After a slew of disappointing and downright bad games, Sega's speedy hedgehog has finally returned in a game worthy of the Sonic legacy. Sonic and the Secret Rings for the Wii takes the game back to its high speed roots. While you can technically move in
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GamePro
The story of Secret Rings places Sonic in the middle of the Arabian Nights. It's not terribly original but the development team did a good job of integrating the storyline into the gameplay and vice versa; several familiar faces, such as Tails and
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GameZone
Let’s face it folks, the years have not been kind to SEGA’s little blue hedgehog that could. After some pretty dismal showings and ill-received 3D exploits (particularly the most recent fiasco on the Xbox 360 and PS3), it’s beginning to appear that
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IGN
Along with icons like Mario or, if you're a TurboGrafx-16 fan, Bonk, Sonic the Hedgehog is remembered even today as one of the greatest 2D platformer franchises of all time. However, the transition to the third dimension has not been kind to SEGA's
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GameSpy
Suddenly, and with very little fanfare, there's hope for Sonic again. Sonic and the Secret Rings ignores the fatally flawed Sonic story canon by putting him in an unrelated, delightful setting. The gameplay goes back to Sonic's roots, focusing on speed,
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It’s no secret that Sonic games of late have been disappointing train wrecks that we wouldn’t wish on our worst enemies. If that sounds a bit harsh, go out and spend $60 of your hard earned cash on Sonic the Hedgehog for the Xbox 360 (we gave it an
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Back in the days of 16-bit, Sonic the Hedgehog reigned supreme alongside Mario the Plumber as a video gaming mascot. His games were about speed, attitude and adrenaline—running from one end of a given stage to the other with little to get in your way,
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There’s no sense in denying it; the Sonic series is one that has continued on a downward spiral for the past few years. Recent games starring the blue speed-freak have shown levels of decay so toxic that their taint seems to affect the beloved classics.
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