Sonic the Hedgehog

 Xbox 360
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  1. Reservater
    Oct 5, 2020
    8
    Sonic 06, despite all it's glitches and rushed development is actually a great game that is really enjoyable, especially with the p-06 remake being made.
  2. SonicBoi
    Sep 15, 2020
    10
    Best Sonic game of all time, great story, great writing, GREAT EVERYTHING. And the voice cast is the best ever
  3. Pokivic
    Sep 15, 2020
    8
    É verdade que esse jogo pode ser ruim, mas, não tanto ruim e nem bom. Bugs podem atrapalhar mas não atrapalha a gameplay, a história do sonic é boba, mas do shadow e silver são legais, e alias esse jogo consegue ser tão mehor quando sonic labyrith
  4. fuyuyuki
    Sep 15, 2020
    2
    a game that i would really love to see remade. it had so much potential, but was rushed out of the door making it infamously unplayable
  5. VinyCross67
    Sep 13, 2020
    10
    I just play the game and is not that bad, just the game have a lot of bugs but the story, levels, soundtrack and the characters are awesome.
  6. ECB19
    Aug 15, 2020
    6
    This game needed more development time, and it is evident that the frame rate is not constant at times. The gameplay did not improve compared to the sonic adventure.
    Physics.
  7. HorrornightLp
    Aug 12, 2020
    10
    Ich liebe das spiel. Es hat ne geile Story, abwechslungsreiches Gameplay mit 3 Charakteren, viel Umfang, schöne musik und schöne Grafik. Ich find es einfach ungerecht dass das game so gehatet wird. Weil es gibt noch andere spiele wo auch viele Bugs haben und die hatet keiner so hart.
  8. Kenny_MC2
    Aug 8, 2020
    7
    If you find it cheap its worth giving it a try, its not a perfect game but its alright, it has a good music and the story isnt as bad as people say imo, some characters arent as fun to play as others tho.
  9. Krossbone
    Aug 1, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sonic 06, retrospectively, isn't that bad of a game. On the contrary, if you go out of your way to collect the most polished version (the PlatinumFamily Hits rerelease) you'll find yourself a really great time. Probably my personal favorite mainline game in the franchise.

    Its level design is the most open in the series, its soundtrack is awesome, and the Amigo character system it uses is the most well-balanced method of utilizing multiple playable characters in a Sonic game thus far, even better than SA2 and SA1's character systems. Gameplay lacks polish of course, as it's undeniably an unfinished game, but for a game that was rushed it's still really admirable. The controls are a little sensitive at first, but as time goes on they become easily adapted to.

    As for the story of the game, 06's story holds a ton of merit. While it does contain plot holes involving time travel, that isn't so much of an issue to me because very few time travel plot arcs don't have them in pretty much ALL fictional media, and so long as the characters are written well and treated goodly, the story should be enjoyable. And in 06's case, DAMN are the characters written well. Arguably, 06 was Shadow at his peak with his famous line he delivers to Mephiles, "If the world chooses to turn against me, I'll fight like I always have!". And Silver, the character this game introduced, had a very depressing but driven backstory for what's just a platformer game, especially with Blaze's sacrifice. Sonic's story is the weakest, but even then, Elise in his story slightly develops as a character (going from a basic damsel-in-distress to threatening to jump from Eggman's ship) and Sonic still delivers plenty of inspirational lines.
    Another great thing about the story is just how interconnected all of the cutscenes are, like how Elise envisioning Silver in the intro cinematic is a side effect of him meeting her as a child. So damn cool.

    And speaking of cinematic, that perfectly describes this game. Easily, this is the most cinematic and intense Sonic game of all time, ranging from Solaris himself to Silver's confrontations with Sonic and Shadow, *everything*. The game's huge emphasis on trying to tell a gripping science fantasy story, in my honest opinion, succeeds, and with flying colors.

    Verdict:
    On the whole, Sonic 06 is, of course, unfinished. And as a result of that, understandably lacks polish in many an area such as gameplay itself or just general technical programming. However, given everything else, ranging from production value to soundtrack to story to level design to characters, it is still my favorite mainline Sonic game to this day. I fully understand why someone wouldn't like it if their primary issue is the glitches, but if that's the case, again, just get the PlatinumFamily Hits 360 version. It's pretty stable pretty much 90% of the time.

