Sonic the Hedgehog - Playstation 3

by Sega

• Sonic's breakneck speed and dazzling world come to life -- speed is redefined through next-gen technologies, light bloom, and environmental motion-blur effects
• Sonic is joined by friends and foes from the franchise history, as well as Silver -- whose supernatural powers will wreak mayhem on Sonic's plans!
• Sonic's moves, attacks and environment interaction respond realistically to opposing forces -- dynamic environments have been specifically created to create a sense of speed & scale
• Explore town stages where Sonic will be able explore vast environments and play various sub-missions, and action stages where Sonic's blistering speed will be in full effect
• Up to four players can play as Sonic and his amigos in high-spirited multiplayer fun!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000G0HJ3K
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches ; 5 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: January 30, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (173 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,220 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Platform: PlayStation 3

The game is set in Soleanna the beautiful city of water. In his first adventure set in the human world Sonic meets a beautiful princess named Elise whom he quickly befriends but Princess Elise is abducted by none other than the calculating Dr. Eggman who is working under dark and sinister motivesto destroy this special kingdom of hers. In order to restore safety and serenity Sonic must maneuver his way through a series of adventures and challenges where he will encounter and interact with a bevy of allies and enemies and ultimately go head to head against the menacing doctor to thwart his malicious plans. Along the way Sonic encounters a mysterious character named Silver. Blocking him with unique supernatural powers even the Blue dude with tude will find it difficult to out-maneuver the enigmatic Silver! As Sonic speeds through the huge kingdom the mysteries unravel.Sonic The Hedgehog melds top-tier animation production values with next generation art physics and game design to create the most intense high velocity Sonic adventure yet! Featuring interactive 3D environments a large cast of new and returning characters and a blistering sense of speed get ready for the reinvention of Sonic The Hedgehog!Format: PS3 Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: RP UPC: 010086690019 Manufacturer No: 69001

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

123 of 147 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible game February 22, 2007

By Bubble Bobble

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   

I think this game should be recalled. There are too many issues to list but a couple are: extremely slow load times, too many areas in game where disk needs to load, bad point of view on characters (meaning you can't see where the character is going because the screenshot is showing an area that is of no importance), maneuverability of characters is terrible. I have never written a review of a product but hopefully this will save people money and they will buy a different game.

29 of 35 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Stay away. You have been warned! January 31, 2007

By M. Rizal

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

If you read through the net, you will find very similiar comments on this game regardless of the platform. 95% of the reviews for this game are bad. A few personal comments. While the CGI for the crossover scenes between levels are decent (not that great but ok), the graphics during the game play is dissapointing. The basic game play is aweful too. I found myself dying not because of being killed by a villain but rather from me falling off some cliff (or rather) due to bad camera angles. It's not fun when you don't have a reason to die and yet you do. If you want to be frustrated for hours, then get it. Or else, save your money and buy a better game.

11 of 14 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy February 13, 2007

By Exen

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

This game is, in a nutshell, unfinished. The core of the game is flawed because not enough time was spent on programming. The long load times are not an exaggeration, go to youtube and search for sonic load times. The video's are not doctored, it will really take 5 minutes to do a mission which requires 1 minute of play. And the worst part is many of these glitches and load times could have been fixed. Easily. So shame on you SEGA for trying to deceive your fans by calling this beta version a completed game. THATS NO GOOD!

36 of 50 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars LOADING all the time, don't buy this game! February 13, 2007

By flyboy27!

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 2.0 out of 5 stars   

I wish I had rented it, cause it is ALWAYS loading, you spend at least 70% of the time waiting for it to load. Not only that but often times you don't actually play/control sonic during the game. I bought this game because of the good times I had with dreamcast, all honest, this one is a #@*!% of #$@% !

