Sonic the Hedgehog

 Xbox 360
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  1. 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!
  2. ZXSth
    Feb 25, 2023
    6
    As has been stated repeatedly, Sonic '06 is a shockingly buggy game with some seriously messy story elements that displays moments of quality. Mechanically, the game is lacking - all the characters move at frustratingly slow speeds, and will occasionally fly off in random directions due to the game's lack of mechanical polish. Additionally, of the three stories, Sonic's is by far the leastAs has been stated repeatedly, Sonic '06 is a shockingly buggy game with some seriously messy story elements that displays moments of quality. Mechanically, the game is lacking - all the characters move at frustratingly slow speeds, and will occasionally fly off in random directions due to the game's lack of mechanical polish. Additionally, of the three stories, Sonic's is by far the least interesting, and the hardest to slog through. Sadly, there are narrative elements of Shadow's and Silver's stories that are defiantly compelling and powerful, but these are completely overshadowed by the rest of the game's low quality. As such, it is no surprise to say Sonic '06 is a disappointment, but it also possesses a few redeeming qualities that save it from being the absolute garbage fire it is often portrayed as, and I personally found it tolerable enough to finish.… Expand
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. schimidtwas
    Oct 7, 2022
    6
    Well... is bad, yes, is bad but, not the worst thing ever made, stil playable, the CGI cutscenes is beautifull, the ost is amazing, Silver and Shadow's Story is very good.
    I know this game is bad but i liked, not recomended for everyone, but he deserves a little second chance.
  6. Emanuals
    Jan 7, 2021
    6
    (6.5/10)

    Pro: The character models and animation, while far from amazing, is decent for the time. Con: The hub worlds look absolutely abysmal for 360 & PS3, not to mention the lighting in the PS3 is atrocious. Pro: The stories in Shadow & Silver's campaign are enjoyable and enthralling, with nice character arcs and moments between characters. Con: Sonic's story is boring,    (6.5/10)

    Pro:
    The character models and animation, while far from amazing, is decent for the time.
    Con:
    The hub worlds look absolutely abysmal for 360 & PS3, not to mention the lighting in the PS3 is atrocious.

    Pro:
    The stories in Shadow & Silver's campaign are enjoyable and enthralling, with nice character arcs and moments between characters.
    Con:
    Sonic's story is boring, repetitive and drawn out.

    Pro: The play control functions much better than Shadow's game and still lets you move around.
    Con: The play control has the complete opposite problem from Shadow: everyone is way too slow, it feels like molasses. And unlike Sonic Adventure 1, 2 & Heroes, your top speed will never be effected by events in the level. Running down a road, a loop, walls all have the same speed.

    Pro: OH MY GOD, THIS SOUNDRACK IS INCREDIBLE, I LOVE IT SO MUCH!!!!! It has such a sophisticated edge to so much of the music, and listening to them give off a vibe you can only get from actually hearing them. The vocal tracks are also amazing.
    Con: The sound effects are pretty stock and don't hold that much weight or catharsis behind them.

    Pro: The developers had clear passion and wanted to make the best Sonic game ever but fell short because of staff cuts, multiple games going on at once, and severe rushing.
    Con: The game has a huge lack of polish. Loading screens are incredibly frequent, there are so many glitches, and there are plenty of minor things you can notice, such as the facial animation being the same across all regions.

