Pretty fun when the game is working properly, some of the best 3D Sonic stages in general are found here, on the other hand it's absolutely infuriating when I'm there kicking ass with all my characters at level 3, in a nearly flawless run... Only to get killed by some fucking bullshit like falling off the loop because the script broke, a spring/ramp not working the way it should or randomly careening off the platform into a bottomless pit.

If I had to pick any Sonic game to get a remake, it would be this one, at least Adventure 1 is still a solid game, but Heroes actually is a waste of great level designs, ideas and music.

If you really want a cinematic Hong Kong action movie simulator for the PS2, then Rise to Honor might be worth checking out. I'd say the combat gets stale after a while despite its control scheme being fairly unique, but to be honest I don't think this game lasts long enough for that to become an issue. The melee combat and the boss fights remained my favorite things all the way to the end, shooting sections occur every now and then and they do a decent job at adding some variety to the gameplay, but the stealth sections can fuck right off.