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Sonic the Hedgehog [Xbox 360]

Sonic the Hedgehog (2006)

Platformer

Xbox 360

Developer	SEGA
Publisher	Sega of America
Series	Sonic

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Description

The game is set in Soleanna, the beautiful city of water. In his first adventure set in the human world, Sonic meets a beautiful princess named Elise, whom he quickly befriends, but Princess Elise is abducted by none other than the calculating Dr. Eggman who is working under dark and sinister motives,to destroy this special kingdom of hers. In order to restore safety and serenity, Sonic must maneuver his way through a series of adventures and challenges where he will encounter and interact with a bevy of allies and enemies, and ultimately go head to head against the menacing doctor to thwart his malicious plans. Along the way, Sonic encounters a mysterious character named Silver. Blocking him with unique supernatural powers, even the Blue dude with 'tude will find it difficult to out-maneuver the enigmatic Silver! As Sonic speeds through the huge kingdom, the mysteries unravel.

Sonic The Hedgehog melds top-tier animation production values with next generation art, physics and game design to create the most intense, high velocity Sonic adventure yet! Featuring interactive 3D environments, a large cast of new and returning characters, and a blistering sense of speed, get ready for the reinvention of Sonic The Hedgehog!

15 years in the making. After his 1991 debut, universal video game icon Sonic returns to his high-velocity roots to create a new dimension of entertainment.

Speed Redefined. Utilizing next-gen technologies, light bloom, and environmental motion-blur effects, Sonic's breakneck speed and dazzling world come to life.

Amigos and enemies. Sonic is joined by friends and foes from the franchise history, as well as a new character, Silver, whose supernatural powers will wreak mayhem on Sonic's plans!

Realistic World. Using a next-generation physics engine, Sonic's moves, attacks and environment interaction respond realistically to opposing forces. The dynamic environments have been specifically created to promote Sonic's sense of speed while delivering a great sense of scale.

Two different types of stages. Town stages where Sonic will be able explore vast environments and play various sub-missions, and Action stages where Sonic's blistering speed will be utilized in full effect.

Multiplayer Mode. Up to four players can play as Sonic and his amigos in high-spirited multiplayer fun!

Reviews on Sonic the Hedgehog [Xbox 360]

Alwin on Sonic the Hedgehog [Xbox 360], 25-11-2006

"I don't know where to start, there's so many things wrong with this game. So I'll just start ranting:
First, the load times are way too long, for example try talking to the guy in the first town, with the custom shoes. First you are staring at a load screen for about 20 seconds, after which you get a 3 second cut scene showing the man asking you to try the shoes he made. Then another 20 seconds of load screen to load the "shoe level" in. The level itself takes you under a minute, after which you get a load screen again while the game brings you back to the town scene. Well, you get the point. I thought we had left this particular annoyance behind us a few years ago, guess not...
Then, the controls are terrible, the camera is going all over the place, you keep running into walls, after which the camera sweeps around, making you loose you bearing.
Often it's too unclear where you are supposed to be going or what you are supposed to be doing. I spend a long time running around in the town until I just happened to talk to the shoe-guy (who is one of about 30 people in the town).
Then, the save system: if you have read my earlier reviews you may know that a bad save system really breaks a game for me. Well, Sonic's save system is really bad. While you are in an "adventure" kind of level, you just save by pressing the Start button to call up the Save menu. But while you are in a "platform" level, the Save command isn't in the menu, you just cannot save. And the platform levels are huge, even the first one on the beach. Run out of lives during such a level and you are returned to your last save point. Which often is way way back, forcing you do go through the same stuff over and over again.
To be honest, I didn't get very far in the game, maybe it gets better later. I didn't even complete the first beach level. But I really can't gather the energy to try again, starting in the stupid town again, talking to the shoe-guy again, starting at all the load screens again. So after spending about two hours in my Xbox 360, this game is back on the shelves."