    06 is easily 9/10 for me.    … Expand
  10. SuperSonicFan
    Jul 25, 2020
    7
    this must be like the worst in the sonic franchise but i dont care sonic is the BEST! This game got all the hate most of the bugs and the controls,Gameplay and made everyone rage and swear it didnt work to play. But if you watch this game on youtube i dosent lag or nothing. This game i actually the worst in the franchise so i hope they fix an remake for this quick and fast. ill give it athis must be like the worst in the sonic franchise but i dont care sonic is the BEST! This game got all the hate most of the bugs and the controls,Gameplay and made everyone rage and swear it didnt work to play. But if you watch this game on youtube i dosent lag or nothing. This game i actually the worst in the franchise so i hope they fix an remake for this quick and fast. ill give it a bit low but i still love sonic byee… Expand
  11. AceDX
    Jul 4, 2020
    10
    That game is great, I love it, glitches aside the game is great. Silver is a cool addition, the end.
  12. Hyperkarin
    Jul 1, 2020
    10
    This game is actually a masterpiece but with bugs, it has an amazing story (shadow and silver) unique mechanics for the gameplay (like Mach speed sonic stages, silver stages or vehicle stages) and it is challenging
  13. YellowYanker
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Best game ever. BETTER THAN THE LAST OF US 2. Thank you for listening to my Ted talk
  14. RobCAstillo
    Jun 29, 2020
    10
    Man this game may suck a lot, but it's still more fun than TLOU2 by leagues, let's go.
  15. Sonicthereview
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    All sonic games are great and this is no aception this game is amazing
  16. jeff3213
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    Sonic KISSED a HUMAN!!!!! How can you beat that? Sonic defies social norms by commiting beastiality and doesn't get punished for it, what a god. Name any other game that is more progressive than Sonic 06 for the Xbox 360. They really need to remaster this classic for the Xbox 720.
  17. NandCWat
    Jun 27, 2020
    5
    This game is ahead of its time! Hour of fun game play. 100% replay ability new love interest for Sonic is intriguing and exciting!
  18. jthunter110
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    This game was amazing and don't know were people are finding glitches i had not glitches in my playthrough of the game.
  19. SonicFan666
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    A greatest game of our life. It bring me great joy. Everytime I see the incredibly hot Sonic I cream
  20. ExistingKirb
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    It’s a beautiful game, it cured my great grandma’s sickness, Sonic 06 will cure the coronavirus, it’s just too perfect.
  21. LemonTV
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Sonic the Hedgehog, more commonly known as Sonic '06, is a phenomenal game. It's a great example of what video games should be. With it's overabundance long load screens, terrible story, awkward controls, a wonky camera, and the amount of glitches found in game, it holds up as a masterpiece of a game. 10/10, Game of the Year, Game of the Decade, Game of all Time.
  22. Atomusic
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    One of the best Sonic games we've ever had, right next to SA2. It has obvious problems you'd be a fool to ignore due to being unfinished; such as a broken gem meter. But what is there is an incredible story matching with extremely fun gameplay, with multiple playable characters and beautiful level design.
  23. Ravager47
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    Simply put this is the worst game I ever played. The loading times are horrendous, the game is buggy, the levels are barely functional, and the dialogue is messy. That being said, this game has a little something for everyone.
    10/10 IGN
  24. SnowyyPiranha
    Jun 27, 2020
    10
    A fantastic game a true masterpiece, introduced new characters and physics to the sonic series and showed only the small power of the sonic team and teased what’s next to come
  25. Quecon12
    Jun 23, 2020
    10
    I know this game is considered one of the worst games of all time due to the glitches and long loading screen-times but somehow, i never came across any of these things when I played it. I don't know but I didn't. In terms of the games' story, it's one of my favourite game stories. I love Silver & Mephiles, Elise is... okay (but that kissing scene though was extremely unnecessary), theI know this game is considered one of the worst games of all time due to the glitches and long loading screen-times but somehow, i never came across any of these things when I played it. I don't know but I didn't. In terms of the games' story, it's one of my favourite game stories. I love Silver & Mephiles, Elise is... okay (but that kissing scene though was extremely unnecessary), the music is phenomenal, Shadow is at his best with his story being the best out of the three.

    Whilst it does have some issues like how some of the acting isn't that great and some characters don't really have a purpose it's not as bad as everyone's making it out to be. So yeah I like it. But if I had experienced the glitches like lots of people have I'd probably put this game quite lower.    … Expand
  26. Blacknister
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    This game is a really good thing. I have played it for thousands of hours, so I could appreciate it very well. Bugs and glitches have, of course, but outside of that the game is very entertaining. It has a good level design that will make you want to play them over and over again until you beat your previous time record. The story is fine, the serious touch that was given I like it,This game is a really good thing. I have played it for thousands of hours, so I could appreciate it very well. Bugs and glitches have, of course, but outside of that the game is very entertaining. It has a good level design that will make you want to play them over and over again until you beat your previous time record. The story is fine, the serious touch that was given I like it, because it does not go for a fairly simplistic story, although this also works against it, since the Sonic games have never been characterized by having stories that are taken in serious themselves and this can alienate one or another fan of the saga. And of course we can't forget the great soundtrack of the game. In my opinion, the best soundtrack of the entire saga, both 2D and 3D games. They set the levels pretty well, they are addictive to listen to and you feel an air of adrenaline when listening to them, just an incredible soundtrack.
    The game has side quests, which are, I don't know, "meh". They are not a big deal, but neither is it crap, they get to entertain, which is the important thing, in addition to giving you something different from the main missions, but it can be very boring for some.
    And of course we can't leave out the infamous loading screens. That really does not do me a torture compared to other games with even more recent games, because at most they could take 30 or 60 seconds. The big problem is that there are unnecessary loading screens for everything, to load even one or two dialogs, something really meaningless.
    Sonic the Hedgehog is not a lousy game as many claim, but since it was something that came out prematurely and in a hurry, the errors did not wait and the taunts towards them were not either.
    If you can play it, I highly recommend it, only then you will have a true vision of what the game is.    … Expand
  27. kewkatt
    Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Un buen juego con errores que rompen la jugabilidad pero es divertido y aparte los escenarios del juego aunque no están acabados están muy bien elaborados
  28. Dtastich
    Jun 22, 2020
    10
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  29. Bravenwolf
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    let me make this clear. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2006 Is a Mediocre game. the story sucked yes there are (hilarious) glitches yes but i love nearly everything else i kinda liked silver's levels shadow's were good and i loved sonic's story the boss fights were okay and mephiles is a cool character so overall Sonic The Hedgehog 2006 is a good game. Copy paste. This game is a thousand times betterlet me make this clear. SONIC THE HEDGEHOG 2006 Is a Mediocre game. the story sucked yes there are (hilarious) glitches yes but i love nearly everything else i kinda liked silver's levels shadow's were good and i loved sonic's story the boss fights were okay and mephiles is a cool character so overall Sonic The Hedgehog 2006 is a good game. Copy paste. This game is a thousand times better than the last of us 2… Expand
  30. SuperMarioMario
    Jun 21, 2020
    8
    For me, this game is enjoyable both ironically and not. This is probably one of the most important things in my collection. I have finished this game 3 times. The worst of the bugs that it has is climbing walls as Knuckles and Rouge, the rest is passable.
  31. DavidFarooq
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Holy **** this is a contender for the worst game ever made. WORST GAME EVER!
  32. Lazydoesstuff
    Jun 7, 2020
    9
    I honestly think it's a little underrated. I mean yeah there's a lot of glitches but I still find it fun.
    and the music... oh my god is it good, the entire track sounds awesome!!
    Tomoya Ohtani did an amazing job as well as Hideaki Kobayashi, Mariko Nanba, Taihei Sato, and Takahito Eguchi.

