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Sonic's world goes through a huge dark change, Is It any good?

 
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Man, 2005, This was back when I was really really starting to like sonic the hedgehog! And I have owned every single one of his games ever since, I've owned the genesis games, I've owned the gamecube games, I've owned the Game boy advance games, And well, This Is where my feel mode starts kicking In, In November 2005 I had a choice, I could either get sonic rush for the Nintendo DS, Or I could get shadow the hedgehog for the consoles, Either way I still ended up getting both by the holiday season, But the thing Is, Are any of these games any fun? Well mostly this one for that matter, But is this game still any fun? Let's find out! This Is Shadow the hedgehog for the Nintendo gamecube.

Story-7/10
At the beginning of the game, We learn that shadow the hedgehog has still lost all of his memories, despite all the events that have happened back in sonic heroes. As of right now shadow only remembers two things, his name, and his nasty attempt to escape from the A.R.K with Maria robotnik and then getting shot down by the G.U.N soldier right after that. So in general, Shadow really really wants to get some rest but adventure will not leave him alone! So you guys are probably wondering, What Is shadow's master plan today? Well guys, Today our fellow friend shadow the hedgehog Is going to recover his long lost memory! How will he do It? Let's find out! Later that evening, Shadow starts running around the city when the black arms suddenly fall out of the sky to invade the town. Doom's eye flies to shadow and tells him about an agreement for the emeralds. Black doom Is shocked knowing His name. Shadow finally learns that he needs the emeralds to find his past! So will shadow find himself again? Let's find out!

Gameplay-8/10
Shadow the hedgehog Is once again an action adventure game, But this time you take the role Of shadow the hedgehog as you guide him through big levels collecting goodies and defeating enemies. Controls are kind of complicated but simple In the end, Control stick Is move, A is jump, B is attack spin dash and fire any weapons, X lets you pick up stuff, and Y lets you do your special chaos attacks. Now to the new stuff, The game's newest feature is the good bad or neutral missions system, Good missions have you working with Sonic tails Amy knuckles and the gang doing good deeds, Bad missions have you working with the doom's eye to do despicable deeds, And neutral missions just have you running from the start of the level to the end in once piece. Another new thing Is the combat and weapon system, You'll be taking control of guns, swords, weapons, airships, and heck! You can even use part of the scenery like stop signs and such! Lastly, Shadow can harness powers to perform powerful chaos attacks. Shadow will be collecting tons of items In his quest, Such as rings, shields, extra lives, and so on! Now let me tell you my thoughts on the new Good bad or neutral system, I think It Is great! It gives the game's level more exploration and feeling to It rather then just getting to the end and nothing else, and the weapons are pretty good as well! Now let's get to the boss fights! They are pretty darn fun and challenging as well! You'll be fighting once again robotnik, Dark creatures, and all other sorts of terrible bad guys! Now don't get me wrong guys, The game is fun and all, But some problems still occur! First Is the hit detection, Sometimes my weapons barely hit the enemies and thus end up getting me hurt first! Second Is the level design, I like how they are bigger then usual, But It Is very very easy to get lost In the action! But It Is no problem! Anyways, That Is It For the gameplay!

Graphics-7/10
The second you boot up the game you are introduced to a beautifully animated yet really dark gruesome and hardcore sonic universe that feels nothing like the old games! And this Is a major area for the game's criticism, The game takes a more dark and mature route that has never been done before In a sonic game, There are guns, explosions, aliens, car wrecks, and other tons of mature and violent stuff! But let's get to the graphics, Most of the character models are taken right from sonic heroes, I mean just look at them! But the characters all look Ok, Sonic Looks fine, Shadow looks fine, Tails looks fine, And so does the whole entire other cast, And The cast has grown! We have a new character in the game named black doom who wants to destroy the city and prevent shadow from reaching His goal of recovering his memory. Now to the level design, All the levels are big, dark, vast, and offer way more exploration then the last few games, You'll take shadow through the city, through a digital like circuit, a big and spooky jungle, and other kinds of places! There are RARELY any bright levels In this game, Just like sly cooper! And I really miss all the bright big and cheery levels from the past sonic games! The HUD Is pretty self explanatory, It displays your amount of rings, your left amount of lives, How much chaos power you have left, And tons of other stuff.

