Ok hear me out ! This game is actually great if you only play as Cream at the start of the game !!
And if you use a cheat codes to collect all seven chaos emeralds !! (And yes I used cheats, what of it ?)
This game has one of the best sensation of speed from any 2D Sonic !
(Also, this final boss is almost impossible or takes too much time if you don't have infinite rings...)