Ah...June 23rd 1991, this was a big day for all of us, cause this was the official debut of sonic the hedgehog! Yes, the hedgehog has been running through loops, collecting rings, and defeating the evil Dr robotnik since 1991. But then! In 2006, in celebration of the hedgehog's 25th anniversary, Sega decided to port the hedgehog's first adventure to the GBA! Thus, we got....Sonic the hedgehog genesis. "Shivers' Will this be a great port? Or a horrible port? Let's get into the review....

Story-8/10
Hmph, you guys should already know the story here, eggman has kidnapped all the forest animals and turned them into robots. Now it's up to sonic to save all the animals and defeat eggman! I bet you guys should already remember the story from the original genesis version of this game...

Gameplay-5/10
The gameplay is essentially the same as it was on the genesis, except for one thing, THEY BUTCHERED THE WHOLE THING UP! The game lags ALOT in this port, often causing you to get hurt by an enemy or fall into a pit. It's so frustrating, I almost threw my GBA across the room! Plus, when you get the super sneakers, you run so fast, you can't even catch up with sonic anymore! I can't believe Sega could do this to their fans! Not to mention, due to the tiny size of the Game boy advance screen, You are going to be making a bunch of blind jumps left and right!

Graphics-5/10
Hmm....the graphics, they look....eh OK. Except, like I said, the game lags ALOT. Causing you to mess up in alot of situations. The HUD is pretty self explanatory, The top left hand corner of the screen shows how many lives you have until you get a game over and how many rings you have collected, and the right hand corner of the screen doesn't really show much.

Sound-4/10
Oh no....this is the biggest aspect of the game they messed up! The soundtrack! They changed just about everything! The instruments, the bass, you name it! And don't get me started on spring yard zone, they managed to screw that one up the most! As for the sound effects, they are pretty mediocre, but really nothing to write home about.

Addictiveness-3/10
This game is no fun at all, not with all these glitches around the place! I don't see how anyone can call this game fun, it's an absolute mess! I got really bored of this game right after Spring yard zone, heck! Spring yard zone was the farthest that I ever got through in this whole entire game!

Depth-3/10
There is a special "Anniversary mode" but all it is, is just the same thing but with the spin dash! Not mention, The game is about 4-6 worlds long, so It will probably take you 2-3 hours to finish the whole game, granted that you have collected as much chaos emeralds as you can. I surely joust you that  the game will last you this long.

Difficulty-9/10
This game is mind numbingly difficult, I couldn't even get pass marble zone! Without all these glitches! This game would've been great! I do not ever remember even getting past spring yard zone, yes the game is that difficult! I pity you that the game will make you scream in frustration after finally beating it. Wait, I don't even think this game is beatable!

Overall-4.5/10
If I were you, I would stay far away from this awful port. If you want a good port of the original game, I would say just buy sonic mega collection for gamecube, or sonic mega collection plus for PS2 and XBOX! I gave this game a 4.5 because how broken and unplayable it is, and not to mention the insanely low amount of replay value here.