    recommend it if you like awesome music and really fun glitches!!
  33. MegamanZeroX19
    May 30, 2020
    8
    Ignorando los glitches y los problemas que puede traer el usar viajes en el tiempo en la historia,este juego es decente en muchos aspectos,tiene inclusive modo multijugador.
  34. FreelancerRai
    May 29, 2020
    2
    A frustratingly out-of-whack experience. While its story tries it's best, it's gameplay's emphasis on 8 different characters and multiple hub worlds that the 360 can barely handle, doesn't really help that the characters that you've (unfortunately) stuck with for hours retcon the story out of existence. The soundtrack is pretty good tho
  35. LightDay
    May 22, 2020
    7
    Good plataforming.

    It has too many bugs and strange concepts, it was experimented too much and with some things that are far-fetched and uninteresting even well-used concepts but overshadowed by the monstrous amount of bugs.

    Still a good game that I WOULD recommend if you are a fan of the SONIC franchise.
  36. robertoiglesias
    Apr 24, 2020
    0
    It's so bad it's entertaining, but its's really awful. Experience tons of glitches
  37. Sharfick46
    Apr 20, 2020
    10
    This game is beautiful, I advise everyone to sit down and play, and yes there are no bugs in this game
  38. Jak348
    Apr 15, 2020
    9
    I consider that there is only one way to call this game: an unfinished Sonic adventure 3, yes, the game is broken and has ... A poorly made Sonic Boom Eggman, But that does not take away from "adventure 3", it is very well placed where it goes, the thing is the same as always, it was not finished, in my opinion, it is a great game that could have been much more
  39. SONICFAN16BIT
    Apr 4, 2020
    9
    This game is considered to be the worst game, but i think it is fun. If you complete the game you can go around and explore all of the glitches around soleanna and this game is one out of a few Sonic Games to have some good multiplayer. overall think it is pretty good minus all of the glitches and poor controls.
  40. Samirhusejnovic
    Mar 30, 2020
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Abgesehen von den unzähligen Glitches und Bugs ist es gutes Spiel. Ich glaube die meisten verabscheue es, weil viele davon Sonic Fans sind. Ich bin zwar auch einer, aber ich hatte viel Spaß damit.… Expand
  41. Andrew4
    Feb 15, 2020
    0
    Easily the worst game in the franchise. Even as a hardcore fan I was disgusted with tha state of this game. Avoid at all costs.
  42. TyuleninSFD
    Feb 14, 2020
    9
    Не вижу особо больших проблем. Подумаешь баги, чаще всего это даже забавно и дополнительный челендж.
  43. SEGAAlys
    Jan 29, 2020
    8
    One of the best Sonic games we've ever had, right next to SA2. It has obvious problems you'd be a fool to ignore due to being unfinished; such as a broken gem meter. But what is there is an incredible story matching with extremely fun gameplay, with multiple playable characters and beautiful level design.

