Sonic the Hedgehog

"The reinvention of Sonic the Hedgehog is a worthwhile pursuit. Having said that, any attempt will end in failure if developers forget what made the series special in the first place. Sonic fans want to rocket through loops and turns without having to struggle with camera and control problems just to say on track. But that's exactly what they'll encounter in Sonic's first outing on next-generation systems. It offers a few good ideas, and a handful of exciting moments, but none of this helps the game recover from a catastrophic loss in control."

"So far, it seems that Sonic the Hedgehog mixes the perfectly fine concept of Sonic Adventure with the uncontrollable, awkward controls of Shadow the Hedgehog and even some of the annoyances of Sonic’s racing dud, Sonic Riders."

"Sonic the Hedgehog may share its name with the Genesis original, but this game is even more broken than most of the other recent Sonic games have been."

"Who cares if I can control six supporting characters when they all feature moves sets that are even more limited than the main three characters? Who cares if the remake is in 3D when I have to adjust the camera angle every two seconds and endure constant loading screens? Call me disgruntled, but the developers should have just made this remake into a side-scrolling handheld title featuring the gameplay of the original with new levels and a new move or two."