Sound-6/10
As I have said with the graphics and overall feel of the game, The second you even put the game in your console, You are greeted to some really really dark loud and just overall heavy metal music that really helps you remember that this game Is a totally different sonic game, And they nailed It on the head right here! The new song for this game Is "I am all of me" By crush 40, and this song does a really great job of telling you what you are In for the second you place the game In your console, "I am all of me! Do you remember me? Capture you or set you free? I am all of me, I am all of me!" Yeah, I had a slight obsession for this song But anyways, The game's soundtrack Is really good! Each level after the last has some really good techno dark and just overall awesome sounding music that Is easily growing on you as the days pass, From the ruined towns of westoplis to the colorful city of digital circuit, They all sound like sonic stuff to me! The Music has never really gotten on my nerves ever, and that Is always a plus! Now to the sound effects, They are typical fare, Rings, jumps, springs, item box reveals, pole climbs, and tons of other sound effects to come and go, This Is good though as they are always present In each sonic game and they get better and better! Now to the voice acting, And boy Has It changed, We now have Jason Griffith as Sonic AND Shadow, Amy palant As tails, I forgot who voiced knuckles, And Lastly, Mike pullock As robotnik, I can understand robotnik because His previous actor Deem bistrow died, But still! And these are the voice actors that you will be hearing In the Sonic X cartoon series, 4KIDS, You guys aren't that bad! Stop hating on these guys!

Addictiveness-7/10
The game has always proven to me as a huge step sideways In the sonic universe, Here Is why, Well first Is the overall tone of the game! The game feels really dark mature and just really not like a sonic game, But change Is good! Second, It Is just doing the missions! Each mission In the game feels cleverly plotted out and just completing some of them (I:E Destroy the troops In the air fleet) Just feel so rewarding after all your hard work! ?I Have played this game once again millions of times and not even once have I ever lost Interest Into the game Itself! For It Is a true landmark In the sonic series to me. So yeah, You guys already know that I'll be playing this game sometime soon later! As I haven't played It in a long time! The game Is still pretty fun though! And offers tons to do and see throughout the entire ride through! Once again, nice job Sega!

Depth-9/10
Now guys, Here is the part of the game that has been critically praised by critics, and It Is the replay value! As I have said, The game offers tons to do and such, And Here Is what Is up! Well first, The new mission system in this game, and boy does It work good! In the story mode, Each mission you complete affects shadow's overall future for the ending, Like say If you keep doing hero missions, Then shadow will turn Into a good guy like gru! But If you keep doing bad missions for the dark side, Then shadow will stay a villain just like gru! And going good then bad and all over the place will result you In Semi-hero Or whatever It was called! And well, The main story mode for the game Is around 6-7 stages with a final boss at the end, So get ready for a big 1-4 hour quest depending on how you play! Lastly, There Is the multiplayer mode where you and a friend can shoot each other and do all sorts of other stuff.

Difficulty-8/10
If there Is one huge and I say huge high point of the game, It would have to be the difficulty all the way! This game Is really really hard, And I MEAN it! Now here Is why before you starting getting all hurt On me, Some of the missions such as help knuckles destroy all the dark bombs In under 2-3 minutes have really really haunted my childhood for years and years to come! I still have yet to do this one! And As I have said already, The hit detection and such are problems that really hinder the game's somewhat cute charm and nature, If you are good, You won't scream at this one, But If you are not trying, Then you will not pass this game thus become a true and epic failure For sonic fans to come!

Overall-7.6/10
I am not going to lie, This game really changed my overall reflection on sonic games for forever to come, I mean just look at that darn opening cutscene and such! Do you really think that this Is a sonic game? Well yes It still Is! And well yeah! But anyways, I gave this game a 7.6 because It Is fun, challenging, lengthy, and most Importantly stays true to the hedgehog's roots! Despite sonic not being the actual star of the game, But anyways, This has been RedHotToddy's 129th review on vizzed board, and well see you guys later In my lucky 130th review! I love you guys all! But anyways, See you guys tomorrow!






Man, 2005, This was back when I was really really starting to like sonic the hedgehog! And I have owned every single one of his games ever since, I've owned the genesis games, I've owned the gamecube games, I've owned the Game boy advance games, And well, This Is where my feel mode starts kicking In, In November 2005 I had a choice, I could either get sonic rush for the Nintendo DS, Or I could get shadow the hedgehog for the consoles, Either way I still ended up getting both by the holiday season, But the thing Is, Are any of these games any fun? Well mostly this one for that matter, But is this game still any fun? Let's find out! This Is Shadow the hedgehog for the Nintendo gamecube.