    PLAY THIS GAME.
  44. Boubert
    Jan 22, 2020
    7
    Le jeu a des boss franchement originaux, des musiques très impressionnantes, le level design est franchement bon et les graphismes sont plutôt bon pour du 2006, malheureusement, le jeu ne semble pas fini donc très buggé, caméra parfois problématique et les contrôles de ce jeu sont beaucoup trop sensibles. Mais ce jeu a beaucoup de contenu et divers autre choses donc finalement, ce n’estLe jeu a des boss franchement originaux, des musiques très impressionnantes, le level design est franchement bon et les graphismes sont plutôt bon pour du 2006, malheureusement, le jeu ne semble pas fini donc très buggé, caméra parfois problématique et les contrôles de ce jeu sont beaucoup trop sensibles. Mais ce jeu a beaucoup de contenu et divers autre choses donc finalement, ce n’est sûrement pas le PIRE jeu Sonic que j’ai vu.… Expand
  45. Maseehullah
    Jan 13, 2020
    7
    After all it's a good game. But the controls are bad. The graphics are good and the story is good
  46. 012A
    Jan 12, 2020
    2
    Bad graphics, boring bugs, annoying Elise and Silver, scary humans and many more. All this makes it worst Sonic's game main saga. But only from the main saga, because the game has good songs, spectacular Shadow story and an excellent villain, but the rest is pure crap. ln fact, if it wasn't rushed and deleted some things, maybe it would be a good game. lm the end, it turns out to be a bad game.
  47. Petepems7905
    May 28, 2019
    6
    Sonic 06 is not as bad as I remember it... yeah it's glitchy but at least it's fun to play with Sonic except for Crisis City, although this game has a pretty bad reputation but honestly it was personally enjoyable! Sonic's Story was actually pretty enjoyable but Silver and Shadow were just eh. But Sonic was pretty good and fun for me!
  48. 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.
  49. Davizzer
    Dec 11, 2019
    10
    Its sonic team at their best "hurrah now for the gihbresh eivrosbsirhodbd9ehdo
  50. TheSunikKid
    Nov 17, 2019
    8
    It’s ok to mess around with instead of playing the actual game. I’d recommend this if you are ever feeling bored and still have your ps3/xbx360 lying around
  51. Sonicfan10193YT
    Nov 16, 2019
    5
    A overall rushed game with great graphics and soundtrack, and decent storylines for Shadow and Silver, but Jesus there are some terrible cons to the few pros. The Mach Speed sections of Sonic's story are buggy and stupid, Elise is just terrible, And I don't even have to try to find any glitches for the game, This game IS the glitch. Don't even bother with this game, unless your a huge fanA overall rushed game with great graphics and soundtrack, and decent storylines for Shadow and Silver, but Jesus there are some terrible cons to the few pros. The Mach Speed sections of Sonic's story are buggy and stupid, Elise is just terrible, And I don't even have to try to find any glitches for the game, This game IS the glitch. Don't even bother with this game, unless your a huge fan of sonic and want a hardcore, screwy challenge, of course.… Expand
  52. 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
  53. mrfrank79
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Deja mucho que esperar y en especial porque no lanzaron un actualización solucionando errores mecánicos del juego
  54. Nezaniatoyimia
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    If Sega wasn't so stupid and set the deadline to 2007 this game would've been the best. But it's still better than sonic mania and i love it the way it is. Bugs? Just buy the PS3 version you dummie!
  55. 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
  56. 21204455
    Aug 7, 2019
    10
    Хорошая игра. В ней присутствует лучший сюжет из франшизы, отличный саундтрек, неплохая графика. И более менее сносный геймплей. Правда, очень много багов для версии Xbox 360. Прекрасные скоростные секции за Соника. (По скорости сравнятся с ещё одной игрой Sonic Unleashed) вообщем прекрасная игра!Хорошая игра. В ней присутствует лучший сюжет из франшизы, отличный саундтрек, неплохая графика. И более менее сносный геймплей. Правда, очень много багов для версии Xbox 360. Прекрасные скоростные секции за Соника. (По скорости сравнятся с ещё одной игрой Sonic Unleashed) вообщем прекрасная игра!
  57. Sonicfan23
    Jul 31, 2019
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Story was stupid and nothing happens in Sonics the important stuff happens in shadow and silvers like why Elise has the chaos emerald and the whole experiment with the iblis and everyone being idiots the gameplay wasn't bad but it was still glitchy. I paid 15 bucks for this and it sucks… Expand
  58. DreadManB
    Jul 23, 2019
    10
    I dont know why but I decided to hook into metacritic for a game that now a days gives me nostalgia.

    When I bought this back in 2006 I played through all the story and I was mesmerized by the characters comparing them to Sonic Adventure for dreamcast. I loved the game from beginning to end and I can say I'm someone who really didn't even noticed the glitchy "mess". Maybe if I were to    I dont know why but I decided to hook into metacritic for a game that now a days gives me nostalgia.

    When I bought this back in 2006 I played through all the story and I was mesmerized by the characters comparing them to Sonic Adventure for dreamcast.

