This game is wonderful, and shows what makes Sonic great: beautiful and exciting stages, iconic music, and an endearing version of the hedgehog. This is my favorite Sonic game by a landslide.

I would have liked for the game to be a bit longer, or have possibly gotten more DLC levels outside of the Casino Night minigame, but the length is still acceptable and has a good amount of content if you intend to complete everything.

My only large complaint is about the PC version specifically, in that controllers seem to stop working after a certain amount of play in one session. Consistently, after finishing a couple levels, I'd get a very brief frame loss, followed by my controller not working, and the only solution being to force quit the game. I did some research and many people had this issue. This can be frustrating if you're finishing a level only for the game to force you to redo.

There are mods that can remedy this, but that shouldn't be necessary for basic control. I played this originally on 360 around launch, and never had any issue like this. I don't see this being patched out considering the age of the game, so it's something to note.

All in all, this game is an immediate recommendation if you have any interest in the blue blur's good side. The gameplay is satisfying, and it's fun to see levels and bosses re-imagined, especially ones that may have been janky or flat out bad in their original title.

This game is wonderful, and shows what makes Sonic great: beautiful and exciting stages, iconic music, and an endearing version of the hedgehog. This is my favorite Sonic game by a landslide. I would have liked for the game to be a bit longer, or have possibly gotten more DLC levels outside of the Casino Night minigame, but the length is still acceptable and has a good amount of content if you intend to complete everything. My only large complaint is about the PC version specifically, in that controllers seem to stop working after a certain amount of play in one session. Consistently, after finishing a couple levels, I'd get a very brief frame loss, followed by my controller not working, and the only solution being to force quit the game. I did some research and many people had this issue. This can be frustrating if you're finishing a level only for the game to force you to redo. There are mods that can remedy this, but that shouldn't be necessary for basic control. I played this originally on 360 around launch, and never had any issue like this. I don't see this being patched out considering the age of the game, so it's something to note. All in all, this game is an immediate recommendation if you have any interest in the blue blur's good side. The gameplay is satisfying, and it's fun to see levels and bosses re-imagined, especially ones that may have been janky or flat out bad in their original title.