    Despite how broken and unfinished this game undeniably is, I still like it. I still find value in Silver, and especially Shadow's campaign. There is still plenty of great in the story (despite the lows,) the design is enjoyable and the music is great. I see real passion. I don't see a game so bad you can laugh at it, I don't see a trainwreck with incompetent people behind it, I see a tragedy. If Sonic Team learned the right lesson, and didn't get rid of everything from 06, we would have a very different series. The concepts of this game are not bad, it was the execution. Having multiple playable characters, a deep story, open gameplay, attempts to take advantage of advancing consoles. These are all great parts of the Sonic series, but since Colors, we're not allowed to have them because 06 had them. Once an idea fails Sonic Team scraps it without refining it and repeats whatever works verbatim, which is why the Sonic series is so bland nowadays, I hope the 30th year anniversary game changes that, but looking back on 06, I see the risks it takes and how people see it and it depresses me.    … Expand
  7. ilovegaming999
    Apr 28, 2021
    6
    when i was 6 my mom got me this game and back then i still thought it was crappy!! i will say the levels are fun to replay and using glitches to finish the game in unintended ways is awesome
  8. Playin
    Jul 27, 2021
    6
    This like beat a dead same horse that get beaten for several years and eventually that horse will get start to smell and fall apart of time. That basically sonic 06 in nutshell.
  9. Keener01
    Jun 25, 2023
    6
    Missed opportunity by SEGA to make an adventure like title. I loved a lot of the stages in this game and the themes and the exploration, but omg the glitches and loading screens are generationally bad. Not to mention the cringe and convoluted story line. I see what they were trying to do, but it was poorly executed.
  10. Sonicfam
    Feb 14, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Sonic the hedgehog is an okay sonic game it's not the worst in the series but it's bad hot garbage the levels are good environment's but why it's the worst the sonic game cause of it's glitches ruined the game. the playable characters are great and the bosses were better than ever like a fantasy story sonic in the real world… Expand
  11. TommyF.
    Feb 6, 2008
    5
    Good story, but bad sensitivity.
  12. BryanM.
    Nov 20, 2006
    5
    This sonic is one of the best. it just does not live up to the hype. they should have not rushed it. the graphics are not that good, and the controls stink.but if your a true sonic fan this game is for you.
  13. MarkH.
    Nov 22, 2006
    5
    An awful camera and graphical glitches show why this game is destined for the bargain bin, then hopefully the trash bin.
  14. hydeks
    Nov 21, 2010
    5
    I'm a huge sonic fan, but even I can't forgive alot of the faults in this game. This game was suppost to be fixes of wrongs by Sonic Adventure but really, it failed worse than that series.Sonic Adventure 1 was a great game in my opinion, adventure 2 was ok but I hated emerald searching and mechs, but this game's load times just make this game something unbarable. If you can get past theI'm a huge sonic fan, but even I can't forgive alot of the faults in this game. This game was suppost to be fixes of wrongs by Sonic Adventure but really, it failed worse than that series.Sonic Adventure 1 was a great game in my opinion, adventure 2 was ok but I hated emerald searching and mechs, but this game's load times just make this game something unbarable. If you can get past the very unbearable load times though, this game just so happens to be a very beautiful looking game with a great story and fun gameplay...but yet again, if you can bare the TERRIBLE load times.… Expand
  15. mslurr
    Dec 4, 2011
    5
    While the game has potential with Adventure-like gameplay, an... interesting story, engaging boss battles, and awesome music, it is riddled with bugs, frequent and long loading times, and poor hit detection, to name a few. Unless you're a die-hard Sonic fan or can ignore the loading times, avoid this one.
  16. SnivySomnia
    Oct 25, 2012
    5
    Plusses: Great graphics and stunning music
    Cons: Cliché story, broken gameplay, and Elise
    This game is infamous for its gameplay, but for me it's the story and Elise that ruin it for me. Thanks for ruining our childhoods, ****
  17. LaytonLink1
    Nov 4, 2012
    5
