Shadow the Hedgehog

The Good
What I liked was the imaginative level design, the special effects that I have never seen in a sonic game. I also liked the music, and the fact that it was made by most of the same members from sonic adventure 2.

The Bad
What I didn't like was the dumbed down textures, and the 2 Player mode which didn't allow you to race.

The Bottom Line
A sonic game with enchanced combat (guns) and a darker atmosphere.

The Good
The action stages are very different to the the other Sonic video games. I find it, very fair that the player can be either good or evil, as with video games these days you don't really get that chance. Shadow's enemies can be in fact, the Sonic Team gang, if the player gives Shadow his own path.

The Bad
As always, the English voice cast was rubbish, but that's besides the point.

I do believe that Sega has made this video game to close to a movie about James Bond, with the guns the player can use. Black Doom reminds me of a Star Wars character, he seems to be saying in his own to Shadow, ''I am your father''.

The one thing I found very strange, that this game seems to take after Sonic the Hedgehog for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. I still think Shadow has lost his memory in that video game, as he does not remember Professor Gerald or Maria, for that matter.

The Bottom Line
I would say the game has a close storyline to Sonic Adventure 2, as it has a much more darker atmosphere.

The video game is only for 12 years and over, maybe an 11 year old, could play this. Some levels are a bit hard, but the boss levels appear to be easy.

The Good
What I loved most about the game was it gave my personal favorite character his own game. Shadow the Hedgehog has all of the speed, excitement and twisty roads you would expect to find in a normal Sonic game. The use of guns I thought wouldn't work to begin with, but as the story and the main character is so dark, it somehow worked.

Another thing I liked about the game is the various routes you can choose to complete the game, which gives it an RPG feel. The main thing that really give the mood is the music of the game. The main theme works so much I put it on my iPod (sad, eh?).

The Bad
It took me about 2 months to realise that you had to defeat the 10 different bosses at the end of the game to get the last story. I also think that each different story is, although challenging, far too short, i.e. only five levels per story.

The Bottom Line
This, I feel, is a must have for hardcore Sonic fans (like me). However some aspects of the game, like the use of firearms, may not be suitable for the younger fans.