Sonic Colors: Ultimate

 Xbox One
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6.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 84 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 54 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 84
  3. Negative: 23 out of 84
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  1. greninjaX
    Sep 13, 2021
    0
    all the boost formula games suck. and this one isn't even a 3D sonic game most of the time. they constantly put you in 2D sections and they control horribly. do not buy
  2. KENZON
    Sep 13, 2021
    0
    This game is a piece of **** **** Izuka, for the Sonic Colors Ultimate fans, give my childhood back, i want the DREAMCAST ERA BACK, THE ADVENTURE ERA BACK, AND THE DARK AGE ERA BACK, SONIC 06 IS A MASTERPIECE, GIVE US SHADOW'S ARC BACK, BRING BACK MUILTIPLE CHARECTERS, **** THE META ERA AND **** THE CLASSIC ERA HORES
  3. Knight678
    Sep 8, 2021
    4
    Absolute disgrace of a remaster full of glitches and missing audio half of the time. The visuals in Tropical Resort look terrible and there's way too much bloom.
  4. JafarYellow
    Sep 9, 2021
    0
    Sonic is dead to me, I mean SEGA can't make sonic game So SEGA here is a advice for you: If you don't know how to develop sonic game then don't make it. It's simple.
  5. CasterXGames
    Sep 13, 2021
    1
    I played the very original on the Wii when I was a teenager. Its really sad to see how poorly the game has been treated by this port (I even preordered because I was excited to play this again on a newer console). While the writing has always been horrible yet laughable ("no copyright law in the universe is going to stop me", "hasta la bye bye"), the amount of glitches is insane. Bad onI played the very original on the Wii when I was a teenager. Its really sad to see how poorly the game has been treated by this port (I even preordered because I was excited to play this again on a newer console). While the writing has always been horrible yet laughable ("no copyright law in the universe is going to stop me", "hasta la bye bye"), the amount of glitches is insane. Bad on Sega for pushing the studio to finish early, but bad on the studio for using a new engine for the very first time and producing THIS. Fans can make better ports and make cut scenes look better than what was just put out! I have a lot of love for the sonic games, but this game actually caused me to rage quit. I can't even bring myself to finish it now, as of act 1 Terminal velocity, I died to literally nothing while having rings. Not worth it anymore to try. I know sonic '06 had its issues, but at least it was more playable than this. You could have reworked the Wii's mechanics into the switch's and it may have made it slightly more enjoyable, but I kinda doubt that now. Button controls for this game on the switch are janky. Customizable controls? Not fully. I wish some of the controls were not included with each other. (I.e. the boost with the drift). I really wish I could have free reign to switch them how I'd like.
    The motion blur is way too intense to the point I cannot even see things properly. Falling off the moving floor when going over the ship. I can seriously go on and on about the amount of bugs and glitches. The seizure-inducing glitches are WAY too easy to replicate.
    Honestly not seeing a single patch yet for all the bugs and game breaking glitches is just saddening. Sega truly has not learned their lesson, and continues to not listen to their fans. This is the worst port I have ever seen for switch. Cons:

    - Too many to list honestly, just know it out weighs any single pro


    Pros:
    - the customization options are kinda neat.
    - Icons that come with the game are only in game, kinda lame But can forgive that.



    physical edition keychain is kinda cute tbh, so that allows it to be at a 1.    … Expand
  6. TheSparda
    Jan 10, 2022
    0
    Extremely poor version with tons of technical issues, glitches and bugs. Avoid at all costs!
  7. deathzera
    Sep 9, 2021
    0
    just another sonic bad game,SCU have good points on him,but it's a downgrade to the original btw and more buggy than 06. Collapse
  8. Jordan626
    Sep 8, 2021
    0
    The game is an absolute disgrace to this franchise. It's filled to the brim with bugs, glitches, a terrible story and uninspired level design. I tried it for the first time and I can agree that the game is overrated. Please never go back to this Sega.
  9. McMistle
    Sep 21, 2021
    4
    A shoddy remaster of an otherwise good game. The new bells and whistles can't save poor loading times, audio & visual glitches, and what new material is added adds little substance to the game. If you're looking for a good time, I suggest playing the original on Wii.
  10. jcnix74
    Jul 3, 2022
    0
    The game crashes my Xbox One X after the first stage. As soon as the second stage begins my Xbox shuts down.
  11. BonzaiTheHost
    Dec 29, 2022
    4
    Perfectly mediocre port of a good game ruined with a crappy launch state, weird new lighting and visual overhaul, and very long load times. Sonic Colors deserved better.

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74

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. ZTGD
    Oct 12, 2021
    70
    Sonic Colors Ultimate is definitely conjuring up memories of the 3D Sonic era in its execution. This game was considered a hidden gem back in the day, but really is just one of the better 3D Sonic games. It still doesn’t come close to matching the excitement of the classic style or even the more recent Sonic Mania. Sonic just works best in 2D and while Colors does some interesting things with its game play, it still only serves as the best of a worse situation.
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  2. Cubed3
    Sep 22, 2021
    70
    Luckily, the original Sonic Colours stands tall, featuring fun, exploratory gameplay and it is rewarding replaying levels to attain higher ranks. The 3D sections are far and few between, but the ones that are there are fun. The 2D gameplay is vastly improved from Sonic Generations with tighter controls and added variety in the form of Wisp abilities. Ultimate adds a lick of new paint to bring this to the Xbox platform, of which it is recommended to play on either Xbox Series X|S to get the standard performance that players have come to expect. Rival Rush is a fun mode, but there are only six acts and some of these levels are incredibly short. The other additions that Ultimate has added are superfluous, but don't do anything to really damage the core game either. If Sonic Colours doesn't exist in your library and you are a fan of the Blue Blur then there is no excuse to not pick this up.
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  3. MondoXbox
    Sep 17, 2021
    72
    Sonic Colours Ultimate isn't too convincing as a remaster, but it's still one of the best Sonic games of the last two decades. It doesn't fix the shortcomings of the first game and it also introduces some bugs and balancing issues, but it remains fun and spectacular; it' recommended especially to those who have never played the original.
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