Story-7/10
At the beginning of the game, We learn that shadow the hedgehog has still lost all of his memories, despite all the events that have happened back in sonic heroes. As of right now shadow only remembers two things, his name, and his nasty attempt to escape from the A.R.K with Maria robotnik and then getting shot down by the G.U.N soldier right after that. So in general, Shadow really really wants to get some rest but adventure will not leave him alone! So you guys are probably wondering, What Is shadow's master plan today? Well guys, Today our fellow friend shadow the hedgehog Is going to recover his long lost memory! How will he do It? Let's find out! Later that evening, Shadow starts running around the city when the black arms suddenly fall out of the sky to invade the town. Doom's eye flies to shadow and tells him about an agreement for the emeralds. Black doom Is shocked knowing His name. Shadow finally learns that he needs the emeralds to find his past! So will shadow find himself again? Let's find out!

Gameplay-8/10
Shadow the hedgehog Is once again an action adventure game, But this time you take the role Of shadow the hedgehog as you guide him through big levels collecting goodies and defeating enemies. Controls are kind of complicated but simple In the end, Control stick Is move, A is jump, B is attack spin dash and fire any weapons, X lets you pick up stuff, and Y lets you do your special chaos attacks. Now to the new stuff, The game's newest feature is the good bad or neutral missions system, Good missions have you working with Sonic tails Amy knuckles and the gang doing good deeds, Bad missions have you working with the doom's eye to do despicable deeds, And neutral missions just have you running from the start of the level to the end in once piece. Another new thing Is the combat and weapon system, You'll be taking control of guns, swords, weapons, airships, and heck! You can even use part of the scenery like stop signs and such! Lastly, Shadow can harness powers to perform powerful chaos attacks. Shadow will be collecting tons of items In his quest, Such as rings, shields, extra lives, and so on! Now let me tell you my thoughts on the new Good bad or neutral system, I think It Is great! It gives the game's level more exploration and feeling to It rather then just getting to the end and nothing else, and the weapons are pretty good as well! Now let's get to the boss fights! They are pretty darn fun and challenging as well! You'll be fighting once again robotnik, Dark creatures, and all other sorts of terrible bad guys! Now don't get me wrong guys, The game is fun and all, But some problems still occur! First Is the hit detection, Sometimes my weapons barely hit the enemies and thus end up getting me hurt first! Second Is the level design, I like how they are bigger then usual, But It Is very very easy to get lost In the action! But It Is no problem! Anyways, That Is It For the gameplay!

Graphics-7/10
The second you boot up the game you are introduced to a beautifully animated yet really dark gruesome and hardcore sonic universe that feels nothing like the old games! And this Is a major area for the game's criticism, The game takes a more dark and mature route that has never been done before In a sonic game, There are guns, explosions, aliens, car wrecks, and other tons of mature and violent stuff! But let's get to the graphics, Most of the character models are taken right from sonic heroes, I mean just look at them! But the characters all look Ok, Sonic Looks fine, Shadow looks fine, Tails looks fine, And so does the whole entire other cast, And The cast has grown! We have a new character in the game named black doom who wants to destroy the city and prevent shadow from reaching His goal of recovering his memory. Now to the level design, All the levels are big, dark, vast, and offer way more exploration then the last few games, You'll take shadow through the city, through a digital like circuit, a big and spooky jungle, and other kinds of places! There are RARELY any bright levels In this game, Just like sly cooper! And I really miss all the bright big and cheery levels from the past sonic games! The HUD Is pretty self explanatory, It displays your amount of rings, your left amount of lives, How much chaos power you have left, And tons of other stuff.

