Obviously fantastic, yet I'm not digging the more linear approach. Why does Sonic have a useless af roll attack, and a bounce attack. It get's even worse when you realise that both of those require you to press the same button as the spin dash, which, because of that, takes much longer to do. The Tails and Dr. Robotnik stages are a slog to get through but thankfully I do enjoy the Knuckles and Rouge stages quite a bit.

A step down from the Adventure games for sure, but still a bunch of fun. I was never a fan of Sonic's boost move in this game, it just felt awkward to do. I also don't like the kind of beat em' up approach. When I say that, I mean how you have to defeat all the enemies in an area to progress. I don't get the hate for this game. It's fun

2006

This game's great, this franchise is great, Luigi is great. Nuff' said.

I do gotta say, I was never a fan of these games, but this one has nice gameplay, interesting characters and is enjoyable. Kinda hard to go back to, especially with the slow pace, but it's decent.

Aged poorly but you could milk the cow's tit to find some fun out of this.

When I play this game, I get a fucking chill down my spine. It has some of the most tedious, hardest and insufferable levels in the franchise, but I still like this game.

I always think that when my biggest problem with a game is that it's too short, that means the game is usually damn good, and this is the opposite of an exception. Not going to talk about how brilliant this game is, cuz people glaze this game harder than I glaze Half Life 2 but it's spectacular.

Really damn good. I didn't enjoy the badges too much and, considering it's what the game's based on, I can't remember a single wonder ability extremely well. This game is fantastic but it's easy to forget what you just played.

The absolute slog this game is to get through. I loathe this game with a passion. Once Green Hill Zone ends, you might as well tie the noose around your neck while you still can. I mean, Star Light Zone is better... I guess, but it's not good. The special stages are also fucking abysmal. If I could describe this game in one word, it's tedious.

I'm not going to pretend that this game is a 10/10 or a masterpiece, but I am going to tell you why this game is amazing to me. The controls are the best out of any Sonic game to me. The levels are open and fun to play. The cutscenes, while fucking awful, are weirdly charming to me. The music is... need I say more? This game is so, SO flawed but that's definitely a big part of why, after playing it many times, I can call it one of my favourite games ever.