    I loved the game from beginning to end and I can say I'm someone who really didn't even noticed the glitchy "mess". Maybe if I were to play it now a days again my thoughts would change but I'm happy with my memory :3
    10/10    … Expand
  59. TheReaperX
    Jun 4, 2019
    6
    rlly not good. Glitches, bad story and poor psychic. But its not that bad how Shadow The Hedgehog, i really like the story idea the Iblis Triger, the level desing is ok and the graphics are ok too. The first cutscene is AMAZING.
  60. Ultra22
    Jun 2, 2019
    6
    Got this game expecting to be the worst thing ever, but I found out it did lots of things right, although it indeed doesn't feel like a finished product. Sonic levels are very open and the player can explore it in order to find defferent pathways, just like in sonic adventure, and I was able to enjoy some of his levels, like kingdom valley and radical train. Shadow and Silver's levels haveGot this game expecting to be the worst thing ever, but I found out it did lots of things right, although it indeed doesn't feel like a finished product. Sonic levels are very open and the player can explore it in order to find defferent pathways, just like in sonic adventure, and I was able to enjoy some of his levels, like kingdom valley and radical train. Shadow and Silver's levels have some interesting mechanics but are almost never put to good use. The story is dumb but at least it's more elaborate than the other sonic games. I didn't come across many glitches but this game has bigger problems than that. It just feels empty and the level design lots of times feels like it was forcing to make it longer...it's very hard to explain. If you're curious you should give this game a try, it's not as bad as the internet makes it up to be but I understand why to be enraged that a game had so much lost potential due to the development hell.… Expand
  61. Nove123
    May 31, 2019
    9
    What let's start with the fact that the game is really a game you happened to say so is not very good, but does that mean that should such an assessment be put? Well, firstly, it is a beautiful OST from Tomoya Ohtani, and as we know the immersion in the game 80% depends on the music. Secondly, the game is well written the plot is, well, compared to other parts about Sonic, though notWhat let's start with the fact that the game is really a game you happened to say so is not very good, but does that mean that should such an assessment be put? Well, firstly, it is a beautiful OST from Tomoya Ohtani, and as we know the immersion in the game 80% depends on the music. Secondly, the game is well written the plot is, well, compared to other parts about Sonic, though not without jambs and nishigata, we have to dive 3 campaigns for Sonic, Shadow and new character Silver. Thirdly, character design, levels, enemies done well, it is a pity that this can not be said about NPCs in this game. Well, now to the most important, the game is scolded for the gameplay. Well, for all the time that I spent in the game straight critical bugs I have not met, but there were minor bugs that did not affect the passage. But there is a level ball, I admit it really was most annoying moment. Well, to sum up, I want to say, with this game came bad critics and players who are not fumbling in this franchise, but true fans will say that this game turned out great.… Expand
  62. Mememaker
    May 15, 2019
    6
    Let's all accept the fact the this game is really awful, but I can't stop enjoying it's glitchy goodness. Many people forget that during the games development Sega team split up. Even though it's really awful, it's awfully good, seeing what crazy glitch will happen, seeing people fail a level by falling through the level it pretty funny. In the end it's nowhere near good, but it's not toLet's all accept the fact the this game is really awful, but I can't stop enjoying it's glitchy goodness. Many people forget that during the games development Sega team split up. Even though it's really awful, it's awfully good, seeing what crazy glitch will happen, seeing people fail a level by falling through the level it pretty funny. In the end it's nowhere near good, but it's not to bad nether… Expand
  63. Westimations
    May 6, 2019
    3
    Although the graphics are really impressive for a game from 2006, that doesn't cover up the fact that there are way to many glitches, horrible controls, slow gameplay, terrible level design, and a really bad plot. Take this with a grain of salt, Sega. Out of all the XBox 360 games released in 2006, I can't fathom how it wasn't all the way at the bottom.
    Story: 1/10
    Presentation: 7/10    Although the graphics are really impressive for a game from 2006, that doesn't cover up the fact that there are way to many glitches, horrible controls, slow gameplay, terrible level design, and a really bad plot. Take this with a grain of salt, Sega. Out of all the XBox 360 games released in 2006, I can't fathom how it wasn't all the way at the bottom.
    Story: 1/10
    Presentation: 7/10
    Gameplay: 1/10
    Overall: 3/10    … Expand
  64. MCFortress
    May 3, 2019
    10
    This game is so good!!! It have a great character variability, the levels are beautiful and, of course, the soundtrack is awesome,
  65. Sentai
    Apr 21, 2019
    5
    Sonic 06 isnt that horrible here is why:
    - the cinematic cutscenes are great,
    - the level desing interesting, - soundtrack fantasitc probably one of the best Sonic soundtracks, - graphics are good for a unfinished game, - the concept of the story is interesting, but its not good, - new characters like Silver and Mephiles are great (Mephiles is in my opinion the best Sonic villan    Sonic 06 isnt that horrible here is why:
    - the cinematic cutscenes are great,
    - the level desing interesting,
    - soundtrack fantasitc probably one of the best Sonic soundtracks,
    - graphics are good for a unfinished game,
    - the concept of the story is interesting, but its not good,
    - new characters like Silver and Mephiles are great (Mephiles is in my opinion the best Sonic villan ever);
    Now, I wanna talk about bad things:
    - garbage controls,
    - Elise is terrible,
    - tons of glitches,
    - the story is average,
    - Loading,
    - poor phisics,
    - garbage camera.    … Expand
  66. VahNabooty
    Apr 3, 2019
    3
    I bought this game back on release when I was much younger, and I enjoyed it at the time but never got far. Nowadays, I can see that its a broken and flawed game, with some interesting ideas that weren't properly realized due to Sonic Team's time constraints. I don't recommend this game even to sonic fans.
  67. AidenBriggs
    Mar 21, 2019
    5
    Ok. I really really really dislike this game. But I can't help but love it. I hate so much about it. I hate the story, I hate Shadow's and Silver's levels, I hate the bugs and load times. But again. I can't help but love this game. I always find myself coming back to it with friends to screw around in it. Or laugh at the plot hole ridden mess of the story and bugs. And there are SOMEOk. I really really really dislike this game. But I can't help but love it. I hate so much about it. I hate the story, I hate Shadow's and Silver's levels, I hate the bugs and load times. But again. I can't help but love this game. I always find myself coming back to it with friends to screw around in it. Or laugh at the plot hole ridden mess of the story and bugs. And there are SOME redeeming qualities. Like Mephiles, the glorious OST, Some of Sonic's level and the nice graphics. Ultimately, it doesn't save the game. And I'm sad about what could've been. But I still love this game. Plus if we didn't get this we may not have gotten Unleashed!… Expand
  68. Lonki30
    Feb 25, 2019
    7
    Игра на самом деле не так плоха, как о ней говорят. Поиграете не пожалеете
  69. Spidertendo
    Jan 6, 2019
    6
    I'm hesitant to call it "the worst Sonic game ever created"! Personally I find Shadow the Hedgehog, Secret Rings and Forces worse than this game. At least 06 actually has interesting level design that isn't required to play 10 f-ing times at minimum, doesn't have forced motion controls and requires more button inputs than holding down one button with the occasional QTE.
    That being said, I    I'm hesitant to call it "the worst Sonic game ever created"! Personally I find Shadow the Hedgehog, Secret Rings and Forces worse than this game. At least 06 actually has interesting level design that isn't required to play 10 f-ing times at minimum, doesn't have forced motion controls and requires more button inputs than holding down one button with the occasional QTE.
    That being said, I would say that it's pretty mediocre overall. The visuals looked really good for it's time, it has a sick OST, SOME glitches are fun to pull off for the lolz and it has some fun levels, however the story (while better than Sonic stories from Colors onwards) is so poorly written that it makes a generic battle shounen anime look like a shakespear story, the bosses are lame and boring except for the final boss, the frame rate isn't very stable and it's poorly optimized.

