sonic the hedgehog: the secret rings

i rented it, i played it for.... ONE HOUR.

this ladies and gentlemen is THE WORST game i have played ....possibly ever. i was totally flabbergasted when i played this game. they have totally ruined sonic.

ok, well the first 3D sonic game i played, was sonic adventure, the original for the dreamcast. it was one of THE BEST games i had ever played.

and in comparison to this new one id like to mention what is missing in this new sonic which sonic adventure, failed to lack.

1. a main town: the fact that there was one main place that you could familiarize yourself with was a good thing. it added a nice touch to the gameplay, and all around it gave the game a much warmer feel to it.

2. animative cutscenes: they didnt even really bother with this one, they just have this little photoshopped comic style cartoon every once in a while to create the illusion that there is a plot. oh yeah and forget about voice acting, youl spend all your time grimacing about the squeeky voices and corny jokes.


3. control: there is just no control at all in this one. they tried to involve the ingenuity of the wiimote, yes very good, bravo, but you cant CONTROL the dam thing. instead of using the analog stick, this time sonic runs on his own and you move him left and right with the wiimote. this is pretty laughable in the first place because if you could imagine this in the 2D version, all you would do is jump.

if they had tried just a little bit harder, maybe this wouldn't be such a loss. but i don't know i thin they've really ruined what used to be a good series of games.

ever since sonic adventure theres been a downfall in quality, in EACH game a noticeable decrease in entertainment.

even sonic adventure 2, which mind you is a very fun game, which i played for hours, was lacking something which the first one managed to keep. i think it was the town. the fact that you could roam around as your favorite sonic character and do whatever you please, and find neat stuff. in sonic 2 you just choose if you were good or bad, and you could even pick your character.

sonic heroes was bad enough that i sold it. and shadow the hedgehog...FORGET IT!!!! THE DAY THEY GIVE SONIC A GUN IS THE DAY I SAY NO MORE MY FRIEND!

apologies

i give this game a 2/10

it should be 1 but theres always something in a game that was mildly amusing. and in this case it was the interesting, yet unfortunately limited style of control.