I'm playing this 10 years later since I played and beat it as a kid and I still really love this game. the daytime stages are absolutely the best of boost sonic's gameplay and it offers the most challenge imo out of colors and generations, the Werehog is usually hated on but honestly I kinda enjoyed some of the werehog levels. yeah sometimes it can be a mindless beat em up but I enjoyed some of the jank platforming

oh and this game is still janky in some areas and has a sprinkle of epic mid-late 2000's quick time events like the final boss where you have to mash the X/Square button 60 times in 10 seconds (I was stuck on that part for a good amount of time as a kid). it could be nostalgia bias but I do enjoy this game and I think I see why other Sonic fans do