Damn, I thought Forces and Superstars were Sonic games on autopilot, but this is literally the definition. The story is so dumb, I mean it has some great ideas like Onyx Island being Angel Island from the future is SO COOL, and honestly I'm shocked they gave Knuckles a reason to be here. Honestly, this is one of the last times I can remember they made him a real rival so I love that. But like, everyone is just racing to be a dick, and I'm not even gonna get into the Silver and Eggman Nega rewrites, we all know that they're dumb. As for the gameplay...yeah it's fine. I wish there was a final story and the stage design changed depending on the character, but it all plays well enough and isn't a broken mess. Perfect middle of the road Sonic game. Poor guy couldn't catch a break in his 15th anniversary.