Violence: Tons of violence in the storyline. Not a lot of violence in the levels. Disaster and Death Scenes. Sexy Stuff: There is a romantic relationship between Princess Elise and Sonic. There is also an implied romantic relationship between Silver and Blaze. Consumerism: It is Sonic the Hedgehog series. Bad Messages: Mephiles, Eggman, and Iblis are selfish and don't care who they harm to get their objectives. Mephiles deceives Silver to try to get Silver to kill Sonic. Good Messages: The friends of the three playable characters are loyal to them and always want to help. Role Models: Sonic and his friends fight to save time itself. Overall: Get the game that says "Platinum Hits." Some glitches are fixed in this version. This game is not bad at all. Reviews make this game sound terrible. It is not that bad. I bought it a year ago and STILL play it.
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Sonic the Hedgehog
(2006, Video Games - Action/Adventure, Rated E10+, Play it on: Xbox 360)
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Atrocious design problems sink Sonic.
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Sonic the Hedgehog was written by Bobbi Dempsey
Parents need to know that this game is extremely confusing and difficult to play. Bad camera angles, quirky controls, difficult saving options, and meaningless side missions combine to make this a frustrating game. There is some fantasy violence in the form of throwing bombs, boulders, and other items.
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What’s the Story?
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG for Xbox 360 takes the classic Sonic "need for speed" formula and adds next-gen graphics, multiple characters, and a compelling story. Unfortunately, something went horribly wrong in the execution. While speed is Sonic's trademark, in this game you only really achieve that by using booster ramps.
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The camera angles stink -- most of the time, the camera sticks to the player, but when you are faced with the task of defeating a robot more than four times your size, you won't even begin to know how to contain him on your screen, much less attack him. On other occasions, Sonic will be going too fast for the camera, which will, inevitably, lead to death. The quirky controls can be every bit as frustrating. Another problem: the checkpoints are few and far between and extra lives are unheard of.
Sonic does do some things right. You can control a cast of vastly different characters. The graphics, at times, look like they belong on an Xbox 360, and the cut-scenes look really great. But take everything into account, and even diehard fans of the series will have trouble making it through the entire game - this one's not even a renter.
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Released on 11/14/2006, price $59.95, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E10+ (for Fantasy violence)
ESRB rating: E10+ (for Fantasy violence)
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- I rate this title on for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Excessive consumerism
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Sonic 2002-2009 Worst years for sonic
A bad sonic game
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
I cried when sonic almost died.
it is a realy cool game and, it is the best game ever!Sonic the Hedgehog is the best charter in the whole game. Because he runs fast and blue is my faviorte color.I love it Espeacialy when he is super sonic.There is alot more i love but i want you to check this out!
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not the best game.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Come on, it's not that bad.....
This game is not that stupid. It's not that confusing or difficult to play. I've never experienced problems with the camera angle or any other glitches. The plot is average, but long-time Sonic fans will enjoy it anyways.
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