wanna pick up Tails and cuddle him! The other awesome thing is you get to play as three different hedgehogs, with varied gameplay elements; Sonic with his speed-infused gameplay, Shadow with his more aggressive and vehicle-based methodology, and newcomer Silver with his telepathic-based approach.. Each guy has his own story line, which encompasses the story of the other two. All in all a good game which would have been an A1 masterpiece if only the glitches were ironed out and eliminated and the player had more control over the...well controls!… Expand
  3. Yerikoko75
    Jun 28, 2023
    10
    I passionately love this game! Even if it has a lot of bugs, framerate problems and some weird decisions.

    But even with that, this game amuses me a lot. The story even if it has some plot holes. It's very serious and very good. I love character characterization, I love Mephiles, I love Silver, and I love level design. You can not deny that Sonic 06 although it's a glitch mess, you can    I passionately love this game! Even if it has a lot of bugs, framerate problems and some weird decisions.

    But even with that, this game amuses me a lot. The story even if it has some plot holes. It's very serious and very good. I love character characterization, I love Mephiles, I love Silver, and I love level design.

    You can not deny that Sonic 06 although it's a glitch mess, you can not deny it's not boring, Sonic 06 is anything but boring    … Expand
  4. ShadowBestGame
    May 21, 2023
    8
    It hurts me that this game is in the state it is in, this is the game most capable of being a possible "sonic adventure 3", if it had had more development time it would have been (probably) one of the best sonic games in its history, but even so, despite those eternal loading screens, those bugs and a certain scene that I want to forget, it is a quite enjoyable game, but now I can onlyIt hurts me that this game is in the state it is in, this is the game most capable of being a possible "sonic adventure 3", if it had had more development time it would have been (probably) one of the best sonic games in its history, but even so, despite those eternal loading screens, those bugs and a certain scene that I want to forget, it is a quite enjoyable game, but now I can only think about the great game that could have been… Expand
  5. SonicBABY28
    May 4, 2023
    10
    Is it me or am I the only one that actually loved the game I never had any problems with it the loading time was never an issue and when u play it was pure fun for me I don't care what people say it's one of my favorites
  6. Jimbok3rr178
    Apr 13, 2023
    8
    I actually think this game is really good maybe because I did not encounter a single game breaking glitch but I think it was enjoyable sonic and shadow could do to be a bit faster though but the is story is one the best minus the scene I’m sure you know which one I’m talking about
  7. Iamconfusion
    Apr 3, 2023
    10
    Easily the best game ever made, I really don't understand how this doesn't have a user and critic score of 100. This game is completely bug free, and gaming has undoubtedly gone down from this absolute champion of gaming. Sonic's transformation into super sonic is easily the most dramatic scene ever, and I don't have the words to give it the amount of praise I want to. On top this, theEasily the best game ever made, I really don't understand how this doesn't have a user and critic score of 100. This game is completely bug free, and gaming has undoubtedly gone down from this absolute champion of gaming. Sonic's transformation into super sonic is easily the most dramatic scene ever, and I don't have the words to give it the amount of praise I want to. On top this, the rest of the story is incredible, sadly there are 2 bad tracks in this game, crisis city and his world. But other than these 2 falls, the game is incredible

