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
The music! Sonic Team games ALWAYS have cool soundtracks and are run-to-the-beat. The levels are split into three outcomes (sometimes two) Hero, Normal and Dark - depending on who you help (eg: Sonic - Hero, Yourself - Normal, Black Doom - Dark) which is different from other Sonic games that had come before it.

Shadow the Hedgehog is different to Sonic based games because Sonic knows what he's doing basically. Playing as Shadow, you don't know what the outcome is actually going to be. Although other Sonic fans didn't like it, because of various things such as Shadow's use of guns etc. I personally think that giving Shadow a gun and not keeping it homing attack and spin dash is separating Shadow from Sonic completely and letting people judge the game as a whole just "not another Sonic game".

The storyline and plot is to basically help Shadow find out who he is. Through Various stages helping either Sonic or one of his friends, Black Doom or Shadow himself. Gameplay is sometimes hard, but just running isn't going to get you very far in this game (contrary from most people who don't like Sonic games). If you miss something you need, you have to go back for it or you can only complete the 'Normal' missions. Super Shadow is also unlockable, which gives fans a chance to play as just Super Shadow rather than both Super Shadow and Super Sonic.

The Bad
You have to complete it ten times over to fight the final boss.

The Bottom Line
A must for most Sonic/Shadow Fans. It's a good game that takes patience to complete.