    Kinda sad that a demo of a fan made Sonic 06 made with Unity is already more polished than this entire game.    … Expand
  70. nirnfruit
    Dec 30, 2018
    10
    this game is awesome I love how you can play as silver sonic shadow the load times are fast like sonic also this game was very entertaining I love how good the levels are there are barely any bugs or glitches
  71. 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
  72. 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
  73. Mirannejad76
    Sep 4, 2018
    6
    sonic is famous character in game world . i like sonic series but i don't love it .
  74. Metaisaac
    Aug 31, 2018
    1
    It sucks but at times it can be so bad it's good but it still is one of the worst game of all time
  75. 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
  76. sonicfan48
    Aug 3, 2018
    9
    This game is awesome and I'm not joking.
    Gameplay is good
    music is awesome
    voice acting is good and sometimes average
    CGI cutscenes are perfect
    it has some glıtches but they are not gamebreaking
    9/10
  77. SUPERHAWKER
    Jul 19, 2018
    8
    Okay for those who think that this game is bad need to actually play and finish the game, sure there are some problems but I only ever ran into one glitch the entire time in a running section and that was just a flip. But the gameplay is really good and fun (mostly) music is really good and that the story is fine nothing great but good enough there is enough to actually recommend thisOkay for those who think that this game is bad need to actually play and finish the game, sure there are some problems but I only ever ran into one glitch the entire time in a running section and that was just a flip. But the gameplay is really good and fun (mostly) music is really good and that the story is fine nothing great but good enough there is enough to actually recommend this game to everyone… Expand
  78. DarkerSonic06
    Jul 7, 2018
    10
    That games is ok.WHY? Because its real 3D . The Levels are big and good designed instead of Generations,Colors,Unleashed and Forces where you just runnin at 9999999999999999mph trough a comepletely linear level
  79. sanek1728
    Jul 7, 2018
    7
    Nice game 7/10
    a lot of bugs but the gameplay is good

    The 15th anniversary? fuc*ing!