    This review is very serious and not written in confusion.    … Expand
  8. DrRobotnik
    Mar 20, 2023
    8
    An overhated and underrated gem of a game. Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 was released as part of Sonic's 20th anniversary. The game released in a very unfinished state which is definitely one of the key factors as to why people dislike this game so much but to me, that's part of the fun. The game itself has a terrible story but you can easily look past that. Despite it's flaws, Sonic 2006 stillAn overhated and underrated gem of a game. Sonic the Hedgehog 2006 was released as part of Sonic's 20th anniversary. The game released in a very unfinished state which is definitely one of the key factors as to why people dislike this game so much but to me, that's part of the fun. The game itself has a terrible story but you can easily look past that. Despite it's flaws, Sonic 2006 still has some enjoyment to be had. If the world were to give this game a second chance, I'm sure it wouldn't be seen as such a bad game… Expand
  9. oopkp
    Feb 24, 2023
    8
    I can't deny that this game has its problems, but it's a lot better than most modern games which have microtransactions. This was the golden age of video games.
  10. Kdog152
    Dec 9, 2022
    8
    This game really isn't as glitchy as people make it out to be. Yeah it is glitchy, but when it is actually glitchy, it's so funny that it doesn't matter. Asides the glitches, the level design is good, accept the Mach speed sections, they suck, the soundtrack is fire and the story is decent. Ppl will say the Story is confusing but that is a lie, if you take the time to understand it. TheThis game really isn't as glitchy as people make it out to be. Yeah it is glitchy, but when it is actually glitchy, it's so funny that it doesn't matter. Asides the glitches, the level design is good, accept the Mach speed sections, they suck, the soundtrack is fire and the story is decent. Ppl will say the Story is confusing but that is a lie, if you take the time to understand it. The only bad thing about it is the abysmal Elise kissing sonic scene near the end. Silver is an awesome new character, thought he is quite slow. All in all though, this is still a decent game.… Expand
  11. SonicUndergroun
    Nov 20, 2022
    10
    this game is so **** amazing, the one thing i wish they added was the ability to have sex with the characters in the game that would make the game 1000x better than it already is. but jerking off to sonic will have to substitute for the lack of a sex feature
  12. Calistusjay
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    My favourite sonic game. It gets a bad rap due to it's technical imperfections, but looking past those - the story, level design, characters, pacing and creativity in this game still make me love it. And I even have fun using the bugs to my advantage.
  13. f_torres
    Nov 13, 2022
    10
    Best Sonic game ever. Just played the absolute mess that is Sonic Frontiers and had to come back to this masterpiece to see a real game again. Also better than stinky Zelda eww.
  14. Sheepsyhere
    Nov 9, 2022
    10
    Masterpiece of a game like my best friend mame who is a bit lame ever since he got some fame
  15. Catsup
    Nov 1, 2022
    10
    I got this game and since I got it I never stopped playing it .! I think it is a great game .It takes a long time to beat it .but it is really awesome.
  16. Shaydows
    Sep 26, 2022
    10
    A classic masterpiece. A game I love to come back to play every now and then, you can tell SEGA put everything they had into this game.
  17. ROTSA2
    Sep 13, 2022
    8
    RATING: 76%

    "SONIC IS TOO SLOW"
    "SONIC IS NOT GOOD IN 3D"
    "SONIC SHOULD NOT BE SERIOUS"
    "SONIC'S STUPID FREINDS"
    "SONIC GAMES TRY TOO HARD"
    "SONIC SHOULD BE MORE LIKE MARIO"

    Yeah, we get it! Shut up!
  18. MaikaChan48
    Sep 3, 2022
    9
    Being the last Sonic Game to use the Adventure Formula, it has had a lot riding on the success or failure of this title. This main line game was the last one that have multiple playable characters besides Sonic, Sonic, and your OC. While I did encounter a great handful of glitches, none of them broke my immersion into the story. Story wasn't bad and could have definitely been much muchBeing the last Sonic Game to use the Adventure Formula, it has had a lot riding on the success or failure of this title. This main line game was the last one that have multiple playable characters besides Sonic, Sonic, and your OC. While I did encounter a great handful of glitches, none of them broke my immersion into the story. Story wasn't bad and could have definitely been much much worse, but the characters were the best they've ever been. Unfortunately, the only thing in this game that keeps it from being a 10 is the fact that Elise, isn't designed like Sonic and his friends. If she were more cartoon-ish, instead of being more realistic, there wouldn't be as big an issue.… Expand
  19. VladislaV1111
    Aug 31, 2022
    10
    Великолепная, интересная и весёлая игра, совсем не заслуживающая столько хейта, сколько она получила.
  20. Strayfer
    Jun 16, 2022
    8
    I like this game much more than the boost era sonic games. It's not just hold x to win with easy level design, 2d sections and crappy slow platforming sometimes. Sonic 06 is the last sonic game where developers have put their heart into it. It really feels that they wanted to make the best sonic game but did not have time because of publisher said to realise the game earlier. The game madeI like this game much more than the boost era sonic games. It's not just hold x to win with easy level design, 2d sections and crappy slow platforming sometimes. Sonic 06 is the last sonic game where developers have put their heart into it. It really feels that they wanted to make the best sonic game but did not have time because of publisher said to realise the game earlier. The game made with features from sonic adventure games - the best series in sonic franchise. It has individual company for three characters with different mechanics, it has open world like in sa1 which slows down gameplay, but gives some atmosphere to me, level design is also like sonic adventure games, locations are not linear. Formula of SA games is more various, interesting than the boost sonic game, but realization of it is terrible here.… Expand
  21. Gifge
    Jun 14, 2022
    9
    Its not that bad, I never experienced Bugs or something. The Leveldesign ist good and the Story too
  22. Hakai7577
    Jun 8, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I really like the game, it might be really buggy, and contains many glithces, but the game really has potential, the story is amazing, character design is pretty cool, and music is in top 3 sonic games, at least for me.
    Not only we get to play as Silver, which introduced a new fun gameplay, also brought to us the best sonic villian of all times. Like, sonic literraly dies. This is such a good game, and was part of my childhood    … Expand
  23. KibaChiefMX
    Apr 13, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A pesar que sus Bugs y fallos y caídas de Frames lo increíble de este juego es su banda Sonora, buen villano que es Mephiles y muy buen CGI… Expand
  24. Batty99
    Apr 1, 2022
    10
    BEST GAME. BEAUTIFUL GRAPHICS, GREAT LEVEL DESIGN, AMAZING STORY. A ToTAL MASTERPIECE THAT SHOULD BE AMONG THE HALL OF FAME OF THE VIDEO GAMES!!!
  25. LuckyLazar
    Dec 30, 2021
    9
    Very fun game with an almost perfect story. Does contain glitches and long loads but that doesn't take away the fun and the glitches are easily avoidable most of the time. Good structure and pacing as well.
  26. SonicFanboy
    Nov 22, 2021
    8
    This game can be frustrating if you dont know what you are doing but this game has a good amount of challenge the music is a banger and there is a good story which is a rarity in the current sonic games if you havent played the game you should definitely give it a try
  27. MetalSoArtFenix
    Nov 5, 2021
    10
    10/10 Одна Из Лучших Игр Во Вселенной Всем Советую 10/10...................
  28. PotatoPlayer73
    Oct 5, 2021
    10
    This game has a lot of potential, and it's fun. Even the story was kinda that bad, but the gameplay helps a lot. It has wide range of playable characters just like Sonic Adventure. Think of this as Sonic Adventure 3 lol
  29. dVinnieCognitti
    Sep 16, 2021
    9
    Despite the game's many, many MANY flaws... Especially the unforgiving story in general, I love the game. I used to hate it but no.. I like it now. I played alot of Sonic games and Adventure 1 is my favorite and what I believe what Sonic formula SHOULD be instead of tired 2D sections we've been getting for the last 16 years since this game's release and I find it really unfortunate becauseDespite the game's many, many MANY flaws... Especially the unforgiving story in general, I love the game. I used to hate it but no.. I like it now. I played alot of Sonic games and Adventure 1 is my favorite and what I believe what Sonic formula SHOULD be instead of tired 2D sections we've been getting for the last 16 years since this game's release and I find it really unfortunate because this game and the amount of criticism killed off the formula.