    This is the game that will troll you if your not a pro at sonic.This Sonic game has many things to do but that's not as great as it sounds. The one thing that is absolutly brilliant is the Music. The games stages are full of glitches and the hub world is very dull. Although the games graphics and sound is brilliant the gameplay wont make you stay playing the game but it will make you realyThis is the game that will troll you if your not a pro at sonic.This Sonic game has many things to do but that's not as great as it sounds. The one thing that is absolutly brilliant is the Music. The games stages are full of glitches and the hub world is very dull. Although the games graphics and sound is brilliant the gameplay wont make you stay playing the game but it will make you realy fustrated. A good thing about the game is the enviroments of the stages. Some Stages are fun to play but most will completely troll you.Overall: This Sonic game has fantastic Music and Graphics but if you want to get this game for the Gameplay and not the graphics and sound this game is definatly not for.The Story is all right but not amazing. An all right game but not one you should really buy for even £10. Story:5.5/10 Graphics8/10 Music:9.5/10 Gameplay:4/10 Presentaion:4/10 Replay Value:5/10 Overall:5/10… Expand
  18. demonred0
    Feb 12, 2014
    5
    personally, I like this game. I know the game has faults including its horrible story. but if you do not take it seriously and mess around with the game its a so bad its good kind of game. I am not saying to follow this example because it should not be followed but the way all of these glitches happens in the game to sonics meter never depleting so that you can use the gems powers as longpersonally, I like this game. I know the game has faults including its horrible story. but if you do not take it seriously and mess around with the game its a so bad its good kind of game. I am not saying to follow this example because it should not be followed but the way all of these glitches happens in the game to sonics meter never depleting so that you can use the gems powers as long as you want can make for some funny LP footage. as a fan of sonic I am a little bit disappointed but at the same time I am glad the game exist so that we can just laugh at what a horrible game this is all together.… Expand
  19. noasisblaze
    Sep 22, 2013
    5
    The game-play is boring and awful, the level design is shocking, the story is laughable. Only Blaze the cat was actually enjoyable to play as but you only play as her 3 times, the rest were terrible to play as. The music and graphics are really good though. Good thing that Sonic Unleashed was an massive improvement. This is the worst Sonic game I've ever played but when people say Sonic isThe game-play is boring and awful, the level design is shocking, the story is laughable. Only Blaze the cat was actually enjoyable to play as but you only play as her 3 times, the rest were terrible to play as. The music and graphics are really good though. Good thing that Sonic Unleashed was an massive improvement. This is the worst Sonic game I've ever played but when people say Sonic is dead, I disagree because the games afterwards were so much better. Sonic has a good career but had some bad day's.… Expand
  20. SirSpacebar
    Oct 24, 2013
    5
    This game is usually considered the worst by many, but I say it has potential, the main problems are the awful loading times and the bad physics, but I actually had fun playing the game. The price isn't worth it during it's release date.
  21. Pakawaka
    Feb 5, 2014
    5
    First of all, this should not be see as a game, this is a movie.
    The music is awesome, the story even more, but the gameplay is where it all comes wrong.
    To be honest this should be a movie instead of a game, because the gameplay doesnt match NOTHING to the story.
  22. my_Opinion
    Aug 26, 2014
    5
    Sonic the Hedgehog is a simply awful game,and is not just the game,is the entire idea.They wanted to make a story about princess Elise falling in love with Sonic or something like that but not only is not well executed but there are A LOT of plot holes which I wont bothter mentioning right now.Altought I have to say that the level design isn't that bad and the chaos emereald power ups areSonic the Hedgehog is a simply awful game,and is not just the game,is the entire idea.They wanted to make a story about princess Elise falling in love with Sonic or something like that but not only is not well executed but there are A LOT of plot holes which I wont bothter mentioning right now.Altought I have to say that the level design isn't that bad and the chaos emereald power ups are pretty cool,If you don't use them to pretty much break the game.Bottom of line,don't even consider buying this game,it's just a buggy,unfinished,SIMPLY bad mess.… Expand
  23. s11
    Aug 2, 2015
    5
    I'm giving it a neutral (5/10) rating.

