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Amazon.co.uk Review:
In a nutshell:
Sonic the Hedgehog is going back to basics with a straight up 3D race game that ditches all the guns, vehicles and hangers-on from the more recent games and concentrates on pure speed and platform action.

The lowdown:
The blue speedster has come a long way since the Mega Drive days, a bit too far some would say - since many of his more recent games bear little relation to his original platform antics. This looks a lot more like the old games though (even though it's got a weird Arabian Nights back story) as you simply move left and right with the Wii Remote and use the '2' button to jump. You can also reverse up by tilting the remote and do a homing attack on enemies by lifting the controller up vertically, but that and a slowly filling turbo boost bar is as complicated as things get. The graphics though are anything but basic and some of the best yet seen on the Wii, with a great sense of speed that's vital to any good Sonic game.

Most exciting moment:
Despite the storyline taking place in a dream world based on the Arabian Nights the game doesn't exactly stick close to the original text. One of the best levels is filled with dinosaurs and has you outrunning a series of giant lizards before getting catapulted through a waterfall and enjoying a break neck white water rapids run on the back of a log.

Since you ask:
Although Sonic is the only playable character in the game, according to Sega another of his friends will feature in the game, but portrayed in "a different light". Archenemy Dr Robotnik/Eggman is also promised to make an appearance in some form.

The bottom line:
Sonic returns to his roots in his best looking 3D game for ages.-HARRISON DENT

Games Master
A massive step in the right direction for Sonic

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   14 of 14 people found the following review helpful: Excellent!, 10 Jun 2007 By  M - Tom - See all my reviews Fun: I bourght this as one of my first wii games to see if sega could rectify their abissmal attempts at sonic over the last few years and i must say - They've done it! Although i'm not a big fan of the story line and the first levels are awfully short and with alot of boring cut scenes in a comic book style - when you get down to the decent levels they can offer hours of fun game play. The grapics look good in 3D and the speed is fantastic. The missons are fun and you won't want the levels to end. An excellent use of the wii and a highly recommended game!  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   9 of 9 people found the following review helpful: best 3d sonic game, 5 Jun 2006 By  michael myers - See all my reviews    Fun: so after four disasterious attempts at using the sonic adventure formula and almost reducing one time popluar hedgehog in to a franchise that gamers would wish would go away Sega have decided to push sonic in a different direction for his exclusive Wii release and thank god because the ps3/360 version is quite possible the worst yet. Sonic Wii plays much different to all reacent sonic games think of it as a racing game with platforming much like what sonic originaly was back on the megadrive you will be racing through levels weaving swerving and jumping out of the way of hazzards. firstly The camera is automatic so it is not nearly as retarded as other 3d sonics as it just follows behind you, sonic altomaticly runs and to steer him you need to tilt the Wiimote left or right, this may seem a little difficult at first but it soon feels natural and easy to controll. If you hold down the jump button sonic will come to a stop and perform a high jump enableing him to reach out of reach areas or by simply tapping the jump button sonic will perform a running jump. When you start off sonic will be gimped and by compleating missions in each level you can unlock abilities there are 100 total, there are a variety of missions like compleating a level with a certain amount of rings or finish a level with out getting hit. These missions get HARD but thats ok as the missions are generly hard and require skill not because the game has not been programed right so if you die it is due to a lack of skill. Anyway buy unlocking new abilities your hedgehog gets faster, better controll and better jumps. The graphics are good for the Wii you can see the game was built from the ground up for the wii because it is the best looking game out there and the levels have a cool arabian nights theme to them aswell.The sound is more or less the same as sonics previous outings if you like rock you will like it if not tough. so what is preventing the game from getting top ratings? well there are a few problems. the onrails camera only points fowards you can not turn the camera around, if you miss some thing you cant turn around and run back you need to start again. you can walk backwards but still the camera dont turn around so walking in to bottemless pits is easy and annoing. Sometimes the level design seems a bit lazy with things such as rocks in stupid places and sometimes the camera dosent let you see too far in front of you causing you to die, oh and who can forget the terrible voice acting that comes with a sonic game? overall this is the best 3d sonic game ever released and i look forward to a sequal because there are alot of good ideas in here that need just a little more development time and polish to become a real classic sonic game and restore him to his place at the top.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   9 of 10 people found the following review helpful: Impressive, 23 May 2007 By  M. Lomax (England) - See all my reviews    Fun: Wow, this game really is aesthetically pleasing, I was quite astounded at most of the visuals and it really does throw you into the action immediately. The speed it moves at is quite frightening, and sometimes you can feel a little helpless as Sonic zooms around the screen, but it serves to create an entertaining and immersive experience nevertheless. The only gripe I can see people having with this game is the difficulty, as it is genuinely very tricky at times, though I do personally think the controls are extremely precise. Coupled with a great multiplayer mode (that makes excellent use of the remotes sensory abilities) I'd recommend this title to people who love a lengthy challenge. And get the swear-box ready!!! ;o)