Sound-6/10
As I have said with the graphics and overall feel of the game, The second you even put the game in your console, You are greeted to some really really dark loud and just overall heavy metal music that really helps you remember that this game Is a totally different sonic game, And they nailed It on the head right here! The new song for this game Is "I am all of me" By crush 40, and this song does a really great job of telling you what you are In for the second you place the game In your console, "I am all of me! Do you remember me? Capture you or set you free? I am all of me, I am all of me!" Yeah, I had a slight obsession for this song But anyways, The game's soundtrack Is really good! Each level after the last has some really good techno dark and just overall awesome sounding music that Is easily growing on you as the days pass, From the ruined towns of westoplis to the colorful city of digital circuit, They all sound like sonic stuff to me! The Music has never really gotten on my nerves ever, and that Is always a plus! Now to the sound effects, They are typical fare, Rings, jumps, springs, item box reveals, pole climbs, and tons of other sound effects to come and go, This Is good though as they are always present In each sonic game and they get better and better! Now to the voice acting, And boy Has It changed, We now have Jason Griffith as Sonic AND Shadow, Amy palant As tails, I forgot who voiced knuckles, And Lastly, Mike pullock As robotnik, I can understand robotnik because His previous actor Deem bistrow died, But still! And these are the voice actors that you will be hearing In the Sonic X cartoon series, 4KIDS, You guys aren't that bad! Stop hating on these guys!

Addictiveness-7/10
The game has always proven to me as a huge step sideways In the sonic universe, Here Is why, Well first Is the overall tone of the game! The game feels really dark mature and just really not like a sonic game, But change Is good! Second, It Is just doing the missions! Each mission In the game feels cleverly plotted out and just completing some of them (I:E Destroy the troops In the air fleet) Just feel so rewarding after all your hard work! ?I Have played this game once again millions of times and not even once have I ever lost Interest Into the game Itself! For It Is a true landmark In the sonic series to me. So yeah, You guys already know that I'll be playing this game sometime soon later! As I haven't played It in a long time! The game Is still pretty fun though! And offers tons to do and see throughout the entire ride through! Once again, nice job Sega!

Depth-9/10
Now guys, Here is the part of the game that has been critically praised by critics, and It Is the replay value! As I have said, The game offers tons to do and such, And Here Is what Is up! Well first, The new mission system in this game, and boy does It work good! In the story mode, Each mission you complete affects shadow's overall future for the ending, Like say If you keep doing hero missions, Then shadow will turn Into a good guy like gru! But If you keep doing bad missions for the dark side, Then shadow will stay a villain just like gru! And going good then bad and all over the place will result you In Semi-hero Or whatever It was called! And well, The main story mode for the game Is around 6-7 stages with a final boss at the end, So get ready for a big 1-4 hour quest depending on how you play! Lastly, There Is the multiplayer mode where you and a friend can shoot each other and do all sorts of other stuff.

Difficulty-8/10
If there Is one huge and I say huge high point of the game, It would have to be the difficulty all the way! This game Is really really hard, And I MEAN it! Now here Is why before you starting getting all hurt On me, Some of the missions such as help knuckles destroy all the dark bombs In under 2-3 minutes have really really haunted my childhood for years and years to come! I still have yet to do this one! And As I have said already, The hit detection and such are problems that really hinder the game's somewhat cute charm and nature, If you are good, You won't scream at this one, But If you are not trying, Then you will not pass this game thus become a true and epic failure For sonic fans to come!

Overall-7.6/10
I am not going to lie, This game really changed my overall reflection on sonic games for forever to come, I mean just look at that darn opening cutscene and such! Do you really think that this Is a sonic game? Well yes It still Is! And well yeah! But anyways, I gave this game a 7.6 because It Is fun, challenging, lengthy, and most Importantly stays true to the hedgehog's roots! Despite sonic not being the actual star of the game, But anyways, This has been RedHotToddy's 129th review on vizzed board, and well see you guys later In my lucky 130th review! I love you guys all! But anyways, See you guys tomorrow!




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I can agree with just about everything you said, however I did notice one flaw in the informational side of this review. The controls were a little bit wrong. X was spin and B was simply attack. X did not use the special abilities. That was it. Unless of course we are talking about two different games, but seeing as I own the game it seems rather tough for that to be a choice.

Great Review overall and I rather enjoyed it. Keep it up and I hope to see more from you soon. Thanks for writing this review and bai for now.
I can agree with just about everything you said, however I did notice one flaw in the informational side of this review. The controls were a little bit wrong. X was spin and B was simply attack. X did not use the special abilities. That was it. Unless of course we are talking about two different games, but seeing as I own the game it seems rather tough for that to be a choice.

Great Review overall and I rather enjoyed it. Keep it up and I hope to see more from you soon. Thanks for writing this review and bai for now.
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