    the game was better to delay ... the game is not very ...
    the story is good there is truth 1 but THERE IS PRINESS !!!!!!!!
    BYE!
  80. SonicFan2006
    Jun 30, 2018
    10
    Why everyone is thinking that graphics are bad? Just see Elise's HAIR! It's so BEAUTIFUL!
    If you playing on PS3 this game is cool and almost have no bags, but if you playing on XBOX 360 it's baggy, but that game that about more of people thinking this is **** GAME. I thing that game need some MORE SCORE, at minimum 5.0.
  81. therapidman
    May 21, 2018
    2
    This game is just bad... I can barely get through the first level without dying from a glitch or slippery controls. It's a very terrible game. It's frustrating, way too hard, and just INCREDIBLY GLITCHY, JESUS CHRIST, DO NOT PLAY THIS GAME!!!!
  82. Midmmmf
    May 19, 2018
    0
    Where do I begin with this travesty? Everyone knows this game is garbage and the fans are right for once. Awful load times, the graphics are ugly, the story makes you want to die, and I have never seen so many glitches in one game. Do not play unless you like falling through the floor and like confusing stories.
  83. McHrableBarfJr
    May 10, 2018
    10
    Sonic the Hedgehog, or most commonly known as Sonic 06, is a true piece of modern art that went heavily un-noticed. It is the form of simplistic art that many uncultured swines will label as garbage. In all reality "Sonic 06" is the true form of the word great. It's gameplay transcends the norm at the time, and it bends many culture stand points to it's maximum potential. Overall it isSonic the Hedgehog, or most commonly known as Sonic 06, is a true piece of modern art that went heavily un-noticed. It is the form of simplistic art that many uncultured swines will label as garbage. In all reality "Sonic 06" is the true form of the word great. It's gameplay transcends the norm at the time, and it bends many culture stand points to it's maximum potential. Overall it is aboslutely amazing in every way.… Expand
  84. loricritic845
    Mar 17, 2018
    10
    Sonic 06 is one of the best games ever. It had that basic Adventure gameplay, the graphics were good, the story was great and the glitches were quite funny. It is probably the best Sonic game.
  85. SANICHEDGE
    Mar 16, 2018
    9
    I think this game is okay. Played it on the X360 first, and PS3 afterwards. The controls aren't AWFUL just in mach-speed sections, they are slippery. The story is OKAY . . . and Sonic's personality isn't just all "Hey, Baldy McNoseHair!" So, I rate it a 9 / 10!
    +Graphics, Story, Gameplay and the MEMES
  86. lex246
    Mar 1, 2018
    0
    by all means a game built by a legacy long established (like star wars) but none of the good things to go with it, the only thing really going for it would be the sound track and who really plays let alone buys a game for that?
  87. Dingusman
    Feb 27, 2018
    10
    (Sarcasm)This may possibly be the best game ever I don’t know why Ocarina of Time gets the award for best game ever made when this exists the horrible loading screens are my favorite part
  88. radbronado
    Dec 1, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If Forces hadn't been released yet I'd say that 06 is the most unfairly hated Sonic game. However Forces has been released and has met a multitude of bad reviews that have nitpicked it to hell and back because it isn't Mario Odyssey or Sonic Mania. Anyway that makes 06 the second most unfairly hated game since people have started realising that Unleashed was actually really good and Shadow wasn't that bad either.

    The glitches: not as prominent as the Game Grumps would have you think. Let me ask you a question, who in their right mind sees a searchlight tower they have been told to destroy with missiles and thinks "hey I'm gonna homing attack it to see if I can make my way up it and destroy the light that way instead". In order to find most glitches in this game you have to try very hard. The box kick for instance requires you to spin-kick on a very specific part of the box and to maintain flight you have to maintain that specific positioning while fighting against Sonic moving off the spot that makes the box fly. The glitches you're likely to find in an ordinary playthrough like the models spasming when you stand on an edge or Shadow's buggy accidentally launching into space (probably more luck was involved here, I only triggered it once but it was hilarious) tend to be only graphical or will be beneficial, including that one I just mentioned where the buggy shot to space. I lost a life but I also lost my sides laughing, it was really funny.

    Gameplay: admittedly flawed but still fun. I get that Sonic not having a hurtbox on his jump sucks as do the inverted camera controls and Silver being kinda slow but these are all things you adapt to quickly. Once you're used to the game you can have lots of fun with it, for instance did you know that when Shadow fight Silver you can defeat Silver using only the cargo boxes on the passing trains? 06 gives you plenty of room to have fun your own way or even skip the fun if you really want to, using Sonic's Sky Gem, Shadow's Chaos Spear or Silver's wall-clipping dash thing that's really hard to pull off. My biggest gripe is probably Shadow's slowness, not Silver's. Silver is bearable because his levels aren't designed for speed. Shadow's are and he is far too slow outside of a motorbike. Also Tails and Amy suck to play as cause they're even slower but you don't have to play as them as much.

    Story: kiss and time travel conundrums aside pretty good. 06 redeemed Shadow as a character for me, introduced Silver who was really well-written and took me on a bit of a feels trip and Sonic felt like he was actually cool again with his decent roasts mid-bossfight. Tails and Knuckles were kinda useless in Sonic's story but they weren't unwelcome, especially not Knuckles who was actually pretty competent here. The End of the World was where the writing really shone, the characters responded to Sonic's death in a believable manner and it was a bit heartwarming seeing Tails and Knuckles huddling together like brothers or Shadow looking away out of respect.

    Music: need I say anything? I think it's universally agreed that 06 had a great soundtrack. That is correct.

    Fun factor: through the roof. Immensely replayable, I enjoyed the hardmode level layouts which is something I don't normally do and it was generally and genuinely fun to play.

    In conclusion, if you ever want your game to be hated just include a dubious romance subplot and a light sprinkling of graphical glitches and you'll have people wailing both on it and at it even if they've never touched it.    … Expand
  89. PyroProductions
    Nov 27, 2017
    8
    I honestly don't get the hate for this game, I always thought that this entry for the series was at the very least, alright. I never knew that the hate got to "worst game ever" territory. So, I'm here to try and change that mentalilty.

    So, my thoughts are split into 3 categories. Gameplay, Story, and my Overall Thoughts. Now that's out of the way, let's go! Gameplay: I thought that    I honestly don't get the hate for this game, I always thought that this entry for the series was at the very least, alright. I never knew that the hate got to "worst game ever" territory. So, I'm here to try and change that mentalilty.

