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Sonic the Hedgehog
- Xbox 360
- Price: $59.95
- Genre: Action/Adventure
Common Sense Media says
Atrocious design problems sink Sonic.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
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.
What's it about?
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.
Is it any good?
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.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the disappointment of playing a bad game. Is it more frustrating than seeing a really awful movie? How could the game have been much better? What are the worst parts? Which games get it right? If you like the Sonic character already, are you a little more forgiving about this game's quality or even more disappointed?
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BAD.
The glitches make the game difficult to play, and the story isn't that great either. The only thing good is the music, in my opinion.
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Sonic gets even MORE super!
This game was very good, but there are also many different problems with the game. One of the problems is that the dialoge is SO CHEAP! I laughed out lound in some parts because of it. There are some scary parts, such as firey and dark monsters. That may scare younger fans, gamers, and/or, players. Another stupid part is the human-hedgehog relationship thing. Other than that, nothing is really wrong with this game. You can get this game for under $20 at GameStop, so if you don't like it, you didn't really blow much money.
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Not worth playing, but okay for kids
It is simply not fun, but there is no online connection that i know of. violent, but okay for 8 year olds.
sonic is a good role model, he is mischievious, yet caring and good of heart. its simply a damsel in distress sort of thing.
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10 and up.
sonic the hedgehog is a very disappointed game because of the camera angles and the glitches that happens a lot and the loading time and controlling sonic through the super speed area makes this a very frustrating game and parents the only thing you need to worry about is the mild cartoon violence in this game.
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Kid, 11 years old
June 1, 2009
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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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Kid, 10 years old
August 16, 2010
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Why kill sonic???????
You forgot the worst part!THEY KILL SONIC!!! WHY?:(
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Sonic the Hedgehog? More like Sonic the Disaster
Thank you Spax3 for that title. Anyway, this game was way too flawed for me to enjoy. Okay, yes, I'll admit, the plot wasn't bad. I don't like Sonic getting involved with a human, though. (That and Sarah's a useless character anyway) Graphics are good, but some characters were altered such as Eggman. Silver is about the only cool thing about his game and his controls are awkward and all he can do is levitate objects. Worst thing of all is the loading screen. No matter what you do to get to another scene, there's going to be a minute and a half long loading screen that really takes the fun out of it because once the screen is gone, you'll feel less enthusiastic about getting to the next part. There are many other glitches but I just don't wanna get into them all.
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this is one good game, although the camera are bad but its still a good game.
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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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| Platforms: | Xbox 360 |
| Available online? | Available online |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure |
| Developer: | Sega of America |
| Release date: | November 14, 2006 |
| Price: | $59.95 |
| ESRB rating: | E10+ for Fantasy violence |
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