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars ...W...T...F... July 25, 2009

By Raqel Redfox

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 1.0 out of 5 stars   

I've just loved Sonic games for too long to not be upset about this. I'll start with the good news...
1-You can buy it for a cheap price.
2-The characters are cute little animals (well, not Elise).
That's about all I got for you. The rest is pretty much horrible...
1-Sonic takes Shadow's place (with Maria in Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic Adventure 2, SA2B) by kissing a human girl...other than the fact that that point is being bitten off Shadow's story, it's utterly disgusting. They actually kiss...didn't think they were going to take it that far...Sonic, just stick to Amy!
2-The storyline is a bad attempt at a good one. Ah, well-at least they didn't waste the whole time biting off their previous games...
3-Loading times take up about half of the game, sometimes it takes so long I think my game crashed...and yet, it's not worth the wait, bringing me to my next point-
4-Glitches! It's just so easy to make a list, and most of the time, they're not funny, which is weird for me, because I usually find glitches, hacks, mistakes, and bloopers highly amusing...
5-Funny how they called it Sonic the Hedgehog after the artwork Sonic Team made for Genesis, while this one's garbage...yes, I'm even upset about the name.
6-Again with the new character thing! Yes, Shadow and Jet were okay and Chip wasn't really that bad but ELISE and SILVER! My problem with Elise: When she kisses Sonic, he comes back to life-ew. My problem with Silver: He seems to be a futuristic Sonic, and he always seems to be Mr. Perfect (not referring to Curt Hennig). In my view, a completely useless character.
7-Camera angles get more annoying by the level. People who didn't have trouble with those are lucky.
Yep, that's it-a poor and choppy attempt at a so-called 'next generation Sonic the Hedgehog'. One Star!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Here good, There Bad July 16, 2009

By A. Steenekamp

Platform for Display:PlayStation 3

Fun: 4.0 out of 5 stars   

I've heard and read a lot over the internet about all the commentaries and
complaints about how bad this sonic game is. All the finest details of what is wrong with the game that when the sonic team created it in the end caused it to end up as such a bad game that it took sega's name and dragged it down into the ground through the earth's core. This game was actually meant to celebrate sega's anniversary. But because of a lot of very important other things they had to get ready and important things they have already been busy with the sonic team did not have enough time
to make a successful job out of it. They really had to fight against time
to get the game finnished on time. Basicly, from a certain point of view in my opinion the game isn't so bad as most people say it is. The graphics
are very well done in my opinion as well as the colours. They blend in very well. I don't expect things to look like the real world as if the background of forests, grass plains, buildings, waterfalls, lakes etc. are
actually real photo's that's been taken and films that's been made of certain places to use as backgrounds. I can deal with losing lives every
now and then and starting over. I'll go on trying because I know it is
possible to get past that level, I must just work out a way to get past it because there may be several ways to get past it. Even if I must do it several days over and over I'll still go on trying untill I succeed. There
is a very old Afrikaans saying that says, "The one who keeps on trying will win!" The over and over loading hardly bothers me. I'm not in a rush
to finnish the game. I'll admit there are several things that bothers me too about this game. 1: I don't like the fact that the extra characters
that goes along with Sonic, Shadow and Silver takes over from them at certain places and then you have to play with them further on to complete
the mission. 2: I don't like the fact that Blaze the cat can run just as
fast as Sonic if not faster and being able to perform all the manoeuverabilities Sonic can. 3: The dialogue and sounds in the cut scenes are behind the motions in the images and alters between 1 and 2 seconds. 4: Concerning the story, the sonic team went and stepped completely over the border with the love relationship between Sonic and Elise. Sonic is a hedgehog and a hedgehog is an animal and Elise is a young human girl. What kind of future do you see in that? Speed doesn't bother me because speed isn't everything. Even Sonic has a lot more to give than just speed. If you love Sonic just for fact that he is born with this encredible talent for speed and grew up with it, being able run and break the sound barrier just as easy as it is for you to jog without ever getting tired and never having to catch his breath, then you're a fool. Concerning the controls and the camera, I'm quite satisfied with it. It hardly even bothers me. As long as I can see where I'm going I'm
completely satisfied. I never plan on going into places or move around corners or turns where I won't be able to see the character anymore.
I also don't expect every game I buy to be the best and to top the previous game that came out. If a game doesn't fall under your taste it
doesn't mean it's a piece of junk you bought and you must immediately go and warn every next person in the world not to buy it. Other people might like what you don't and they might not like what you do. Tastes differ all around the world. That is a natural fact you must accept and it goes for this game too. Read more ›