    Great music.
    some of the cut-scenes are very funny: case and point: Shadow giving Silver the good old roundhouse kick after freezing him with Chaos Control.

    Sadly, the game was rushed.

    If the game was not rushed for Sonic's 15th birthday, who knows? it could have been Sonic Adventure 3.
  24. TrueMaxCritic
    May 11, 2015
    5
    Not gonna deny the game wasn't great. It wasn't even good. But it wasn't **** I enjoyed playing the story, as complicated as it was. Plus you have to admit exploiting the glitches was a fun way to pass the time. Even the 2-Player mode was fun. However the end sucked so much ass that it borderline breaks the game. Everyone can agree on that.
  25. sonic101
    Jun 3, 2023
    5
    So here's the thing. to me, this isn't one of the worst video games ever made. It's not even the worst sonic game either for me as well. Yes, the game is a buggy mess, the loading screens are horrible, the controls don't feel anywhere as fluid as the adventure games, and the story has some dumb moments. Mostly in Sonic's story. With that said however, i find some things i do indeed enjoySo here's the thing. to me, this isn't one of the worst video games ever made. It's not even the worst sonic game either for me as well. Yes, the game is a buggy mess, the loading screens are horrible, the controls don't feel anywhere as fluid as the adventure games, and the story has some dumb moments. Mostly in Sonic's story. With that said however, i find some things i do indeed enjoy too. Everything having to do with Shadow, and Silver's story are the best part of the story for me. I also consider Mephiles to be the best villain we ever saw in a sonic game. The level design honestly feels like a natural evolution of both adventure games and is genuinely good. It's a shame this game turned out the way that it did, because i think it would have been a good game if finished. If you played the Sonic fan game, Project 06, it shows that Sonic 06 isn't a fundamentally broken game. And if a game can be still seen potential in just the design itself, I don't think the game should be anywhere near other games like Busby 3D or Superman 64. So yeah, not a good game by any means, but just a disappointing game due to the unfinished state it came out in.… Expand
  26. RandomStuffVEVO
    Dec 18, 2015
    5
    animations at some to most times lagged, draw distance could of gone further, 'water physics' if any were there just for affect, same used to animate sand physics or 'quick sand', if he 'drowned' he would just fall through the floor. and the same what... 3 sound clips used.
    couldn't eggman just build a base at sea, under or over if non of them can swim
    and to save the princess (or    animations at some to most times lagged, draw distance could of gone further, 'water physics' if any were there just for affect, same used to animate sand physics or 'quick sand', if he 'drowned' he would just fall through the floor. and the same what... 3 sound clips used.
    couldn't eggman just build a base at sea, under or over if non of them can swim
    and to save the princess (or whoever she was), not even the army or S.A.S or NAVY SEALS equivalent to go get her? why Sonic i may not be a very big fan, but common they must have planes, jets, tanks, to go get her. heck just spay the robots with water, send in fire trucks, but no too busy blocking off bridges while they are being built    … Expand
  27. MrWill
    Jun 27, 2016
    5
    Sonic The Hedgehog isn't the trainwreck that fans would have you believe however, it's certainly a hell of a misfire. A realistic and epic vision of Sonic the Hedgehog seems pointless because of the character and his world's very nature. Sonic has been slowed down with blander environments to choose from and his friends are sadly no better. There's a large roster of characters to play asSonic The Hedgehog isn't the trainwreck that fans would have you believe however, it's certainly a hell of a misfire. A realistic and epic vision of Sonic the Hedgehog seems pointless because of the character and his world's very nature. Sonic has been slowed down with blander environments to choose from and his friends are sadly no better. There's a large roster of characters to play as but most of them don't control as well as they did in previous titles and are filled with technical issues. The graphics are decent and the story does seem epic but the inclusion of a new human supporting cast in a royal kingdom with gods and demigods screams that Sonic is just a sheep in wolf clothing for this outing.… Expand
  28. LOCOMMANDER
    Nov 28, 2016
    5
    Let me make one thing clear. This is not the worst Sonic game ever made. Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric takes that cake. I've played this game way more times than necessary because there are some enjoyable things in this game. I played it on the Xbox 360 and I have not encountered nearly the amount of bugs and glitches that I've seen in Let's Plays. The most I've encountered are hit box issuesLet me make one thing clear. This is not the worst Sonic game ever made. Sonic Boom Rise of Lyric takes that cake. I've played this game way more times than necessary because there are some enjoyable things in this game. I played it on the Xbox 360 and I have not encountered nearly the amount of bugs and glitches that I've seen in Let's Plays. The most I've encountered are hit box issues with Shadow and Silver's stories. But Sonic's stages like Crisis City and Wave Ocean are legitimately fun. Some of Radical train is fun but not one I revisit regularly. Yes this game is a terrible game but it is not the worst game ever made. The story is all kinds of awful and the controls definitely need a lot of work. The voice acting is awful and the human animations are horrendous. But the voice actors and writers were given a very strict amount of time and few chances to redo lines and refine the story. The developers had to use the first build of the game due to problems in the e3 build that were unfixable in the amount of time that SEGA was allowing. Had this game been finished I am sure it would be a great sonic game. But since the game is unfinished then I cannot truly give a complete review of this game.… Expand
  29. 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
  30. 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
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#1 Most Shared Xbox 360 Game of 2006

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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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