If you've been zooming around Green Hill, Radical Highway, and City Escape over the weekend, then chances are you've been familiarising yourself with the recently-released Sonic X Shadow Generations.
Well, now's the time to let us know what you think of it. We've already provided our opinion with an enthusiastic 9/10 review, in which we describe the game as "a monumental return to form for both hedgehogs" and quite possibly "the very best 3D Sonic game so far". It's certainly a huge win for Sega, Sonic Team, and indeed the legions of Sonic fans worldwide.
But now we want to hear your opinion. You probably know the drill by now, but if you feel confident in providing your own score for Sonic X Shadow Generations, then you can do so in our tool below. And don't worry if you've not experienced enough of it yet to provide an opinion - you can always pop back at a later date and issue your score. Same goes if you change your mind, too! We're so nice.
Be sure to elaborate on your chosen score with a comment too. We love hearing what you folks think of new releases, and the Sonic series has always proven itself to be a bit of a conversation-starter when it comes to quality.
Thanks for voting. Feel free to share your thoughts in a little more depth in the comments below.
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9.5 easily. It's an excellent game that exceeded my expectations by miles. I haven't enjoyed playing a Sonic game this much in years.
Haven't played it myself yet, but based on what I've seen/heard of it and the original Generations (haven't played that myself either, but have at least watched others playing it) I'm pretty sure it will be around a 9 for me - can't wait to start my physical copy as soon as I have time for it to see if that's the case!
Definitely an 8/10, it would had gotten a 9/10 if it included the 3DS levels and contents. Would be a straight 10 if the performance manage to reach 60fps without relying on powerful hardware.
It should show up for me tomorrow, I'll give it a vote in a week or so after I've gotten some time into it.
@Serpenterror I think thats a neat concept! I have the 3DS version and I don't think it really is anything to write home about. I'll have to play it again to see, but would be neat!
I've given it a safe 8/10.
Modern Sonic is fantastic - probably the best 3D Sonic levels in the series.
Classic Sonic - while I used to like it - is definitely the game's weak point gameplay-wise, especially now after we've had the gold standard for 2D Sonic in Mania. Something about it just feels off, but it's serviceable.
Shadow Generations is a mixed bag, but on the whole a step in the right direction, and I'm coming to like it as I replay the levels more. 3D stages are generally well-designed but I do have the odd annoyance and a lot of deaths feel quite cheap. I also prefer Sonic's more barebones moveset over the complexities that the doom powers introduce.
I will say that the story on both sides is rather weak. I kinda miss the days of more ambitious Sonic stories, but it's not a deal-breaker.
Overall great game though. Excited to see where the series is headed.
9/10, just because of the heavy blurry effect when you are using Shadow at full speed. It's pretty much what I wanted from a Sonic game. Would be 10/10 even with that thing if it had a Chao garden haha.
10/10 baby! Screw Zelda. Screw black myth wukong. Screw TTYD. Real GOTY right here. Absolutely peak.
Haven't played it since cancelled preorder I just don't approve of censorship little censorship is too much they shouldn't have touched it.
@Gamergirl94 Hahaha.
That's really kind of funny - imagine cancelling a game over some slight differences in dialogue. Yikes.
People will bitch about anything these days, won't they??
Damn.
I can tell some people on this site dislike Sonic so much that they think he has done nothing good.
@Serpenterror Technically, 1 level and one boss came back from 3DS Generations.
Sonic Generations runs really well on Switch. Haven’t tried Shadow yet.
9.
Excellent. Not even played the Shadow game. This is based on the Switch version of Sonic Generations and is enough to warrant that. Super fun. I do wish the story was more akin to Adventure/Adventure 2, but it is the most fun I have had with a Sonic game since then.
I've landed on an 8 for Shadow Generations. It's the best 3D Sonic has been in 20 years. Shadow is easy to control and responsive but still moves really fast. Absolutely fantastic levels. Its just a shame that there are so few of them (and two of the inclusions were very odd). I loved that the 3D acts were pure 3D with no 2D transitions. And the 2D second acts were actually really good also. This definitely should be the template for future Sonic titles. It feels like a return to form from the 2001-2009 era.
It's my favorite Sonic game since the original release of Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast! It looks beautiful on the Switch OLED screen, and is such a joy to play. Whatever magic Sonic Team bottled up with this is something I hope they continue to move forward with. THIS is the Sonic game I've been hoping for! 9/10!
(Not a 10 because I still think there's improvement to be made in Sonic's control...but that's been a lifelong issue since the beginning.)
I grew up playing SA2B on GameCube and I haven't had nearly as much fun with a Sonic game since, until now. SXSG is incredible and I'm very pleased with its performance on the Switch.
For Shadow easy 9, it feels so good to play, the levels are top notch, it honestly is the best Sonic game...despite not having Sonic lmao.
For Sonic though... honestly it doesn't feel nearly as good nowadays, especially when compared to Shadow Gen. Especially Classic Sonic, yikes. Especially in a post Mania world, I feel like it's a strong argument that 2D Sonic needs to stay away from any kind of modern Sonic style. And Modern Sonic is good, just not as great as he feels in Frontiers/ShadowGen. And the last fourth of the game really falls off, but that's just Sonic Generations lol.
@Thomas96 I haven't played Shadow's campaign yet. I rate Sonic Generation 9 or 10 (played it on Series X), but you are right, the 2D sections aren't as great because of the physics and controls, so probably 9 because of them. They finally nailed physics and controls in Sonic Superstars, thanks to Christian Whitehead's Retro Engine 😅. I am looking forward to the next 2D and 3D entries, now that they got them both right. 👍
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