    So, my thoughts are split into 3 categories. Gameplay, Story, and my Overall Thoughts. Now that's out of the way, let's go!

    Gameplay: I thought that the levels had amazing design for the most part. Wave Ocean's nice mix of staged events, and good placement make it one, if not the best, 3D Sonic stages in terms of design.
    My thoughts on the levels aren't all good though. Let me just say one thing. Silver's Dusty Desert.
    So, in conclusion for that topic, the level design and gameplay get a 9/10.

    Story: I really don't see any plot-holes. I think that the story is movie worthy, and could be the plot of the actual Sonic Movie. I'm not going to give a synopsis here, but I do like, nay, LOVE this story. I give it a nice 8.5/10.

    Overall Thoughts: The game doesn't deserve the hate it gets, although I see where people come from when they say that the game is bad. I totally get that. In my honest opinion, I think it's just a flawed game with big potential, and as of 2017, a small following of it's own. Unlike a certain other infamous Sonic game. So, my overall score is up at the top. I like it alot.    … Expand
  90. Beachin
    Nov 5, 2017
    10
    This is a rip off of Super mz, ad cv dhs89ADFBCvglhi uM< VXbhadFMN XDSFP
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  91. MachTails
    Nov 3, 2017
    7
    This game had everything it needed to be a good game. A TRULY good game. But, sadly, it was not meant to be. Bugs, glitches, poor cutscenes, trashy voices, it all screamed RUSHED. But I guess that's what the fans get. What goes around come around.......

    This game gets a 7 for its potential, nothing more.
  92. SuperGamerGuy88
    Nov 1, 2017
    10
    I love this game! I know its bad But I just can't help but love it. I understand the hate but I still give it a 10 because i had so much fun with this game!
  93. BJarms
    Oct 19, 2017
    3
    To be perfectly fair, the first cutscene makes you think the game will be amazing. The CGI cutscenes are actually really good, but the computer mix stuff was just garbage. The story campaign was probably the only good thing about the game besides the the glitch heaven that is this game, when Sonic takes a random dance break against a rock. Honestly Mario was good enough with a princess. SoTo be perfectly fair, the first cutscene makes you think the game will be amazing. The CGI cutscenes are actually really good, but the computer mix stuff was just garbage. The story campaign was probably the only good thing about the game besides the the glitch heaven that is this game, when Sonic takes a random dance break against a rock. Honestly Mario was good enough with a princess. So SEGA, PLEASE just stick with Amy.… Expand
  94. Sosic
    Oct 14, 2017
    10
    This is The Best Sonic GAm ever Theres are Too many Bugs That makes THe Game Enjoyable It Worth Playing Its so Goood Yeah Better then sonic 3 and sonic mania
  95. MrTacoBob
    Aug 30, 2017
    3
    The glitchy gameplay and the awful story makes the game bad I agree. But there are good things about Sonic 06 for example, the music is fantastic and so are the graphics (for it's time). I don't recommend it but just listen it's not the worst game ever.
  96. SmashFan
    Jun 30, 2017
    0
    Ugh so let's see. Sonic Team wanted to make a great Sonic game but Sega rushed it so instead we got this Sonic Adventure styled inbred abomination if a fanfic story, horrible characterization, bad controls, and tons of glitches. Terrible.
  97. Memesssss
    May 30, 2017
    10
    My Favorite Part was when I was battling Silver and He said "IT'S NO USE!!" Whoever thought of that as Silver's Catchphrase is a true genius..........
  98. MS1337
    May 15, 2017
    8
    The music is AWESOME!!! Hands down, the best, of probably ANY video game franchise! 2 of the greatest songs are on there! His World, and Solaris Phase 2, which I happen to be listening too at the song right now! But, the gameplay isn't the best... the music makes up for it.
  99. bilbyc0m
    Mar 8, 2017
    8
    While Sonic 06 received very very harsh criticism and having played it thoroughly, I can understand their point of view, I still enjoyed Sonic 06 to its maximum potential and believe if you look past the multiple glitches, control issues and story line, you have a fantastic game. The music is the best part, and could be one of the best soundtracks in any Sonic game, nothing new here. MyWhile Sonic 06 received very very harsh criticism and having played it thoroughly, I can understand their point of view, I still enjoyed Sonic 06 to its maximum potential and believe if you look past the multiple glitches, control issues and story line, you have a fantastic game. The music is the best part, and could be one of the best soundtracks in any Sonic game, nothing new here. My personal favourite part about Sonic 06 was the level design, something I believe reviewers overlooked. Each level has numerous pathways, shortcuts and hidden areas which add significant amounts of depth to the game. There is also a lot of fine detail put into each level for a 2006 game which is very impressive, in particular the jungle level. The locations are distinctive in nature and I felt I had a great time playing each new level as it felt entirely fresh from the previous level, one of my favourite factors in a platforming game. Overall Sonic 06 is a great time once you overlook the same issues which have been mentioned a million times already.… Expand
  100. Herbie
    Mar 7, 2017
    10
    This game has ton of glitch's But past that can be a lot of fun as long as you don't run into or find any glitch's. But hey that's my opinion on it and you have yours but I have it for the reason of proving people wrong that Sonic 06 is a good game every one can play.
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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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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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