Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360)

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Meikleham, Dave (February 11, 2015). "The 8 wrongest romances in video games". GamesRadar. Future Publishing. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016 . Retrieved May 31, 2017. This ... is a mess from top to bottom", wrote GameSpot, that "only the most blindly reverent Sonic the Hedgehog fan could possibly squeeze any enjoyment out of". [3] IGN said that the game had some redeeming qualities, with brief segments of gameplay that demonstrated how a next-generation Sonic game could work, but found it "rips them away as soon as it shows them" and concluded that the game failed to reinvent the series. [7] Eurogamer believed that Sonic the Hedgehog 's mistakes would have been noticed even if the game had been released in 1996. [9]a b GamesRadar US (April 23, 2008). "The absolute worst Sonic moments". GamesRadar. Future Publishing. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016 . Retrieved March 22, 2017. Sonic's story focuses on the speed-based platforming seen in previous Sonic games, with some sections having him run at full speed while dodging obstacles or riding a snowboard. [3] Another character, Princess Elise, must be escorted in some stages, and she can use a special barrier to guard Sonic. [6] :13 Shadow's sections are similarly speedy, albeit more combat-oriented, with some segments having him ride vehicles. [1] In contrast, Silver's levels are slower and revolve around his use of telekinesis to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. In certain areas, control is switched to one of several friend characters, [b] with their own abilities. [3] [7] [8] [9] Williams, Bryn (May 4, 2006). "GameSpy: Sonic the Hedgehog". GameSpy. IGN. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008 . Retrieved August 19, 2017.

As development progressed, Sonic Team faced serious problems. In March 2006, Naka resigned as head of Sonic Team to form his own company, Prope. [28] [29] [30] Naka has said he resigned because he did not want to continue making Sonic games and instead wished to focus on original properties. [28] With his departure, "the heart and soul of Sonic" was gone, according to former Sega of America CEO Tom Kalinske. [15] Sonic the Hedgehog was originally intended for release on all major seventh-generation consoles as well as Windows, [31] but Sega was presented with development kits for Nintendo's less powerful Wii console. Sega believed porting the game to Wii would take too long, and so conceived a Sonic game that would use the motion detection function of its controller. [32] For the first next-gen outing of Sega's most famous mascot character, Sonic Team have chosen to return to the name of the first game in the whole franchise. Using the name Sonic the Hedgehog, the title of the glorious 16-bit debut of the character which came to define two generations of console battles, might initially imply that the team intends for this to be a much-needed reboot of the series; boiling it down to the absolute basics of what made it good and fun in the first place, stripping away the accumulated weight of years and finding the key elements that drove the franchise forward in the first place. Rather than fleshing the game out, the supporting cast often just annoys.a b "Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox Live Arcade)". Eurogamer. Gamer Network. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017 . Retrieved May 27, 2017. Bychawski, Adam (March 18, 2017). "Drake's More Life: Here are the full credits and samples, from Sonic the Hedgehog to Lionel Ritchie". Fact Magazine. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021 . Retrieved October 27, 2017.