    What I love about the game:

    +Perfect voice actors. Maybe because I love and have great memories of Sonic X this is the Sonic game feels right with the right VA for me.
    +It is very challenging. I used to hate the gameplay for obvious reasons especially the mach speed sections but after beating them I felt very rewarding!
    +Game still looks beautiful, aside from the anthropomorphic characters they look really weird. But the graphics from 2006? Ahead of its time.
    +Huge cast of characters, so much risk taken and they serve great except for Elise everyone despises here and I'm happy for that. I really like Silver though!
    +Level design and replayability

    What I hate about the game:

    -I mean, the obvious
    -The story. And the plot holes is whatever I didn't notice it too much but the story sucks. Soleanna and the game focuses on Elise. I felt like this weird romance with her and Sonic is wrong on so many levels, and one of them being completely and utterly is STRAIGHT UP character assassination for my boy. What I'm talking about? Sonic rescuing a princess and have romantic plot... this is literally what Sonic was supposed to represent, just look at the early Sonic concepts and one of them concept bios that the hedgehog has a human girlfriend but was scrapped, and if you noticed by now, Sonic tries to get away from Amy almost all the time and do you know why? Because Sonic was supposed to be the opposite of Mario.
    -I feel like the idea for anthromorphic characters transforming into the real world with real humans and gritty style feels out of place and inconsistent.    … Expand
  30. FallingRunner
    Sep 8, 2021
    8
    This game is tragically underrated. Being hyped so much and then just: it blowed. Gameplay is pretty decent in my opinion and there are a lot of playable characters. Story is really good (yes I said it). Now yes, this game is broken. Silver boss fight, power gem energy not draining in sonic stages, walking on loops and breaking rules of gravity. The game looks, fine. CG cutscenes areThis game is tragically underrated. Being hyped so much and then just: it blowed. Gameplay is pretty decent in my opinion and there are a lot of playable characters. Story is really good (yes I said it). Now yes, this game is broken. Silver boss fight, power gem energy not draining in sonic stages, walking on loops and breaking rules of gravity. The game looks, fine. CG cutscenes are amazing especially the first cutscenes in Sonic and Shadow story. However the in game cutscenes don't look that great. Probably because I don't like Sonic's character design. During the gameplay graphics are good enough. Also if you don't like the game that isn't developers fault, but Sega's because they made them release the game in 2006 (This was released in November of 2006). Imagine if we ever get a remake that can improve the graphics, gameplay, story... Imagine the possibilities!
    If you are interested into the game I would highly recommend it or at least play the PC fan made version. It looks better and has all Sonic and Shadow stages at the time of me writing this.    … Expand
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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
1
#1 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2006

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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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