Let’s Really Play – Sonic ’06
It is one thing to call a game bad based on reviews or word of mouth, it’s quite another to play the whole damn thing moment for agonizing moment, and see the broken enterprise laid bare before you. Sonic the Hedgehog used to be one of the gaming industry's biggest icons, on par with Mario or Pac-Man. That was until, 3D happened. Sonic's early forays into the third dimension were decent enough, but games like Sonic R, and Sonic Heroes eroded the brand so far into the ground that Sega attempted to start over when the new consoles came out in 2006. Sonic the Hedgehog for the Xbox 360 and PS3 (colloquially known as Sonic ’06) is the worst game a major franchise has ever produced. How did a game that was supposed to be a fresh start for a beleaguered series end up being the worst one of its kind?
